阿長與《山海經》 Ah Chang and the Book of Hills and Seas

長媽媽，已經說過，是一個一向帶領著我的女工，說得闊氣一點，就是我的保姆。Nurse Chang, as already mentioned, was a maidservant who had always looked after me — to put it grandly, she was my nanny.我的母親和許多別的人都這樣稱呼她，似乎略帶些客氣的意思。My mother and many other people called her this, seeming to carry a slight air of politeness.只有祖母叫她阿長。Only my grandmother called her Ah Chang.我平時叫她“阿媽”，連“長”字也不帶；Ordinarily I called her "Amah," without even the word "Chang" attached;但到憎惡她的時候，——例如知道了謀死我那隱鼠的卻是她的時候，就叫她阿長。but when I was disgusted with her — for instance, upon learning that it was she who had schemed to kill my hidden mouse — I called her Ah Chang.

長

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

媽媽

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

是

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

一個

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

一向

yī xiàng — 1. a period of time in the recent past 2. (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time (HSK 5)

帶領

dài lǐng — 1. to guide 2. to lead (HSK 3)

著

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

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)

女工

nǚ gōng — 1. working woman 2. variant of 女紅 (nǚ gōng)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

闊氣

kuò qi — 1. lavish 2. generous 3. bounteous 4. prodigal

一點

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

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)

的

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

保姆

bǎo mǔ — 1. nanny; babysitter 2. housekeeper (HSK 7-9)

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)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

許多

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

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

人

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

這樣

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

稱呼

chēng hu — 1. to call; to address as 2. form of address; appellation (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

似乎

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

略帶

lüè dài — to have (an attribute) to a small degree; to have a touch of

些

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

客氣

kè qi — 1. polite 2. courteous 3. formal 4. modest (HSK 5)

的

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

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

只有

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

祖母

zǔ mǔ — father's mother; paternal grandmother (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

長

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

平時

píng shí — 1. ordinarily 2. in normal times 3. in peacetime (HSK 2)

叫

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

阿媽

ā mā — 1. grandma (paternal) (Tw) 2. (dialect) mother 3. nurse 4. amah 5. (Manchu) father

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

長

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

字

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不帶

bù dài — 1. not to have 2. without 3. un-

但

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

憎惡

zēng è — to hate evil

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

的

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

時候

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

例如

lì rú — for example; for instance; such as (HSK 2)

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

隱

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

鼠

shǔ — (bound form) rat; mouse (HSK 5)

的

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

卻是

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

的

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

時候

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

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

長

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

长妈妈，已经说过，是一个一向带领著我的女工，说得阔气一点，就是我的保姆。我的母亲和许多别的人都这样称呼她，似乎略带些客气的意思。只有祖母叫她阿长。我平时叫她“阿妈”，连“长”字也不带；但到憎恶她的时候，——例如知道了谋死我那隐鼠的却是她的时候，就叫她阿长。

我們那裡沒有姓長的；There was no one surnamed Chang where we lived;她生得黃胖而矮，“長”也不是形容詞。she was born sallow, plump, and short, so "Chang" [Long/Tall] was not a description either.又不是她的名字，記得她自己說過，她的名字是叫作什麼姑娘的。Nor was it her name — I remember she once said herself that her name was something-or-other Girl.什麼姑娘，我現在已經忘卻了，總之不是長姑娘；What sort of Girl, I have now forgotten, but at any rate it was not Chang Girl;也終於不知道她姓什麼。and in the end I never learned what her surname was either.記得她也曾告訴過我這個名稱的來歷：先前的先前，我家有一個女工，身材生得很高大，這就是真阿長。I remember she once told me the origin of this name: long before, before that even, my family had a maidservant of very tall, large build, and she was the true Ah Chang.後來她回去了，我那什麼姑娘才來補她的缺，然而大家因為叫慣了，沒有再改口，於是她從此也就成為長媽媽了。Later that woman went back home, and my what's-her-name Girl came to fill her vacancy, but since everyone was used to the name, no one bothered to change it, and so from then on she too became Nurse Chang.

我們

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

那裡

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

沒有

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

姓

xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)

長

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

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

生

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

得

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

黃

Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)

胖

pán — 1. healthy 2. at ease (HSK 3)

而

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

矮

ǎi — 1. (of a person) short 2. (of a wall etc) low 3. (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than) (HSK 4)

長

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

形容詞

xíng róng cí — adjective

又

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

她

tā — she (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)

名字

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

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

自己

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (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)

名字

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

叫作

jiào zuò — 1. to call 2. to be called (HSK 2)

什麼

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

姑娘

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

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)

什麼

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

姑娘

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

現在

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

忘卻

wàng què — to forget

了

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

總之

zǒng zhī — 1. in a word 2. in short 3. in brief (HSK 4)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

長

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

姑娘

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

終於

zhōng yú — 1. at last 2. in the end 3. finally 4. eventually (HSK 3)

不知

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

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

姓

xìng — 1. family name; surname 2. to be surnamed ... (HSK 2)

什麼

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

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

告訴

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這個

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

名稱

míng chēng — 1. name (of a thing) 2. name (of an organization) (HSK 2)

的

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

來歷

lái lì — 1. history 2. antecedents 3. origin (HSK 7-9)

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

的

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

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

有

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

一個

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

女工

nǚ gōng — 1. working woman 2. variant of 女紅 (nǚ gōng)

身材

shēn cái — 1. stature 2. build (height and weight) 3. figure (HSK 4)

生

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

得很

de hěn — (after an adjective) very

高大

gāo dà — tall; lofty; towering (HSK 5)

這就

zhè jiù — 1. immediately 2. at once

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)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

長

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

後來

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

回去

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

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

什麼

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

姑娘

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

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)

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)

補

bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (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)

缺

quē — 1. deficiency 2. lack 3. scarce 4. vacant post 5. to run short of (HSK 3)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

大家

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

因為

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

叫

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

慣

guàn — 1. accustomed to 2. used to 3. indulge 4. to spoil (a child) (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)

沒有

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

再改

zài gǎi — to change (sth) again

口

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

於是

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

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

成為

chéng wéi — to become; to turn into (HSK 2)

長

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

媽媽

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

了

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

我们那里没有姓长的；她生得黄胖而矮，“长”也不是形容词。又不是她的名字，记得她自己说过，她的名字是叫作什么姑娘的。什么姑娘，我现在已经忘却了，总之不是长姑娘；也终于不知道她姓什么。记得她也曾告诉过我这个名称的来历：先前的先前，我家有一个女工，身材生得很高大，这就是真阿长。后来她回去了，我那什么姑娘才来补她的缺，然而大家因为叫惯了，没有再改口，于是她从此也就成为长妈妈了。

雖然背地裡說人長短不是好事情，但倘使要我說句真心話，我可只得說：我實在不大佩服她。Although speaking of others' faults behind their backs is not a good thing, still, if I am to speak my true feelings, I can only say: I did not in fact think very highly of her.最討厭的是常喜歡切切察察，向人們低聲絮說些什麼事，還豎起第二個手指，在空中上下搖動，或者點著對手或自己的鼻尖。Most annoying was that she often loved to whisper and gossip, murmuring to people about this or that in a low voice, and would even raise her second finger, waving it up and down in the air, or pointing it at the tip of her opponent's nose or her own.我的家裡一有些小風波，不知怎的我總疑心和這“切切察察”有些關係。Whenever there was some small disturbance in our household, somehow I always suspected it had something to do with this "whispering and gossiping."又不許我走動，拔一株草，翻一塊石頭，就說我頑皮，要告訴我的母親去了。Nor would she let me move about freely — if I pulled up a blade of grass or turned over a stone, she would say I was being naughty and threaten to tell my mother.一到夏天，睡覺時她又伸開兩腳兩手，在床中間擺成一個“大”字，擠得我沒有餘地翻身，久睡在一角的席子上，又已經烤得那麼熱。Come summer, when she slept she would fling out her arms and legs, sprawled in the middle of the bed in the shape of the character "big" (大), leaving me no room to turn over, while I, having long lain on my one corner of the mat, found it already baked hot.推她呢，不動；Push her — she would not budge;叫她呢，也不聞。call her — she would not hear.

雖然

suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)

背地裡

bèi dì li — behind sb's back; secretly

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

人

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

長短

cháng duǎn — 1. length 2. accident; mishap 3. right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits (HSK 6)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

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)

情

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

但

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

倘

cháng — used in 倘佯 (cháng yáng)

使

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

要

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

真心

zhēn xīn — wholeheartedness; sincerity (HSK 7-9)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

實在

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

不大

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

佩服

pèi fú — to admire (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

討厭

tǎo yàn — 1. to dislike 2. to loathe 3. disagreeable 4. troublesome 5. annoying (HSK 5)

的

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

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)

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

喜歡

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

切切

qiè qiè — 1. urgently 2. eagerly 3. worried 4. (urge sb to) be sure to 5. it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)

察察

chá chá — 1. clean 2. spotless

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

低聲

dī shēng — 1. in a low voice 2. softly

絮說

xù shuō — to chatter endlessly

些

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

什麼事

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

豎起

shù qǐ — 1. to erect (a tent etc) 2. to prick up (one's ears) 3. to raise (one's eyebrows) 4. to stick up (one's thumb) 5. to turn up (one's collar) 6. (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)

第二

dì èr — 1. second 2. number two 3. next 4. secondary

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

手指

shǒu zhǐ — 1. finger 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (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)

空中

kōng zhōng — 1. in the sky 2. in the air (HSK 5)

上下

shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)

搖動

yáo dòng — 1. to shake 2. to sway

或者

huò zhě — 1. or 2. possibly; maybe; perhaps (HSK 2)

點著

diǎn zháo — to light (a candle, cigarette etc)

對手

duì shǒu — 1. opponent 2. rival 3. competitor 4. (well-matched) adversary 5. match (HSK 3)

或

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

自己

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

的

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

鼻尖

bí jiān — tip of the nose

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)

家裡

jiā lǐ — home (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)

有些

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

小

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

風波

fēng bō — 1. disturbance 2. crisis 3. disputes 4. restlessness 5. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 7-9)

不知

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

怎的

zěn de — 1. what for 2. why 3. how

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

總

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

疑心

yí xīn — 1. suspicion 2. to suspect

和

Hé — surname He (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)

切切

qiè qiè — 1. urgently 2. eagerly 3. worried 4. (urge sb to) be sure to 5. it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)

察察

chá chá — 1. clean 2. spotless

有些

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

關係

guān xi — 1. relation 2. relationship 3. to concern 4. to affect 5. to have to do with 6. guanxi 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

又

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

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

走動

zǒu dòng — 1. to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk 2. to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) 3. to visit one another; to socialize 4. to pay a visit (go to the toilet)

拔

bá — 1. to pull up 2. to pull out 3. to draw out by suction 4. to select 5. to pick 6. to stand out (above level) 7. to surpass 8. to seize (HSK 5)

一

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

株

zhū — 1. tree trunk 2. stump (tree root) 3. a plant 4. classifier for trees or plants 5. strain (biology) 6. to involve others (in shady business) (HSK 7-9)

草

cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)

翻

fān — 1. to turn over 2. to flip over 3. to overturn 4. to rummage through 5. to translate 6. to decode 7. to double 8. to climb over or into 9. to cross (HSK 4)

一塊

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

石頭

shí tou — 1. stone 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 3)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

頑皮

wán pí — naughty (HSK 6)

要

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

告訴

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

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

去

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

了

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

一

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)

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)

夏天

xià tiān — 1. summer 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

睡覺

shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (HSK 1)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

又

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

伸開

shēn kāi — to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)

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)

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)

兩手

liǎng shǒu — 1. one's two hands 2. two prongs (of a strategy) 3. both aspects, eventualities etc 4. skills 5. expertise (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)

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)

中間

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

擺

bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)

成

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

一個

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

大

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

字

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

擠

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

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

沒有

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

餘地

yú dì — 1. margin 2. leeway (HSK 7-9)

翻身

fān shēn — 1. to turn over (when lying) 2. (fig.) to free oneself 3. to emancipate oneself 4. to bring about a change of one's fortunes

久

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

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)

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)

角

Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)

的

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

席子

xí zi — woven mat

上

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

又

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

烤

kǎo — 1. to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread) 2. to warm oneself by a fire (HSK 7-9)

得

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

那麼

nà me — 1. like that; in that way; to that extent 2. (before a number) ... or so; about ... 3. then; in that case (HSK 2)

熱

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

呢

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

不動

bù dòng — motionless

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

呢

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

聞

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 2)

虽然背地里说人长短不是好事情，但倘使要我说句真心话，我可只得说：我实在不大佩服她。最讨厌的是常喜欢切切察察，向人们低声絮说些什么事，还竖起第二个手指，在空中上下摇动，或者点著对手或自己的鼻尖。我的家里一有些小风波，不知怎的我总疑心和这“切切察察”有些关系。又不许我走动，拔一株草，翻一块石头，就说我顽皮，要告诉我的母亲去了。一到夏天，睡觉时她又伸开两脚两手，在床中间摆成一个“大”字，挤得我没有余地翻身，久睡在一角的席子上，又已经烤得那么热。推她呢，不动；叫她呢，也不闻。

“長媽媽生得那麼胖，一定很怕熱罷？"Nurse Chang is built so plump, she must feel the heat terribly, mustn't she?晚上的睡相，怕不見得很好罷？……”Her sleeping posture at night — I don't suppose it's very good, is it?..."

長

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

媽媽

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

生

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

得

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

那麼

nà me — 1. like that; in that way; to that extent 2. (before a number) ... or so; about ... 3. then; in that case (HSK 2)

胖

pán — 1. healthy 2. at ease (HSK 3)

一定

yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

熱

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

罷

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

晚上

wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (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)

睡相

shuì xiàng — sleeping posture

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

不見得

bù jiàn de — 1. not necessarily 2. not likely (HSK 7-9)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (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)

罷

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

“长妈妈生得那么胖，一定很怕热罢？晚上的睡相，怕不见得很好罢？……”

母親聽到我多回訴苦之後，曾經這樣地問過她。My mother asked her this once, after I had complained many times.我也知道這意思是要她多給我一些空席。I too understood the point of this was to get her to leave me more room on the mat.她不開口。She said nothing.但到夜裡，我熱得醒來的時候，卻仍然看見滿床擺著一個“大”字，一條臂膊還擱在我的頸子上。But at night, when I woke up hot, I still saw the character "big" sprawled across the whole bed, with one arm still resting on my neck.我想，這實在是無法可想了。I concluded there was really nothing to be done about it.

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

聽到

tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

多

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

回

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

訴苦

sù kǔ — 1. to grumble 2. to complain 3. grievance (HSK 7-9)

之後

zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)

曾經

céng jīng — 1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause) (HSK 3)

這樣

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

地

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

知道

zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (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)

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

是

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

要

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

多

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

給

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一些

yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)

空

kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (HSK 3)

席

Xí — surname Xi (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

不

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

開口

kāi kǒu — 1. to open one's mouth 2. to start to talk (HSK 7-9)

但

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

到

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

夜裡

yè li — 1. during the night 2. at night 3. nighttime (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

熱

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

醒來

xǐng lái — to waken (HSK 7-9)

的

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

時候

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

仍然

réng rán — still; as before; yet (HSK 3)

看見

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

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)

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)

擺

bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)

著

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

一個

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

大

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

字

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

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)

臂膊

bì bó — arm

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)

在

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

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)

頸子

jǐng zi — neck

上

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

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

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)

實在

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

無法

wú fǎ — unable to; incapable of (HSK 4)

可

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

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)

了

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

母亲听到我多回诉苦之后，曾经这样地问过她。我也知道这意思是要她多给我一些空席。她不开口。但到夜里，我热得醒来的时候，却仍然看见满床摆著一个“大”字，一条臂膊还搁在我的颈子上。我想，这实在是无法可想了。

但是她懂得許多規矩；But she did know a great many rules of propriety;這些規矩，也大概是我所不耐煩的。and these rules were, for the most part, ones I found tiresome.一年中最高興的時節，自然要數除夕了。The happiest time of the year was, of course, New Year's Eve.辭歲之後，從長輩得到壓歲錢，紅紙包著，放在枕邊，只要過一宵，便可以隨意使用。After bidding farewell to the old year, one received New Year's money from one's elders, wrapped in red paper and placed by one's pillow; once a single night had passed, one could spend it however one liked.睡在枕上，看著紅包，想到明天買來的小鼓、刀槍、泥人、糖菩薩……。Lying on my pillow, looking at the red packet, I would think of the little drum, the swords and spears, the clay figures, the sugar Buddhas I would buy the next day....然而她進來，又將一個福橘放在床頭了。But then she would come in and place a lucky orange by the head of the bed as well.

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

懂得

dǒng de — to understand; to know; to comprehend (HSK 2)

許多

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

規矩

guī ju — 1. lit. compass and set square 2. fig. established standard 3. rule 4. customs 5. practices 6. fig. upright and honest 7. well-behaved (HSK 7-9)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

規矩

guī ju — 1. lit. compass and set square 2. fig. established standard 3. rule 4. customs 5. practices 6. fig. upright and honest 7. well-behaved (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

大概

dà gài — 1. roughly 2. probably 3. rough 4. approximate 5. about 6. general idea (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

不耐煩

bù nài fán — 1. impatient 2. to lose patience (HSK 5)

的

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

一

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)

年中

nián zhōng — 1. within the year 2. in the middle of the year 3. mid-year

最高

zuì gāo — 1. tallest 2. highest 3. supreme (court etc)

興

Xīng — surname Xing

的

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

時節

shí jié — season; time (HSK 6)

自然

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

要

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

數

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

除夕

Chú xī — lunar New Year's Eve (HSK 5)

了

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

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)

歲

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

之後

zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

長輩

zhǎng bèi — 1. one's elders 2. older generation (HSK 7-9)

得到

dé dào — to get; to obtain; to receive (HSK 1)

壓歲錢

yā suì qián — money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

紙

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

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

著

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

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)

枕

zhěn — 1. (bound form) pillow 2. to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. (zhèn))

邊

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

只要

zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (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)

宵

xiāo — night

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)

可以

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

隨意

suí yì — 1. as one wishes 2. according to one's wishes 3. at will 4. voluntary 5. conscious (HSK 5)

使用

shǐ yòng — 1. to use 2. to employ 3. to apply 4. to make use of (HSK 2)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)

枕

zhěn — 1. (bound form) pillow 2. to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. (zhèn))

上

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

看

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

著

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

紅包

hóng bāo — 1. money wrapped in red as a gift 2. bonus payment 3. kickback 4. bribe (HSK 4)

想到

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

明天

míng tiān — tomorrow (HSK 1)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)

小鼓

xiǎo gǔ — snare drum

刀槍

dāo qiāng — 1. sword and spear 2. weapons

泥人

ní rén — clay figurine

糖

táng — 1. sugar 2. sweets 3. candy 4. classifier: 顆 (kē), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 3)

菩薩

pú sà — (Buddhism) bodhisattva (HSK 7-9)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

又

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

將

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

一個

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

福

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

橘

jú — 1. mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) 2. tangerine

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)

床頭

chuáng tóu — 1. bedhead 2. bedside 3. headboard

了

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

但是她懂得许多规矩；这些规矩，也大概是我所不耐烦的。一年中最高兴的时节，自然要数除夕了。辞岁之后，从长辈得到压岁钱，红纸包著，放在枕边，只要过一宵，便可以随意使用。睡在枕上，看著红包，想到明天买来的小鼓、刀枪、泥人、糖菩萨……。然而她进来，又将一个福橘放在床头了。

“哥兒，你牢牢記住！”她極其鄭重地說。“明天是正月初一，清早一睜開眼睛，第一句話就得對我說：‘阿媽，恭喜恭喜！’記得麼？"Young master, remember this well!" she said with the utmost solemnity. "Tomorrow is the first day of the first month. As soon as you open your eyes early in the morning, the very first thing you must say to me is: 'Amah, congratulations, congratulations!' Do you remember?你要記著，這是一年的運氣的事情。You must remember, this concerns the whole year's fortune.不許說別的話！You mustn't say anything else!說過之後，還得吃一點福橘。”她又拿起那橘子來在我的眼前搖了兩搖，“那麼，一年到頭，順順流流……。”After you've said it, you must also eat a bit of the lucky orange." She then picked up the orange again and shook it before my eyes twice, "then, all year round, everything will go smoothly and well...."

哥兒

gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys

你

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

牢牢

láo láo — 1. firmly 2. safely (HSK 7-9)

記住

jì zhu — 1. to remember 2. to bear in mind 3. to learn by heart (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

極其

jí qí — extremely (HSK 4)

鄭重

zhèng zhòng — 1. serious 2. solemn 3. earnest 4. conscientious (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

明天

míng tiān — tomorrow (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)

正月初一

zhēng yuè chū yī — New Year's Day in the lunar calendar

清早

qīng zǎo — 1. first thing in the morning 2. at daybreak

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)

睜開

zhēng kāi — to open (one's eyes)

眼睛

yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)

第一

dì yī — 1. first 2. most important; primary; foremost

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

話

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

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)

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

阿媽

ā mā — 1. grandma (paternal) (Tw) 2. (dialect) mother 3. nurse 4. amah 5. (Manchu) father

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)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

麼

má — exclamatory final particle

你

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

要

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

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)

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)

是

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

一

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

年

Nián — surname Nian (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)

運氣

yùn qi — luck (good or bad) (HSK 4)

的

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

事情

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

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

之後

zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)

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)

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)

一點

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

福

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

橘

jú — 1. mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) 2. tangerine

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

又

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

拿起

ná qǐ — to pick up

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

橘子

jú zi — 1. tangerine 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 瓣 (bàn) (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)

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)

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)

眼前

yǎn qián — 1. before one's eyes 2. now 3. at present (HSK 3)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (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)

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)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

那麼

nà me — 1. like that; in that way; to that extent 2. (before a number) ... or so; about ... 3. then; in that case (HSK 2)

一年到頭

yī nián dào tóu — all year round (HSK 7-9)

順

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

順

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

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)

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)

“哥儿，你牢牢记住！”她极其郑重地说。“明天是正月初一，清早一睁开眼睛，第一句话就得对我说：‘阿妈，恭喜恭喜！’记得么？你要记著，这是一年的运气的事情。不许说别的话！说过之后，还得吃一点福橘。”她又拿起那橘子来在我的眼前摇了两摇，“那么，一年到头，顺顺流流……。”

夢裡也記得元旦的，第二天醒得特別早，一醒，就要坐起來。Even in my dreams I remembered New Year's Day; the next day I woke unusually early, and the moment I woke, I wanted to sit straight up.她卻立刻伸出臂膊，一把將我按住。But she at once thrust out her arm and pressed me firmly down.我驚異地看她時，只見她惶急地看著我。When I looked at her in surprise, I saw only that she was watching me with an anxious, urgent look.

夢

mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)

裡

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

元旦

Yuán dàn — New Year's Day (HSK 5)

的

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

第二天

dì èr tiān — 1. next day 2. the morrow

醒

xǐng — 1. to wake up 2. to be awake 3. to become aware 4. to sober up 5. to come to (HSK 4)

得

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

特別

tè bié — 1. unusual; special 2. very; especially; particularly 3. expressly; for a specific purpose 4. (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular (HSK 2)

早

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

醒

xǐng — 1. to wake up 2. to be awake 3. to become aware 4. to sober up 5. to come to (HSK 4)

就要

jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 2)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

起來

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

她

tā — she (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)

立刻

lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)

伸出

shēn chū — to extend

臂膊

bì bó — arm

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)

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)

按

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

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

驚異

jīng yì — amazed

地

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

看

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

只見

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

惶

huáng — (bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation

急

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

地

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

看

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

著

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

梦里也记得元旦的，第二天醒得特别早，一醒，就要坐起来。她却立刻伸出臂膊，一把将我按住。我惊异地看她时，只见她惶急地看著我。

她又有所要求似的，搖著我的肩。She shook my shoulder again, as if expecting something of me.我忽而記得了——Suddenly I remembered—

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

又

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

有所

yǒu suǒ — 1. somewhat 2. to some extent (HSK 7-9)

要求

yāo qiú — 1. to request 2. to require 3. requirement 4. to stake a claim 5. to ask 6. to demand 7. classifier: 點 (diǎn) (HSK 2)

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

著

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

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)

肩

jiān — 1. shoulder 2. to shoulder (responsibilities etc) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

忽而

hū ér — 1. suddenly 2. now (..., now...)

記得

jì de — to remember (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)

她又有所要求似的，摇著我的肩。我忽而记得了——

“阿媽，恭喜……。”"Amah, congratulations..."

阿媽

ā mā — 1. grandma (paternal) (Tw) 2. (dialect) mother 3. nurse 4. amah 5. (Manchu) father

恭喜

gōng xǐ — 1. to congratulate 2. (interj.) congratulations! (HSK 7-9)

“阿妈，恭喜……。”

“恭喜恭喜！"Congratulations, congratulations!大家恭喜！Congratulations to everyone!真聰明！How clever you are!恭喜恭喜！”她於是十分歡喜似的，笑將起來，同時將一點冰冷的東西，塞在我的嘴裡。Congratulations, congratulations!" she said, seeming thoroughly delighted, and burst out laughing, and at the same time stuffed something ice-cold into my mouth.我大吃一驚之後，也就忽而記得，這就是所謂福橘，元旦辟頭的磨難，總算已經受完，可以下床玩耍去了。After my great start of surprise, I suddenly remembered too — this was the so-called lucky orange, and the ordeal that opened New Year's Day was now, at last, over, and I could get out of bed and go play.

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)

大家

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

恭喜

gōng xǐ — 1. to congratulate 2. (interj.) congratulations! (HSK 7-9)

真

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

聰明

cōng ming — 1. intelligent; clever; bright 2. acute (of sight and hearing) (HSK 5)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

於是

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

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

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

笑

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

起來

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

同時

tóng shí — at the same time; simultaneously (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)

一點

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

冰冷

bīng lěng — ice-cold

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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

塞

sāi — 1. to plug; to stop up; to stuff in 2. (bound form) a stopper; a cork (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)

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)

嘴裡

zuǐ lǐ — 1. mouth 2. in the mouth 3. on one's lips 4. speech 5. words

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

大吃一驚

dà chī yī jīng — (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback (HSK 7-9)

之後

zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

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

忽而

hū ér — 1. suddenly 2. now (..., now...)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

這就

zhè jiù — 1. immediately 2. at once

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)

所謂

suǒ wèi — 1. what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... 2. (derog.) so-called (HSK 7-9)

福

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

橘

jú — 1. mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata) 2. tangerine

元旦

Yuán dàn — New Year's Day (HSK 5)

辟

bì — 1. (literary) king; monarch 2. (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service 3. (literary) to avoid (variant of 避 (bì)) 4. (literary) to repel (variant of 避 (bì))

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)

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)

磨難

mó nàn — 1. a torment 2. a trial 3. tribulation 4. a cross (to bear) 5. well-tried (HSK 7-9)

總算

zǒng suàn — 1. at long last 2. finally 3. on the whole (HSK 5)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

受

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

完

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

可以

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

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)

玩耍

wán shuǎ — 1. to play (as children do) 2. to amuse oneself (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)

“恭喜恭喜！大家恭喜！真聪明！恭喜恭喜！”她于是十分欢喜似的，笑将起来，同时将一点冰冷的东西，塞在我的嘴里。我大吃一惊之后，也就忽而记得，这就是所谓福橘，元旦辟头的磨难，总算已经受完，可以下床玩耍去了。

她教給我的道理還很多，例如說人死了，不該說死掉，必須說“老掉了”；There were many more principles she taught me — for instance, she said that when someone dies, one must not say "died," but must say "grown old and gone";死了人，生了孩子的屋子裡，不應該走進去；in a house where someone had died, or where a child had just been born, one ought not to enter;飯粒落在地上，必須揀起來，最好是吃下去；if a grain of rice fell on the ground, one must pick it up, and best of all, eat it;曬褲子用的竹竿底下，是萬不可鑽過去的……。and under the bamboo pole used for drying trousers, one must on no account pass through....此外，現在大抵忘卻了，只有元旦的古怪儀式記得最清楚。Besides these, I have now mostly forgotten the rest; only the strange New Year's Day ritual do I remember most clearly.總之：都是些煩瑣之至，至今想起來還覺得非常麻煩的事情。In short: they were all matters of the utmost tedious fussiness, things which even now, thinking back, still strike me as terribly bothersome.

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

給

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

我

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)

道理

dào li — 1. reason 2. argument 3. sense 4. principle 5. basis 6. justification 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

多

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

例如

lì rú — for example; for instance; such as (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

人

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

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

不該

bù gāi — 1. should not 2. to owe nothing

說死

shuō sǐ — 1. to say definitely 2. to commit (to a proposition)

掉

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

必須

bì xū — 1. to have to 2. must 3. compulsory 4. necessarily (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

老

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

掉

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

了

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

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

人

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

了

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

孩子

hái zi — child (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)

屋子

wū zi — 1. house 2. room 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 3)

裡

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

不

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

應該

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

走進

zǒu jìn — to enter; to step into (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)

飯粒

fàn lì — grain of cooked rice

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)

在地

zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])

上

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

必須

bì xū — 1. to have to 2. must 3. compulsory 4. necessarily (HSK 2)

揀起

jiǎn qǐ — to pick up

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)

最好是

zuì hǎo shì — (as a complete expression, or followed by 啦 (la)) (coll.) Yeah, right! As if!

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)

下去

xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)

曬

shài — 1. (of the sun) to shine on 2. to bask in (the sunshine) 3. to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun 4. (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") 5. (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to (HSK 4)

褲子

kù zi — 1. trousers; pants 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 3)

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)

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)

竹竿

zhú gān — bamboo pole (HSK 7-9)

底下

dǐ xia — 1. the location below sth 2. afterwards (HSK 3)

是

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

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

不可

bù kě — cannot; should not; must not

鑽

zuān — 1. to drill 2. to bore 3. to get into 4. to make one's way into 5. to enter (a hole) 6. to thread one's way through 7. to study intensively 8. to dig into 9. to curry favor for personal gain (HSK 6)

過去

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

的

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

此外

cǐ wài — besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore (HSK 4)

現在

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

大抵

dà dǐ — 1. generally speaking 2. by and large 3. for the most part

忘卻

wàng què — to forget

了

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

只有

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

元旦

Yuán dàn — New Year's Day (HSK 5)

的

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

古怪

gǔ guài — 1. strange 2. weird 3. eccentric 4. bizarre (HSK 7-9)

儀式

yí shì — ceremony (HSK 6)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

清楚

qīng chu — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. to understand thoroughly 4. to be clear about (HSK 2)

總之

zǒng zhī — 1. in a word 2. in short 3. in brief (HSK 4)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

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

些

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

煩瑣

fán suǒ — 1. tedious 2. convoluted 3. fiddly 4. pedantic

之至

zhī zhì — extremely

至今

zhì jīn — 1. so far 2. to this day 3. until now (HSK 3)

想起來

xiǎng qi lai — 1. to remember 2. to recall

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

覺得

jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (HSK 1)

非常

fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)

麻煩

má fan — 1. trouble; inconvenience 2. inconvenient; troublesome; annoying 3. to bother sb; to put sb to trouble (HSK 3)

的

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

事情

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

她教给我的道理还很多，例如说人死了，不该说死掉，必须说“老掉了”；死了人，生了孩子的屋子里，不应该走进去；饭粒落在地上，必须拣起来，最好是吃下去；晒裤子用的竹竿底下，是万不可钻过去的……。此外，现在大抵忘却了，只有元旦的古怪仪式记得最清楚。总之：都是些烦琐之至，至今想起来还觉得非常麻烦的事情。

然而我有一時也對她發生過空前的敬意。And yet there was one time when I came to feel an unprecedented respect for her.她常常對我講“長毛”。She often used to tell me about the "Long-Hairs."她之所謂“長毛”者，不但洪秀全軍，似乎連後來一切土匪強盜都在內，但除卻革命黨，因為那時還沒有。By "Long-Hairs" she meant not only the Taiping army of Hong Xiuquan, but seemingly all the bandits and brigands of later times as well — excepting only the revolutionaries, since at that time there were none yet.她說得長毛非常可怕，他們的話就聽不懂。She spoke of the Long-Hairs as utterly terrifying — one couldn't even understand their speech.她說先前長毛進城的時候，我家全都逃到海邊去了，只留一個門房和年老的煮飯老媽子看家。She said that before, when the Long-Hairs entered the city, our whole family fled to the seaside, leaving behind only a gatekeeper and an old woman who cooked, to look after the house.後來長毛果然進門來了，那老媽子便叫他們“大王”，——據說對長毛就應該這樣叫，——訴說自己的飢餓。Later the Long-Hairs did indeed come in through the gate, and that old cook called them "Great Kings" — apparently that was how one was supposed to address Long-Hairs — and pleaded her hunger to them.長毛笑道：“那麼，這東西就給你吃了罷！”將一個圓圓的東西擲了過來，還帶著一條小辮子，正是那門房的頭。The Long-Hair laughed and said, "Well then, have this to eat!" and flung over a round object, with a little queue still attached to it — it was none other than the gatekeeper's head.煮飯老媽子從此就駭破了膽，後來一提起，還是立刻面如土色，自己輕輕地拍著胸脯道：“阿呀，駭死我了，駭死我了……。”The old cook's courage was shattered from that day on, and afterward, whenever it was mentioned, her face would instantly turn the color of ash, and she would pat her own chest gently and say, "Ah, it frightened me to death, frightened me to death...."

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

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)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

發生

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

空前

kōng qián — unprecedented (HSK 7-9)

的

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

敬意

jìng yì — respect; esteem; high regard (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

常常

cháng cháng — frequently; often (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

之

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

所謂

suǒ wèi — 1. what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... 2. (derog.) so-called (HSK 7-9)

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

者

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

不但

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

洪秀全

Hóng Xiù quán — Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

軍

jūn — 1. (bound form) army 2. military

似乎

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

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

後來

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

一切

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

土匪

tǔ fěi — bandit (HSK 7-9)

強盜

qiáng dào — 1. to rob (with force) 2. bandit 3. robber 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

在內

zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (HSK 5)

但

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

除

chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)

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)

革命

gé mìng — 1. to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) 2. revolution 3. revolutionary 4. to revolt (against sb or sth) 5. to revolutionize (sth) 6. (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) 7. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 7-9)

黨

Dǎng — surname Dang (HSK 6)

因為

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

那時

nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

沒有

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

非常

fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)

可怕

kě pà — 1. awful 2. dreadful 3. fearful 4. formidable 5. frightful 6. scary 7. hideous 8. horrible 9. terrible 10. terribly (HSK 2)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

的話

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

聽不懂

tīng bu dǒng — unable to make sense of what one is hearing

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

進城

jìn chéng — 1. to go to town 2. to enter a big city (to live or work)

的

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

時候

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

全都

quán dōu — 1. all 2. without exception (HSK 5)

逃

táo — 1. to escape 2. to run away 3. to flee (HSK 5)

到

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

海邊

hǎi biān — coast; seaside; seashore; beach (HSK 2)

去

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

了

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

留

liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)

一個

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

門房

mén fáng — 1. gatehouse 2. lodge 3. gatekeeper 4. porter

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

年老

nián lǎo — aged

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)

煮飯

zhǔ fàn — to cook

老媽子

lǎo mā zi — older female servant; amah

看家

kān jiā — 1. to look after the house 2. (of skill, ability) special 3. outstanding

後來

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

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

進門

jìn mén — 1. to enter a door 2. to go in 3. to learn the basics of a subject 4. to join one's husband's household upon marriage

來

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

了

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

老媽子

lǎo mā zi — older female servant; amah

便

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

叫

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

大王

dà wáng — 1. king 2. magnate 3. person having expert skill in something

據說

jù shuō — it is said that; reportedly (HSK 3)

對

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

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

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)

應該

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

這樣

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

叫

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

訴說

sù shuō — 1. to recount 2. to tell of 3. to relate 4. (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) (HSK 7-9)

自己

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

的

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

飢餓

jī è — 1. hunger 2. starvation 3. famine (HSK 7-9)

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

笑

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

道

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

那麼

nà me — 1. like that; in that way; to that extent 2. (before a number) ... or so; about ... 3. then; in that case (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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

給

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

你

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

了

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

罷

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

將

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

一個

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

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)

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)

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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

擲

zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)

了

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

過來

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

著

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

一

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

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)

小辮子

xiǎo biàn zi — 1. pigtail 2. (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

門房

mén fáng — 1. gatehouse 2. lodge 3. gatekeeper 4. porter

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)

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)

煮飯

zhǔ fàn — to cook

老媽子

lǎo mā zi — older female servant; amah

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

就

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

駭

hài — 1. to astonish 2. to startle 3. to hack (computing, loanword)

破

pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)

了

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

膽

dǎn — 1. gall bladder 2. courage 3. guts 4. gall 5. inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos) (HSK 5)

後來

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

提起

tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)

還是

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

立刻

lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)

面如土色

miàn rú tǔ sè — ashen-faced (idiom)

自己

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

輕輕

qīng qīng — lightly; softly

地

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

拍

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

著

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)

胸脯

xiōng pú — chest

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)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

呀

yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)

駭

hài — 1. to astonish 2. to startle 3. to hack (computing, loanword)

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)

了

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

駭

hài — 1. to astonish 2. to startle 3. to hack (computing, loanword)

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)

了

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

然而我有一时也对她发生过空前的敬意。她常常对我讲“长毛”。她之所谓“长毛”者，不但洪秀全军，似乎连后来一切土匪强盗都在内，但除却革命党，因为那时还没有。她说得长毛非常可怕，他们的话就听不懂。她说先前长毛进城的时候，我家全都逃到海边去了，只留一个门房和年老的煮饭老妈子看家。后来长毛果然进门来了，那老妈子便叫他们“大王”，——据说对长毛就应该这样叫，——诉说自己的饥饿。长毛笑道：“那么，这东西就给你吃了罢！”将一个圆圆的东西掷了过来，还带著一条小辫子，正是那门房的头。煮饭老妈子从此就骇破了胆，后来一提起，还是立刻面如土色，自己轻轻地拍著胸脯道：“阿呀，骇死我了，骇死我了……。”

我那時似乎倒並不怕，因為我覺得這些事和我毫不相干的，我不是一個門房。At the time I did not seem to be afraid myself, because I felt these matters had nothing whatsoever to do with me — I was not a gatekeeper.但她大概也即覺到了，說道：“像你似的小孩子，長毛也要擄的，擄去做小長毛。But she must have sensed this, for she said: "A little child like you, the Long-Hairs would carry off too, to make you into a little Long-Hair.還有好看的姑娘，也要擄。”And pretty girls too, they would carry off."

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

那時

nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)

似乎

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

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)

並不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

因為

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

覺得

jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (HSK 1)

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

事

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

毫不

háo bù — 1. hardly 2. not in the least 3. not at all (HSK 7-9)

相干

xiāng gān — 1. relevant 2. to have to do with 3. (physics) (of light etc) coherent

的

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

一個

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

門房

mén fáng — 1. gatehouse 2. lodge 3. gatekeeper 4. porter

但

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

大概

dà gài — 1. roughly 2. probably 3. rough 4. approximate 5. about 6. general idea (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

覺

jiào — 1. a nap 2. a sleep 3. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 6)

到了

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

說道

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

像

xiàng — 1. to resemble 2. to be like 3. to look as if 4. such as 5. appearance 6. image 7. portrait 8. image under a mapping (math.) (HSK 2)

你

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

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

小孩子

xiǎo hái zi — child

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

要

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

擄

lǔ — (bound form) to capture (sb)

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)

擄

lǔ — (bound form) to capture (sb)

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)

做小

zuò xiǎo — to be sb's concubine

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

還有

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

好看

hǎo kàn — 1. good-looking; nice-looking 2. (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good 3. in an embarrassing situation (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)

姑娘

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

要

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

擄

lǔ — (bound form) to capture (sb)

我那时似乎倒并不怕，因为我觉得这些事和我毫不相干的，我不是一个门房。但她大概也即觉到了，说道：“像你似的小孩子，长毛也要掳的，掳去做小长毛。还有好看的姑娘，也要掳。”

“那麼，你是不要緊的。”我以為她一定最安全了，既不做門房，又不是小孩子，也生得不好看，況且頸子上還有許多炙瘡疤。"Well then, you're perfectly safe," I thought — I supposed she must surely be the safest of all, being neither a gatekeeper nor a child, nor pretty either, and besides, she had all those moxa-cautery scars on her neck.

那麼

nà me — 1. like that; in that way; to that extent 2. (before a number) ... or so; about ... 3. then; in that case (HSK 2)

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)

不要緊

bù yào jǐn — 1. unimportant 2. not serious 3. it doesn't matter 4. never mind 5. it looks all right, but (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

一定

yī dìng — 1. surely; certainly; definitely 2. fixed; settled 3. a certain ...; a given ... (HSK 2)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

安全

ān quán — 1. safe; secure 2. safety; security (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)

既

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

不

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

門房

mén fáng — 1. gatehouse 2. lodge 3. gatekeeper 4. porter

又

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

小孩子

xiǎo hái zi — child

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

生

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

得

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

不好

bù hǎo — no good

看

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

況且

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

頸子

jǐng zi — neck

上

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

還有

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

許多

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

炙

zhì — 1. to broil 2. to roast

瘡疤

chuāng bā — scar

“那么，你是不要紧的。”我以为她一定最安全了，既不做门房，又不是小孩子，也生得不好看，况且颈子上还有许多炙疮疤。

“那裡的話？！”她嚴肅地說。“我們就沒有用麼？"What are you talking about?!" she said gravely. "Do you think we're of no use at all?我們也要被擄去。We too would be carried off.城外有兵來攻的時候，長毛就叫我們脫下褲子，一排一排地站在城牆上，外面的大炮就放不出來；When troops came from outside the city to attack, the Long-Hairs would make us take off our trousers and stand in a row upon the city wall, so that the enemy's cannon outside could not go off;再要放，就炸了！”if they tried to fire again, they would burst!"

那裡

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

的話

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

嚴肅

yán sù — 1. (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious 2. (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting 3. to strictly enforce (HSK 5)

地

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我們

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

就

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

沒有

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

麼

má — exclamatory final particle

我們

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

要

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

擄

lǔ — (bound form) to capture (sb)

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)

城外

chéng wài — outside of a city

有

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

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)

攻

gōng — 1. to attack 2. to accuse 3. to study 4. (LGBT) top (HSK 7-9)

的

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

時候

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

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

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)

我們

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

脫下

tuō xià — to take off (clothing)

褲子

kù zi — 1. trousers; pants 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 3)

一排

yī pái — row

一排

yī pái — row

地

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

站

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

在

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

城牆

chéng qiáng — city wall (HSK 7-9)

上

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

外面

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

的

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

大炮

dà pào — 1. big gun 2. cannon 3. artillery 4. one who talks big 5. classifier: 門 (mén), 尊 (zūn)

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)

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)

不

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

出來

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

要

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

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)

炸

zhá — 1. to deep fry 2. (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable) 3. Taiwan pr. (zhà) (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)

“那里的话？！”她严肃地说。“我们就没有用么？我们也要被掳去。城外有兵来攻的时候，长毛就叫我们脱下裤子，一排一排地站在城墙上，外面的大炮就放不出来；再要放，就炸了！”

這實在是出於我意想之外的，不能不驚異。This was truly beyond anything I had imagined, and I could not help being astonished.我一向只以為她滿肚子是麻煩的禮節罷了，卻不料她還有這樣偉大的神力。I had always thought she was simply full to bursting with tedious rules of etiquette, never expecting that she also possessed such tremendous supernatural power.從此對於她就有了特別的敬意，似乎實在深不可測；From then on I felt a special respect for her, as though she were truly unfathomably deep;夜間的伸開手腳，佔領全床，那當然是情有可原的了，倒應該我退讓。her sprawling out at night, taking over the whole bed, was of course quite understandable then, and it was I who ought to have yielded the space.

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)

實在

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

出於

chū yú — 1. due to 2. to stem from (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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))

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)

之外

zhī wài — 1. outside 2. excluding (HSK 5)

的

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

不能不

bù néng bù — 1. have to 2. cannot but (HSK 5)

驚異

jīng yì — amazed

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一向

yī xiàng — 1. a period of time in the recent past 2. (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time (HSK 5)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)

肚子

dù zi — 1. belly 2. abdomen 3. stomach 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

是

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

麻煩

má fan — 1. trouble; inconvenience 2. inconvenient; troublesome; annoying 3. to bother sb; to put sb to trouble (HSK 3)

的

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

禮節

lǐ jié — etiquette

罷了

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

不料

bù liào — 1. unexpectedly 2. to one's surprise (HSK 6)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

還有

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

這樣

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

偉大

wěi dà — huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) (HSK 3)

的

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

神力

shén lì — 1. occult force 2. the power of a God or spirit

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

對於

duì yú — regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (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)

有了

yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))

特別

tè bié — 1. unusual; special 2. very; especially; particularly 3. expressly; for a specific purpose 4. (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular (HSK 2)

的

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

敬意

jìng yì — respect; esteem; high regard (HSK 7-9)

似乎

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

實在

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

深不可測

shēn bù kě cè — 1. deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths 2. incomprehensible 3. enigmatic and impossible to predict

夜間

yè jiān — 1. nighttime 2. evening or night (e.g. classes) (HSK 5)

的

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

伸開

shēn kāi — to stretch out (one's arms or legs etc)

手腳

shǒu jiǎo — 1. hand and foot 2. movement of limbs 3. action 4. trick 5. step in a procedure (classifier: 道 (dào)) (HSK 7-9)

佔領

zhàn lǐng — to capture; to seize; to occupy by force (HSK 5)

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

當然

dāng rán — 1. only natural 2. as it should be 3. certainly 4. of course 5. without doubt (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)

情有可原

qíng yǒu kě yuán — pardonable (of interruption, misunderstanding etc)

的

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

了

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

倒

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

應該

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

退讓

tuì ràng — 1. to move aside 2. to get out of the way 3. to back down 4. to concede (HSK 7-9)

这实在是出于我意想之外的，不能不惊异。我一向只以为她满肚子是麻烦的礼节罢了，却不料她还有这样伟大的神力。从此对于她就有了特别的敬意，似乎实在深不可测；夜间的伸开手脚，占领全床，那当然是情有可原的了，倒应该我退让。

這種敬意，雖然也逐漸淡薄起來，但完全消失，大概是在知道她謀害了我的隱鼠之後。This respect, although it gradually faded over time, only vanished completely, I think, after I learned that she had schemed to kill my hidden mouse.那時就極嚴重地詰問，而且當面叫她阿長。At that time I questioned her most severely, and even called her Ah Chang to her face.我想我又不真做小長毛，不去攻城，也不放炮，更不怕炮炸，我懼憚她什麼呢！I thought: I'm not really going to become a little Long-Hair, I won't be attacking any city, nor firing any cannon, still less am I afraid of a cannon bursting — so what should I be afraid of her for!

這種

zhè zhǒng — this kind of

敬意

jìng yì — respect; esteem; high regard (HSK 7-9)

雖然

suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

逐漸

zhú jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

淡薄

dàn bó — 1. thin 2. light 3. flagging 4. faint

起來

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

但

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

完全

wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (HSK 2)

消失

xiāo shī — to disappear; to fade away (HSK 3)

大概

dà gài — 1. roughly 2. probably 3. rough 4. approximate 5. about 6. general idea (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)

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)

知道

zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

謀害

móu hài — 1. to conspire to murder 2. to plot against sb's life (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)

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)

隱

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

鼠

shǔ — (bound form) rat; mouse (HSK 5)

之後

zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)

那時

nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (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)

極

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

嚴重

yán zhòng — grave; serious; severe; critical (HSK 4)

地

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

詰問

jié wèn — 1. to ask questions 2. to interrogate

而且

ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)

當面

dāng miàn — 1. to sb's face 2. in sb's presence (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

長

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

又

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

不

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

真

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

做小

zuò xiǎo — to be sb's concubine

長毛

Cháng máo — (derog.) the Longhairs (Taiping rebels of the 19th century)

不

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

攻城

gōng chéng — to besiege (a town)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

炮

bāo — 1. to sauté 2. to fry 3. to dry by heating (HSK 6)

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)

不怕

bù pà — 1. fearless 2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) 3. even if 4. even though

炮

bāo — 1. to sauté 2. to fry 3. to dry by heating (HSK 6)

炸

zhá — 1. to deep fry 2. (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable) 3. Taiwan pr. (zhà) (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

懼

jù — to fear

憚

dàn — 1. dread 2. fear 3. dislike

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

什麼

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

呢

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

这种敬意，虽然也逐渐淡薄起来，但完全消失，大概是在知道她谋害了我的隐鼠之后。那时就极严重地诘问，而且当面叫她阿长。我想我又不真做小长毛，不去攻城，也不放炮，更不怕炮炸，我惧惮她什么呢！

但當我哀悼隱鼠，給它復仇的時候，一面又在渴慕著繪圖的《山海經》了。But even as I mourned my hidden mouse and vowed to avenge it, at the same time I was also yearning for the illustrated Classic of Mountains and Seas.這渴慕是從一個遠房的叔祖惹起來的。This yearning had been stirred up by a distant granduncle.他是一個胖胖的，和藹的老人，愛種一點花木，如珠蘭、茉莉之類，還有極其少見的，據說從北邊帶回去的馬纓花。He was a fat, kindly old man, fond of growing a few flowering plants — things like chulan orchid and jasmine — and also an extremely rare mimosa tree, said to have been brought back from the north.他的太太卻正相反，什麼也莫名其妙，曾將曬衣服的竹竿擱在珠蘭的枝條上，枝折了，還要憤憤地咒罵道：“死屍！”這老人是個寂寞者，因為無人可談，就很愛和孩子們往來，有時簡直稱我們為“小友”。His wife, however, was quite the opposite, understanding nothing at all — she once rested a bamboo pole used for drying clothes across the branches of the chulan, and when a branch snapped, she still cursed furiously, "You dead corpse!" This old man was a lonely person, and having no one to talk to, he was very fond of associating with children, sometimes even calling us his "little friends."在我們聚族而居的宅子裡，只有他書多，而且特別。In our household, where the whole clan lived together, he alone had many books, and unusual ones at that.制藝和試帖詩，自然也是有的；Examination essays and regulated verse for the exams were, naturally, there too;但我卻只在他的書齋裡，看見過陸璣的《毛詩草木鳥獸蟲魚疏》，還有許多名目很生的書籍。but it was only in his study that I ever saw Lu Ji's Commentary on the Plants, Trees, Birds, Beasts, and Insects and Fishes of the Book of Songs, along with many other books with very unfamiliar titles.我那時最愛看的是《花鏡》，上面有許多圖。What I loved most to look at then was the Mirror of Flowers, which had many illustrations in it.他說給我聽，曾經有過一部繪圖的《山海經》，畫著人面的獸，九頭的蛇，三腳的鳥，生著翅膀的人，沒有頭而以兩乳當作眼睛的怪物，……He told me that there had once been an illustrated edition of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, with pictures of beasts with human faces, snakes with nine heads, birds with three feet, winged people, monsters with no head at all who used their two nipples as eyes, ....可惜現在不知道放在那裏了。It was a pity that now no one knew where it had been put.

但

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

當

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

哀悼

āi dào — 1. to grieve over sb's death 2. to lament sb's death 3. mourning

隱

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

鼠

shǔ — (bound form) rat; mouse (HSK 5)

給

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

它

tā — it (HSK 2)

復仇

fù chóu — 1. to avenge 2. vengeance

的

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

時候

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

一面

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

又

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

在

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

渴慕

kě mù — to thirst for

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)

繪圖

huì tú — to chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot

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)

山海經

Shān hǎi Jīng — Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

了

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

這

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

渴慕

kě mù — to thirst for

是

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

一個

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

遠房

yuǎn fáng — (of a relative) distant

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)

叔祖

shū zǔ — grandfather's younger brother

惹起

rě qǐ — 1. provoke, incite 2. stir up 3. arouse (attention)

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)

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)

是

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

一個

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

胖

pán — 1. healthy 2. at ease (HSK 3)

胖

pán — 1. healthy 2. at ease (HSK 3)

的

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

和藹

hé ǎi — 1. kindly 2. nice 3. amiable (HSK 7-9)

的

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

老人

lǎo rén — 1. old man or woman 2. the elderly 3. one's aged parents or grandparents (HSK 1)

愛

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

種

zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (HSK 3)

一點

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

花木

huā mù — 1. flowers and trees 2. plants 3. flora

如

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

珠

zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)

蘭

Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu

茉莉

mò lì — jasmine

之類

zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)

還有

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

極其

jí qí — extremely (HSK 4)

少見

shǎo jiàn — 1. rare; seldom seen 2. (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you (HSK 7-9)

的

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

據說

jù shuō — it is said that; reportedly (HSK 3)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

北邊

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

帶回

dài huí — to bring back; to take back with one

去

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

的

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

馬纓花

mǎ yīng huā — 1. Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin) 2. tree rhododendron (Rhododendron delavayi)

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)

太太

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

卻

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

正

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

相反

xiāng fǎn — 1. opposite 2. contrary (HSK 4)

什麼

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

莫名其妙

mò míng qí miào — (idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable (HSK 7-9)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

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)

曬

shài — 1. (of the sun) to shine on 2. to bask in (the sunshine) 3. to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun 4. (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") 5. (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to (HSK 4)

衣服

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

竹竿

zhú gān — bamboo pole (HSK 7-9)

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)

在

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

珠

zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)

蘭

Lán — 1. surname Lan 2. abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州 (Lán zhōu), Gansu

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)

枝條

zhī tiáo — 1. branch 2. twig 3. stem

上

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

枝

zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)

折

shé — 1. to snap 2. to break (a stick, a bone etc) 3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business) (HSK 4)

了

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

要

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

憤憤

fèn fèn — extremely angry

地

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

咒罵

zhòu mà — 1. to damn 2. to curse 3. to revile

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)

死屍

sǐ shī — corpse; dead body

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)

老人

lǎo rén — 1. old man or woman 2. the elderly 3. one's aged parents or grandparents (HSK 1)

是

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

寂寞

jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (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

因為

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

無人

wú rén — 1. unmanned 2. uninhabited

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)

談

Tán — surname Tan (HSK 3)

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)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

愛

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

孩子們

hái zi men — children

往來

wǎng lái — 1. dealings 2. contacts 3. to go back and forth (HSK 6)

有時

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

簡直

jiǎn zhí — simply; really (HSK 3)

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)

小

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

友

yǒu — friend

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)

我們

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

聚

jù — 1. to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) 2. (chemistry) poly- (HSK 4)

族

zú — 1. race 2. nationality 3. ethnicity 4. clan 5. by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) (HSK 6)

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)

居

Jū — surname Ju

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)

宅子

zhái zi — house; residence

裡

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

只有

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

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)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

多

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

而且

ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)

特別

tè bié — 1. unusual; special 2. very; especially; particularly 3. expressly; for a specific purpose 4. (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular (HSK 2)

制

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

藝

yì — 1. skill 2. art

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

試

shì — 1. to test 2. to try 3. experiment 4. examination 5. test (HSK 1)

帖

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

詩

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

自然

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

有的

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

但

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

在

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

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)

書齋

shū zhāi — study (room)

裡

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

看見

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

陸

Lù — surname Lu

璣

jī — (literary) baroque pearl; irregular pearl

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)

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

詩

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

草木鳥獸

cǎo mù niǎo shòu — flora and fauna

蟲

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

魚

Yú — surname Yu (HSK 2)

疏

Shū — surname Shu

還有

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

許多

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

名目

míng mù — 1. name 2. designation 3. item 4. rubric 5. (formal usage) fame

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (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)

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)

書籍

shū jí — 1. books 2. works (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

那時

nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

愛

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

看

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

的

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

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)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

鏡

jìng — 1. mirror 2. lens

上面

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

許多

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

圖

tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

給

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

聽

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

曾經

céng jīng — 1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause) (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)

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)

部

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

繪圖

huì tú — to chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot

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)

山海經

Shān hǎi Jīng — Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

畫

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

著

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

人

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

面的

miàn dī — 1. abbr. of 麵包車的士 (miàn bāo chē dī shì) 2. minivan taxi

獸

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

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (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)

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)

蛇

shé — 1. snake 2. serpent 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 5)

三

Sān — surname San (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)

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)

鳥

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

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)

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)

翅膀

chì bǎng — 1. wing 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 對 (duì) (HSK 7-9)

的

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

人

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

沒有

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

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)

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)

以

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

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)

乳

rǔ — 1. (bound form) breast 2. (bound form) milk 3. (bound form) newborn; suckling

當作

dàng zuò — 1. to treat as 2. to regard as (HSK 6)

眼睛

yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)

的

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

怪物

guài wu — 1. monster 2. freak 3. eccentric person (HSK 7-9)

可惜

kě xī — 1. it is a pity 2. what a pity 3. unfortunately (HSK 5)

現在

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

不知

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

道

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

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)

那裏

nà li — there; that place (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)

但当我哀悼隐鼠，给它复仇的时候，一面又在渴慕著绘图的《山海经》了。这渴慕是从一个远房的叔祖惹起来的。他是一个胖胖的，和蔼的老人，爱种一点花木，如珠兰、茉莉之类，还有极其少见的，据说从北边带回去的马缨花。他的太太却正相反，什么也莫名其妙，曾将晒衣服的竹竿搁在珠兰的枝条上，枝折了，还要愤愤地咒骂道：“死尸！”这老人是个寂寞者，因为无人可谈，就很爱和孩子们往来，有时简直称我们为“小友”。在我们聚族而居的宅子里，只有他书多，而且特别。制艺和试帖诗，自然也是有的；但我却只在他的书斋里，看见过陆玑的《毛诗草木鸟兽虫鱼疏》，还有许多名目很生的书籍。我那时最爱看的是《花镜》，上面有许多图。他说给我听，曾经有过一部绘图的《山海经》，画著人面的兽，九头的蛇，三脚的鸟，生著翅膀的人，没有头而以两乳当作眼睛的怪物，……可惜现在不知道放在那里了。

我很願意看看這樣的圖畫，但不好意思力逼他去尋找，他是很疏懶的。I very much wanted to see pictures like these, but I felt too embarrassed to press him hard to go looking for it — he was a very idle, easygoing man.問別人呢，誰也不肯真實地回答我。As for asking other people, no one was willing to give me a real answer.壓歲錢還有幾百文，買罷，又沒有好機會。I still had a few hundred cash left of my New Year's money — I could buy it, but there was no good opportunity.有書買的大街離我家遠得很，我一年中只能在正月間去玩一趟，那時候，兩家書店都緊緊地關著門。The main street where books were sold was very far from my home, and in the whole year I could only go out to play there once, during the first month, and at that time both bookshops were tightly shut.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

願意

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

看看

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

這樣

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

的

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

圖畫

tú huà — 1. drawing 2. picture (HSK 3)

但

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

不好意思

bù hǎo yì si — 1. to feel embarrassed 2. to find it embarrassing 3. to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) (HSK 2)

力

Lì — surname Li (HSK 3)

逼

bī — 1. to force (sb to do sth) 2. to compel 3. to press for 4. to extort 5. to press on towards 6. to press up to 7. to close in on 8. euphemistic variant of 屄 (bī) (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)

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)

尋找

xún zhǎo — to seek; to look for (HSK 4)

他

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

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)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

疏懶

shū lǎn — 1. indolent 2. careless

的

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

別人

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

呢

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

誰

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

肯

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

真實

zhēn shí — true; real (HSK 3)

地

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

回答

huí dá — 1. to reply; to answer 2. reply; answer (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

壓歲錢

yā suì qián — money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

還有

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)

罷

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

又

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

沒有

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

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)

機會

jī huì — 1. opportunity 2. chance 3. occasion 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)

大街

dà jiē — 1. street 2. main street 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 6)

離

Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

遠

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

得很

de hěn — (after an adjective) very

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)

年中

nián zhōng — 1. within the year 2. in the middle of the year 3. mid-year

只能

zhǐ néng — 1. can only 2. obliged to do sth 3. to have no other choice (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)

正月

Zhēng yuè — first month of the lunar year

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)

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)

玩

wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment

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)

趟

tāng — 1. to wade 2. to trample 3. to turn the soil (HSK 6)

那時候

nà shí hou — 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)

家書

jiā shū — see 家信 (jiā xìn)

店

diàn — 1. inn; old-style hotel (classifier: 家 (jiā)) 2. (bound form) shop; store (HSK 2)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

緊緊

jǐn jǐn — 1. closely 2. tightly (HSK 5)

地

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

關

Guān — surname Guan (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)

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

我很愿意看看这样的图画，但不好意思力逼他去寻找，他是很疏懒的。问别人呢，谁也不肯真实地回答我。压岁钱还有几百文，买罢，又没有好机会。有书买的大街离我家远得很，我一年中只能在正月间去玩一趟，那时候，两家书店都紧紧地关著门。

玩的時候倒是沒有什麼的，但一坐下，我就記得繪圖的《山海經》。While I was out playing, it was fine, I thought of nothing much; but the moment I sat down, I would remember the illustrated Classic of Mountains and Seas.

玩

wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment

的

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

時候

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

倒是

dào shi — 1. contrary to what one might expect 2. actually 3. contrariwise 4. why don't you (HSK 5)

沒有什麼

méi yǒu shén me — 1. it is nothing 2. there's nothing ... about it

的

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

但

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

坐下

zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)

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)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

繪圖

huì tú — to chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot

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)

山海經

Shān hǎi Jīng — Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

玩的时候倒是没有什么的，但一坐下，我就记得绘图的《山海经》。

大概是太過於念念不忘了，連阿長也來問《山海經》是怎麼一回事。Probably because I brooded over it so constantly, even Ah Chang came to ask me what this Classic of Mountains and Seas was all about.這是我向來沒有和她說過的，我知道她並非學者，說了也無益；This was something I had never spoken to her about before — I knew she was no scholar, and telling her would do no good;但既然來問，也就都對她說了。but since she had asked, I told her all about it anyway.

大概

dà gài — 1. roughly 2. probably 3. rough 4. approximate 5. about 6. general idea (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)

太過

tài guò — 1. excessively 2. too

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)

念念不忘

niàn niàn bù wàng — to keep in mind constantly (idiom) (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)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

長

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

來

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

山海經

Shān hǎi Jīng — Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

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)

怎麼

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

一回事

yī huí shì — 1. one and the same (thing) 2. one thing (as distinct from another) (HSK 7-9)

這

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

是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

向來

xiàng lái — always (previously) (HSK 7-9)

沒有

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

知道

zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

並非

bìng fēi — really isn't (HSK 7-9)

學者

xué zhě — scholar (HSK 5)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

無益

wú yì — 1. no good 2. not good for 3. not beneficial

但

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

既然

jì rán — since; as; this being the case (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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

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

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

她

tā — she (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)

大概是太过于念念不忘了，连阿长也来问《山海经》是怎么一回事。这是我向来没有和她说过的，我知道她并非学者，说了也无益；但既然来问，也就都对她说了。

過了十多天，或者一個月罷，我還記得，是她告假回家以後的四五天，她穿著新的藍布衫回來了，一見面，就將一包書遞給我，高興地說道：More than ten days later, or perhaps a month, I still remember, it was some four or five days after she had gone home on leave — she came back wearing a new blue cotton jacket, and the moment she saw me, she handed me a package of books, saying happily:

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

了

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

十

shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)

多

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

天

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

或者

huò zhě — 1. or 2. possibly; maybe; perhaps (HSK 2)

一個

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

月

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

罷

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

記得

jì de — to remember (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)

她

tā — she (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)

假

gēi — used in 假掰 (gēi bāi) (HSK 2)

回家

huí jiā — to return home (HSK 1)

以後

yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)

的

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

天

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

穿著

chuān zhuó — attire; clothes; dress (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

藍

Lán — surname Lan (HSK 2)

布

bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)

衫

shān — 1. garment 2. jacket with open slits in place of sleeves

回來

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

了

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

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)

見面

jiàn miàn — 1. to meet; to see each other 2. classifier: 次 (cì) (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)

將

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

一

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

包

Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

遞給

dì gěi — to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

高興

gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)

地

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

說道

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

过了十多天，或者一个月罢，我还记得，是她告假回家以后的四五天，她穿著新的蓝布衫回来了，一见面，就将一包书递给我，高兴地说道：

“哥兒，有畫兒的‘三哼經’，我給你買來了！”"Young master, the illustrated 'Sanheng Jing' — I've bought it for you!"

哥兒

gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys

有

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

畫兒

huà r — 1. picture 2. drawing 3. painting (HSK 2)

的

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

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

哼

hēng — 1. to groan 2. to snort 3. to hum 4. to croon 5. humph! (HSK 7-9)

經

Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

給

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

你

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

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)

來

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

了

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

“哥儿，有画儿的‘三哼经’，我给你买来了！”

我似乎遇著了一個霹靂，全體都震悚起來；It was as though I had been struck by a thunderclap, and my whole body shook with the shock;趕緊去接過來，打開紙包，是四本小小的書，略略一翻，人面的獸，九頭的蛇，……I hurried to take it from her, unwrapped the paper, and found four small volumes; giving them a quick flip-through, there were the beasts with human faces, the snakes with nine heads, ...果然都在內。sure enough, they were all there.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

似乎

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

遇

Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)

著

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

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)

霹靂

Pī lì — Perak (state of Malaysia)

全體

quán tǐ — 1. all 2. entire (HSK 2)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

震悚

zhèn sǒng — 1. (literary) to tremble with fear 2. to shock

起來

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

趕緊

gǎn jǐn — 1. hurriedly 2. without delay (HSK 3)

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)

接過

jiē guò — to take (sth proffered)

來

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

打開

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

紙

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

包

Bāo — surname Bao (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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

小小

xiǎo xiǎo — 1. very small 2. very few 3. very minor

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)

略略

lüè lüè — slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally

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)

翻

fān — 1. to turn over 2. to flip over 3. to overturn 4. to rummage through 5. to translate 6. to decode 7. to double 8. to climb over or into 9. to cross (HSK 4)

人

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

面的

miàn dī — 1. abbr. of 麵包車的士 (miàn bāo chē dī shì) 2. minivan taxi

獸

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

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (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)

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)

蛇

shé — 1. snake 2. serpent 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 5)

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

在內

zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (HSK 5)

我似乎遇著了一个霹雳，全体都震悚起来；赶紧去接过来，打开纸包，是四本小小的书，略略一翻，人面的兽，九头的蛇，……果然都在内。

這又使我發生新的敬意了，別人不肯做，或不能做的事，她卻能夠做成功。This gave rise in me to a new respect for her — things that other people were unwilling to do, or unable to do, she was able to accomplish.她確有偉大的神力。She truly possessed tremendous supernatural power.謀害隱鼠的怨恨，從此完全消滅了。My resentment over the killing of my hidden mouse vanished completely from that moment on.

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)

又

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

使

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

發生

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

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)

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)

敬意

jìng yì — respect; esteem; high regard (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)

別人

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

不

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

肯

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

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)

或

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

不能

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

做

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

的

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

事

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

她

tā — she (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)

能夠

néng gòu — 1. to be capable of 2. to be able to 3. can (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)

成功

Chéng gōng — Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣 (Tái dōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

確

què — 1. authenticated 2. solid 3. firm 4. real 5. true

有

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

偉大

wěi dà — huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) (HSK 3)

的

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

神力

shén lì — 1. occult force 2. the power of a God or spirit

謀害

móu hài — 1. to conspire to murder 2. to plot against sb's life (HSK 7-9)

隱

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

鼠

shǔ — (bound form) rat; mouse (HSK 5)

的

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

怨恨

yuàn hèn — 1. to resent 2. to harbor a grudge against 3. to loathe 4. resentment 5. rancor (HSK 7-9)

從此

cóng cǐ — 1. from now on 2. since then 3. henceforth (HSK 4)

完全

wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (HSK 2)

消滅

xiāo miè — 1. to put an end to 2. to annihilate 3. to cause to perish 4. to perish 5. annihilation (in quantum field theory) (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)

这又使我发生新的敬意了，别人不肯做，或不能做的事，她却能够做成功。她确有伟大的神力。谋害隐鼠的怨恨，从此完全消灭了。

這四本書，乃是我最初得到，最為心愛的寶書。These four books were the first treasured books I ever obtained, and the ones I loved most dearly.

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

乃是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

最初

zuì chū — 1. first 2. primary 3. initial 4. original 5. at first 6. initially 7. originally (HSK 4)

得到

dé dào — to get; to obtain; to receive (HSK 1)

最為

zuì wéi — the most

心愛

xīn ài — beloved (HSK 7-9)

的

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

寶書

bǎo shū — treasured book

这四本书，乃是我最初得到，最为心爱的宝书。

書的模樣，到現在還在眼前。The appearance of these books is still before my eyes even now.可是從還在眼前的模樣來說，卻是一部刻印都十分粗拙的本子。And yet, going by that appearance still before my eyes, it was in fact a volume both crudely printed and crudely carved.紙張很黃；The paper was very yellow;圖像也很壞，甚至於幾乎全用直線湊合，連動物的眼睛也都是長方形的。the illustrations, too, were very poor, put together almost entirely out of straight lines, so much so that even the animals' eyes were rectangular.但那是我最為心愛的寶書，看起來，確是人面的獸；But it was the book I loved most dearly of all — looking at it, there indeed was the beast with a human face;九頭的蛇；the snake with nine heads;一腳的牛；the ox with one foot;袋子似的帝江；Dijiang, like a sack;沒有頭而“以乳為目，以臍為口”，還要“執干戚而舞”的刑天。and Xingtian, headless, "using his nipples as eyes and his navel as a mouth," who still "held shield and axe and danced."

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (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)

模樣

mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)

到現在

dào xiàn zài — 1. up until now 2. to date

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

眼前

yǎn qián — 1. before one's eyes 2. now 3. at present (HSK 3)

可是

kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

眼前

yǎn qián — 1. before one's eyes 2. now 3. at present (HSK 3)

的

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

模樣

mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)

來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

卻是

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

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)

部

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

刻印

kè yìn — 1. to engrave a seal 2. stamp mark 3. to print with carved type 4. to leave a deep impression

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

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)

粗

cū — 1. (of sth long) wide; thick 2. (of sth granular) coarse 3. (of a voice) gruff 4. (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude (HSK 4)

拙

zhuō — 1. awkward 2. clumsy 3. dull 4. inelegant 5. (polite) my 6. Taiwan pr. (zhuó)

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)

本子

běn zi — 1. book 2. notebook 3. Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" 4. classifier: 本 (běn) 5. edition (HSK 1)

紙張

zhǐ zhāng — paper

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

黃

Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)

圖像

tú xiàng — image; picture; graphic (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

壞

huài — 1. bad 2. spoiled 3. broken 4. to break down 5. (suffix) to the utmost (HSK 1)

甚至於

shèn zhì yú — 1. so much (that) 2. even (to the extent that) (HSK 7-9)

幾乎

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

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

用

yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)

直線

zhí xiàn — 1. straight line 2. sharply (rise or fall) (HSK 5)

湊合

còu he — 1. to bring together 2. to make do in a bad situation 3. to just get by 4. to improvise 5. passable 6. not too bad (HSK 7-9)

連動

lián dòng — 1. to link 2. to peg (currency) 3. gang (gears) 4. continuously 5. serial verb construction

物

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

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)

眼睛

yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

是

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

長方形

cháng fāng xíng — rectangle

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)

但

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

那是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

最為

zuì wéi — the most

心愛

xīn ài — beloved (HSK 7-9)

的

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

寶書

bǎo shū — treasured book

看起來

kàn qǐ lai — seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be (HSK 3)

確是

què shì — certainly

人

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

面的

miàn dī — 1. abbr. of 麵包車的士 (miàn bāo chē dī shì) 2. minivan taxi

獸

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

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (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)

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)

蛇

shé — 1. snake 2. serpent 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (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)

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)

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)

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

袋子

dài zi — bag

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

帝

dì — (bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity

江

Jiāng — 1. surname Jiang 2. (bound form) Yangtze River 3. (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇 (Jiāng sū)) (HSK 4)

沒有

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

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)

以

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

乳

rǔ — 1. (bound form) breast 2. (bound form) milk 3. (bound form) newborn; suckling

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)

目

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

以

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

臍

qí — 1. (bound form) the navel; the umbilicus 2. (bound form) the belly flap of a crab; apron

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)

口

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

要

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

執

zhí — 1. to execute (a plan) 2. to grasp

干

Gān — surname Gan (HSK 1)

戚

Qī — surname Qi

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)

舞

wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)

的

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

刑天

Xíng tiān — Xingtian, headless giant hero of Chinese mythology decapitated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝 (Huáng dì)

书的模样，到现在还在眼前。可是从还在眼前的模样来说，却是一部刻印都十分粗拙的本子。纸张很黄；图像也很坏，甚至于几乎全用直线凑合，连动物的眼睛也都是长方形的。但那是我最为心爱的宝书，看起来，确是人面的兽；九头的蛇；一脚的牛；袋子似的帝江；没有头而“以乳为目，以脐为口”，还要“执干戚而舞”的刑天。

此後我就更其蒐集繪圖的書，於是有了石印的《爾雅音圖》和《毛詩品物圖考》，又有了《點石齋叢畫》和《詩畫舫》。《山海經》也另買了一部石印的，每卷都有圖贊，綠色的畫，字是紅的，比那木刻的精緻得多了。After this I collected illustrated books all the more, and so came to own the lithograph editions of Illustrated Erya with Sounds and Illustrated Study of the Plants and Creatures of the Book of Songs, and also Collected Paintings from Dianshizhai and Poetry-and-Painting Boat. I also bought a separate lithograph edition of the Classic of Mountains and Seas — every chapter had illustrations and eulogies, the pictures in green, the characters in red, far more refined than that woodblock edition.這一部直到前年還在，是縮印的郝懿行疏。This edition survived down until the year before last; it is the reduced-print edition with Hao Yixing's commentary.木刻的卻已經記不清是什麼時候失掉了。As for the woodblock edition, I can no longer remember just when it was lost.

此後

cǐ hòu — 1. after this 2. afterwards 3. hereafter (HSK 5)

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)

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)

其

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

蒐集

sōu jí — to gather; to collect (HSK 7-9)

繪圖

huì tú — to chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot

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)

於是

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

有了

yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))

石印

shí yìn — 1. lithography 2. lithographic printing

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)

爾雅

Ěr yǎ — "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts

音

yīn — 1. sound 2. noise 3. note (of musical scale) 4. tone 5. news 6. syllable 7. reading (phonetic value of a character)

圖

tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

毛

Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

詩

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

品

pǐn — 1. (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods 2. (bound form) grade; rank 3. kind; type; variety 4. character; disposition; nature; temperament 5. to taste sth; to sample 6. to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up 7. fret (on a guitar or lute) (HSK 5)

物

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

圖

tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)

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)

又

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

有了

yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))

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)

石

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

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)

叢

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

畫

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

詩畫

shī huà — 1. poetry and pictorial art 2. work of art combining pictures and poetry

舫

fǎng — 1. 2 boats lashed together 2. large boat

山海經

Shān hǎi Jīng — Classic of Mountain and Sea, probably compiled c. 500 BC-200 BC, contains wide range of geography, mythology, witchcraft, popular customs etc

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

另

lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)

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)

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)

部

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

石印

shí yìn — 1. lithography 2. lithographic printing

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)

每

měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

卷

juǎn — 1. to roll up 2. (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) 3. (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive 4. a roll 5. classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) (HSK 4)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

圖

tú — 1. diagram 2. picture 3. drawing 4. chart 5. map 6. classifier: 張 (zhāng) 7. to plan 8. to scheme 9. to attempt 10. to pursue 11. to seek (HSK 3)

贊

zàn — 1. (bound form) to patronize; to support; to aid 2. (bound form) to praise; to laud

綠色

lǜ sè — green (HSK 2)

的

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

畫

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

字

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

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)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

的

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

比

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

木刻

mù kè — woodcut

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)

精緻

jīng zhì — delicate; fine; exquisite; refined (HSK 7-9)

得

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

多

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

了

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

這

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

一

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)

部

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

直到

zhí dào — until (HSK 3)

前年

qián nián — the year before last (HSK 2)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

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)

縮印

suō yìn — to reprint (a book etc) in a smaller format

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)

郝

Hǎo — 1. ancient place name 2. surname Hao

懿

yì — (literary) exemplary; virtuous

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)

疏

Shū — surname Shu

木刻

mù kè — woodcut

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)

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)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (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)

不清

bù qīng — unclear

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)

什麼時候

shén me shí hou — when?; at what time?

失掉

shī diào — 1. to lose 2. to miss

了

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

此后我就更其搜集绘图的书，于是有了石印的《尔雅音图》和《毛诗品物图考》，又有了《点石斋丛画》和《诗画舫》。《山海经》也另买了一部石印的，每卷都有图赞，绿色的画，字是红的，比那木刻的精致得多了。这一部直到前年还在，是缩印的郝懿行疏。木刻的却已经记不清是什么时候失掉了。

我的保姆，長媽媽即阿長，辭了這人世，大概也有了三十年了罷。My nanny, Nurse Chang, that is, Ah Chang, departed this world, I suppose, some thirty years ago now.我終於不知道她的姓名，她的經歷；In the end I never learned her name, nor her life story;僅知道有一個過繼的兒子，她大約是青年守寡的孤孀。I know only that she had an adopted son, and that she had, it seems, been widowed young.