第009回 Chen Guangrui's Misfortune and the Birth of the Monk Xuanzang

009Chapter 9

，。The story tells of the great city of Chang'an in Shaanxi, the capital established by emperors through successive dynasties.、、，，，。Ever since the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasties, its three provinces had bloomed like brocade, and its eight rivers encircled the city — truly a land of famed scenery.，，，，，，。At this time it was the reign of Emperor Taizong of the great Tang, who upon ascending the throne had changed the era name to Zhenguan, and had now reigned for thirteen years. The year was jisi; the realm was at peace, tribute came from the eight directions, and all within the four seas proclaimed themselves his subjects.

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)
陝西: Shǎn xī — see 陝西省 (Shǎn xī Shěng)
大國: dà guó — a power (i.e. a dominant country)
長安: Cháng ān — 1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 (Xī ān)), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE 2. see 長安區 (Cháng ān Qū)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
歷代: lì dài — 1. successive generations 2. successive dynasties 3. past dynasties
帝王: dì wáng — 1. regent 2. monarch
建都: jiàn dū — to establish a capital
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
周: Zhōu — 1. surname Zhou 2. Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) (HSK 2)
秦: Qín — 1. surname Qin 2. Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐ huáng) 3. short name for 陝西 (Shǎn xī)
漢: Hàn — 1. Han ethnic group 2. Chinese (language) 3. the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
以來: yǐ lái — since (used after a specified time or event) (HSK 3)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
錦: jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright
八: bā — eight (HSK 1)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
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)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
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)
名勝: míng shèng — 1. a place famous for its scenery or historical relics 2. scenic spot 3. classifier: 處 (chù) (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
邦: bāng — (bound form) country; nation; state
彼時: bǐ shí — at that time
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)
大唐: Dà Táng — the Tang dynasty (618-907)
太宗: Tài zōng — 1. posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty 2. King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
皇帝: huáng dì — 1. emperor 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)
登基: dēng jī — to ascend the throne
改元: gǎi yuán — to change an emperor's or ruler's reign title (old)
貞: zhēn — chaste
觀: Guàn — surname Guan
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
登極: dēng jí — to ascend the throne
十三: shí sān — 1. thirteen 2. 13
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (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)
己巳: jǐ sì — sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
天下太平: tiān xià tài píng — the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
八方: bā fāng — 1. the eight points of the compass 2. all directions
進貢: jìn gòng — to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)
四海: sì hǎi — (fig.) the whole world
稱: chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)
臣: Chén — surname Chen

，，，，：「，，，，，，。」：「。」，：，，，，，。One day, when Taizong took his seat on the throne and gathered his civil and military officials, and the ceremony of court homage was concluded, Chancellor Wei Zheng stepped from the ranks and memorialized: "Now that the realm is at peace and all quarters are tranquil, we should, in accordance with ancient practice, open an examination hall to recruit worthy scholars and promote men of talent, so as to aid in governance." Taizong said, "What my worthy minister proposes is sound." He then had a proclamation for recruiting the worthy issued and posted throughout the realm: in every prefecture, department, and county, regardless of military or civilian status, any scholar versed in the classics whose writing and reasoning were clear and accomplished, and who was thoroughly grounded in the three examination fields, should come to Chang'an to sit for the examination.

忽: Hū — surname Hu
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)
太宗: Tài zōng — 1. posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty 2. King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
登: dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)
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)
聚集: jù jí — to assemble; to gather (HSK 7-9)
文武: wén wǔ — civil and military
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
朝拜: cháo bài — 1. to worship 2. to make customary deferences to 3. a pilgrimage
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
魏徵: Wèi Zhēng — Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
班: Bān — surname Ban (HSK 1)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (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)
方: Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)
今天: jīn tiān — 1. today 2. the present time; now (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)
太平: Tài píng — see 太平區 (Tài píng Qū) (HSK 7-9)
八方: bā fāng — 1. the eight points of the compass 2. all directions
寧靜: níng jìng — 1. tranquil 2. tranquility 3. serenity (HSK 4)
應: Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)
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)
古法: gǔ fǎ — 1. traditional method; traditional technique 2. (of a product, craft etc) traditional; old-style
開立: kāi lì — 1. to set up; to open (an account, a branch store etc) 2. to draw up (a certificate, receipt, prescription etc)
選: xuǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect (HSK 2)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
招: zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (HSK 6)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
賢士: xián shì — 1. virtuous person 2. a man of merit
擢: zhuó — 1. to pull out 2. to select 3. to promote
用人: yòng rén — 1. servant 2. to employ sb for a job 3. to manage people 4. to be in need of staff (HSK 7-9)
材: cái — 1. material 2. timber 3. ability 4. aptitude 5. a capable individual 6. coffin (old)
以資: yǐ zī — 1. by way of 2. to serve as
化: huā — variant of 花 (huā)
理: lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
太宗: Tài zōng — 1. posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty 2. King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
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)
賢: xián — 1. worthy or virtuous person 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
卿: qīng — 1. high ranking official (old) 2. term of endearment between spouses (old) 3. (from the Tang Dynasty onwards) term used by the emperor for his subjects (old) 4. honorific (old)
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)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
有理: yǒu lǐ — 1. reasonable 2. justified 3. right 4. (math.) rational
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)
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
招: zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (HSK 6)
賢: xián — 1. worthy or virtuous person 2. honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
榜: bǎng — 1. notice or announcement 2. list of names 3. public roll of successful examinees
頒布: bān bù — 1. to issue 2. to proclaim 3. to enact (laws, decrees etc) (HSK 7-9)
天下: tiān xià — 1. land under heaven 2. the whole world 3. the whole of China 4. realm 5. rule (HSK 6)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
縣: xiàn — 1. county 2. (Japan) prefecture (HSK 4)
不拘: bù jū — 1. not stick to 2. not confine oneself to 3. whatever
軍民: jūn mín — 1. army-civilian 2. military-masses 3. military-civilian
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (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)
讀書: dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
儒: rú — 1. scholar 2. Confucian
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
義: Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 (Yì dà lì))
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
暢: chàng — 1. free 2. unimpeded 3. smooth 4. at ease 5. free from worry 6. fluent
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
精通: jīng tōng — 1. to be proficient in 2. to master (a subject) (HSK 7-9)
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
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)
赴: fù — 1. to go 2. to visit (e.g. another country) 3. to attend (a banquet etc) (HSK 7-9)
長安: Cháng ān — 1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 (Xī ān)), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE 2. see 長安區 (Cháng ān Qū)
應試: yìng shì — 1. to take an exam 2. (of an education system) to be exam-oriented

，，，，，，：「，，，。This proclamation traveled as far as the region of Haizhou, where there lived a man surnamed Chen, given name E, styled Guangrui. Upon seeing the proclamation, he at once returned home and said to his mother, Lady Zhang: "The court has issued a yellow proclamation, opening the examinations of the Ministry of Rites to select worthy talents. Your son wishes to go and sit for the examination.，，，，。Should I obtain even a minor office, to bring honor to my parents and renown to my name, to secure titles for my wife and privileges for my sons, and to glorify our household gate — that is my ambition.。」：「，『，』，。I especially wished to inform Mother before setting out." Lady Zhang said, "My son, as a man of learning, 'studies in youth so as to act in maturity' — this is exactly as it should be.，，，。」But on your journey to the examination, you must be careful on the road, and once you have obtained office, come home as soon as you can."

此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
榜: bǎng — 1. notice or announcement 2. list of names 3. public roll of successful examinees
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
海州: Hǎi zhōu — see 海州區 (Hǎi zhōu Qū)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
萼: è — calyx of a flower
表字: biǎo zì — 1. literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) 2. courtesy name
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
榜: bǎng — 1. notice or announcement 2. list of names 3. public roll of successful examinees
即時: jí shí — immediate
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
朝廷: cháo tíng — 1. court 2. imperial household 3. dynasty
頒: bān — 1. to promulgate 2. to send out 3. to issue 4. to grant or confer
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)
黃: Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)
榜: bǎng — 1. notice or announcement 2. list of names 3. public roll of successful examinees
詔: zhào — 1. (literary) to admonish 2. (bound form) imperial edict
開: kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)
南: Nán — surname Nan (HSK 1)
省: shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (HSK 2)
考取: kǎo qǔ — 1. to pass an entrance exam 2. to be admitted to
賢才: xián cái — 1. a genius 2. a talented person
孩兒: hái r — child
意欲: yì yù — 1. to intend to 2. intention; desire
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)
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)
應試: yìng shì — 1. to take an exam 2. (of an education system) to be exam-oriented
倘: cháng — used in 倘佯 (cháng yáng)
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)
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)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
半職: bàn zhí — part-time work
顯: xiǎn — 1. to make visible 2. to reveal 3. prominent 4. conspicuous 5. (prefix) phanero- (HSK 5)
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)
揚名: yáng míng — 1. to become famous 2. to become notorious
封妻蔭子: fēng qī yìn zǐ — (idiom) to bestow a title on the wife of a deserving official and make his son heir to his titles
光耀: guāng yào — 1. dazzling 2. brilliant
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
閭: lǘ — 1. gate of a village 2. village
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
志: zhì — 1. aspiration 2. ambition 3. the will
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
特此: tè cǐ — hereby
稟告: bǐng gào — to report (to one's superior)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
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)
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)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
讀書人: dú shū rén — scholar; intellectual
幼: yòu — young
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)
學: xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)
壯: Zhuàng — Zhuang ethnic group, the largest ethnic minority in China (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)
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)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
該: gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)
如此: rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (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)
赴: fù — 1. to go 2. to visit (e.g. another country) 3. to attend (a banquet etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
路上: lù shang — 1. on the road 2. on the way; en route (HSK 1)
須要: xū yào — must; have to
小心: xiǎo xīn — 1. to be careful 2. to take care (HSK 2)
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)

，，。Guangrui then instructed his page to pack the luggage, at once took leave of his mother with a bow, and hastened on his way.，，。When he reached Chang'an, it happened that the examination hall had just opened wide, and Guangrui entered to take the test.，。When the examination was over, he passed and was selected.，，。And when he presented his three essays at the palace examination, the Tang emperor with his own imperial brush bestowed on him the rank of Zhuangyuan, and he rode on horseback through the streets in parade for three days.

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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
家僮: jiā tóng — servant
收拾: shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
行李: xíng li — 1. luggage 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 3)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
拜: bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
趲: zǎn — 1. to hasten 2. to urge
程: Chéng — surname Cheng
前進: qián jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to forge ahead 3. to advance 4. onward (HSK 3)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
長安: Cháng ān — 1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 (Xī ān)), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE 2. see 長安區 (Cháng ān Qū)
正值: zhèng zhí — 1. just at the time of 2. honest 3. upright 4. (math.) positive value
大開: dà kāi — to open wide
選: xuǎn — 1. to choose 2. to pick 3. to select 4. to elect (HSK 2)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
進場: jìn chǎng — 1. to enter the venue 2. to enter the arena 3. (aviation) to approach the airfield 4. (investing) to get into the market (HSK 7-9)
考: kǎo — 1. to check 2. to verify 3. to test 4. to examine 5. to take an exam 6. to take an entrance exam for 7. deceased father (HSK 1)
畢: Bì — surname Bi
中選: zhòng xuǎn — to be chosen; to be selected
及: jí — 1. and 2. to reach 3. up to 4. in time for (HSK 7-9)
廷試: tíng shì — court examination, the top grade imperial exam
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
策: Cè — surname Ce
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
御: yù — 1. (bound form) imperial; royal 2. (literary) to drive (a carriage) 3. (literary) to manage; to govern
筆: bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)
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)
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
狀元: zhuàng yuán — 1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) 2. see 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn) and 探花 (tàn huā) 3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāo kǎo) 4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field 5. leading light (HSK 7-9)
跨: kuà — 1. to step across 2. to stride over 3. to straddle 4. to span (HSK 6)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
遊街: yóu jiē — 1. to parade sb through the streets 2. to march or parade in the streets
三: Sān — surname San (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)

，，，，，，。By chance, as he paraded past the gate of Chancellor Yin Kaishan's residence, it happened that the chancellor had a daughter named Wenjiao, also called Mantang Jiao, not yet betrothed, who had just had a gaily decorated tower built and was casting an embroidered ball to choose a husband by chance.。Just then Chen Guangrui happened to be passing beneath the tower.，，，，。The moment the young lady saw that Guangrui's bearing was outstanding, and knew he was the newly proclaimed Zhuangyuan, her heart was filled with joy, and she cast down the embroidered ball, which struck Guangrui's black gauze cap squarely.，，，。At once a burst of pipes and flutes and fine music was heard, and a dozen or more maidservants came down from the tower, took hold of Guangrui's horse's bridle, and welcomed the Zhuangyuan into the chancellor's residence to be married.，，。The chancellor and his wife at once came out into the hall, called for the officiant to conduct the rites, and betrothed their daughter to Guangrui.，，、。They bowed to Heaven and Earth, the bride and groom exchanged bows to complete the marriage rite, and then they bowed to the father-in-law and mother-in-law.，。The chancellor ordered a banquet to be arranged, and they drank and made merry through the night.，。The two, hand in hand, together entered the fragrant bridal chamber.

不期: bù qī — 1. unexpectedly 2. to one's surprise
遊: yóu — 1. to walk 2. to tour 3. to roam 4. to travel (HSK 3)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
開山: kāi shān — 1. to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) 2. to open a monastery
門首: mén shǒu — 1. doorway 2. gate 3. entrance
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
所生: suǒ shēng — parents (father and mother)
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)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
喚: huàn — to call
溫: Wēn — surname Wen
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
又名: yòu míng — 1. also known as 2. alternative name 3. to also be called
滿堂: mǎn táng — 1. whole audience 2. a sellout (capacity audience) 3. jam-packed
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
未曾: wèi céng — hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
婚配: hūn pèi — to marry
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
結: jiē — 1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) 2. Taiwan pr. (jié) (HSK 4)
綵: cǎi — variant of 彩 (cǎi)
樓: Lóu — surname Lou (HSK 1)
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (HSK 7-9)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
毬: qiú — ball used for playing games (variant of 球 (qiú)) (HSK 1)
卜: Bǔ — surname Bu
婿: xù — 1. son-in-law 2. husband
適值: shì zhí — 1. just at that time 2. as it happens 3. by good luck, just then
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
樓下: lóu xià — downstairs (HSK 1)
經過: jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
人材: rén cái — variant of 人才 (rén cái)
出眾: chū zhòng — 1. to stand out 2. outstanding (HSK 7-9)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
新: Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
科: kē — 1. branch of study 2. administrative section 3. division 4. field 5. branch 6. stage directions 7. family (taxonomy) 8. rules 9. laws 10. to mete out (punishment) 11. to levy (taxes etc) 12. to fine sb 13. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
狀元: zhuàng yuán — 1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) 2. see 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn) and 探花 (tàn huā) 3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāo kǎo) 4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field 5. leading light (HSK 7-9)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
十分: shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)
歡喜: huān xǐ — 1. happy 2. joyous 3. delighted 4. to like 5. to be fond of
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)
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)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
毬: qiú — ball used for playing games (variant of 球 (qiú)) (HSK 1)
拋下: pāo xià — 1. to throw down 2. to dump 3. to abandon 4. thrown down
恰: qià — 1. exactly 2. just
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
烏紗帽: wū shā mào — 1. black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position) 2. (fig.) official post
猛: měng — 1. ferocious 2. fierce 3. violent 4. brave 5. suddenly 6. abrupt 7. (slang) awesome (HSK 6)
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)
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)
派: pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)
笙簫: shēng xiāo — reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute
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)
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)
十數: shí shù — 1. more than ten 2. a dozen or more
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
婢: bì — 1. slave girl 2. maid servant
妾: qiè — 1. concubine 2. I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
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)
下樓: xià lóu — to go downstairs (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)
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)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
馬頭: mǎ tou — old variant of 碼頭 (mǎ tou)
挽: wǎn — 1. to pull 2. to draw (a cart or a bow) 3. to roll up 4. to coil 5. to carry on the arm 6. to lament the dead 7. (fig.) to pull against 8. to recover (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)
迎: yíng — 1. to welcome; to meet 2. to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face (HSK 7-9)
狀元: zhuàng yuán — 1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) 2. see 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn) and 探花 (tàn huā) 3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāo kǎo) 4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field 5. leading light (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)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
成婚: chéng hūn — to get married
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
即時: jí shí — immediate
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)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
喚: huàn — to call
賓: bīn — 1. visitor 2. guest 3. object (in grammar)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
贊: zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud
禮: Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)
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)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
光: guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
拜: bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
天地: tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)
夫妻: fū qī — husband and wife; married couple (HSK 4)
交拜: jiāo bài — 1. to bow to one another 2. to kneel and kowtow to one another 3. formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony
畢: Bì — surname Bi
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
拜: bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
岳丈: yuè zhàng — father-in-law (wife's father)
岳母: yuè mǔ — wife's mother, mother-in-law (HSK 7-9)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
安排: ān pái — 1. to arrange 2. to plan 3. to set up 4. arrangements 5. plans (HSK 3)
酒席: jiǔ xí — feast; banquet
歡: huān — 1. joyous 2. happy 3. pleased
飲: yǐn — to drink
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)
宵: xiāo — night
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
攜: xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)
素手: sù shǒu — 1. white hand 2. empty-handed
共: gòng — 1. common 2. general 3. to share 4. together 5. total 6. altogether 7. abbr. for 共產黨 (Gòng chǎn dǎng), Communist party (HSK 4)
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)
蘭: Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu
房: Fáng — surname Fang

，，。The next day, at the third quarter of the fifth watch, Taizong took his seat on the golden throne in the audience hall, and the civil and military officials hastened to court.：「？」：「，，。」，，。Taizong asked, "What office should be conferred upon the new Zhuangyuan Chen Guangrui?" Chancellor Wei Zheng memorialized: "Your servant finds that among the prefectures under our jurisdiction, Jiangzhou lacks an official; I beg Your Majesty to grant him this post." Taizong then appointed him governor of Jiangzhou, and ordered him to prepare to set out at once, so as not to miss the deadline.，，，、，。Guangrui gave thanks for the imperial favor and left the court, returned to the chancellor's residence, discussed the matter with his wife, took leave of his father-in-law and mother-in-law with bows, and set off together with his wife to take up his post in Jiangzhou.。They left Chang'an and set out on the road.

次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
五更: wǔ gēng — fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
點: diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (HSK 1)
太宗: Tài zōng — 1. posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty 2. King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
駕: Jià — surname Jia (HSK 7-9)
坐: Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
鑾: luán — imperial
寶殿: bǎo diàn — 1. king's palace 2. throne hall
文武: wén wǔ — civil and military
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
臣: Chén — surname Chen
趨: qū — 1. to hasten 2. to hurry 3. to walk fast 4. to approach 5. to tend towards 6. to converge
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
太宗: Tài zōng — 1. posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty 2. King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
新: Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
科: kē — 1. branch of study 2. administrative section 3. division 4. field 5. branch 6. stage directions 7. family (taxonomy) 8. rules 9. laws 10. to mete out (punishment) 11. to levy (taxes etc) 12. to fine sb 13. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
狀元: zhuàng yuán — 1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) 2. see 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn) and 探花 (tàn huā) 3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāo kǎo) 4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field 5. leading light (HSK 7-9)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
應: Yīng — 1. surname Ying 2. Taiwan pr. (Yìng) (HSK 4)
授: shòu — 1. (bound form) to confer; to give 2. (bound form) to teach; to instruct 3. (literary) to appoint
何: Hé — surname He
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
魏徵: Wèi Zhēng — Wei Zheng (580-643), Tang politician and historian, notorious as a critic, editor of History of the Sui Dynasty 隋書
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (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)
臣: Chén — surname Chen
查: Zhā — surname Zha (HSK 2)
所屬: suǒ shǔ — 1. one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) 2. subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) 3. belonging to 4. affiliated 5. under one's command (HSK 7-9)
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
郡: jùn — 1. canton 2. county 3. region
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
缺: quē — 1. deficiency 2. lack 3. scarce 4. vacant post 5. to run short of (HSK 3)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
乞: qǐ — to beg
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
授: shòu — 1. (bound form) to confer; to give 2. (bound form) to teach; to instruct 3. (literary) to appoint
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
職: zhí — 1. office 2. duty
太宗: Tài zōng — 1. posthumous name given to the second emperor of a dynasty 2. King Taejong of Joseon Korea (1367–1422), reigned 1400–1418
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)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
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)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
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)
即令: jí lìng — 1. even if 2. even though
收拾: shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
勿: wù — do not (HSK 7-9)
誤: wù — 1. mistake 2. error 3. to miss 4. to harm 5. to delay 6. to neglect 7. mistakenly (HSK 6)
限期: xiàn qī — 1. to set a time limit 2. time limit 3. deadline
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
謝恩: xiè ēn — to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
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)
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
回到: huí dào — to return to (HSK 1)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
商議: shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal
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)
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)
岳丈: yuè zhàng — father-in-law (wife's father)
岳母: yuè mǔ — wife's mother, mother-in-law (HSK 7-9)
同妻: tóng qī — (neologism, attested by 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)
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)
赴: fù — 1. to go 2. to visit (e.g. another country) 3. to attend (a banquet etc) (HSK 7-9)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
任: Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)
離: Lí — surname Li (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)
長安: Cháng ān — 1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 (Xī ān)), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE 2. see 長安區 (Cháng ān Qū)
登: dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)
途: tú — 1. way 2. route 3. road

，，。It was just the season of late spring, when gentle breezes stirred the green willows and fine rain dotted the red blossoms.，。Guangrui made a detour home, and together with his wife bowed in greeting to his mother, Lady Zhang.：「，。」：「，，，，，。Lady Zhang said, "Congratulations, my son — and you have brought home a bride as well." Guangrui said, "Your son, relying upon Mother's blessing and protection, was unworthy to be granted first place, and was honored with a parade through the streets by imperial decree. Passing before Chancellor Yin's residence, I happened to be struck by the cast embroidered ball, and the chancellor thereupon took his daughter and gave her to your son in marriage.，，。」，。The court has appointed your son governor of Jiangzhou; I have now come to fetch Mother, that we may go together to take up the post." Lady Zhang was greatly pleased and prepared for the journey.

正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
暮: mù — 1. evening 2. sunset
春天: chūn tiān — 1. spring (season) 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
和風: hé fēng — 1. breeze 2. (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc)
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)
柳: Liǔ — surname Liu
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
細雨: xì yǔ — 1. fine rain 2. drizzle 3. poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱
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)
花紅: huā hóng — 1. Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica) 2. gift for a wedding or other happy occasion 3. bonus (extra pay, typically given at year-end)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
便道: biàn dào — 1. pavement 2. sidewalk 3. shortcut 4. makeshift road (HSK 7-9)
回家: huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)
同妻: tóng qī — (neologism, attested by 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)
交拜: jiāo bài — 1. to bow to one another 2. to kneel and kowtow to one another 3. formal kowtow as part of traditional wedding ceremony
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
恭喜: gōng xǐ — 1. to congratulate 2. (interj.) congratulations! (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
娶親: qǔ qīn — to take a wife
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
孩兒: hái r — child
叨: dāo — garrulous
賴: Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
福: Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)
庇: bì — 1. to protect 2. cover 3. shelter 4. hide or harbor
忝: tiǎn — to shame
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
狀元: zhuàng yuán — 1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) 2. see 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn) and 探花 (tàn huā) 3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāo kǎo) 4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field 5. leading light (HSK 7-9)
欽賜: qīn cì — (of an emperor) to bestow
遊街: yóu jiē — 1. to parade sb through the streets 2. to march or parade in the streets
經過: jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
門前: mén qián — in front of the door
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (HSK 7-9)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)
繡: xiù — to embroider; embroidery (HSK 7-9)
毬: qiú — ball used for playing games (variant of 球 (qiú)) (HSK 1)
適中: shì zhōng — 1. moderate 2. reasonable 3. conveniently situated
蒙: Méng — surname Meng (HSK 6)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
即將: jí jiāng — about to; on the point of; soon (HSK 4)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
招: zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (HSK 6)
孩兒: hái r — child
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)
婿: xù — 1. son-in-law 2. husband
朝廷: cháo tíng — 1. court 2. imperial household 3. dynasty
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)
孩兒: hái r — child
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)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
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)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
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)
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)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
赴任: fù rèn — to travel to take up a new post
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
大喜: dà xǐ — exultation
收拾: shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)
行程: xíng chéng — 1. journey; travel route; itinerary 2. distance of travel 3. course (of history) 4. stroke (of a piston) 5. (Tw) (computing) process (HSK 6)

，。After several days on the road, they arrived at the Wanhua Inn and lodged at the house of Liu Xiao'er.，：「，。」。Lady Zhang's body suddenly fell ill, and she said to Guangrui, "I am unwell; let us stay at the inn and rest for a couple of days before going on." Guangrui obeyed.，，。The next morning, he saw before the inn gate a man hawking a golden carp for sale, and Guangrui at once bought it for a string of cash.，䁪。He intended to have it cooked for his mother to eat, but he noticed the carp blinking its eyes.：「䁪，。」：「？」：「。」，。Guangrui, astonished, said, "I have heard that when fish or snakes blink their eyes, they are surely no ordinary creatures." He then asked the fisherman, "Where was this fish caught?" The fisherman said, "It was caught in the Hong River, fifteen li from the prefecture." Guangrui then took the fish and released it back into the Hong River to set it free, and returned to the inn to tell his mother of the matter.：「，。」：「，，，？」：「，，。Lady Zhang said, "Setting life free is a good deed; my heart rejoices at it." Guangrui said, "We have already lodged at this inn for three days. The imperial deadline is pressing, and your son wishes to set out tomorrow — I wonder whether Mother's health has improved?" Lady Zhang said, "My body is still not well, and the road at this time is scorching hot; I fear it would worsen my illness.，，。You may rent a room here for me to stay in for a while, and leave some travel funds with me.，。」，，，。You two go on ahead to the post, and wait until the cool of autumn to come and fetch me." Guangrui discussed this with his wife, then rented lodgings, left travel funds with his mother, and together with his wife took leave of her with bows and departed.

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)
路數: lù shù — 1. stratagem; method; approach 2. (martial arts) movement 3. social connections 4. (sb's) background story
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)
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
花店: huā diàn — flower shop
劉: Liú — surname Liu
小二: xiǎo èr — waiter
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)
安: Ān — surname An (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)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
身體: shēn tǐ — 1. the body 2. one's health (HSK 1)
忽然: hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
染病: rǎn bìng — 1. to catch an illness 2. to get infected with a disease
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
光: guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
身上: shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)
不安: bù ān — 1. unpeaceful 2. unstable 3. uneasy 4. disturbed 5. restless 6. worried (HSK 3)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
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)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
中調: zhōng diào — 1. (perfumery) middle note 2. heart note
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
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)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
遵命: zūn mìng — 1. to follow your orders 2. to do as you bid
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
早晨: zǎo chén — 1. early morning 2. also pr. (zǎo chen) (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)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
門前: mén qián — in front of the door
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
提: dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
金色: jīn sè — 1. golden 2. gold (color)
鯉魚: lǐ yú — carp
叫賣: jiào mài — 1. to hawk (one's wares) 2. to peddle
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
即將: jí jiāng — about to; on the point of; soon (HSK 4)
一貫: yī guàn — 1. consistent 2. constant 3. from start to finish 4. all along 5. persistent (HSK 6)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
烹: pēng — 1. to boil; to brew (tea) 2. to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce 3. (old) to boil to death (judicial punishment in ancient times)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
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)
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)
鯉魚: lǐ yú — carp
閃閃: shǎn shǎn — flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
驚異: jīng yì — amazed
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)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
魚: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)
蛇: shé — 1. snake 2. serpent 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 5)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
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)
閑: xián — 1. enclosure 2. (variant of 閒 (xián)) idle 3. unoccupied 4. leisure (HSK 5)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
物: wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
漁人: yú rén — fisherman
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)
魚: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)
那裡: nà li — there; that place (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)
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)
漁人: yú rén — fisherman
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)
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
十五: shí wǔ — 1. fifteen 2. 15
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
洪江: Hóng jiāng — 1. see 洪江市 (Hóng jiāng Shì) 2. see 洪江管理區 (Hóng jiāng Guǎn lǐ Qū)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
光: 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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
魚: Yú — surname Yu (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)
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)
洪江: Hóng jiāng — 1. see 洪江市 (Hóng jiāng Shì) 2. see 洪江管理區 (Hóng jiāng Guǎn lǐ Qū)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (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
此事: cǐ shì — this matter (HSK 6)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
放生: fàng shēng — to set free a captive animal (in some cases, as an act of Buddhist mercy)
好事: hǎo shì — 1. good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") 2. charity 3. happy occasion 4. Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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)
三: Sān — surname San (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
欽: Qīn — surname Qin
限: xiàn — 1. to limit 2. to restrict 3. (bound form) limit 4. bound (HSK 7-9)
緊急: jǐn jí — 1. urgent 2. emergency (HSK 3)
孩兒: hái r — child
意欲: yì yù — 1. to intend to 2. intention; desire
明日: míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
身體: shēn tǐ — 1. the body 2. one's health (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)
否: fǒu — 1. to negate 2. to deny 3. not
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
身子: shēn zi — 1. body 2. pregnancy 3. health (HSK 7-9)
不快: bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp
此時: cǐ shí — 1. now 2. this moment (HSK 5)
路上: lù shang — 1. on the road 2. on the way; en route (HSK 1)
炎熱: yán rè — 1. blistering hot 2. sizzling hot (weather) (HSK 7-9)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
添: tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)
疾病: jí bìng — disease; sickness; ailment (HSK 6)
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)
這裡: zhè lǐ — here (HSK 1)
賃: lìn — to rent
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)
房屋: fáng wū — 1. house 2. building 3. classifier: 所 (suǒ), 套 (tào) (HSK 3)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
暫: zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (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)
付: Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
盤纏: pán chán — 1. to twine 2. to coil
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
兩口兒: liǎng kǒu r — 1. husband and wife 2. couple
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)
上任: shàng rèn — 1. to take office 2. previous (incumbent) 3. predecessor (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
候: hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days
秋涼: qiū liáng — the cool of autumn
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)
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)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
商議: shāng yì — 1. to negotiate 2. discussion 3. proposal
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)
租: zū — 1. to hire 2. to rent 3. to charter 4. to rent out 5. to lease out 6. rent 7. land tax (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)
屋宇: wū yǔ — 1. (literary) house 2. building
付: Fù — surname Fu (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)
盤纏: pán chán — 1. to twine 2. to coil
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
同妻: tóng qī — (neologism, attested by 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)
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)
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)
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)
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)

，，。The journey was hard and arduous; they traveled by day and rested by night, and before long had reached the Hong River ferry crossing.、，。There they saw two boatmen, Liu Hong and Li Biao, poling their boat to the bank to greet them.，。It was also because, in a former life, Guangrui was fated to meet this calamity, that he crossed paths with these enemies.，，，，，，，，。Guangrui had his page carry the luggage onto the boat, and just as husband and wife were boarding together, Liu Hong fixed his eyes on Lady Yin and saw that her face was like the full moon, her eyes like autumn ripples, her mouth small as a cherry, her waist slender as a willow — truly possessing the beauty that would make fish sink and geese fall, that would make the moon hide and flowers blush with shame — and a wolfish heart suddenly arose in him.，。He then plotted together with Li Biao, and poled the boat to a place where no one lived.，，，。When they waited until the dead of night, the third watch, they first killed the page, then beat Guangrui to death, and pushed both corpses into the water.，。When the young lady saw that they had beaten her husband to death, she too tried to throw herself into the water.：「，；Liu Hong seized her in his arms and said, "If you submit to me, all will be well;，。」，，。if you do not submit, it will be one stroke and the matter settled." The young lady, finding no way out, had no choice but to consent for the time being, and submitted to Liu Hong.，，，，。The villain poled the boat to the southern shore, left the boat in Li Biao's charge, and then put on Guangrui's official robe and cap, took the official credentials, and together with the young lady went on to take up the post in Jiangzhou.

途: tú — 1. way 2. route 3. road
路: Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)
艱苦: jiān kǔ — 1. difficult 2. hard 3. arduous (HSK 5)
曉: xiǎo — 1. dawn 2. daybreak 3. to know 4. to let sb know 5. to make explicit
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)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
宿: Sù — surname Su
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
洪江: Hóng jiāng — 1. see 洪江市 (Hóng jiāng Shì) 2. see 洪江管理區 (Hóng jiāng Guǎn lǐ Qū)
渡口: dù kǒu — ferry crossing
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)
梢: shāo — tip of branch
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-
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
李: Lǐ — surname Li
彪: biāo — 1. (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart 2. (old) classifier for troops
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
撐船: chēng chuán — 1. to punt 2. to pole a boat
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)
岸: àn — bank; shore; beach; coast (HSK 5)
迎接: yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
前生: qián shēng — 1. previous life 2. previous incarnation
合當: hé dāng — 1. must 2. should
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
災難: zāi nàn — disaster; catastrophe (HSK 5)
撞: zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (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)
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)
冤家: yuān jia — 1. enemy 2. foe 3. (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
家僮: jiā tóng — servant
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)
行李: xíng li — 1. luggage 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 3)
搬: bān — 1. to move (i.e. relocate oneself) 2. to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) 3. to shift 4. to copy indiscriminately (HSK 3)
上船: shàng chuán — to get on the boat
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)
夫妻: fū qī — husband and wife; married couple (HSK 4)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
上船: shàng chuán — to get on the boat
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
睜眼: zhēng yǎn — to open one's eyes
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
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
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
滿月: mǎn yuè — 1. (of a baby) to reach one month of age 2. (fig.) to reach the one-month mark since the start, launch or implementation of sth 3. the full moon
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
似: shì — used in 似的 (shì de)
秋波: qiū bō — 1. autumn ripples 2. (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman 3. amorous glance
櫻桃小口: yīng táo xiǎo kǒu — see 櫻桃小嘴 (yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ)
綠: lù — used in names (HSK 2)
柳: Liǔ — surname Liu
蠻: mán — 1. barbarian 2. bullying 3. very 4. quite 5. rough 6. reckless (HSK 7-9)
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)
真個: zhēn gè — (dialect) really; truly; indeed
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
沉魚落雁: chén yú luò yàn — lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子 (Zhuāng zǐ)); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
容: Róng — surname Rong
閉月羞花: bì yuè xiū huā — 1. lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom) 2. fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
貌: mào — (bound form) appearance; looks; outward form
陡: dǒu — 1. steep; precipitous 2. (of a change) abrupt; sudden (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)
狼: láng — 1. wolf 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ), 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 7-9)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
彪: biāo — 1. (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart 2. (old) classifier for troops
設計: shè jì — 1. to design; to plan 2. design; plan (HSK 3)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
撐: chēng — 1. to support 2. to prop up 3. to push or move with a pole 4. to maintain 5. to open or unfurl 6. to fill to bursting point 7. brace 8. stay 9. support (HSK 6)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
人煙: rén yān — sign of human habitation
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)
候: hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
三更: sān gēng — 1. third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) 2. midnight 3. also pr. (sān jīn)
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)
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)
家僮: jiā tóng — servant
殺死: shā sǐ — to kill
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)
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)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
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)
尸首: shī shou — dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離 (shī shou fēn lí) or 屍首異處 (shī shou yì chù), decapitation is implied.)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
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
赴: fù — 1. to go 2. to visit (e.g. another country) 3. to attend (a banquet etc) (HSK 7-9)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
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)
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
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)
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)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
萬事: wàn shì — all things
皆: jiē — 1. all 2. each and every 3. in all cases (HSK 7-9)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
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)
一刀兩斷: yī dāo liǎng duàn — (idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
尋思: xún sī — 1. to consider 2. to ponder
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
計: Jì — surname Ji (HSK 7-9)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
權時: quán shí — (literary) temporarily
應承: yìng chéng — 1. to agree (to do sth) 2. to promise
順: shùn — 1. to obey 2. to follow 3. to arrange 4. to make reasonable 5. along 6. favorable (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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
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)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
渡: dù — 1. to cross 2. to pass through 3. to ferry (HSK 6)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
南岸: Nán àn — see 南岸區 (Nán àn Qū)
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)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
付: Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
彪: biāo — 1. (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart 2. (old) classifier for troops
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (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)
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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
衣冠: yī guān — 1. hat and clothes 2. attire
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
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)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
上任: shàng rèn — 1. to take office 2. previous (incumbent) 3. predecessor (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

，。Now, as for the corpse of the page whom Liu Hong had killed — it drifted away with the current.，。But the corpse of Chen Guangrui alone sank to the bottom of the water and did not move.，，，：「，。」，，：「，？A patrolling yaksha of the sea at the mouth of the Hong River spied it, and flew like a shooting star to report to the Dragon Palace. Just at that time the Dragon King was holding court, and the yaksha reported, "At the mouth of the Hong River, someone, we know not who, has beaten a scholar to death and cast his corpse into the bottom of the water." The Dragon King had the corpse brought and placed before him, and upon careful examination said, "This man is none other than the benefactor who saved me — how could he have been murdered?：『。』，。」，、，，。As the saying goes, 'Kindness must be repaid with kindness.' I must today save his life, to repay the kindness he showed me before." He then wrote out a dispatch and sent a yaksha directly to deliver it to the City God and the Earth God of Hongzhou, to fetch the soul of the scholar and save his life.、。The City God and Earth God then summoned a minor spirit to hand over Chen Guangrui's soul to the yaksha.，。The yaksha took the soul to the Crystal Palace and reported to the Dragon King.

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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
殺死: shā sǐ — to kill
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
家僮: jiā tóng — servant
屍首: shī shou — dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離 (shī shou fēn lí) or 屍首異處 (shī shou yì chù), decapitation is implied.)
順水: shùn shuǐ — with the current
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
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)
惟有: wéi yǒu — variant of 唯有 (wéi yǒu)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
屍首: shī shou — dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離 (shī shou fēn lí) or 屍首異處 (shī shou yì chù), decapitation is implied.)
沉: chén — 1. to submerge 2. to immerse 3. to sink 4. to keep down 5. to lower 6. to drop 7. deep 8. profound 9. heavy (HSK 4)
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)
水底: shuǐ dǐ — the bottom of a body of water
不動: bù dòng — motionless
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
洪江: Hóng jiāng — 1. see 洪江市 (Hóng jiāng Shì) 2. see 洪江管理區 (Hóng jiāng Guǎn lǐ Qū)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
巡: xún — 1. to patrol 2. to make one's rounds 3. classifier for rounds of drinks
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
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)
星: xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
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)
龍宮: lóng gōng — palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
正值: zhèng zhí — 1. just at the time of 2. honest 3. upright 4. (math.) positive value
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
升: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)
殿: diàn — palace hall
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
報道: bào dào — 1. to report (news) 2. report 3. classifier: 篇 (piān), 份 (fèn) (HSK 3)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
洪江: Hóng jiāng — 1. see 洪江市 (Hóng jiāng Shì) 2. see 洪江管理區 (Hóng jiāng Guǎn lǐ Qū)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (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)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
讀書: dú shū — 1. to read a book 2. to study 3. to attend school (HSK 1)
士子: shì zǐ — 1. official 2. scholar (old)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
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)
屍: shī — (bound form) corpse
撇: piē — 1. to cast away 2. to fling aside (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)
水底: shuǐ dǐ — the bottom of a body of water
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
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)
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)
屍: shī — (bound form) corpse
擡: tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
面前: miàn qián — 1. in front of 2. facing 3. (in the) presence (of) (HSK 2)
仔細: zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
恩人: ēn rén — 1. a benefactor 2. a person who has significantly helped sb else (HSK 6)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
謀: móu — 1. to plan 2. to seek 3. scheme
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
常言: cháng yán — common saying
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)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
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)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
須: xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)
索: Suǒ — 1. surname Suo 2. abbr. for 索馬里 (Suǒ mǎ lǐ), Somalia
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
他性: tā xìng — otherness
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
日前: rì qián — 1. the other day 2. a few days ago (HSK 7-9)
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
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
寫下: xiě xià — to write down
牒: dié — 1. (official) document 2. dispatch
文: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)
一道: yī dào — together (HSK 6)
差: chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
城隍: Chéng Huáng — Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology)
土地: tǔ dì — 1. land 2. soil 3. territory 4. classifier: 片 (piàn), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 4)
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)
投: tóu — 1. to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) 2. to cast (a ballot) 3. to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) 4. to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) 5. to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) 6. to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) 7. to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 8. (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water (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)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
秀才: xiù cai — 1. a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) 2. scholar 3. skillful writer 4. fine talent
魂魄: hún pò — soul
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)
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)
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)
性命: xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)
城隍: Chéng Huáng — Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology)
土地: tǔ dì — 1. land 2. soil 3. territory 4. classifier: 片 (piàn), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 4)
遂: suí — 1. used in 半身不遂 (bàn shēn bù suí) 2. Taiwan pr. (suì)
喚: huàn — to call
小鬼: xiǎo guǐ — 1. little demon (term of endearment for a child) 2. mischievous child 3. imp
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)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
魂魄: hún pò — soul
交付: jiāo fù — 1. to hand over 2. to deliver (HSK 7-9)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
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)
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
魂魄: hún pò — soul
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)
水晶宮: Shuǐ jīng gōng — The Crystal Palace
稟: bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition
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)
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)

：「？The Dragon King asked, "What is your surname and given name, scholar?？From what place do you hail?，？」：「，，。And how did you come to be beaten to death here?" Guangrui bowed in courtesy and said, "This humble scholar is Chen E, styled Guangrui, a man of Hongnong County, Haizhou.，，。I was unworthy to be named the new Zhuangyuan, and was granted the post of governor of Jiangzhou, and traveled there together with my wife.，，。When we reached the riverbank and boarded the boat, I never expected that the boatman Liu Hong, coveting my wife, would beat me to death and cast away my corpse.。」：「。I beg Your Majesty to save me, to save me." Hearing this, the Dragon King said, "So that is how it was.，，。Sir, the golden carp you released before — that was none other than myself.，，？」，，，。You are the benefactor who saved my life; now that you are in distress, how could I fail in my duty to save you?" He then had Guangrui's body placed to one side, with a pearl that preserves the countenance held in its mouth, so that it would not decay, in order that later it might have the soul restored and take revenge.：「，。」，。He further said, "For now, let your true soul serve as a commander here in my watery realm." Guangrui kowtowed in gratitude, and the Dragon King held a banquet to entertain him — but no more of that for now.

龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
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)
秀才: xiù cai — 1. a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) 2. scholar 3. skillful writer 4. fine talent
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
何方: hé fāng — where?
人氏: rén shì — 1. native 2. person from a particular place
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
到此: dào cǐ — 1. hereto 2. hereunto
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
施禮: shī lǐ — 1. to salute 2. to greet
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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (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)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
萼: è — calyx of a flower
表字: biǎo zì — 1. literary name (an alternative name of a person stressing a moral principle) 2. courtesy name
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
係: xì — 1. to connect 2. to relate to 3. to tie up 4. to bind 5. to be (literary) (HSK 3)
海州: Hǎi zhōu — see 海州區 (Hǎi zhōu Qū)
弘: hóng — 1. great 2. liberal
農: Nóng — surname Nong
縣: xiàn — 1. county 2. (Japan) prefecture (HSK 4)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
忝: tiǎn — to shame
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
新: Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
科: kē — 1. branch of study 2. administrative section 3. division 4. field 5. branch 6. stage directions 7. family (taxonomy) 8. rules 9. laws 10. to mete out (punishment) 11. to levy (taxes etc) 12. to fine sb 13. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
狀元: zhuàng yuán — 1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) 2. see 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn) and 探花 (tàn huā) 3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāo kǎo) 4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field 5. leading light (HSK 7-9)
叨: dāo — garrulous
授: shòu — 1. (bound form) to confer; to give 2. (bound form) to teach; to instruct 3. (literary) to appoint
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
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)
同妻: tóng qī — (neologism, attested by 2009) wife of a gay man (the man may marry to conform with social expectations, and the woman often enters the marriage not knowing he is gay)
赴任: fù rèn — to travel to take up a new post
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)
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
江邊: jiāng biān — river bank
上船: shàng chuán — to get on the boat
不料: bù liào — 1. unexpectedly 2. to one's surprise (HSK 6)
梢: shāo — tip of branch
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-
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
貪: tān — 1. to have a voracious desire for 2. to covet 3. greedy 4. corrupt (HSK 7-9)
謀: móu — 1. to plan 2. to seek 3. scheme
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (HSK 7-9)
屍: shī — (bound form) corpse
乞: qǐ — to beg
大王: dà wáng — 1. king 2. magnate 3. person having expert skill in something
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
聞言: wén yán — to have heard what was said
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
原來如此: yuán lái rú cǐ — (idiom) so that's how it is; I see
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
前者: qián zhě — the former (i.e. the one mentioned first) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
金色: jīn sè — 1. golden 2. gold (color)
鯉魚: lǐ yú — carp
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
恩人: ēn rén — 1. a benefactor 2. a person who has significantly helped sb else (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
理: lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
就: jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
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)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
屍身: shī shēn — corpse; dead body
安置: ān zhì — 1. to find a place for 2. to help settle down 3. to arrange for 4. to get into bed 5. placement (HSK 4)
一壁: yī bì — at the same time; simultaneously; while
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
內含: nèi hán — 1. to contain 2. to include
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)
顆: kē — classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (HSK 5)
定: dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)
顏: Yán — surname Yan
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
損壞: sǔn huài — 1. to damage 2. to injure (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)
日後: rì hòu — 1. sometime 2. someday (in the future) (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)
還魂: huán hún — 1. to return from the grave 2. (old) to recycle (waste products)
報仇: bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)
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)
汝: rǔ — thou
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
魂: hún — soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body) (HSK 7-9)
權且: quán qiě — 1. temporarily 2. for the time being
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
光: guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
設宴: shè yàn — to host a banquet
相待: xiāng dài — to treat
不題: bù tí — we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)

，。Now to speak of Lady Yin: she hated the villain Liu so bitterly she wished she could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.，，，。But because she was with child, and did not yet know whether it would be a boy or a girl, she had no choice but to force herself to submit for the time being.，。In the blink of an eye, before she knew it, they had reached Jiangzhou.，。The clerks and runners of the office all came out to greet them.，。The officials under his jurisdiction held a banquet in the public hall to welcome him.：「，。」：「，，。Liu Hong said, "In coming here, this student relies entirely on the great support of you gentlemen." The subordinate officials replied, "Your Honor, with your great talent as top graduate, will naturally treat the people as your own children, and lawsuits will be few and punishments just.，？」，。We of this jurisdiction shall rely upon you — why be so overly modest?" When the official banquet ended, everyone dispersed.

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)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
痛恨: tòng hèn — 1. to detest 2. to loathe 3. to abhor
劉: Liú — surname Liu
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
恨: hèn — 1. to hate 2. to regret (HSK 5)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
食肉寢皮: shí ròu qǐn pí — 1. to eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb 2. implacable hatred 3. to have sb's guts for garters
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
身: shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158
懷有: huái yǒu — to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
孕: yùn — pregnant
未知: wèi zhī — unknown
男女: nán nǚ — 1. male-female 2. male and female (HSK 4)
萬不得已: wàn bù dé yǐ — only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
權且: quán qiě — 1. temporarily 2. for the time being
勉強: miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (HSK 7-9)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
轉: zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)
盼: pàn — 1. to hope for 2. to long for 3. to expect (HSK 7-9)
之間: zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
吏: lì — minor government official or functionary (old)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
皂: zào — 1. soap 2. black
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
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)
迎接: yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet (HSK 3)
所屬: suǒ shǔ — 1. one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) 2. subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) 3. belonging to 4. affiliated 5. under one's command (HSK 7-9)
官員: guān yuán — 1. official (in an organization or government) 2. administrator (HSK 7-9)
公堂: gōng táng — 1. law court 2. hall (in castle) 3. classifier: 家 (jiā)
設宴: shè yàn — to host a banquet
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
敘: Xù — abbr. for Syria 敘利亞 (Xù lì yà)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
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)
學生: xué sheng — 1. student 2. schoolchild (HSK 1)
到此: dào cǐ — 1. hereto 2. hereunto
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
賴: Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)
諸公: zhū gōng — gentlemen (form of address)
大力: dà lì — energetically; vigorously (HSK 6)
匡: Kuāng — surname Kuang
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)
屬: shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
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)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
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
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)
魁: kuí — 1. chief 2. head 3. outstanding 4. exceptional 5. stalwart
高才: gāo cái — 1. great talent; rare capability 2. person of outstanding ability
自然: zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)
視: shì — (literary, or bound form) to look at
民: Mín — surname Min
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
訟: sòng — litigation
簡: jiǎn — 1. simple 2. uncomplicated 3. letter 4. to choose 5. to select 6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)
刑: Xíng — surname Xing
清: Qīng — 1. Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) 2. surname Qing (HSK 6)
我等: wǒ děng — 1. we 2. us (archaic)
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)
屬: shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)
有賴: yǒu lài — 1. (of an outcome) to rely on 2. to require 3. can only be achieved by means of
何必: hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
謙: qiān — modest
公宴: gōng yàn — 1. banquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure 2. to host such a banquet
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
各: gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)

。Time passed swiftly.，。One day, Liu Hong went far off on official business.、，。The young lady, in the yamen, thinking of her mother-in-law and her husband, sighed with feeling in the flower pavilion.，，，。Suddenly her body grew weary and her belly ached, and she fainted to the ground in a swoon, and before she knew it had given birth to a son.：「，：，，。A voice by her ear admonished her: "Mantang Jiao, listen to my instruction: I am the Star Lord of the South Pole, and by the decree of Bodhisattva Guanyin I have specially brought this child to you.，。In time to come his fame and reputation will be great and far-reaching, no ordinary thing.，，。If the villain Liu returns, he will surely harm this child; you must guard him with care.，，，。Your husband has already been saved by the Dragon King, and in days to come husband and wife will meet again, mother and child will be reunited, and the day will come when your wrong is redressed and your enemy repaid.。Remember well my words.，。」。Wake quickly, wake quickly." Having spoken, the voice departed.

光陰: guāng yīn — time available
迅速: xùn sù — 1. rapid 2. speedy 3. fast (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)
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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
公事: gōng shì — 1. work-related matters 2. documents (HSK 7-9)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
思念: sī niàn — 1. to think of 2. to long for 3. to miss (HSK 7-9)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
亭: tíng — 1. pavilion 2. booth 3. kiosk 4. erect
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
感嘆: gǎn tàn — 1. to sigh (with feeling) 2. to lament (HSK 7-9)
忽然: hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
身體: shēn tǐ — 1. the body 2. one's health (HSK 1)
困倦: kùn juàn — 1. tired 2. weary
腹: fù — 1. abdomen 2. stomach 3. belly
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
疼痛: téng tòng — 1. pain 2. (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt 3. (of a person) to be in pain (HSK 6)
暈: yūn — 1. confused 2. dizzy 3. giddy 4. to faint 5. to swoon 6. to lose consciousness 7. to pass out (HSK 6)
悶: mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)
在地: zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
生下: shēng xià — to give birth to
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)
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-
耳: ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
有人: yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
囑: zhǔ — 1. to enjoin 2. to implore 3. to urge
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
滿堂: mǎn táng — 1. whole audience 2. a sellout (capacity audience) 3. jam-packed
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
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)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
叮囑: dīng zhǔ — 1. to warn repeatedly 2. to urge 3. to exhort again and again (HSK 7-9)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
乃: nǎi — 1. to be 2. thus 3. so 4. therefore 5. then 6. only 7. thereupon (HSK 7-9)
南極: nán jí — 1. the South Pole 2. the south magnetic pole (HSK 5)
星: xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount
君: jūn — 1. monarch 2. lord 3. gentleman 4. ruler
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)
觀音菩薩: Guān yīn Pú sà — Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
旨: zhǐ — 1. imperial decree 2. purport 3. aim 4. purpose
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)
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
異: yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate
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)
聲名: shēng míng — 1. reputation 2. declaration
遠大: yuǎn dà — 1. far-reaching 2. broad 3. ambitious 4. promising
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (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)
閑: xián — 1. enclosure 2. (variant of 閒 (xián)) idle 3. unoccupied 4. leisure (HSK 5)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
汝: rǔ — thou
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)
用心: yòng xīn — 1. motive 2. intention 3. to be diligent or attentive 4. careful (HSK 6)
保護: bǎo hù — 1. to protect 2. to defend 3. to safeguard 4. protection 5. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) (HSK 3)
汝: rǔ — thou
夫: fū — 1. husband 2. man 3. manual worker 4. conscripted laborer (old)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (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)
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
日後: rì hòu — 1. sometime 2. someday (in the future) (HSK 7-9)
夫妻相: fū qī xiàng — 1. similarity in features of an old couple 2. common facial traits that show predestination to be married together
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)
子母: zǐ mǔ — 1. mother and son 2. interest and capital 3. combination of a large object and a smaller one of the same type
團圓: tuán yuán — to have a reunion (HSK 7-9)
雪: Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)
冤: yuān — 1. injustice 2. grievance 3. wrong (HSK 7-9)
報仇: bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
日: rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
謹記: jǐn jì — 1. to remember with reverence 2. to bear in mind 3. to keep in mind
吾: Wú — surname Wu
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
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)
醒: xǐng — 1. to wake up 2. to be awake 3. to become aware 4. to sober up 5. to come to (HSK 4)
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)
醒: xǐng — 1. to wake up 2. to be awake 3. to become aware 4. to sober up 5. to come to (HSK 4)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
訖: qì — finished
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)

，，，。The young lady awoke, remembering every word, and holding her son close, could think of no plan.，，。Suddenly Liu Hong returned, and the moment he saw the child, he wished to drown him.：「，。」。The young lady said, "Today it is already growing dark; let us wait until tomorrow to cast him into the river." Fortunately, early the next morning Liu Hong suddenly had urgent official business and went far away.：「，。The young lady thought to herself in secret: "If this child waits until the villain returns, his life will be finished.，。Better to cast him into the river early, and let his life or death be as fate decides.，，，。」，，，、，；If by chance merciful Heaven should pity him, and someone should save and raise him, then someday we may yet meet again." But fearing there would be no way to identify him later, she bit her finger and wrote out a letter in blood, setting down in full detail the names of his father and mother, and the circumstances of his origin;，，。and she also took the little toe of the child's left foot and bit it off with her mouth, to serve as a mark of proof.，，。She took a close-worn undershirt to wrap the child in, and, seizing a moment alone, carried him out of the yamen gate.。Fortunately the government office was not far from the river.，。The young lady reached the riverbank and wept bitterly for a long while.，，，，，，，。Just as she was about to cast him in, she suddenly saw a plank of wood floating by the riverside; the young lady at once bowed and prayed to Heaven, laid the child upon the plank, bound him fast with a sash, tied the letter of blood to his chest, and pushed him out into the river, letting him go wherever the current might take him.。The young lady returned to the yamen in tears — but no more of that for now.

小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
醒來: xǐng lái — to waken (HSK 7-9)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
句: gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)
記得: jì de — to remember (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)
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-
抱定: bào dìng — 1. to hold on firmly 2. to cling (to a belief) 3. stubbornly
無計可施: wú jì kě shī — 1. (lit.) to have no strategy to apply (idiom) 2. (fig.) to be out of ideas; at one's wit's end
忽然: hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
淹: yān — 1. to flood 2. to submerge 3. to drown 4. to irritate the skin (of liquids) 5. to delay (HSK 7-9)
殺: shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
天色: tiān sè — 1. color of the sky 2. time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky 3. weather
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
晚: wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)
容: Róng — surname Rong
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
明日: míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
江: Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (HSK 4)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
幸喜: xìng xǐ — fortunately
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)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
忽: Hū — surname Hu
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
緊急: jǐn jí — 1. urgent 2. emergency (HSK 3)
公事: gōng shì — 1. work-related matters 2. documents (HSK 7-9)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
暗: àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)
思: sī — 1. to think 2. to consider
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
待: dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
性命: xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
及早: jí zǎo — at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible (HSK 7-9)
拋棄: pāo qì — 1. to abandon 2. to discard 3. to renounce 4. to dump (sb) (HSK 7-9)
江: Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (HSK 4)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
生死: shēng sǐ — life or death (HSK 7-9)
倘或: tǎng huò — if; supposing that
皇天: Huáng tiān — August Heaven; Heaven as supreme deity (often paired with 后土 (Hòu tǔ), the Earth Deity)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
憐: lián — to pity
有人: yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (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)
收養: shōu yǎng — 1. to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) 2. to adopt (a child) 3. adoption (HSK 6)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
他日: tā rì — 1. (literary) some day 2. (literary) days in the past
還: Huán — surname Huan (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)
相逢: xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
難以: nán yǐ — hard to (predict, imagine etc) (HSK 5)
識: shí — 1. to know 2. knowledge 3. Taiwan pr. (shì) (HSK 6)
認: rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)
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)
咬: yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)
破: pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)
手指: shǒu zhǐ — 1. finger 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 3)
寫下: xiě xià — to write down
血書: xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
紙: zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
姓名: xìng míng — surname and given name; full name (HSK 2)
跟腳: gēn jiǎo — 1. to feet the feet perfectly 2. to follow closely 3. hard on sb's heels
緣由: yuán yóu — 1. reason 2. cause
備細: bèi xì — 1. details 2. particulars
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)
載: zǎi — 1. to record in writing 2. to carry (i.e. publish in a newspaper etc) 3. Taiwan pr. (zài) 4. year
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
左: Zuǒ — surname Zuo (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)
上一個: shàng yī ge — previous one
小指: xiǎo zhǐ — little finger
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)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
咬: yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)
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)
以為: yǐ wéi — to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief) (HSK 2)
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)
驗: yàn — 1. to examine 2. to test 3. to check (HSK 7-9)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
貼身: tiē shēn — 1. worn next to the skin 2. close-fitting 3. personal (servant etc)
汗衫: hàn shān — 1. vest 2. undershirt 3. shirt
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
包裹: bāo guǒ — 1. to wrap up 2. to bind up 3. bundle 4. parcel 5. package 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
乘: Chéng — surname Cheng (HSK 5)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
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)
衙門: yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China
幸喜: xìng xǐ — fortunately
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
離: Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
江: Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (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)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
到了: dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end
江邊: jiāng biān — river bank
大哭: dà kū — to cry loudly
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
拋棄: pāo qì — 1. to abandon 2. to discard 3. to renounce 4. to dump (sb) (HSK 7-9)
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)
江岸: Jiāng àn — see 江岸區 (Jiāng àn Qū)
岸: àn — bank; shore; beach; coast (HSK 5)
側: cè — 1. the side 2. to incline towards 3. to lean 4. inclined 5. lateral 6. side (HSK 6)
飄: piāo — 1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft 2. complacent; frivolous 3. weak; shaky; wobbly (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)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
木板: mù bǎn — 1. slab 2. board 3. plank 4. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
朝天: Cháo tiān — see 朝天區 (Cháo tiān Qū)
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)
禱: dǎo — 1. prayer 2. pray 3. supplication
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
安: Ān — surname An (HSK 4)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
板: bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
縛: fù — 1. to bind 2. to tie 3. Taiwan pr. (fú)
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)
血書: xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
繫: jì — 1. to tie 2. to fasten 3. to button up (HSK 3)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
胸前: xiōng qián — 1. (on the) chest 2. bosom
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
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)
江: Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (HSK 4)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
其所: qí suǒ — 1. its place 2. one's appointed place 3. the place for that
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
含淚: hán lèi — 1. tearful 2. tearfully
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
不題: bù tí — we will not elaborate on that (used as pluralis auctoris)

，。Now to speak of the child: he drifted with the current upon the plank of wood, and floated all the way until he came to rest at the foot of Jinshan Temple.，，。The abbot of Jinshan Temple was a monk called Faming, who had cultivated the truth and awakened to the Way, and had already attained the wondrous secret of no-birth.，，，，，。He was just then sitting in meditation, contemplating Chan, when suddenly he heard the sound of an infant crying; his heart was moved, and he hurried to the riverbank to look, and there upon a plank of wood by the water's edge he saw a sleeping infant.，，。The abbot hastily rescued him, and upon seeing the letter of blood in his bosom, learned of his origin.，，。He gave him the childhood name Jiangliu, "River Float," and entrusted him to others to raise.。He kept the letter of blood carefully hidden away.

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)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
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)
木板: mù bǎn — 1. slab 2. board 3. plank 4. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
順水: shùn shuǐ — with the current
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
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)
一直: yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
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)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
腳下: jiǎo xià — under the foot
停住: tíng zhù — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to cease
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
叫做: jiào zuò — to be called; to be known as
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
明和: Míng hé — 1. Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan 2. Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772) 3. Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
修真: xiū zhēn — to practice Taoism; to cultivate the true self through spiritual exercises
悟道: wù dào — to comprehend the truth; to become enlightened
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
得無: dé wú — (literary) isn't it that...?
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)
妙: miào — 1. clever 2. wonderful (HSK 6)
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)
正當: zhèng dāng — 1. timely 2. just (when needed) (HSK 6)
打坐: dǎ zuò — 1. to sit in meditation 2. to meditate
參禪: cān chán — 1. to practice Chan Buddhist meditation 2. to practice Zen meditation 3. to sit in meditation
忽聞: hū wén — 1. to hear suddenly 2. to learn of sth unexpectedly
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)
小兒: xiǎo ér — 1. young child 2. (humble) my son
啼哭: tí kū — 1. to cry 2. to wail
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
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)
心動: xīn dòng — 1. heartbeat; heart rate 2. (fig.) emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc)
急: jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
江邊: jiāng biān — river bank
觀看: guān kàn — to watch; to view (HSK 3)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
涯: yá — 1. border 2. horizon 3. shore
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (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)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
木板: mù bǎn — 1. slab 2. board 3. plank 4. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
睡著: shuì zháo — to fall asleep (HSK 4)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
嬰兒: yīng ér — 1. infant 2. baby 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. lead (Pb) (HSK 7-9)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
慌忙: huāng máng — 1. in a great rush 2. in a flurry (HSK 5)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
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)
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)
懷: Huái — surname Huai
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
血書: xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
方知: fāng zhī — to realize only then
來歷: lái lì — 1. history 2. antecedents 3. origin (HSK 7-9)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
乳名: rǔ míng — infant name; pet name for a child
叫做: jiào zuò — to be called; to be known as
江流: jiāng liú — 1. river 2. river flow 3. current
託: tuō — 1. to trust 2. to entrust 3. to be entrusted with 4. to act as trustee (HSK 6)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
撫養: fǔ yǎng — 1. to foster 2. to bring up 3. to raise (HSK 7-9)
血書: xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
緊緊: jǐn jǐn — 1. closely 2. tightly (HSK 5)
收藏: shōu cáng — 1. to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark 2. a collection (HSK 6)

，。Time flew like an arrow, and days and months sped by like a shuttle.。Before long, Jiangliu had grown to the age of eighteen.，，，。The abbot then had him shave his head and take up religious practice, giving him the Dharma name Xuanzang; he had his crown anointed and received the precepts, and firmly set his heart on cultivating the Way.

光陰似箭: guāng yīn sì jiàn — time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
日月如梭: rì yuè rú suō — the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom); How time flies!
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
江流: jiāng liú — 1. river 2. river flow 3. current
年長: nián zhǎng — senior
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)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
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)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
削髮: xuē fà — 1. to shave one's head 2. fig. to become a monk or nun 3. to take the tonsure
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
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
法名: fǎ míng — 1. name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) 2. same as 法號 (fǎ hào)
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)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
摩: mā — used in 摩挲 (mā sa)
頂: dǐng — 1. apex 2. crown of the head 3. top 4. roof 5. most 6. to carry on the head 7. to push to the top 8. to go against 9. to replace 10. to substitute 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) 12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc (HSK 4)
受戒: shòu jiè — 1. to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism) 2. to take orders
堅: jiān — 1. strong 2. solid 3. firm 4. unyielding 5. resolute
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
修道: xiū dào — to practice Daoism

，，，，。One day, in the season of late spring, all were together beneath the shade of the pines expounding the sutras and contemplating Chan, discoursing on profound mysteries, when a wine-and-meat-eating monk happened to be bested in argument by Xuanzang.，：「，，，？」，，：「，，，？」，。The monk grew furious and cursed him, saying, "You wretched beast, you don't even know your own surname and name, you don't even recognize your own father and mother — what devilry are you stirring up here?" Having been cursed with such words, Xuanzang went into the temple and knelt before his master, tears streaming from his eyes, and said, "A person born between Heaven and Earth receives yin and yang and draws upon the five elements, and is entirely brought into being by a father and nurtured by a mother — how could there be a person living in this world without father or mother?" He pleaded again and again, begging to be told his parents' names.：「，。」。The abbot said, "If you truly wish to seek your parents, follow me to the abbot's chamber." Xuanzang then followed him to the abbot's chamber.，，，、，。The abbot went up to the crossbeam, took down a small box, opened it, and took out a letter written in blood and an undershirt, and handed them to Xuanzang.，，。Xuanzang opened the letter of blood and read it, and only then learned in full detail his parents' names, and the story of the wrong and enmity done to them.

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)
暮: mù — 1. evening 2. sunset
春天: chūn tiān — 1. spring (season) 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
同在: tóng zài — to be with
松: Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)
陰: Yīn — surname Yin (HSK 2)
之下: zhī xià — 1. under 2. beneath 3. less than (HSK 5)
講: jiǎng — 1. to speak 2. to explain 3. to negotiate 4. to emphasize 5. to be particular about 6. as far as sth is concerned 7. speech 8. lecture (HSK 2)
經: Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)
參禪: cān chán — 1. to practice Chan Buddhist meditation 2. to practice Zen meditation 3. to sit in meditation
談: Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
奧妙: ào miào — 1. marvelous 2. mysterious 3. profound 4. marvel 5. wonder
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
酒: jiǔ — 1. wine (esp. rice wine) 2. liquor 3. spirits 4. alcoholic beverage 5. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 瓶 (píng), 罐 (guàn), 桶 (tǒng), 缸 (gāng) (HSK 2)
肉: ròu — 1. meat 2. flesh 3. pulp (of a fruit) 4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy 5. (of a person) flabby 6. irresolute 7. Kangxi radical 130 (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
恰: qià — 1. exactly 2. just
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)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
難倒: nán dǎo — 1. to baffle 2. to confound 3. to stump
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
大怒: dà nù — to become furious; to explode in anger
罵: mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (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)
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)
業: Yè — surname Ye
畜: chù — 1. livestock 2. domesticated animal 3. domestic animal
姓名: xìng míng — surname and given name; full name (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
識: shí — 1. to know 2. knowledge 3. Taiwan pr. (shì) (HSK 6)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
搗: dǎo — 1. to pound 2. to beat 3. to hull 4. to attack 5. to disturb 6. to stir
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
麼: má — exclamatory final particle
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)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
罵: mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)
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)
這般: zhè bān — 1. like this 2. this way
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
入: rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
跪: guì — to kneel (HSK 6)
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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
眼淚: yǎn lèi — 1. tear; teardrop 2. classifier: 滴 (dī) (HSK 4)
雙流: Shuāng liú — 1. Shuangliu county in Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū), Sichuan 2. Chengdu's main airport
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)
人生: rén shēng — life (one's time on earth) (HSK 3)
於: yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)
天地: tiān dì — 1. heaven and earth 2. world 3. scope 4. field of activity (HSK 7-9)
之間: zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)
稟: bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition
陰陽: yīn yáng — yin and yang
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)
資: zī — 1. resources 2. capital 3. to provide 4. to supply 5. to support 6. money 7. expense
五行: wǔ xíng — five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
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)
由: yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)
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-
生母: shēng mǔ — 1. natural mother 2. birth mother
養: yǎng — 1. to raise (animals) 2. to bring up (children) 3. to keep (pets) 4. to support 5. to give birth (HSK 2)
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
有為: yǒu wéi — 1. promising 2. to show promise
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
在世: zài shì — to be alive
而: ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
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
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)
再三: zài sān — 1. over and over again 2. again and again (HSK 4)
哀告: āi gào — 1. to beg piteously 2. to supplicate
求: qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
姓名: xìng míng — surname and given name; full name (HSK 2)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist 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)
真個: zhēn gè — (dialect) really; truly; indeed
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
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)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
方丈: Fāng zhang — one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (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)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
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)
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)
方丈: Fāng zhang — one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
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)
重: chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (HSK 1)
梁: Liáng — 1. Liang Dynasty (502–557) 2. Later Liang Dynasty (907–923) 3. surname Liang
之上: zhī shàng — above
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
下一個: xià yī ge — the next one
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
匣: xiá — box
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
打開: dǎ kāi — 1. to open 2. to show (a ticket) 3. to turn on 4. to switch on (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)
取出: qǔ chū — 1. to take out 2. to extract 3. to draw out
血書: xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
紙: zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
汗衫: hàn shān — 1. vest 2. undershirt 3. shirt
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
付: Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
血書: xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
拆開: chāi kāi — 1. to dismantle 2. to disassemble 3. to open up (sth sealed) 4. to unpick
讀: dòu — 1. comma 2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (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)
備細: bèi xì — 1. details 2. particulars
曉得: xiǎo de — to know (HSK 6)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
姓名: xìng míng — surname and given name; full name (HSK 2)
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)
冤仇: yuān chóu — 1. rancor 2. enmity 3. hatred resulting from grievances
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
跡: jì — 1. (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue 2. Taiwan pr. (jī)

，：「，，？When Xuanzang finished reading, he could not help but collapse to the ground weeping, saying, "If I cannot avenge the wrong done to my father and mother, how can I call myself a person?，，。For eighteen years I have not known my own birth parents, and only today have I learned I have a mother.，？If this body of mine had not been rescued and raised by my master, how could I have this day?，，，。」：「，。Allow your disciple to go and seek out my mother, and afterward I shall carry the incense basin upon my head and rebuild the temple halls, to repay my master's profound kindness." The master said, "If you wish to go and seek your mother, take this letter of blood and the undershirt with you.，，。」Go only as a monk soliciting alms, and go straight to the private residence at Jiangzhou — only then will you be able to meet your mother."

玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
讀: dòu — 1. comma 2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
在地: zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
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)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
仇: Qiú — surname Qiu (HSK 7-9)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
報復: bào fù — 1. to make reprisals; to retaliate 2. revenge; retaliation (HSK 7-9)
何以: hé yǐ — 1. (literary) why 2. how
為人: wéi rén — 1. to conduct oneself 2. behavior; conduct; personal character (HSK 7-9)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
年來: nián lái — 1. this past year 2. over the last years
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
識: shí — 1. to know 2. knowledge 3. Taiwan pr. (shì) (HSK 6)
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
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
至今: zhì jīn — 1. so far 2. to this day 3. until now (HSK 3)
日方: Rì fāng — the Japanese side or party (in negotiations etc)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
此: cǐ — this; these (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
若非: ruò fēi — 1. were it not for 2. if not for
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
撈: lāo — 1. to fish up 2. to dredge up (HSK 7-9)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
撫養: fǔ yǎng — 1. to foster 2. to bring up 3. to raise (HSK 7-9)
安: Ān — surname An (HSK 4)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
容: Róng — surname Rong
弟子: dì zǐ — disciple; follower (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
然後: rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)
頭頂: tóu dǐng — top of the head (HSK 7-9)
香: xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)
盆: pén — 1. basin 2. flower pot 3. unit of volume equal to 12 斗 (dǒu) and 8 升 (shēng), approx 128 liters 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
重建: chóng jiàn — to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish (HSK 6)
殿宇: diàn yǔ — (literary) halls (of a palace or a temple)
報答: bào dá — 1. to repay 2. to requite (HSK 5)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
恩: ēn — 1. favor; grace; kindness 2. (coll.) used like 嗯 (èn) in online chat, expressing agreement
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (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)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
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)
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)
血書: xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
汗衫: hàn shān — 1. vest 2. undershirt 3. shirt
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)
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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
做: zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)
化緣: huà yuán — (of a monk) to beg
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
私: sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
衙: Yá — surname Ya
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
相見: xiāng jiàn — 1. to see each other 2. to meet in person

，，。Xuanzang, having received his master's instructions, went as a mendicant monk soliciting alms straight to Jiangzhou.，，。It happened that Liu Hong was away from home on business — this too was Heaven's arrangement for mother and son to meet — and Xuanzang went directly to the gate of the private residence to solicit alms.，，：「；Now, Lady Yin had that very night had a dream, in which she dreamed the waning moon grew full again, and she thought to herself in secret: "I have had no word of my mother-in-law;；my husband was murdered by that villain;，，，，。」，，「」，：「？」：「。」：「……」，。my son I cast into the river — if by chance someone took him in and raised him, by now he would be reckoned eighteen years old, and perhaps today Heaven means for us to meet — who can say." Just as she was lost in such thoughts, she suddenly heard someone reciting sutras before the private residence, repeatedly calling out "alms, alms," and the young lady, taking the opportunity, came out and asked, "Where do you come from?" Xuanzang answered, "This poor monk is a disciple of Abbot Faming of Jinshan Temple." The young lady said, "Since you are a disciple of the abbot of Jinshan Temple..." and called him into the residence, and gave Xuanzang a vegetarian meal to eat.，。Watching closely his bearing and manner of speech, she found he seemed remarkably like her husband.

玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (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)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
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)
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)
化緣: huà yuán — (of a monk) to beg
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)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
至: zhì — 1. to arrive 2. most 3. to 4. until (HSK 5)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
適值: shì zhí — 1. just at that time 2. as it happens 3. by good luck, just then
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
有事: yǒu shì — 1. to be occupied with sth 2. to have sth on one's mind 3. there is something the matter (HSK 6)
出外: chū wài — 1. to go out 2. to leave for another place
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)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
母子: mǔ zǐ — 1. mother and child 2. parent and subsidiary (companies) 3. principal and interest (HSK 6)
相會: xiāng huì — to meet together
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
直至: zhí zhì — 1. lasting until 2. up till (the present) (HSK 7-9)
私: sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
衙門: yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
抄: chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)
化: huā — variant of 花 (huā)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
原來: yuán lái — 1. original; former 2. originally; formerly; at first 3. so, actually, as it turns out (HSK 2)
夜間: yè jiān — 1. nighttime 2. evening or night (e.g. classes) (HSK 5)
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (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)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
夢見: mèng jiàn — 1. to dream about (sth or sb) 2. to see in a dream (HSK 4)
月缺: yuè quē — new moon
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)
圓: yuán — 1. circle 2. round 3. circular 4. spherical 5. (of the moon) full 6. unit of Chinese currency (yuan) 7. tactful 8. to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) (HSK 4)
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)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
音信: yīn xìn — message
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)
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)
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)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
謀殺: móu shā — 1. to murder 2. to assassinate 3. intentional homicide
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
兒子: ér zi — son (HSK 1)
拋: pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. to abandon (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)
江: Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (HSK 4)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
倘若: tǎng ruò — if; supposing; in case (HSK 7-9)
有人: yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
收養: shōu yǎng — 1. to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc) 2. to adopt (a child) 3. adoption (HSK 6)
算: suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
矣: yǐ — classical final particle, similar to modern 了 (le) (HSK 7-9)
或: huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
相會: xiāng huì — to meet together
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
未可: wèi kě — cannot
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
沉吟: chén yín — to mutter to oneself irresolutely
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)
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)
私: sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
衙: Yá — surname Ya
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)
有人: yǒu rén — 1. someone 2. people 3. anyone 4. there is someone there 5. occupied (as in restroom) (HSK 2)
念經: niàn jīng — to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
連: Lián — surname Lian (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)
抄: chāo — 1. to make a copy 2. to plagiarize 3. to search and seize 4. to raid 5. to grab 6. to go off with 7. to take a shortcut 8. to make a turning move 9. to fold one's arms (HSK 4)
化: huā — variant of 花 (huā)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
乘便: chéng biàn — at your convenience
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
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)
何處: hé chù — 1. whence 2. where (HSK 7-9)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
貧僧: pín sēng — (humble) I (used by Buddhist monks)
乃是: nǎi shì — equivalent to either 是 (shì) or 就是 (jiù shì)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
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
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
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)
徒弟: tú dì — 1. apprentice 2. disciple (HSK 6)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
既是: jì shì — 1. is both ...(and...) 2. since 3. as 4. being the case that
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
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)
徒弟: tú dì — 1. apprentice 2. disciple (HSK 6)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
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)
齋飯: zhāi fàn — food given to Buddhist monks as alms
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
仔細: zǐ xì — 1. careful; attentive; cautious 2. to be careful; to look out 3. (dialect) thrifty; frugal (HSK 5)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
舉止: jǔ zhǐ — 1. bearing 2. manner 3. mien (HSK 7-9)
言談: yán tán — 1. discourse 2. words 3. utterance 4. what one says 5. manner of speech
好似: hǎo sì — 1. to seem 2. to be like (HSK 6)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

，：「，，？The young lady sent her attendant maids away, and asked, "Little master, did you leave home to become a monk in your childhood, or did you become a monk in middle age?？What is your surname and given name?？」：「，，，，：，。Do you have parents?" Xuanzang answered, "I did not become a monk in my childhood, nor did I become a monk in middle age. If I were to tell it, my wrong is as vast as Heaven, and my enmity as deep as the sea: my father was murdered by another, and my mother was seized by the villain.。」：「？」：「，。My master, Abbot Faming, told me to come seek my mother within the yamen of Jiangzhou." The young lady asked, "What is your mother's surname?" Xuanzang said, "My mother's surname is Yin, and her given name is Wenjiao.，。My father's surname is Chen, his given name Guangrui.，。」：「。My childhood name is Jiangliu, and my Buddhist name is Xuanzang." The young lady said, "Wenjiao is indeed me.？」，，：「，、。」，，。But what proof do you have now?" Hearing that she was his mother, Xuanzang fell to his knees and wept bitterly, saying, "If my mother does not believe me, there is the letter written in blood and the undershirt as proof." Wenjiao took them and looked, and indeed they were genuine; mother and son embraced and wept.：「。」：「，，？」：「，。She then said, "My son, go quickly." Xuanzang said, "For eighteen years I did not know my birth parents, and only today have I seen my mother — how could your child bear to part from her?" The young lady said, "My son, you must slip away at once.，。If the bandit Liu returns, he will surely take your life.，，。Tomorrow I will feign illness, and say that in years past I made a vow to donate a hundred pairs of monk's shoes, and will come to your temple to fulfill the vow.，。」。At that time, I will have more to tell you." Xuanzang, following her words, bowed and took his leave.

小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
婢: bì — 1. slave girl 2. maid servant
打發: dǎ fa — 1. to dispatch sb to do sth 2. to make sb leave 3. to pass (the time) 4. (old) to make arrangements 5. (old) to bestow (alms etc) (HSK 6)
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)
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)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
還是: hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)
自幼: zì yòu — since childhood; from a young age
出家: chū jiā — to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun
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)
還是: hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)
中年: zhōng nián — middle age (HSK 2)
出家: chū jiā — to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun
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)
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
否: fǒu — 1. to negate 2. to deny 3. not
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
自幼: zì yòu — since childhood; from a young age
出家: chū jiā — to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
中年: zhōng nián — middle age (HSK 2)
出家: chū jiā — to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
說起: shuō qǐ — 1. to mention 2. to bring up (a subject) 3. with regard to 4. as for
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)
冤: yuān — 1. injustice 2. grievance 3. wrong (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)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
大: 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)
仇: Qiú — surname Qiu (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)
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
樣: yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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-
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
謀: móu — 1. to plan 2. to seek 3. scheme
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
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)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
占: zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
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
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
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)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
衙內: yá nèi — 1. child of an official 2. palace bodyguard
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — 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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
喚: huàn — to call
溫: Wēn — surname Wen
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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-
姓: xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
名: míng — 1. name 2. noun (part of speech) 3. place (e.g. among winners) 4. famous 5. classifier for people (HSK 2)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
小名: xiǎo míng — 1. pet name for a child 2. childhood name
叫做: jiào zuò — to be called; to be known as
江流: jiāng liú — 1. river 2. river flow 3. current
法名: fǎ míng — 1. name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) 2. same as 法號 (fǎ hào)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (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)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
溫: Wēn — surname Wen
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
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
憑據: píng jù — evidence
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (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)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
雙膝: shuāng xī — both knees
跪下: guì xia — to kneel down
哀: Āi — Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God, also known as Li 釐 (Lí)
哀: Āi — Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God, also known as Li 釐 (Lí)
大哭: dà kū — to cry loudly
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
娘: niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
信: xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)
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)
血書: xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
汗衫: hàn shān — 1. vest 2. undershirt 3. shirt
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
證: zhèng — 1. certificate 2. proof 3. to prove 4. to demonstrate 5. to confirm 6. variant of 症 (zhèng) (HSK 3)
溫: Wēn — surname Wen
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
過: Guō — surname Guo (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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
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)
真: zhēn — 1. really 2. truly 3. indeed 4. real 5. true 6. genuine (HSK 1)
母子: mǔ zǐ — 1. mother and child 2. parent and subsidiary (companies) 3. principal and interest (HSK 6)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
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)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — 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)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
識: shí — 1. to know 2. knowledge 3. Taiwan pr. (shì) (HSK 6)
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
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
今朝: jīn zhāo — 1. (dialect) today 2. (literary) the present; this age
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
孩兒: hái r — child
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
割捨: gē shě — 1. to give up 2. to part with
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
火速: huǒ sù — 1. at top speed 2. at a tremendous lick (HSK 7-9)
抽身: chōu shēn — 1. to get away from 2. to withdraw 3. to free oneself
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)
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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)
必: bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
性命: xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
明日: míng rì — tomorrow (HSK 6)
假裝: jiǎ zhuāng — 1. to feign 2. to pretend (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)
病: bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
捨: shě — 1. to give up; to abandon 2. to give alms
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
雙: Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
鞋: xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
還願: huán yuàn — 1. to redeem a vow (to a deity) 2. to fulfill a promise 3. votive
那時: nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
言: yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk
拜別: bài bié — (formal) to take leave of sb; to bid farewell

，。Now, ever since the young lady had seen her son, her heart was torn between worry and joy.，，。One day, she suddenly feigned illness, refusing tea and rice, and lay in bed.，。When Liu Hong returned to the yamen, he asked the reason.：「，。The young lady said, "When I was young I once made a vow, promising to donate a hundred pairs of monk's shoes.，，，。」：「，？」，、：，，。Five days ago, I dreamed of a monk holding a sharp blade demanding the monk's shoes, and ever since I have felt unwell." Liu Hong said, "Such a small matter — why did you not tell me sooner?" He then went up to the hall and ordered Wang Zuoya and Li Youya: every household within the city of Jiangzhou was to prepare one pair of monk's shoes, to be delivered within five days.。The common people all complied and delivered them as ordered.：「，，？」：「、，。」：「，。」、。The young lady said to Liu Hong, "Now that the shoes are made, what temples are there here where I might go to fulfill my vow?" Liu Hong said, "Here in Jiangzhou there are Jinshan Temple and Jiaoshan Temple; you may choose whichever one to go to." The young lady said, "I have long heard that Jinshan Temple is a fine temple; I will go to Jinshan Temple." Liu Hong at once summoned Wang and Li, the two officers, to prepare a boat.，，，。The young lady took her trusted attendants and together boarded the boat; the boatman pushed off, heading straight for Jinshan Temple.

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)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
兒子: ér zi — son (HSK 1)
之後: zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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)
憂: yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning
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)
喜: xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad
忽: Hū — surname Hu
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)
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
病: bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)
茶: chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
臥: wò — 1. to lie 2. to crouch (HSK 7-9)
於: yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)
床: chuáng — 1. bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 2. bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) 3. frame; chassis 4. classifier for blankets, quilts etc (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
原故: yuán gù — variant of 緣故 (yuán gù)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
幼時: yòu shí — childhood
曾: Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)
許下: xǔ xià — to make a promise
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)
願: yuàn — 1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire 2. to be willing 3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ... 4. vow; pledge (HSK 5)
許: Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)
捨: shě — 1. to give up; to abandon 2. to give alms
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
鞋: xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (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)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)
雙: Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
昨: zuó — yesterday
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (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)
之前: zhī qián — 1. before 2. prior to 3. ago 4. previously 5. beforehand (HSK 4)
夢見: mèng jiàn — 1. to dream about (sth or sb) 2. to see in a dream (HSK 4)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (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)
執: zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp
利刃: lì rèn — sharp blade
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
索: Suǒ — 1. surname Suo 2. abbr. for 索馬里 (Suǒ mǎ lǐ), Somalia
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
鞋: xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
覺: jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)
身子: shēn zi — 1. body 2. pregnancy 3. health (HSK 7-9)
不快: bù kuài — 1. unhappy 2. in low spirits 3. (of a knife) not sharp
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
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)
這些: zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)
小事: xiǎo shì — 1. trifle 2. trivial matter 3. classifier: 點 (diǎn)
何不: hé bù — 1. why not? 2. why not do (sth)?
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
升: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise 2. to promote; to elevate 3. liter 4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 (dǒu)) (HSK 3)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
左: Zuǒ — surname Zuo (HSK 1)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
李: Lǐ — surname Li
右: yòu — 1. (bound form) right; right-hand side 2. (bound form) (politics) right of center 3. (bound form) (old) west 4. (literary) the right side as the side of precedence (HSK 1)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
百姓: bǎi xìng — common people
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)
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)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
辦: bàn — 1. to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) 2. to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) 3. (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) 4. (bound form) office (as in 招辦 (zhāo bàn), admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室 (bàn gōng shì)) (HSK 2)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
鞋: xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (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)
雙: Shuāng — surname Shuang (HSK 3)
限: xiàn — 1. to limit 2. to restrict 3. (bound form) limit 4. bound (HSK 7-9)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
日內: rì nèi — 1. in a few days 2. one of these days
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
納: Nà — surname Na
百姓: bǎi xìng — common people
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
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)
派: pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)
完: wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)
納: Nà — surname Na
訖: qì — finished
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
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)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
鞋: xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
做完: zuò wán — 1. to finish 2. to complete the task
這裡: zhè lǐ — here (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)
甚: shén — variant of 什 (shén)
麼: má — exclamatory final particle
寺院: sì yuàn — 1. cloister 2. temple 3. monastery 4. classifier: 座 (zuò)
好去: hǎo qù — 1. bon voyage 2. Godspeed
還願: huán yuàn — 1. to redeem a vow (to a deity) 2. to fulfill a promise 3. votive
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
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)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
焦: Jiāo — surname Jiao (HSK 7-9)
山: Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
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)
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)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (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)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
久: jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
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)
寺院: sì yuàn — 1. cloister 2. temple 3. monastery 4. classifier: 座 (zuò)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (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)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
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)
喚: huàn — to call
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
辦: bàn — 1. to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event) 2. to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise) 3. (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect) 4. (bound form) office (as in 招辦 (zhāo bàn), admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室 (bàn gōng shì)) (HSK 2)
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)
船隻: chuán zhī — 1. ship 2. boat 3. vessel (HSK 6)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
心腹: xīn fù — trusted aide; confidant
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
同上: tóng shàng — as above; ditto; idem
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
梢: shāo — tip of branch
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-
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)
船: chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
撐開: chēng kāi — 1. to stretch taut 2. to open (an umbrella) 3. to hold (a bag etc) open 4. to prop open
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)
投: tóu — 1. to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) 2. to cast (a ballot) 3. to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) 4. to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) 5. to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) 6. to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) 7. to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of 8. (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water (HSK 4)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
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)

，，。Now, Xuanzang returned to the temple, and upon seeing Elder Faming, related everything that had happened.。The elder was greatly pleased.，，。The next day, a maidservant arrived first, announcing that the lady was coming to the temple to fulfill her vow.。All the monks came out of the temple to welcome her.，，。The young lady went straight in through the temple gate, paid homage to the Bodhisattva, and made a lavish offering of vegetarian food and alms.，，，。She called the maidservant to lay the monk's shoes and summer socks on a tray and bring them to the Dharma Hall, where the young lady again lit incense with a devout heart and bowed in worship, then had Elder Faming distribute them among all the monks.，，。When Xuanzang saw that the monks had all dispersed and no one else remained in the Dharma Hall, he stepped forward and knelt down.，。The young lady told him to take off his shoe and sock so she could look, and indeed the little toe was missing from his left foot.，。At that moment the two embraced and wept again, and bowed in thanks to the elder for the kindness of raising him.：「，，，。」：「，，，，，，。Faming said, "Now that mother and son have met, I fear the treacherous villain may find out — you had best withdraw and go back at once, so as to avoid disaster." The young lady said, "My son, I will give you an incense ring; you must go straight to a place northwest of Hongzhou, about fifteen hundred li away, where there is a place called Wanhua Inn. There I once left behind an old woman named Zhang, your father's birth mother, your own grandmother.，，，，。I will also write you a letter; go straight into the imperial city of the Tang emperor, to the left of the Golden Hall, to the house of Chancellor Yin Kaishan — he is your mother's own father.，，，，，。Take my letter and give it to your grandfather, and ask him to memorialize the Tang emperor, to lead troops to capture and kill this bandit, and avenge your father — only then can your old mother's body be rescued.，。」。I dare not linger long now, for I truly fear the villain will be suspicious if I return late." She then left the temple, boarded the boat, and departed.

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)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (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)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
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
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
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)
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)
項: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一遍: yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
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
次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (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)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
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)
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (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)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
還願: huán yuàn — 1. to redeem a vow (to a deity) 2. to fulfill a promise 3. votive
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))
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
迎接: yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet (HSK 3)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
參: sān — three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
菩薩: pú sà — (Buddhism) bodhisattva (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)
設: shè — 1. to set up; to put in place 2. (math.) given; suppose; if (HSK 7-9)
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)
襯: chèn — 1. (of garments) against the skin 2. to line 3. lining 4. to contrast with 5. to assist financially
喚: huàn — to call
丫鬟: yā huan — 1. servant girl 2. maid
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)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
鞋: xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
暑: shǔ — 1. heat 2. hot weather 3. summer heat
襪: wà — 1. socks 2. stockings
托: tuō — 1. to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm 2. sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest) 3. (bound form) a shill 4. to ask; to beg; to entrust (variant of 託 (tuō)) 5. torr (unit of pressure) (HSK 6)
於: yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)
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)
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
復: fù — 1. to go and return 2. to return 3. to resume 4. to return to a normal or original state 5. to repeat 6. again 7. to recover 8. to restore 9. to turn over 10. to reply 11. to answer 12. to reply to a letter 13. to retaliate 14. to carry out
拈: niān — 1. to nip 2. to grasp with the fingers 3. to fiddle with 4. Taiwan pr. (nián)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (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)
禮拜: lǐ bài — 1. to attend a religious service 2. (coll.) week 3. (coll.) Sunday (HSK 5)
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)
教法: jiào fǎ — 1. teaching method 2. teachings 3. doctrine
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
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
分: fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)
俵: biào — 1. (literary) to distribute 2. Taiwan pr. (biǎo)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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))
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)
訖: qì — finished
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
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))
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
堂: táng — 1. (main) hall 2. large room for a specific purpose 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) 4. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family 5. of the same clan 6. classifier for classes, lectures etc 7. classifier for sets of furniture (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
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)
近前: jìn qián — 1. to come close 2. to get near to 3. front
跪下: guì xia — to kneel down
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
脫: tuō — 1. to shed 2. to take off 3. to escape 4. to get away from (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
鞋襪: xié wà — shoes and socks
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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
左: Zuǒ — surname Zuo (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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
果然: guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
小指: xiǎo zhǐ — little finger
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)
當時: dāng shí — then; at that time (HSK 2)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
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)
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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
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
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
養育: yǎng yù — 1. to rear 2. to bring up 3. to nurture
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
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
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
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)
汝: rǔ — thou
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
母子: mǔ zǐ — 1. mother and child 2. parent and subsidiary (companies) 3. principal and interest (HSK 6)
相會: xiāng huì — to meet together
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
奸賊: jiān zéi — 1. a traitor 2. a treacherous bandit
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (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)
速: sù — 1. fast 2. rapid 3. quick 4. velocity
速: sù — 1. fast 2. rapid 3. quick 4. velocity
抽身: chōu shēn — 1. to get away from 2. to withdraw 3. to free oneself
回去: huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
庶: shù — 1. (bound form) ordinary; numerous 2. (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡 (dí))
免: miǎn — 1. to excuse sb 2. to exempt 3. to remove or dismiss from office 4. to avoid 5. to avert 6. to escape 7. to be prohibited (HSK 7-9)
其: qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)
禍: huò — 1. disaster 2. misfortune 3. calamity
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
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)
隻: zhī — classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc (HSK 2)
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)
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
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)
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
西北: Xī běi — Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) (HSK 2)
地方: dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)
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)
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)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
五: wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)
百里: Bǎi lǐ — two-character surname Baili
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
程: Chéng — surname Cheng
那裡: nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
花店: huā diàn — flower shop
當時: dāng shí — then; at that time (HSK 2)
留下: liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (HSK 2)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)
氏: shì — 1. (bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 (Wáng shì) "the Wang clan") 2. (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 (Lǐ Wáng shì) "Mrs. Li, née Wang") 3. (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures
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)
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)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
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
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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)
寫: xiě — to write (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)
封: Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
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)
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
皇城: Huáng chéng — Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
之內: zhī nèi — inside; within (HSK 5)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
殿: diàn — palace hall
左邊: zuǒ bian — 1. left 2. the left side 3. to the left of (HSK 1)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
開山: kāi shān — 1. to cut into a mountain (to open a mine) 2. to open a monastery
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
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)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
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
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
遞: dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
外公: wài gōng — 1. (coll.) mother's father 2. maternal grandfather (HSK 7-9)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
外公: wài gōng — 1. (coll.) mother's father 2. maternal grandfather (HSK 7-9)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
統領: tǒng lǐng — 1. to lead 2. to command 3. commander 4. officer
人馬: rén mǎ — 1. men and horses 2. troops 3. group of people 4. troop 5. staff 6. centaur
擒: qín — to capture
殺: shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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-
報仇: bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)
那時: nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (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)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (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)
老娘: lǎo niáng — 1. my old mother 2. I, this old woman 3. my old lady (colloquial) 4. maternal grandmother 5. midwife
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)
身子: shēn zi — 1. body 2. pregnancy 3. health (HSK 7-9)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
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)
久: jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (HSK 3)
停: tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)
誠: chéng — 1. (bound form) sincere; authentic 2. (literary) really; truly
恐: kǒng — 1. afraid 2. frightened 3. to fear
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
漢: Hàn — 1. Han ethnic group 2. Chinese (language) 3. the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
歸: Guī — surname Gui (HSK 4)
遲: Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)
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)
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)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
登: dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)
舟: zhōu — boat
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)

，，，。Weeping, Xuanzang returned to the temple, reported everything to his master, and at once took his leave, heading straight for Hongzhou.，：「，？」：「。Arriving at Wanhua Inn, he asked the innkeeper Liu Xiao'er, "In years past, a traveler Master Chen of Jiangzhou had a mother staying at your inn — how is she now?" Liu Xiao'er said, "She was indeed staying at my inn.，。Afterward she went blind, and for three or four years she has paid me no rent at all.，。Now she lives in a broken tile kiln by the south gate, going out into the streets each day to beg for her living.，，。」，，。That traveler has been gone so long now, with no news at all to this day — I don't know why." Having heard this, Xuanzang went at once to ask his way to the broken tile kiln by the south gate, and found the old woman there.：「。」：「，。The old woman said, "Your voice sounds just like my son Chen Guangrui's." Xuanzang said, "I am not Chen Guangrui — I am Chen Guangrui's son.。」：「？」：「，。」：「？」：「。Young Lady Wenjiao is my mother." The old woman said, "Why haven't your father and mother come themselves?" Xuanzang said, "My father was beaten to death by bandits, and my mother was seized by a bandit to be his wife." The old woman said, "How did you know to come and find me?" Xuanzang said, "It was my mother who sent me to find you, grandmother.，。」，：「，，。My mother has sent a letter, which is here, along with an incense ring." The old woman took the letter and the incense ring, and broke into loud, anguished weeping, saying, "My son came here to pursue an official career, and I only thought he had forsaken loyalty and forgotten kindness — who could have known he was murdered!，，。」：「，？」：「，，，。」Yet I am glad that merciful Heaven took pity and did not let my son's line end — today his grandson has come to find me." Xuanzang asked, "Grandmother, how did your eyes both go blind?" The old woman said, "It was because I longed for your father day after day, hoping to see him come, and never did — from weeping so much both my eyes went blind."

玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
師父: shī fu — 1. used for 師傅 (in Taiwan) 2. master 3. qualified worker (HSK 6)
即時: jí shí — immediate
拜別: bài bié — (formal) to take leave of sb; to bid farewell
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
花店: huā diàn — flower shop
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
店主: diàn zhǔ — shop owner
劉: Liú — surname Liu
小二: xiǎo èr — waiter
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)
昔年: xī nián — 1. former years 2. previous years
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
客官: kè guān — (old) polite form of address for a customer or guest
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
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)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (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)
麼: má — exclamatory final particle
劉: Liú — surname Liu
小二: xiǎo èr — waiter
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
原: Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
昏: hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (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)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
四: sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
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)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
租: zū — 1. to hire 2. to rent 3. to charter 4. to rent out 5. to lease out 6. rent 7. land tax (HSK 2)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
南: Nán — surname Nan (HSK 1)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
頭一: tóu yī — the first
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (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)
瓦: wǎ — 1. roof tile 2. abbr. for 瓦特 (wǎ tè) (HSK 7-9)
窰: yáo — variant of 窯 (yáo) (HSK 7-9)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
每日: měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day
上街: shàng jiē — 1. to go onto the streets 2. to go shopping
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)
化: huā — variant of 花 (huā)
度日: dù rì — 1. to pass one's days 2. to scratch out a difficult, meager existence
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
客官: kè guān — (old) polite form of address for a customer or guest
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
許久: xǔ jiǔ — 1. for a long time 2. for ages
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)
如今: rú jīn — nowadays; now (HSK 4)
杳: yǎo — 1. dark and quiet 2. disappear
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
信息: xìn xī — information; news; message (HSK 2)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
為何: wèi hé — why (HSK 6)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
即時: jí shí — immediate
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
南: Nán — surname Nan (HSK 1)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
頭: tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
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)
瓦: wǎ — 1. roof tile 2. abbr. for 瓦特 (wǎ tè) (HSK 7-9)
窰: yáo — variant of 窯 (yáo) (HSK 7-9)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (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)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
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)
聲音: shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)
好似: hǎo sì — 1. to seem 2. to be like (HSK 6)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
玄奘: Xuán zàng — 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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
兒子: ér zi — son (HSK 1)
溫: Wēn — surname Wen
嬌小: jiāo xiǎo — 1. petite 2. delicate 3. dainty
姐: jiě — older sister (HSK 1)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
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)
娘: niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
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)
爹娘: diē niáng — (dialect) parents
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — 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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
爹爹: diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad
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)
強盜: qiáng dào — 1. to rob (with force) 2. bandit 3. robber 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
娘: niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)
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)
強盜: qiáng dào — 1. to rob (with force) 2. bandit 3. robber 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)
霸占: bà zhàn — 1. to occupy by force 2. to seize 3. to dominate (HSK 7-9)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
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)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
曉得: xiǎo de — to know (HSK 6)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — 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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
娘: niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (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)
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)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
娘: niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
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)
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)
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
隻: zhī — classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
接: jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
環: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 3)
放聲: fàng shēng — 1. very loudly 2. at the top of one's voice
痛哭: tòng kū — to cry bitterly
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)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
功名: gōng míng — 1. scholarly honor (in imperial exams) 2. rank 3. achievement 4. fame 5. glory
到此: dào cǐ — 1. hereto 2. hereunto
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (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)
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)
背: bēi — 1. to carry on one's back 2. (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc) (HSK 2)
義: Yì — 1. surname Yi 2. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利 (Yì dà lì))
忘恩: wàng ēn — to be ungrateful
那知: nǎ zhī — variant of 哪知 (nǎ zhī)
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)
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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
謀: móu — 1. to plan 2. to seek 3. scheme
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
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
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)
皇天: Huáng tiān — August Heaven; Heaven as supreme deity (often paired with 后土 (Hòu tǔ), the Earth Deity)
憐: lián — to pity
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)
不絕: bù jué — 1. unending 2. uninterrupted
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
之後: zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
還有: hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)
孫子: Sūn zǐ — Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武 (Sūn Wǔ) (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法 (Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書 (Wǔ jīng Qī shū) (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)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
問: wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
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)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
如何: rú hé — 1. how 2. what way 3. what (HSK 3)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
昏: hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (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)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
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)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
思量: sī liang — 1. to reckon 2. to consider 3. to turn over in one's mind
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
終日: zhōng rì — all day long
懸: xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (HSK 6)
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)
不見: bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (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)
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)
因此: yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
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)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
昏: hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (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)

：「，。Xuanzang then knelt down and prayed to Heaven, saying, "Now Xuanzang is eighteen years old, and has not yet been able to avenge his parents.，，。」，。Today, obeying my mother's command, I have come to find my grandmother. If Heaven takes pity and sees this disciple's sincerity, let it restore my grandmother's sight in both eyes." When he finished praying, he licked his grandmother's eyes with the tip of his tongue.，，。In a moment, both eyes opened under his tongue, restored just as before.：「，。」。The old woman gazed at the young monk and said, "You truly are my grandson — your looks are exactly like my son Guangrui's, without any difference." The old woman was both joyful and sorrowful.，。Xuanzang then led his grandmother out of the kiln and back to Liu Xiao'er's inn.，。He paid some rent to lease a room for his grandmother to live in.：「，。」He also gave his grandmother travel money, saying, "I am going now, and will return within just over a month."

玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
跪倒: guì dǎo — 1. to kneel down 2. to sink to one's knees 3. to grovel
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
禱告: dǎo gào — 1. to pray 2. prayer
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
十八: shí bā — 1. eighteen 2. 18
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)
父母: fù mǔ — father and mother; parents (HSK 3)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
仇: Qiú — surname Qiu (HSK 7-9)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
報復: bào fù — 1. to make reprisals; to retaliate 2. revenge; retaliation (HSK 7-9)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
憐: lián — to pity
鑒: jiàn — variant of 鑑 (jiàn)
弟子: dì zǐ — disciple; follower (HSK 7-9)
誠意: chéng yì — sincerity; good faith (HSK 7-9)
保: Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
雙眼: shuāng yǎn — the two eyes
復明: fù Míng — to restore the Ming dynasty
祝: Zhù — surname Zhu (HSK 3)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
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)
舌尖: shé jiān — 1. tip of tongue 2. apical
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
舔: tiǎn — 1. to lick 2. to lap (HSK 7-9)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
須臾: xū yú — 1. in a flash 2. in a jiffy
之間: zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)
雙眼: shuāng yǎn — the two eyes
舔: tiǎn — 1. to lick 2. to lap (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)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
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
如初: rú chū — 1. as before 2. as ever
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
覷: qù — 1. to spy 2. watch for
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
孫子: Sūn zǐ — Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武 (Sūn Wǔ) (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法 (Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ), one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書 (Wǔ jīng Qī shū) (HSK 4)
恰: qià — 1. exactly 2. just
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兒子: ér zi — son (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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
形容: xíng róng — 1. to describe 2. (literary) countenance; appearance (HSK 4)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
悲: bēi — 1. sad 2. sadness 3. sorrow 4. grief
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
窰: yáo — variant of 窯 (yáo) (HSK 7-9)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
小二: xiǎo èr — waiter
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
房錢: fáng qián — 1. charges for a room 2. house rental
賃: lìn — to rent
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (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)
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
棲身: qī shēn — 1. to stay at 2. to live in (temporarily)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
盤纏: pán chán — 1. to twine 2. to coil
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
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)
此: cǐ — this; these (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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (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)
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)
回: Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

，。He then took his leave of his grandmother and went straight to the capital.，：「，。」，：「。」：「，？」。He found his way to Chancellor Yin's mansion on East Street of the imperial city, and said to the gatekeeper, "This poor monk is a relative, come to visit the lord chancellor." The gatekeeper reported this to the chancellor, who said, "I have no monk among my relatives." The lady said, "Last night I dreamed my daughter Mantangjiao came home — could it be that my son-in-law has sent a letter back?" The chancellor then had the young monk brought in to the hall.，，，。When the young monk saw the chancellor and his lady, he wept and bowed to the ground, then took a letter from inside his robe and handed it to the chancellor.，，。The chancellor opened it, and having read it through from the beginning, broke into loud weeping.：「，？」：「。The lady asked, "My lord, what has happened?" The chancellor said, "This monk is our grandson.，。」，。Our son-in-law Chen Guangrui was murdered by a bandit, and Mantangjiao was seized by the bandit to be his wife." When the lady heard this, she too wept without end.：「，，，。」The chancellor said, "My lady, do not grieve. Tomorrow at court I will report this to His Majesty, and personally lead troops — I am determined to avenge our son-in-law."

隨即: suí jí — 1. immediately 2. presently 3. following which (HSK 7-9)
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)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
京城: jīng chéng — capital of a country
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (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)
皇城: Huáng chéng — Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
東: Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)
街: jiē — 1. street 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
府上: fǔ shàng — (courteous) home; residence (not one's own)
與門: yǔ mén — AND gate (electronics)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
人道: rén dào — 1. human sympathy 2. humanitarianism 3. humane 4. the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) 5. sexual intercourse (HSK 7-9)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
僧: sēng — (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽 (sēng qié))
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
親戚: qīn qi — 1. a relative (i.e. family relation) 2. classifier: 門 (mén), 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 7-9)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
探: tàn — 1. to explore 2. to search out 3. to scout 4. to visit 5. to stretch forward (HSK 7-9)
相公: xiàng gong — 1. lord 2. master 3. young gentleman 4. male prostitute 5. catamite 6. mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes 7. (old form of address for one's husband) husband
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
稟: bǐng — 1. to make a report (to a superior) 2. to give 3. to endow 4. to receive 5. petition
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
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)
親眷: qīn juàn — relatives
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
昨夜: zuó yè — last night
夢見: mèng jiàn — 1. to dream about (sth or sb) 2. to see in a dream (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
女兒: nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)
滿堂: mǎn táng — 1. whole audience 2. a sellout (capacity audience) 3. jam-packed
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
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)
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)
莫不是: mò bù shì — 1. probably 2. perhaps 3. could it be that...?
女婿: nǚ xu — daughter's husband; son-in-law (HSK 7-9)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
書信: shū xìn — 1. letter 2. epistle
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
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)
在地: zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
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)
懷: Huái — surname Huai
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: 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)
封: Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)
書: Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
遞: dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
拆開: chāi kāi — 1. to dismantle 2. to disassemble 3. to open up (sth sealed) 4. to unpick
從頭: cóng tóu — 1. anew 2. from the start (HSK 7-9)
讀: dòu — 1. comma 2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
放聲: fàng shēng — 1. very loudly 2. at the top of one's voice
痛哭: tòng kū — to cry bitterly
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
問道: wèn dào — 1. to ask the way 2. to ask
相公: xiàng gong — 1. lord 2. master 3. young gentleman 4. male prostitute 5. catamite 6. mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes 7. (old form of address for one's husband) husband
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
事故: shì gù — 1. accident 2. classifier: 樁 (zhuāng), 起 (qǐ), 次 (cì) (HSK 3)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
是: shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
外孫: wài sūn — 1. daughter's son 2. grandson 3. descendant via the female line
女婿: nǚ xu — daughter's husband; son-in-law (HSK 7-9)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
謀: móu — 1. to plan 2. to seek 3. scheme
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
滿堂: mǎn táng — 1. whole audience 2. a sellout (capacity audience) 3. jam-packed
嬌: jiāo — 1. lovable 2. pampered 3. tender 4. delicate 5. frail
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)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
強: Qiáng — surname Qiang (HSK 3)
占: zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (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)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
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)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
痛哭: tòng kū — to cry bitterly
不止: bù zhǐ — 1. incessantly 2. without end 3. more than 4. not limited to (HSK 5)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
休: Xiū — surname Xiu
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)
來朝: lái zhāo — (literary) tomorrow (morning)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
親自: qīn zì — 1. personally 2. in person 3. oneself (HSK 3)
統: tǒng — 1. to gather 2. to unite 3. to unify 4. whole
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
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)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
女婿: nǚ xu — daughter's husband; son-in-law (HSK 7-9)
報仇: bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)

，，：「，，，；The next day, the chancellor went to court and memorialized the Tang emperor, saying, "There was my son-in-law, the top graduate Chen Guangrui, who took his family to Jiangzhou to assume his post, and was beaten to death by the boatman Liu Hong, who seized my daughter as his wife.，。He has impersonated my son-in-law and held office under his name for years.，，。」，，。This is a most extraordinary crime; I beg Your Majesty to dispatch troops at once to wipe out this bandit." Upon reading the memorial, the Tang emperor was greatly enraged, and dispatched sixty thousand of the Imperial Guard, ordering Chancellor Yin to lead the troops there.，，。The chancellor received the edict, left the court, went at once to the drill grounds to muster the troops, and set out straight for Jiangzhou.，，，。Traveling by day and resting by night, under stars and flying birds, before long they arrived at Jiangzhou, and Chancellor Yin's troops set up camp on the northern bank.、，，，。That very night he sent a gold-plaque messenger to summon the Jiangzhou assistant prefect and the prefectural judge, and the chancellor explained the matter to them, telling them to bring troops to assist, and together they crossed the river.，。Before dawn had even broken, they had surrounded Liu Hong's yamen.，，，，，。Liu Hong was still deep in dreams when he heard the cannon fire and gongs and drums sound together; the troops charged into his private quarters, and Liu Hong, caught completely off guard, was seized at once.，，。The chancellor issued a military order to have Liu Hong and his accomplices bound and taken to the execution ground, and had all the troops make camp outside the city.

次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
啟奏: qǐ zòu — 1. to submit a report to the king 2. to talk to the king
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
曰: yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
臣: Chén — surname Chen
婿: xù — 1. son-in-law 2. husband
狀元: zhuàng yuán — 1. top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) 2. see 榜眼 (bǎng yǎn) and 探花 (tàn huā) 3. top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 (gāo kǎo) 4. (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field 5. leading light (HSK 7-9)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
帶領: dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)
家小: jiā xiǎo — 1. wife and children 2. wife
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
赴任: fù rèn — to travel to take up a new post
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)
梢: shāo — tip of branch
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-
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
占: zhān — 1. to observe 2. to divine (HSK 2)
女: nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (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)
妻: qī — (bound form) wife
假冒: jiǎ mào — 1. to impersonate 2. to pose as (someone else) 3. to counterfeit 4. to palm off (a fake as a genuine) (HSK 7-9)
臣: Chén — surname Chen
婿: xù — 1. son-in-law 2. husband
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)
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
多年: duō nián — 1. many years 2. for many years 3. longstanding (HSK 4)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
屬: shǔ — 1. category 2. genus (taxonomy) 3. family members 4. dependents 5. to belong to 6. subordinate to 7. affiliated with 8. be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) 9. to be 10. to prove to be 11. to constitute (HSK 3)
異: yì — 1. different 2. other 3. hetero- 4. unusual 5. strange 6. surprising 7. to distinguish 8. to separate 9. to discriminate
變: biàn — 1. to change 2. to become different 3. to transform 4. to vary 5. rebellion (HSK 2)
乞: qǐ — to beg
陛下: bì xià — 1. Your Majesty 2. His or Her Majesty
立: Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
發: fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (HSK 2)
人馬: rén mǎ — 1. men and horses 2. troops 3. group of people 4. troop 5. staff 6. centaur
剿: chāo — to plagiarize
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)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
寇: kòu — 1. to invade 2. to plunder 3. bandit 4. foe 5. enemy
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
大怒: dà nù — to become furious; to explode in anger
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)
發: fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (HSK 2)
御: yù — 1. (bound form) imperial; royal 2. (literary) to drive (a carriage) 3. (literary) to manage; to govern
林: Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
軍: jūn — 1. (bound form) army 2. military
六: liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
督: dū — (bound form) to supervise
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
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)
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)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)
旨: zhǐ — 1. imperial decree 2. purport 3. aim 4. purpose
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)
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
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)
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
徑: jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter
往: wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
進發: jìn fā — (of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off
曉: xiǎo — 1. dawn 2. daybreak 3. to know 4. to let sb know 5. to make explicit
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)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
宿: Sù — surname Su
星: xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount
落: là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)
鳥: diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)
飛: fēi — to fly (HSK 1)
不覺: bù jué — unconsciously
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
兵馬: bīng mǎ — 1. troops and horses 2. military forces
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
北: běi — 1. north 2. (classical) to be defeated (HSK 1)
岸: àn — bank; shore; beach; coast (HSK 5)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
營寨: yíng zhài — barracks
星夜: xīng yè — 1. starlit night 2. by night; under the night sky; through the night
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
金牌: jīn pái — 1. gold medal 2. classifier: 枚 (méi) (HSK 3)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
戶: hù — 1. a household 2. door 3. family (HSK 4)
喚: huàn — to call
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)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
同知: tóng zhī — government sub-prefect (old)
州: zhōu — 1. prefecture 2. (old) province 3. (old) administrative division 4. state (e.g. of US) 5. oblast (Russia) 6. canton (Switzerland)
判: pàn — 1. (bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish 2. (bound form) clearly (different) 3. to judge; to decide; to grade 4. (of a judge) to sentence (HSK 6)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
此事: cǐ shì — this matter (HSK 6)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
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)
提: dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
相助: xiāng zhù — 1. to help one another 2. to come to sb's help
一同: yī tóng — together (HSK 6)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
江: Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (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)
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)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
尚未: shàng wèi — not yet; still not (HSK 7-9)
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
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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
衙門: yá men — yamen, government office in dynastic China
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
正在: zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
夢中: mèng zhōng — in a dream
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)
火炮: huǒ pào — 1. cannon 2. gun 3. artillery
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)
響: xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
鼓: gǔ — 1. drum 2. classifier: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) 3. to drum 4. to strike 5. to rouse 6. to bulge 7. to swell (HSK 5)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
鳴: míng — 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 2. to make a sound 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
殺進: shā jìn — 1. to storm (a city etc) 2. to raid
私: sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
衙: Yá — surname Ya
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
措手不及: cuò shǒu bù jí — no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared (HSK 7-9)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (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)
擒: qín — to capture
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)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
傳: chuán — 1. to pass on 2. to spread 3. to transmit 4. to infect 5. to transfer 6. to circulate 7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3)
下: xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)
軍: jūn — 1. (bound form) army 2. military
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
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)
干: Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)
人犯: rén fàn — 1. criminal 2. culprit 3. suspect (old)
綁: bǎng — 1. to tie 2. bind or fasten together 3. to kidnap (HSK 7-9)
赴: fù — 1. to go 2. to visit (e.g. another country) 3. to attend (a banquet etc) (HSK 7-9)
法場: fǎ chǎng — execution ground
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
軍: jūn — 1. (bound form) army 2. military
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
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)
城外: chéng wài — outside of a city
安營: ān yíng — 1. to pitch camp 2. to camp
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)

，。The chancellor went straight into the main hall of the yamen and sat down, requesting the young lady to come out and meet him.，，。The young lady wished to come out, but was ashamed to face her father, and was about to hang herself.，，，：「，。When Xuanzang heard of this, he rushed to save his mother, then knelt down on both knees and said to her, "Your son came here together with grandfather leading troops, to avenge my father.，？Today the bandit has been captured — why, mother, would you seek death instead?，？」。If mother dies, how could your child go on living?" The chancellor too came into the yamen to console her.：「『』。The young lady said, "I have heard that 'a woman follows one husband to the end.'，？It grieves me that my husband was killed by that bandit — how could I shamelessly submit to him?，。It was only because I was carrying his unborn child that I had to endure the disgrace and cling to life.，，，？Now, fortunately, my son has grown up, and I have seen my old father bring troops to avenge us — but as your daughter, what face do I have left to meet you?。」：「，，？」，。There is nothing left but to die, to repay my husband." The chancellor said, "This was not you, my daughter, changing your virtue with fortune's rise and fall — it all came from circumstances beyond your control. How could it be a disgrace?" Father and daughter embraced and wept, and Xuanzang too wept on without ceasing.：「；The chancellor wiped away his tears and said, "The two of you need not grieve for now;，。」。now that I have captured the enemy bandit, let me go and see to his sentencing." He then rose and went to the execution ground.。Just then, the Jiangzhou assistant prefect had also sent scouts who captured the river bandit Li Biao and brought him in.，、，，，，，，，。The chancellor was overjoyed, and ordered the guards to bring forward Liu Hong and Li Biao, giving each a hundred heavy blows with the cudgel, and took their confessions, in which they admitted the wrongful murder of Chen Guangrui years before. Li Biao was first nailed to a wooden frame, dragged out to the marketplace, cut to death by a thousand slices, and his head displayed to the public.，。Liu Hong was taken to the Hongjiang ferry crossing, the very place where he had killed Chen Guangrui years before.、，，，，。The chancellor, the young lady, and Xuanzang, the three of them, went in person to the riverbank, and offered sacrifice toward the sky; they cut out Liu Hong's heart and liver while he was still alive, offered them in sacrifice to Guangrui, and burned a sacrificial prayer.

丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
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)
衙內: yá nèi — 1. child of an official 2. palace bodyguard
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
廳: tīng — 1. (reception) hall 2. living room 3. office 4. provincial government department (HSK 5)
坐下: zuò xia — to sit down (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)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
出來: chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)
相見: xiāng jiàn — 1. to see each other 2. to meet in person
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
待要: dài yào — to be about to
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)
羞: xiū — 1. shy 2. ashamed 3. shame 4. bashful 5. variant of 饈 (xiū) 6. delicacies
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
就要: jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 2)
自縊: zì yì — to hang oneself
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
急: jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
急: jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)
解救: jiě jiù — 1. to rescue 2. to help out of difficulties 3. to save the situation (HSK 7-9)
雙膝: shuāng xī — both knees
跪下: guì xia — to kneel down
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)
母: mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (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)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
外公: wài gōng — 1. (coll.) mother's father 2. maternal grandfather (HSK 7-9)
統: tǒng — 1. to gather 2. to unite 3. to unify 4. whole
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
至此: zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (HSK 7-9)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
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-
報仇: bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
擒: qín — to capture
捉: zhuō — 1. to clutch 2. to grab 3. to capture (HSK 6)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
何故: hé gù — 1. what for? 2. what's the reason?
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)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
尋死: xún sǐ — 1. to attempt suicide 2. to court death
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
孩兒: hái r — child
豈: kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
存: cún — 1. to exist 2. to deposit 3. to store 4. to keep 5. to survive (HSK 3)
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)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
衙: Yá — surname Ya
勸解: quàn jiě — 1. conciliation 2. mediation 3. to mollify 4. to propitiate 5. to reconcile
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
吾: Wú — surname Wu
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
婦人: fù rén — married woman
從一而終: cóng yī ér zhōng — faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
痛: tòng — 1. ache 2. pain 3. sorrow 4. deeply 5. thoroughly (HSK 3)
夫: fū — 1. husband 2. man 3. manual worker 4. conscripted laborer (old)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
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)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
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)
殺: shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)
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)
靦: miǎn — used in 靦覥 (miǎn tiǎn)
顏: Yán — surname Yan
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
遺: yí — (bound form) to leave behind
腹: fù — 1. abdomen 2. stomach 3. belly
在身: zài shēn — 1. to possess 2. to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)
只得: zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)
忍恥: rěn chǐ — to endure humiliation
偷生: tōu shēng — to live without purpose
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
長大: zhǎng dà — to grow up (HSK 2)
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)
老父: lǎo fù — 1. father 2. old man 3. venerable sir
提: dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (HSK 2)
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
報仇: bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)
為: wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)
女兒: nǚ ér — daughter (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
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
面目: miàn mù — 1. appearance 2. facial features 3. look
相見: xiāng jiàn — 1. to see each other 2. to meet in person
惟有: wéi yǒu — variant of 唯有 (wéi yǒu)
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)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)
耳: ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
非: Fēi — abbr. for 非洲 (Fēi zhōu), Africa (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
盛衰: shèng shuāi — 1. to flourish then decline 2. rise and fall
改: gǎi — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform 4. to correct (HSK 2)
節: jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (HSK 2)
皆因: jiē yīn — 1. simply because 2. all because
出乎: chū hū — 1. due to 2. to stem from 3. to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) 4. to go against (expectations)
不得已: bù dé yǐ — 1. to act against one's will 2. to have no alternative but to 3. to have to 4. to have no choice 5. must (HSK 7-9)
何: Hé — surname He
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)
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)
恥: chǐ — (bound form) shame; humiliation; disgrace
父子: fù zǐ — father and son (HSK 6)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
哀: Āi — Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God, also known as Li 釐 (Lí)
哀: Āi — Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God, also known as Li 釐 (Lí)
不止: bù zhǐ — 1. incessantly 2. without end 3. more than 4. not limited to (HSK 5)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
拭: shì — 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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
且休: qiě xiū — 1. rest for now 2. stop (usually imperative form)
煩惱: fán nǎo — 1. to be worried 2. to be distressed 3. worries (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
已: yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)
擒: qín — to capture
捉: zhuō — 1. to clutch 2. to grab 3. to capture (HSK 6)
仇: Qiú — surname Qiu (HSK 7-9)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
發落: fā luò — to deal with (an offender)
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)
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)
起身: qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
法場: fǎ chǎng — execution ground
恰好: qià hǎo — 1. as it turns out 2. by lucky coincidence 3. (of number, time, size etc) just right (HSK 6)
江州: Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
同知: tóng zhī — government sub-prefect (old)
亦: yì — also (HSK 7-9)
差: chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)
哨兵: shào bīng — sentinel
拿獲: ná huò — 1. to capture 2. to apprehend
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
彪: biāo — 1. (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart 2. (old) classifier for troops
解: Xiè — surname Xie (HSK 6)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
大喜: dà xǐ — exultation
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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
軍: jūn — 1. (bound form) army 2. military
牢: láo — 1. (literary) pen; fold (for livestock) 2. prison; jail 3. firm; secure; fast (HSK 6)
押: yā — 1. to mortgage 2. to pawn 3. to detain in custody 4. to escort and protect 5. (literary) to sign (HSK 7-9)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
李: Lǐ — surname Li
彪: biāo — 1. (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart 2. (old) classifier for troops
每人: měi rén — 1. each person 2. everybody 3. per person
痛打: tòng dǎ — to beat sb soundly
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)
百: Bǎi — surname Bai (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)
棍: gùn — 1. stick; rod; truncheon 2. scoundrel; villain (HSK 7-9)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (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)
供狀: gòng zhuàng — written confession
招: zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (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)
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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
不合: bù hé — 1. to not conform to 2. to be unsuited to 3. to be out of keeping with 4. should not 5. ought out
謀: móu — 1. to plan 2. to seek 3. scheme
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
情: qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)
由: yóu — 1. to follow 2. from 3. because of; due to 4. by; via; through 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... (HSK 3)
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)
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)
李: Lǐ — surname Li
彪: biāo — 1. (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart 2. (old) classifier for troops
釘: dīng — 1. nail 2. to follow closely 3. to keep at sb (to do sth) 4. variant of 盯 (dīng) (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)
木: Mù — surname Mu
驢: lǘ — 1. donkey 2. classifier: 頭 (tóu)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (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)
市曹: shì cáo — 1. market 2. official in charge of small merchants
剮: guǎ — cut off the flesh as punishment
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
千: qiān — thousand (HSK 2)
刀: Dāo — surname Dao (HSK 3)
梟首示眾: xiāo shǒu shì zhòng — to behead sb and display the head in public
訖: qì — finished
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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
拿到: ná dào — 1. to get 2. to obtain (HSK 2)
洪江: Hóng jiāng — 1. see 洪江市 (Hóng jiāng Shì) 2. see 洪江管理區 (Hóng jiāng Guǎn lǐ Qū)
渡口: dù kǒu — ferry crossing
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)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
親: qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)
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)
江邊: jiāng biān — river bank
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)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
祭奠: jì diàn — 1. to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) 2. to hold or attend a memorial service (HSK 7-9)
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)
剜: wān — 1. to scoop out 2. to gouge out
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
洪: Hóng — surname Hong
心肝: xīn gān — 1. darling 2. (in negative sentences) heart 3. humanity
祭: Zhài — surname Zhai (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)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
祭文: jì wén — 1. funeral oration 2. eulogy 3. elegiac address
一道: yī dào — together (HSK 6)

，，。The three of them wept bitterly facing the river, and this had already stirred the underwater palace — a sea-patrolling yaksha presented the sacrificial text to the Dragon King.，，：「，，。After the Dragon King read it, he sent Marshal Turtle to invite Guangrui to come, and said, "Sir, congratulations, congratulations!、。Now your wife, your son, and your father-in-law are all at the riverbank offering sacrifice to you.。I will now send you back to reclaim your soul and body.、、、。I also present you with one wish-granting pearl, two rolling pearls, ten bolts of twisted silk gauze, and one belt of bright pearls and jade.。」。Today you may be reunited with your wife and son." Guangrui bowed in thanks again and again.。The Dragon King then ordered the yaksha to carry Guangrui's body out to the river mouth so his soul could return to it.。The yaksha received the order and departed.

三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
人望: rén wàng — prestige; esteem
江: Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (HSK 4)
痛哭: tòng kū — to cry bitterly
早已: zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)
驚動: jīng dòng — 1. to alarm 2. to startle 3. to disturb
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
巡: xún — 1. to patrol 2. to make one's rounds 3. classifier for rounds of drinks
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (HSK 2)
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
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)
祭文: jì wén — 1. funeral oration 2. eulogy 3. elegiac address
呈: chéng — 1. to present to a superior 2. memorial 3. petition 4. to present (a certain appearance) 5. to assume (a shape) 6. to be (a certain color)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
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)
差: chā — 1. difference; discrepancy 2. (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) 3. (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly (HSK 1)
鱉: biē — softshell turtle
元帥: yuán shuài — (military) marshal; commander-in-chief
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)
請: qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (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)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
恭喜: gōng xǐ — 1. to congratulate 2. (interj.) congratulations! (HSK 7-9)
恭喜: gōng xǐ — 1. to congratulate 2. (interj.) congratulations! (HSK 7-9)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
先生: xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
公子: gōng zǐ — 1. son of an official 2. son of nobility 3. your son (honorific)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
岳丈: yuè zhàng — father-in-law (wife's father)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
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)
江邊: jiāng biān — river bank
祭: Zhài — surname Zhai (HSK 7-9)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
今: jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)
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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
還魂: huán hún — 1. to return from the grave 2. (old) to recycle (waste products)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
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)
有如: yǒu rú — 1. to be like sth 2. similar to 3. alike
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))
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
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)
顆: kē — classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (HSK 5)
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)
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)
珠: zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
顆: kē — classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (HSK 5)
絞: jiǎo — 1. to twist (strands into a thread) 2. to entangle 3. to wring 4. to hang (by the neck) 5. to turn 6. to wind 7. classifier for skeins of yarn (HSK 7-9)
綃: xiāo — raw silk
十: shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)
端: duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 6)
明珠: míng zhū — 1. pearl 2. jewel (of great value)
玉: yù — jade (HSK 4)
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)
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)
奉送: fèng sòng — (honorific) to give
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
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)
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)
夫妻: fū qī — husband and wife; married couple (HSK 4)
子母: zǐ mǔ — 1. mother and son 2. interest and capital 3. combination of a large object and a smaller one of the same type
相會: xiāng huì — to meet together
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
再三: zài sān — 1. over and over again 2. again and again (HSK 4)
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
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
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)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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
屍: shī — (bound form) corpse
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)
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)
江口: Jiāng kǒu — see 江口縣 (Jiāng kǒu Xiàn)
還魂: huán hún — 1. to return from the grave 2. (old) to recycle (waste products)
夜叉: yè chā — 1. yaksha (malevolent spirit) (loanword) 2. (fig.) ferocious-looking person
領命: lǐng mìng — to accept an order
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)

，，。Now, Lady Yin, after weeping and mourning her husband, was about to throw herself into the water to die, and Xuanzang, in a panic, held her back with all his might.，，。Just at this frantic moment, they suddenly saw a corpse floating on the water's surface, drifting close to the riverbank.，，。The young lady hurried forward to look closely, and recognized it as her husband's body, and wailed and wept all the more without stopping.，，，。Everyone came to look, and saw Guangrui stretch out his fists and legs, his body gradually beginning to move, and suddenly he crawled up and sat himself down.。Everyone was overcome with astonishment.，。Guangrui opened his eyes, and at once saw Lady Yin, his father-in-law Chancellor Yin, and the young monk, all weeping at his side.：「？」：「，，，，。Guangrui said, "Why are you all here?" The young lady said, "After you were beaten to death by that bandit, I later gave birth to this son. Fortunately, he was raised to manhood by the elder of Jinshan Temple, and he came to find and meet me; I told him to go and find his grandfather.，，，，，。When my father learned of this, he memorialized the court, led troops here, and captured the bandit; just now we cut out his heart and liver while he lived, and offered sacrifice toward the sky to my husband.？」：「，，。I do not know how my husband came to have his soul restored to his body." Guangrui said, "It is all because, years ago, when you and I were at Wanhua Inn, we bought and freed that golden carp — who would have known that carp was the Dragon King of this very place.，。Later, when the treacherous bandit pushed me into the water, it was entirely thanks to him that I was saved.，，。Just now he also granted me the return of my soul, and gave me treasures, which I have here on my person.，。Nor did I ever imagine that you would give birth to this son, and that my father-in-law would avenge me as well.，。」Truly, bitterness has ended and sweetness has come — there is no greater joy than this."

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)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
奠: diàn — 1. to fix 2. to settle 3. a libation to the dead
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (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)
番: Pān — surname Pan (HSK 6)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
欲: yù — 1. to wish for 2. to desire 3. variant of 慾 (yù)
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
赴: fù — 1. to go 2. to visit (e.g. another country) 3. to attend (a banquet etc) (HSK 7-9)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (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)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
慌得: huāng de — 1. hurriedly 2. in a frenzy
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
拚命: pàn mìng — see 拼命 (pīn mìng)
扯住: chě zhù — to grasp firmly
正在: zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
倉皇: cāng huáng — 1. in a panic 2. flurried
之際: zhī jì — 1. during 2. at the time of
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)
水面: shuǐ miàn — water surface (HSK 7-9)
上一個: shàng yī ge — previous one
死屍: sǐ shī — corpse; dead body
浮: fú — 1. to float 2. superficial 3. floating 4. unstable 5. movable 6. provisional 7. temporary 8. transient 9. impetuous 10. hollow 11. inflated 12. to exceed 13. superfluous 14. excessive 15. surplus (HSK 6)
來: lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)
靠近: kào jìn — 1. to be close to 2. to approach; to draw near (HSK 5)
江岸: Jiāng àn — see 江岸區 (Jiāng àn Qū)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
傍: bàng — 1. near 2. approaching 3. to depend on 4. (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb 5. Taiwan pr. (páng), (bāng), (bàng)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
忙: máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)
向前: xiàng qián — 1. forward 2. onward (HSK 5)
認: rèn — 1. to recognize 2. to know 3. to admit (HSK 5)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
認得: rèn de — 1. to recognize 2. to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it 3. to know (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)
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
屍首: shī shou — dead body; corpse (Note: In expressions like 屍首分離 (shī shou fēn lí) or 屍首異處 (shī shou yì chù), decapitation is implied.)
一發: yī fā — (Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")
嚎啕大哭: háo táo dà kū — (idiom) to wail; to bawl
不已: bù yǐ — (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly (HSK 7-9)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
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)
觀看: guān kàn — to watch; to view (HSK 3)
只見: zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
舒: Shū — surname Shu
拳: quán — 1. fist 2. boxing (HSK 7-9)
伸: shēn — 1. to stretch 2. to extend (HSK 5)
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)
身子: shēn zi — 1. body 2. pregnancy 3. health (HSK 7-9)
漸漸: jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)
展: Zhǎn — surname Zhan
動: dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)
忽地: hū de — suddenly
爬: pá — 1. to crawl 2. to climb 3. to get up or sit up (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
坐下: zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)
眾人: zhòng rén — everyone (HSK 7-9)
不勝: bù shèng — 1. cannot bear or stand 2. be unequal to 3. very 4. extremely
驚駭: jīng hài — 1. to be shocked 2. to be appalled 3. to be terrified
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
睜開: zhēng kāi — to open (one's eyes)
眼: yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
丈人: zhàng rén — 1. wife's father (father-in-law) 2. old man
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
在身: zài shēn — 1. to possess 2. to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
啼哭: tí kū — 1. to cry 2. to wail
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
你們: nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
為何: wèi hé — why (HSK 6)
在此: zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
汝: rǔ — thou
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)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
打死: dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (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
生下: shēng xià — to give birth to
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
幸: Xìng — surname Xing
遇: Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk
撫養: fǔ yǎng — 1. to foster 2. to bring up 3. to raise (HSK 7-9)
長大: zhǎng dà — to grow up (HSK 2)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
相會: xiāng huì — to meet together
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
教: Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
外公: wài gōng — 1. (coll.) mother's father 2. maternal grandfather (HSK 7-9)
父親: fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
得知: dé zhī — 1. to find out 2. to learn of (HSK 7-9)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
朝廷: cháo tíng — 1. court 2. imperial household 3. dynasty
統: tǒng — 1. to gather 2. to unite 3. to unify 4. whole
兵: bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
到此: dào cǐ — 1. hereto 2. hereunto
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
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)
賊: zéi — 1. thief; robber 2. (bound form) traitor; subversive 3. (bound form) evil; wicked 4. sly; shifty; devious 5. (literary) to harm; to injure 6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan) (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
適才: shì cái — just now; a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular)
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)
取: qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)
心肝: xīn gān — 1. darling 2. (in negative sentences) heart 3. humanity
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)
空: kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)
祭奠: jì diàn — 1. to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors) 2. to hold or attend a memorial service (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
夫: fū — 1. husband 2. man 3. manual worker 4. conscripted laborer (old)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
夫: fū — 1. husband 2. man 3. manual worker 4. conscripted laborer (old)
怎生: zěn shēng — 1. how 2. why
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
還魂: huán hún — 1. to return from the grave 2. (old) to recycle (waste products)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
皆因: jiē yīn — 1. simply because 2. all because
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)
昔年: xī nián — 1. former years 2. previous years
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)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
花店: huā diàn — flower shop
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
尾: wěi — 1. tail 2. remainder 3. remnant 4. extremity 5. sixth of the 28 constellations 6. classifier for fish
金色: jīn sè — 1. golden 2. gold (color)
鯉魚: lǐ yú — carp
誰知: shéi zhī — 1. who would have thought 2. unexpectedly
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
鯉魚: lǐ yú — carp
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
此處: cǐ chù — 1. this place 2. here (literary) (HSK 6)
龍王: Lóng wáng — Dragon King (mythology)
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
逆賊: nì zéi — 1. renegade 2. traitor and bandit
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)
推: tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
虧得: kuī de — 1. fortunately 2. luckily 3. (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!
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)
救: jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
方才: fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
賜: cì — 1. (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant 2. (literary) gift; favor 3. Taiwan pr. (sì) (HSK 7-9)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
還魂: huán hún — 1. to return from the grave 2. (old) to recycle (waste products)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
寶物: bǎo wù — 1. treasure 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn)
俱: jù — 1. (literary) all; both; entirely; without exception 2. (literary) to be together 3. (literary) to be alike
在身: zài shēn — 1. to possess 2. to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
更: gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)
不想: bù xiǎng — unexpectedly; to one's surprise
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
生下: shēng xià — to give birth to
這兒: zhè r — here (HSK 1)
子: zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
岳丈: yuè zhàng — father-in-law (wife's father)
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)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
報仇: bào chóu — 1. to take revenge 2. to avenge (HSK 7-9)
真是: zhēn shi — 1. indeed; truly 2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
苦盡甘來: kǔ jìn gān lái — bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
莫大: mò dà — 1. greatest 2. most important
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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

，。When the assembled officials heard of this, they all came to offer their congratulations.，。The chancellor then had a banquet arranged, to thank the officials under his command.。That very day the troops set out on the return journey.，。When they reached Wanhua Inn, the chancellor gave the order to make camp.。Guangrui then went together with Xuanzang to Liu's inn to find his mother.，，，：「？」，，。That very night the old woman had had a dream, dreaming of a withered tree bursting into blossom, and of magpies chattering again and again behind the house; she thought, "Could it be that my grandson is coming?" Before she had even finished the thought, there outside the inn door, father and son, Guangrui and Xuanzang, arrived together.：「？」，。The young monk pointed and said, "Isn't that my grandmother?" When Guangrui saw his old mother, he hastily bowed down to the ground.，。Mother and son embraced, heads together, and wept bitterly for a while, then related everything that had happened.，。They settled their accounts and paid Xiao'er the rent owed, then set out on their journey back to the capital.，、。Entering the chancellor's mansion, Guangrui, together with the young lady, the old woman, and Xuanzang, all came to see the lady of the house.，，。The lady was overjoyed beyond measure, and ordered the household servants to lay out a grand banquet in celebration.：「，。」。The chancellor said, "Today's banquet may be named the Reunion Feast." It was truly a joyous gathering for the whole family.

眾: Zhòng — abbr. for 眾議院 (Zhòng yì yuàn), House of Representatives
官: Guān — surname Guan (HSK 4)
聞: Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)
知: zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware
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)
賀喜: hè xǐ — to congratulate
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
令: líng — 1. used in 脊令 (jí líng) 2. used in 令狐 (Líng hú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng)) (HSK 5)
安排: ān pái — 1. to arrange 2. to plan 3. to set up 4. arrangements 5. plans (HSK 3)
酒席: jiǔ xí — feast; banquet
答謝: dá xiè — to express one's thanks
所屬: suǒ shǔ — 1. one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) 2. subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) 3. belonging to 4. affiliated 5. under one's command (HSK 7-9)
官員: guān yuán — 1. official (in an organization or government) 2. administrator (HSK 7-9)
即日: jí rì — 1. this or that very day 2. in the next few days
軍馬: jūn mǎ — 1. warhorse; cavalry horse 2. troops
回程: huí chéng — return trip
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)
萬: Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)
花店: huā diàn — flower shop
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
傳令: chuán lìng — to transmit an order
安營: ān yíng — 1. to pitch camp 2. to camp
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
劉: Liú — surname Liu
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)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
尋: xún — 1. to search 2. to look for 3. to seek (HSK 7-9)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
當夜: dāng yè — on that night
得了: dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (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)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
夢見: mèng jiàn — 1. to dream about (sth or sb) 2. to see in a dream (HSK 4)
枯木: kū mù — dead tree
開花: kāi huā — 1. to bloom; to blossom; to flower 2. (fig.) to burst; to split open 3. (fig.) to burst with joy 4. (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish (HSK 4)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
喜鵲: xǐ què — magpie
頻頻: pín pín — 1. repeatedly 2. again and again 3. continuously 4. constantly (HSK 7-9)
喧: xuān — 1. clamor 2. noise
噪: zào — 1. (literary) (of birds or insects) to chirp 2. (bound form) to make a cacophonous noise
想: xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)
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)
莫不是: mò bù shì — 1. probably 2. perhaps 3. could it be that...?
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
孫兒: sūn ér — son's son; grandson
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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
猶: yóu — 1. as if 2. (just) like 3. just as 4. still 5. yet
未了: wèi liǎo — 1. unfinished 2. outstanding (business) 3. unfulfilled
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)
店: diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)
門外: mén wài — outside the door
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
父子: fù zǐ — father and son (HSK 6)
齊: Qí — 1. (name of states and dynasties at several different periods) 2. surname Qi (HSK 3)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
和尚: hé shang — Buddhist monk (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
這不: zhè bu — (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
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)
俺: ǎn — I (northern dialects)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
老母: lǎo mǔ — 1. (coll.) mother; mom 2. (literary) elderly mother
連忙: lián máng — promptly; at once (HSK 3)
拜倒: bài dǎo — 1. to prostrate oneself 2. to fall on one's knees 3. to grovel
母子: mǔ zǐ — 1. mother and child 2. parent and subsidiary (companies) 3. principal and interest (HSK 6)
抱頭痛哭: bào tóu tòng kū — 1. to weep disconsolately 2. to cry on each other's shoulder
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
場: cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)
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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
項: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 4)
事: shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一遍: yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through
算: suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (HSK 2)
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)
小二: xiǎo èr — waiter
店錢: diàn qián — 1. room charge in a hotel 2. accommodation expenses
起程: qǐ chéng — 1. to set out 2. to leave (HSK 7-9)
回到: huí dào — to return to (HSK 1)
京城: jīng chéng — capital of a country
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
相: Xiāng — surname Xiang
府: fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
婆婆: pó po — 1. husband's mother 2. mother-in-law 3. grandma
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
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)
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)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
夫人: fū ren — 1. lady 2. madam 3. Mrs. 4. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 4)
不勝: bù shèng — 1. cannot bear or stand 2. be unequal to 3. very 4. extremely
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
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
吩咐: fēn fu — to tell; to instruct; to command (HSK 7-9)
家僮: jiā tóng — servant
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)
筵宴: yán yàn — 1. feast 2. banquet
慶賀: qìng hè — 1. to congratulate 2. to celebrate (HSK 7-9)
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
道: dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
今日: jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
此: cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)
宴: yàn — 1. (bound form) to entertain at a banquet 2. (bound form) banquet; feast 3. (literary) peaceful; at ease
可取: kě qǔ — 1. desirable; worth having 2. (of a suggestion etc) commendable; worthy
名為: míng wéi — 1. to be called 2. to be known as
團圓: tuán yuán — to have a reunion (HSK 7-9)
會: huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
真正: zhēn zhèng — 1. genuine; real; true 2. really; indeed (HSK 2)
合家歡: hé jiā huān — group photo of whole family
樂: Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

，。The next day at the morning court, the Tang emperor ascended the throne hall.，，。Chancellor Yin stepped forward from the ranks, and reported the whole affair from beginning to end in full detail, and also recommended that Guangrui's talents be put to great use.，，。The Tang emperor approved the memorial, and at once ordered Chen E promoted to the office of Academician, to attend court and help administer affairs.，。Xuanzang was resolved in his mind to settle into meditation, and was sent to cultivate himself at Hongfu Temple.，。Afterward, Lady Yin, in the end, calmly took her own life.。Xuanzang himself went to Jinshan Temple to repay Elder Faming's kindness.

次日: cì rì — 1. next day 2. the morrow (HSK 7-9)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
登: dēng — 1. to scale (a height) 2. to ascend 3. to mount 4. to publish or record 5. to enter (e.g. in a register) 6. to press down with the foot 7. to step or tread on 8. to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) 9. to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) (HSK 4)
殿: diàn — palace hall
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
丞相: chéng xiàng — 1. the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) 2. prime minister
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)
班: Bān — surname Ban (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)
前後: qián hòu — 1. around 2. from beginning to end 3. all around 4. front and rear (HSK 3)
事情: shì qing — 1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 2)
備細: bèi xì — 1. details 2. particulars
啟奏: qǐ zòu — 1. to submit a report to the king 2. to talk to the king
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)
薦: jiàn — 1. to recommend 2. to offer sacrifice (arch.) 3. grass 4. straw mat
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)
蕊: ruǐ — 1. stamen 2. pistil
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)
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)
大用: dà yòng — 1. to put sb in powerful position 2. to empower
唐: Táng — 1. Tang dynasty (618–907) 2. surname Tang
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
准: zhǔn — 1. to allow 2. to grant 3. in accordance with 4. in the light of (HSK 3)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)
即: jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)
命: mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)
陞: shēng — 1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 (shēng)) 2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 (shēng)) (HSK 3)
陳: Chén — 1. surname Chen 2. Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state 3. Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)
萼: è — calyx of a flower
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)
學士: xué shì — 1. bachelor's degree 2. person holding a university degree (HSK 7-9)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
職: zhí — 1. office 2. duty
隨: Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)
朝: Cháo — abbr. for 朝鮮 (Cháo xiǎn) Korea (HSK 3)
理: lǐ — 1. texture 2. grain (of wood) 3. inner essence 4. intrinsic order 5. reason 6. logic 7. truth 8. science 9. natural science (esp. physics) 10. to manage 11. to pay attention to 12. to run (affairs) 13. to handle 14. to put in order 15. to tidy up (HSK 6)
政: zhèng — 1. political 2. politics 3. government
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
立意: lì yì — 1. to conceptualize; to come up with the central idea 2. concept; central idea 3. to be determined (to do sth)
安: Ān — surname An (HSK 4)
禪: chán — 1. dhyana (Sanskrit) 2. Zen 3. meditation (Buddhism)
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)
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)
洪福: hóng fú — 1. good fortune 2. great blessing
寺: sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)
內: nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)
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
後來: hòu lái — 1. afterwards; later 2. newly arrived (HSK 2)
殷: Yīn — 1. surname Yin 2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 (Yīn xū) in present-day Henan
小姐: xiǎo jie — 1. young lady 2. miss 3. (slang) prostitute 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
畢竟: bì jìng — 1. after all 2. all in all 3. when all is said and done 4. in the final analysis (HSK 5)
從容: cóng róng — 1. to go easy 2. unhurried 3. calm 4. Taiwan pr. (cōng róng) (HSK 7-9)
自盡: zì jìn — to kill oneself; to commit suicide
玄奘: Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
自: zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
金山寺: jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
報答: bào dá — 1. to repay 2. to requite (HSK 5)
法: Fǎ — 1. France 2. French 3. abbr. for 法國 (Fǎ guó) 4. Taiwan pr. (Fà) (HSK 4)
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
長老: zhǎng lǎo — 1. elder 2. term of respect for a Buddhist monk

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What it’s about

A fisherman and a woodcutter debate their lives before the fisherman reveals that the diviner Yuan Shoucheng tells him exactly where to catch fish. The threatened Jing River Dragon King challenges Yuan's weather forecast. Heaven then orders precisely the predicted rain, but the dragon changes its times and quantities to win the wager and incurs a death sentence.

Yuan tells the terrified dragon that the Tang minister Wei Zheng has been appointed as executioner. The dragon enters Emperor Taizong's dream and begs him to keep Wei occupied at the fatal hour. Taizong promises, believing earthly companionship can obstruct a heavenly command, and prepares to summon the minister.

When it was written 背景

The exact rainfall measures show a cosmos governed through schedules and paperwork: the dragon's offence is unauthorized alteration, not making weather. The long opening debate contains specialized occupations and classical allusions, but pride turning a wager into a capital crime is the simple dramatic line. This episode begins Taizong's personal involvement in the pilgrimage.

Words in this chapter 生词

玄奘Xuán zàng玄奘Xuán zàng — Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
丞相chéng xiàng丞相chéng xiàng — the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles) · prime minister
蕊ruǐ蕊ruǐ — stamen · pistil
江州Jiāng zhōu江州Jiāng zhōu — see 江州區 (Jiāng zhōu Qū)
長老zhǎng lǎo長老zhǎng lǎo — elder · term of respect for a Buddhist monk
劉liú劉liú — (classical) a type of battle-ax · to kill · to slaughter
小姐xiǎo jieHSK 1小姐xiǎo jie — young lady · miss · (slang) prostitute · classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
殷yān殷yān — dark red
金山寺jīn shān sì金山寺jīn shān sì — Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
洪hóng洪hóng — flood · big · great
血書xuè shū血書xuè shū — letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
婆婆pó po婆婆pó po — husband's mother · mother-in-law · grandma