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Children’s Novel: 宝葫芦的秘密 – The Secret of the Magic Gourd

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Children’s Novel: 宝葫芦的秘密 – The Secret of the Magic Gourd

Today, we’re reading the first chapter of a beloved 1958 children’s novel by 张天翼 (Zhāng Tiānyì), “The Secret of the Magic Gourd”.

Children’s Novel: 宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5的de秘mǐ密Mì

我wǒ来lái给gěi你nǐ们men讲jiǎng个gě故事gù shì。可是kě shì我wǒ先xiān得dé介jiè绍Shào介jiè绍Shào我wǒ自己zì jǐ:我wǒ姓xìng王Wáng,叫jiào王Wáng葆。我wǒ要yāo讲jiǎng的de,正是zhèng shì我wǒ自己zì jǐ的de一yī件jiàn事情shì qing,是shì我wǒ和hé宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5的de故事gù shì。

你nǐ们men也许yě xǔ要yāo问wèn:”什shén么má?宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5?就是jìu shì传说chuán shuō故事gù shì里lǐ的de那种nà zhǒng宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5么má?”

不错bù cuò,正是zhèng shì那种nà zhǒng宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5。

可是kě shì我wǒ要yāo声明shēng míng,我wǒ并bìng不是bù shì什shén么má神Shén仙xian,也Yě不是bù shì什shén么má妖怪guǎi。我wǒ和hé你nǐ们men一yī样yàng,是shì一个yī ge平平常常píng píng cháng cháng的de普pú通人tōng rén。你nǐ们men瞧qiáo瞧qiáo,我wǒ是shì一个yī ge少先队员shào xiān duì yuán,我wǒ也Yě和hé你nǐ们men一yī样yàng,很hěn爱ài听yǐn故事gù shì。

至于zhì yú宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5的de故事gù shì,那Nā我wǒ从小cóng xiǎo就jìu知道了zhī dào le。那是nà shi我wǒ奶nǎi奶nǎi讲jiǎng给gěi我wǒ听yǐn的de。奶nǎi奶nǎi每逢měi féng要yāo求qíu我wǒ干gān什shén么má,她tā就jìu得dé给gěi我wǒ讲jiǎng个gě故事gù shì。这zhè是shì我wǒ们men的de规矩guī ju5。

“乖guai小xiǎo葆,来lái,奶nǎi奶nǎi给gěi你nǐ洗xǐ个gě脚jiǎo。”奶nǎi奶nǎi总zǒng是shì一面yī miàn撵我wǒ,一面yī miàn招zhao手shǒu。

“我wǒ不bù干gān,我wǒ怕Pà烫tǎng。”我wǒ总zǒng是shì一面yī miàn溜liu开kāi,一面yī miàn摆bǎi手shǒu。

“不bù烫tǎng啊ā。冷Lěng了le好hǎo一会yī huì了le。”

“那Nā,我wǒ怕Pà冷Lěng。”

奶nǎi奶nǎi撵上shǎng了le我wǒ,说shuì洗xǐ脚jiǎo水Shuǐ刚好gāng hǎo不bù烫tǎng也Yě不bù冷Lěng,非Fēi洗xǐ不可bù kě。

这zhè我wǒ只好zhǐ hǎo让步ràng bù。不过bù guò我wǒ有yǒu一个yī ge条tiáo件jiàn:”你nǐ爱ài洗xǐ就jìu让ràng你nǐ洗xǐ。你nǐ可kě得dé讲jiǎng个gě故事gù shì。”

就jìu这么着zhè me zhe,奶nǎi奶nǎi讲jiǎng了le个gě宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5的de故事gù shì。

“好hǎo小xiǎo葆,别Bié动dòng!”奶nǎi奶nǎi刚gāng给gěi我wǒ洗xǐ了le脚jiǎo,忽然hū rán又yòu提出tí chū一个yī ge新Xīn的de要yāo求qíu来lái。”让ràng我wǒ给gěi你nǐ剪Jiǎn一yī剪Jiǎn……”

什shén么má!剪Jiǎn脚jiǎo趾甲jiǎ呀yā?那Nā不行bù xíng!我wǒ光guāng着zhāo脚jiǎo丫,一下yī xià地de就jìu跑páo。可是kě shì胳ge膊bō给gěi奶nǎi奶nǎi拽zhuai住zhù了le,没有méi yǒu办bàn法fǎ。

不过bù guò我wǒ得dé提出tí chū我wǒ的de条tiáo件jiàn:”那Nā,非得fēi děi讲jiǎng故事gù shì。”

于是yú shì奶nǎi奶nǎi又yòu讲jiǎng了le一个yī ge──又yòu是shì宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5的de故事gù shì。

我wǒ就jìu这么着zhè me zhe,从cóng很hěn小的xiǎo de时shí候hòu起qǐ,听yǐn奶nǎi奶nǎi讲jiǎng故事gù shì,一直yī zhí听到tīng dào我wǒ十shí来lái岁suì。奶nǎi奶nǎi每次měi cì每次měi cì讲jiǎng的de都Dū不一bù yī样yàng。上次shàng cì讲jiǎng的de是shì张三Zhāng Sān劈pi面miàn撞zhuǎng见jiàn了le一yī位wèi神Shén仙xian,得了dé le一个yī ge宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5。下次xià cì讲jiǎng的de是shì李lí四sì出去chū qù远足yuǎn zú旅行lu:3 xíng,一yī游Yóu游Yóu到了dào liǎo龙宫lóng gōng,得到dé dào了le一个yī ge宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5。王五Wáng Wǔ呢ne,他tā因为yīn wèi是shì一个yī ge好hǎo孩子hái zi,肯kěn让ràng奶nǎi奶nǎi给gěi他tā换huàn衣服yī fu,所以suǒ yǐ得到dé dào了le一个yī ge宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5。至于zhì yú赵zhǎo六lìu得dé的de一个yī ge宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5──那是nà shi掘juē地de掘juē来lái的de。

不管bù guǎn张三Zhāng Sān也好yě hǎo,李lí四sì也好yě hǎo,一yī得到dé dào了le这个zhè ge宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5,可就kě jìu幸福xìng fú极jí了le,要yāo什shén么má有yǒu什shén么má。张三Zhāng Sān想xiǎng:”我wǒ要yāo吃水chī shuǐ蜜桃mì táo。”立刻lì kè就jìu有yǒu一yī盘pán水蜜桃shuǐ mì táo。李lí四sì希xī望wàng有yǒu一yī条tiáo大dà花Huā狗gǒu,马上mǎ shàng就jìu冒mào出chū了le那么nà me一yī条tiáo──冲chong着zhāo他tā摇yāo尾wěi巴Bā,舔tiǎn他tā的de手shǒu。

后Hòu来lái呢ne?后Hòu来lái不用说bù yòng shuō,他tā们men全都quán dōu过Guō上shǎng了le好日子hǎo rì zi。

我wǒ听yǐn了le这些zhè xiē故事gù shì,常常cháng cháng就jìu联系lián xì到dào自己zì jǐ:”我wǒ要是yào shi有了yǒu le一个yī ge宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5,我wǒ该gāi怎zěn么má办bàn?我wǒ该gāi要yāo些xiē什shén么má?”

一直yī zhí到dào我wǒ长大zhǎng dà了le,有时yǒu shí候hòu还Huán想起xiǎng qǐ它tā来lái。我wǒ有yǒu几次jǐ cì对duì着zhāo一道yī dào算suàn术shù题Tí发fā楞,不知bù zhī道dào要yāo怎zěn么má样yàng列liè式子shì zi,就jìu由yóu”8″字zì想到xiǎng dào了le宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5──假gēi如rú我wǒ有yǒu这么zhè me一个yī ge──

“那Nā可就kě jìu省shěng心xīn了le。”

我wǒ和hé同学tóng xué们men比赛bǐ sài种zhǒng向Xiàng日rì葵,我wǒ家里jiā lǐ的de那Nā几jī棵kē长得zhǎng de又yòu瘦shòu又yòu长cháng,上面shàng miàn顶dǐng着zhāo一个yī ge小脑xiǎo nǎo袋dài,可怜kě lián巴Bā巴Bā的de样yàng儿ér,比Bǐ谁shéi的de也Yě比不上bǐ bù shàng。我wǒ就jìu又yòu想到xiǎng dào了le那个nà ge宝贝bǎo bèi:”那Nā,我wǒ得要děi yào一yī棵kē最好zuì hǎo最好zuì hǎo的de向Xiàng日rì葵,长得zhǎng de再zài棒bǎng也Yě没有méi yǒu的de向Xiàng日rì葵。”

可是kě shì那Nā只不过zhǐ bu guò是shì幻想huàn xiǎng罢了bà le。

可是kě shì我wǒ总zǒng还是hái shi要yāo想到xiǎng dào它tā,那Nā一yī天tiān我wǒ和hé科学kē xué小组xiǎo zǔ的de同学tóng xué闹翻nào fān了le,我wǒ又yòu想到xiǎng dào了le它tā。

“要是yào shi我wǒ有yǒu那么nà me一个yī ge葫hū芦lū,那Nā……”

嗯ēn,还是hái shi从cóng头tóu说起shuō qǐ吧bā。

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Lesson vocabulary 277 words · 10 curated by the source

WordPinyinMeaning
宝葫芦bǎo hú lu5magic gourd, treasure gourd
传说chuán shuōlegend, folklore
平平常常píng píng cháng chángordinary, common, plain
少先队员shào xiān duì yuánYoung Pioneer (member of youth organization)
规矩guī ju5rule, custom, established practice
让步ràng bùto give in, to yield, to compromise
幸福xìng fúhappiness, blessed, fortunate
发愣fā lèngto stare blankly, to be in a daze
幻想huàn xiǎngfantasy, illusion, to daydream
闹翻nào fānto have a falling out, to quarrel
我wǒI; me; my
来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3…
给gěito; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
讲jiǎngto speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
个gěused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個|个[ge4]
故事gù shìold practice
可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
得déto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
介jièto introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor
绍Shàosurname Shao
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...
王Wángsurname Wang
叫jiàoto shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫[jiao4]
葆
要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce
的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to…
正是zhèng shìis precisely
一yīone; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out …
件jiànitem; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]
和héold variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])
也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe
问wènto ask; to inquire
什shénwhat
么máexclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5]
就是jìu shìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li
那种nà zhǒngthat kind of
不错bù cuòcorrect; right; not bad; pretty good
声明shēng míngto state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]
并bìngand; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge; to combine; to amalgamate; short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]; variant of 並|并[bing4]
不是bù shìno; is not; not
神ShénGod
仙xianimmortal
也Yěsurname Ye
妖
怪guǎiodd; strange; uncanny; to find strange; to regard as odd; (coll.) somewhat; rather
样yàngmanner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
一个yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
普púgeneral; everywhere
通人tōng rénlearned person; person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship
瞧qiáoto look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
很hěnvery; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
听yǐnsmile (archaic); to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; t…
至于zhì yúas for; as to; to go so far as to
那Nāsurname Na
从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood; from a young age
就jìu(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precise…
知道了zhī dào leOK!; Got it!
那是nà shi(coll.) of course; naturally; indeed
奶nǎibreast; milk; to breastfeed; variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]; mother; variant of 奶[nai3]
每逢měi féngevery time; on each occasion; whenever
求qíuto seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
干gānold variant of 乾|干[gan1]; surname Gan; variant of 乾|干[gan1]; tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed
她tāshe
这zhè(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
乖guai(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; shrewd; perverse; irregular
小xiǎosmall; tiny; few; young
洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)
脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks
总zǒng(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3…
一面yī miànone side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
撵
招zhaoto recruit; to beckon; to infect; a move (chess); device; to confess
手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
怕Pàsurname Pa
烫tǎngto scald; to blanch (cooking); to perm; scalding hot
溜liuto slip away; to skate
开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, …
摆bǎito arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum; hem (at the bottom of a garment)
啊āinterjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
冷Lěngsurname Leng
了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (bound form) clear in one's mind; to understand clearly
好hǎogood; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (…
一会yī huìa moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]
上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
说shuìto persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1]
水Shuǐsurname Shui; Shui ethnic group
刚好gāng hǎojust; exactly; to happen to be
非Fēiabbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
不可bù kěcannot; should not; must not
只好zhǐ hǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
不过bù guòonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
条tiáostrip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
让ràngto yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
这么着zhè me zhethus; in this way; like this
别Biésurname Bie; to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
刚gāng(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
忽然hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden
又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)
新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin
剪Jiǎnsurname Jian
趾
甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A…
呀yāah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking
不行bù xíngwon't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
丫
一下yī xià(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
地de-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
跑páo(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
胳gearm (in 胳膊)
膊bōshoulder
拽zhuaito pull; to drag; to haul (zhuai4); to fling (zhuai1)
住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigat…
法fǎvariant of 法[fa3]; France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]; old variant of 法[fa3]; law
非得fēi děi(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
于是yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
从cóngvariant of 從|从[cong2]; surname Cong
小的xiǎo de(coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi
候hòuto wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; sta…
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
听到tīng dàoto hear
十shíten; 10
岁suìvariant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
每次měi cìevery time
都Dūsurname Du
不一bù yīto vary; to differ
上次shàng cìlast time
张三Zhāng SānZhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry; (dialect) wolf
劈pito hack; to split open
面miànface; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; variant of 麵|面[mian4]; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
撞zhuǎngto knock against; to run into
见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
位wèiposition; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
得了dé leall right!; that's enough!
下次xià cìnext time
李líplum; surname Li
四sìfour; 4
出去chū qùto go out
远足yuǎn zúexcursion; hike; march
旅行lu:3 xíngto travel; journey; trip; CL:趟[tang4],次[ci4]
游Yóusurname You; to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
到了dào liǎoat last; finally; in the end
龙宫lóng gōngpalace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea
得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive
王五Wáng WǔWang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
呢ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation…
他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
孩子hái zichild
肯kěnold variant of 肯[ken3]; to agree; to consent; to be willing to
换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
衣服yī fuclothes; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why
赵zhǎosurname Zhao; the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
六lìusix; 6
掘juēto dig
不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
也好yě hǎothat's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
这个zhè ge(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
可就kě jìucertainly
极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
吃水chī shuǐdrinking water; to obtain water (for daily needs); to absorb water; draft (of ship)
蜜桃mì táohoney peach; juicy peach
立刻lì kèimmediately; at once; right away
盘pántray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing) (bound form) disk; to coil (a rope, pigtail etc); to check; to examine; to investigate; to transfer; to sell (p…
水蜜桃shuǐ mì táohoney peach (juicy sweet peach variety)
希xīto hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1]
望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards; 15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望[wang4]
大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
花Huāsurname Hua; old variant of 花[hua1]; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
狗gǒudog; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
马上mǎ shàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
冒màoold variant of 冒[mao4]; surname Mao
出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for…; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
那么nà melike that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
冲chong(of water) to dash against; to infuse; to flush; to rise in the air; to collide with
摇yāoto shake; to wave; to rock; to sway
尾wěitail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
巴BāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan); the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality; surname Ba; (bound form) abbr. for 巴…
舔tiǎnto lick; to lap
后Hòusurname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
不用说bù yòng shuōneedless to say; it goes without saying
全都quán dōuall; without exception
过Guōsurname Guo
好日子hǎo rì ziauspicious day; good day; happy life
这些zhè xiēthese
常常cháng chángfrequently; often
联系lián xìvariant of 聯繫|联系[lian2 xi4]
到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoug…
要是yào shi(coll.) if
有了yǒu leI've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
该gāishould; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
怎zěnhow
些xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
长大zhǎng dàto grow up
有时yǒu shísometimes; now and then
还Huánsurname Huan
想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of; to call to mind
它tāit; it (pronoun for an animal)
几次jǐ cìseveral times
对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui…
一道yī dàotogether
算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight; to regard as; to consider (to be ...)
术shùmethod; technique
题Tísurname Ti
发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds); hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
楞
不知bù zhīnot to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quot…
列lièto arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
式子shì ziposture; (math.) expression; formula
由yóuto follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
字zìletter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
想到xiǎng dàoto think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
假gēiused in 假掰[gei1 bai1]; to borrow (variant of 假[jia3])
如rúas; as if; such as
这么zhè meso much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)
心xīnheart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]; to compete
种zhǒngseed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
向Xiàngsurname Xiang; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4]; variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
日rì(bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
葵
家里jiā lǐhome
几jīsmall table; (literary) almost
棵kēclassifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
长得zhǎng deto look (pretty, the same etc)
瘦shòuthin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
顶dǐngapex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc);…
小脑xiǎo nǎocerebellum (part of the brain)
袋dàipouch; bag; sack; pocket
可怜kě liánpitiful; pathetic; to have pity on
儿érchild; son
比BǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
谁shéiwho; also pr. [shui2]
比不上bǐ bù shàngcan't compare with
那个nà gethat one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one…
宝贝bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
得要děi yàoto need; must
最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
再zàiagain; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, an…
棒bǎngexcellent, amazing
只不过zhǐ bu guòonly; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
罢了bà lea modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
还是hái shistill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
天tiānday; sky; heaven
科学kē xuéscience; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
小组xiǎo zǔgroup
葫hūused in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]
芦lūrush; Phragmites communis
嗯ēn(a groaning sound)
头tóuhead; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
说起shuō qǐto mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for
吧bābar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]