Novels: Start reading 《阿Q正传》- The True Story of Ah Q by Lu Xun

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Ever met someone who loses a fight but still walks away feeling like the winner? Meet Ah Q, Lu Xun’s unforgettable everyman who turns every humiliation into a personal victory through sheer mental gymnastics. In these opening chapters, we watch a narrator struggle just to name his subject—and then witness Ah Q’s legendary ‘spiritual victory method’ in glorious action.

阿āQ正zhēng传chuān

第dì一yī章Zhāng　序xǔ

我wǒ要yāo给gěi阿āＱ做zuò正zhēng传chuān，已经yǐ jīng不止bù zhǐ一yī两liǎng年Nián了le。但dàn一面yī miàn要yāo做zuò，一面yī miàn又yòu往wǎng回想huí xiǎng，这zhè足见zú jiàn我wǒ不是bù shì一个yī ge“立言lì yán”的de人rén，因为yīn wèi从cóng来lái不bù朽之zhī笔bǐ，须xū传chuān不bù朽之zhī人rén，于是yú shì人rén以yǐ文Wén传chuān，文Wén以yǐ人rén传chuān——究jīu竟jǐng谁shéi靠kào谁shéi传chuān，渐jiǎn渐jiǎn的de不甚bù shèn了然liǎo rán起qǐ来lái，而ér终zhong于归yú guī接到jiē dào传chuān阿āＱ，仿fǎng佛fū思想sī xiǎng里lǐ有鬼yǒu guǐ似shǐ的de。

然而rán ér要yāo做zuò这zhè一yī篇piān速sǔ朽的de文章wén zhāng，才cái下笔xià bǐ，便biàn感gǎn到dào万分wàn fēn的de困难kùn nan了le。第dì一yī是shì文章wén zhāng的de名目míng mù。孔子Kǒng zǐ曰yuē，“名míng不bù正则zhèng zé言yán不顺bù shùn”。这zhè原Yuán是shì应Yīng该gāi极jí注zhù意yì的de。传chuān的de名目míng mù很hěn繁多fán duō：列liè传chuān，自zì传chuān，内nèi传chuān，外wài传chuān，别Bié传chuān，家jiā传chuān，小xiǎo传chuān……，而ér可kě惜xi都Dū不bù合gě。“列liè传chuān”么má，这zhè一yī篇piān并bìng非Fēi和hé许多xǔ duō阔人kuò rén排pái在zài“正zhēng史Shǐ”里lǐ；“自zì传chuān”么má，我wǒ又yòu并bìng非Fēi就是jìu shì阿āＱ。说shuì是shì“外wài传chuān”，“内nèi传chuān”在zài那里nà li呢ne？倘táng用yòng“内nèi传chuān”，阿āＱ又yòu决不jué bù是shì神Shén仙xian。“别Bié传chuān”呢ne，阿āＱ实shí在zài未曾wèi céng有yǒu大dà总zǒng统tóng上shǎng谕宣xuan付Fù国Guó史Shǐ馆guǎn立Lì“本běn传chuān”——虽说suī shuō英国Yīng guó正zhēng史Shǐ上shǎng并bìng无mó“博bó徒tū列liè传chuān”，而ér文豪wén háo迭更gēng司Sī也Yě做zuò过Guō《博bó徒tū别Bié传chuān》这zhè一yī部bù书Shū，但dàn文豪wén háo则zé可kě，在zài我辈wǒ bèi却què不可bù kě。其次qí cì是shì“家jiā传chuān”，则zé我wǒ既jì不知bù zhī与yú阿āＱ是shì否fóu同tóng宗zong，也Yě未曾wèi céng受shòu他tā子孙zǐ sūn的de拜bǎi托tuo；或huò“小xiǎo传chuān”，则zé阿āＱ又yòu更gēng无mó别的bié de“大dà传chuān”了le。总zǒng而言ér yán之zhī，这zhè一yī篇piān也Yě便biàn是shì“本běn传chuān”，但dàn从cóng我wǒ的de文章wén zhāng着想zhuó xiǎng，因为yīn wèi文体wén tǐ卑bēi下xià，是shì“引yǐn车Chē卖mài浆者zhě流líu”所suǒ用yòng的话de huà，所以suǒ yǐ不bù敢gǎn僭称chèn，便biàn从不cóng bù入rù三教Sān Jiào九jǐu流líu的de小说家Xiǎo shuō jiā所suǒ谓wěi“闲话xián huà休Xīu题Tí言yán归正guī zhèng传chuān”这zhè一句yī jù套话tào huà里lǐ，取出qǔ chū“正zhēng传chuān”两liǎng个gě字zì来lái，作为zuò wéi名目míng mù，即jí使shǐ与yú古人gǔ rén所suǒ撰《书Shū法fǎ正zhēng传chuān》的de“正zhēng传chuān”字面zì miàn上shǎng很hěn相Xiāng混hǔn，也Yě顾不得gù bu de了le。

第dì二èr，立Lì传chuān的de通tōng例lì，开首kāi shǒu大dà抵dí该gāi是shì“某mǒu，字zì某mǒu，某地mǒu dì人rén也Yě”，而ér我wǒ并bìng不知bù zhī道dào阿āＱ姓xìng什shén么má。有yǒu一yī回Huí，他tā似shǐ乎hu是shì姓xìng赵zhǎo，但dàn第dì二èr日rì便biàn模mō糊hū了le。那是nà shi赵zhǎo太爷tài yé的de儿子ér zi进jìn了le秀才xìu cai的de时shí候hòu，锣声shēng镗镗的de报bào到dào村cūn里lǐ来lái，阿āＱ正zhēng喝hē了le两liǎng碗wǎn黄酒huáng jǐu，便biàn手shǒu舞wǔ足jù蹈dáo的de说shuì，这zhè于Yú他tā也Yě很hěn光采guāng cǎi，因为yīn wèi他tā和hé赵zhǎo太爷tài yé原Yuán来lái是shì本家běn jiā，细细xì xì的de排pái起qǐ来lái他tā还Huán比Bǐ秀才xìu cai长三cháng sān辈bèi呢ne。其qí时shí几个jǐ ge旁听páng tīng人rén倒dǎo也Yě肃sǔ然rán的de有些yǒu xiē起敬qǐ jìng了le。那知nǎ zhī道dào第dì二èr天tiān，地de保báo便biàn叫jiào阿āＱ到dào赵zhǎo太爷tài yé家里jiā lǐ去qù；太爷tài yé一yī见jiàn，满Mǎn脸liǎn溅jiǎn朱Zhū，喝hē道dào：

“阿āＱ，你nǐ这zhè浑hūn小子xiǎo zǐ！你nǐ说shuì我wǒ是shì你nǐ的de本家běn jiā么má？”

阿āＱ不bù开口kāi kǒu。

赵zhǎo太爷tài yé愈yǔ看kān愈yǔ生气shēng qì了le，抢qiáng进jìn几jī步Bù说shuì：“你nǐ敢gǎn胡Hú说shuì！我wǒ怎zěn么má会huì有yǒu你nǐ这zhè样yàng的de本家běn jiā？你nǐ姓xìng赵zhǎo么má？”

阿āＱ不bù开口kāi kǒu，想xiǎng往wǎng后Hòu退tuì了le；赵zhǎo太爷tài yé跳过tiào guò去qù，给gěi了le他tā一个yī ge嘴zuǐ巴Bā。

“你nǐ怎zěn么má会huì姓xìng赵zhǎo！——你nǐ那里nà li配pèi姓xìng赵zhǎo！”

阿āＱ并bìng没有méi yǒu抗kǎng辩biàn他tā确què凿姓xìng赵zhǎo，只zhī用yòng手shǒu摸mo着zhāo左Zuǒ颊，和hé地de保báo退tuì出去chū qù了le；外面wài miàn又yòu被bèi地de保báo训xǔn斥chì了le一yī番Pān，谢Xiè了le地de保báo二èr百Bǎi文Wén酒钱jǐu qián。知道zhī dào的de人rén都Dū说shuì阿āＱ太tài荒huāng唐Táng，自己zì jǐ去qù招zhao打dá；他tā大约dà yuē未必wèi bì姓xìng赵zhǎo，即jí使shǐ真zhēn姓xìng赵zhǎo，有yǒu赵zhǎo太爷tài yé在zài这里zhè lǐ，也Yě不bù该gāi如此rú cǐ胡Hú说shuì的de。此cǐ后Hòu便biàn再zài没有méi yǒu人rén提起tí qǐ他tā的de氏族shì zú来lái，所以suǒ yǐ我wǒ终zhong于Yú不知bù zhī道dào阿āＱ究jīu竟jǐng什shén么má姓xìng。

第dì三Sān，我wǒ又yòu不知bù zhī道dào阿āＱ的de名字míng zi是shì怎zěn么má写xiě的de。他tā活huó着zhāo的de时shí候hòu，人rén都Dū叫jiào他tā阿āＱｕｅｉ，死sǐ了le以yǐ后Hòu，便biàn没有méi yǒu一个人yī gè rén再zài叫jiào阿āＱｕｅｉ了le，那里nà li还Huán会huì有yǒu“著zhù之zhī竹zhú帛”⑾的de事shì。若ruǒ论Lún“著zhù之zhī竹zhú帛”，这zhè篇piān文章wén zhāng要yāo算suàn第dì一次yī cì，所以suǒ yǐ先xiān遇Yù着zhāo了le这zhè第dì一个yī ge难nán关Guān。我wǒ曾Zēng仔zái细xì想xiǎng：阿āＱｕｅｉ，阿ā桂还是hái shi阿ā贵Guì呢ne？倘táng使shǐ他tā号háo月yuè亭tíng，或者huò zhě在zài八月Bā yuè间jiān做zuò过生日guò shēng rì，那Nā一定yī dìng是shì阿ā桂了le；而ér他tā既jì没有méi yǒu号háo——也许yě xǔ有yǒu号háo，只是zhǐ shì没有méi yǒu人rén知道zhī dào他tā，——又yòu未wèi尝chāng散sàn过生日guò shēng rì征文zhēng wén的de帖子zǐ：写作xiě zuò阿ā桂，是shì武断wǔ duàn的de。又yòu倘táng使shǐ他tā有yǒu一yī位wèi老兄lǎo xīong或huò令弟lìng dì叫jiào阿ā富Fù，那Nā一定yī dìng是shì阿ā贵Guì了le；而ér他tā又yòu只是zhǐ shì一个人yī gè rén：写作xiě zuò阿ā贵Guì，也Yě没有méi yǒu佐证zhěng的de。其余qí yú音yīnＱｕｅｉ的de偏pian僻pǐ字zì样yàng，更加gèng jiā凑cǒu不bù上shǎng了le。先前xiān qián，我wǒ也Yě曾Zēng问wèn过Guō赵zhǎo太爷tài yé的de儿子ér zi茂才mào cái⑿先生xiān sheng，谁料shéi liào博雅bó yǎ如此rú cǐ公gōng，竟jǐng也Yě茫māng然rán，但dàn据jǔ结论jié lùn说shuì，是shì因为yīn wèi陈chēn独秀dú xìu办bàn了le《新Xīn青年qīng nián》提dī倡chǎng洋yáng字zì⒀，所以suǒ yǐ国Guó粹cuǐ沦亡wáng，无可wú kě查Zhā考kǎo了le。我wǒ的de最zuì后Hòu的de手shǒu段Duàn，只有zhǐ yǒu托tuo一个yī ge同tóng乡xiang去qù查Zhā阿āＱ犯事fàn shì的de案ǎn卷juán，八bā个gě月yuè之zhī后Hòu才cái有yǒu回Huí信xìn，说shuì案ǎn卷juán里lǐ并bìng无mó与yú阿āＱｕｅｉ的de声音shēng yīn相近xiāng jìn的de人rén。我wǒ虽suī不知bù zhī道dào是shì真zhēn没有méi yǒu，还是hái shi没有méi yǒu查Zhā，然而rán ér也Yě再zài没有méi yǒu别的bié de方Fāng法fǎ了le。生怕shēng pà注zhù音yīn字母zì mǔ还Huán未wèi通行tōng xíng，只好zhǐ hǎo用yòng了le“洋yáng字zì”，照zhào英国Yīng guó流líu行háng的de拼pin法fǎ写xiě他tā为wéi阿āＱｕｅｉ，略作lu:e4 zuò阿āＱ。这zhè近jìn于Yú盲从máng cóng《新Xīn青年qīng nián》，自己zì jǐ也Yě很hěn抱bào歉qiǎn，但dàn茂才mào cái公gōng尚Shàng且qiě不知bù zhī，我wǒ还有hái yǒu什shén么má好办hǎo bàn法fǎ呢ne。

第dì四sì，是shì阿āＱ的de籍贯jí guàn了le。倘táng他tā姓xìng赵zhǎo，则zé据jǔ现xiàn在zài好hǎo称chèn郡望wàng的de老lǎo例lì，可以kě yǐ照zhào《郡名míng百家姓Bǎi jiā xìng》⒁上shǎng的de注zhù解Xiè，说shuì是shì“陇西天Xī tiān水Shuǐ人rén也Yě”，但dàn可kě惜xi这zhè姓xìng是shì不甚bù shèn可靠kě kào的de，因此yīn cǐ籍贯jí guàn也Yě就jìu有些yǒu xiē决不jué bù定dìng。他tā虽然suī rán多duō住zhù未wèi庄zhuāng，然而rán ér也Yě常常cháng cháng宿sù在zài别处bié chù，不bù能Néng说shuì是shì未wèi庄zhuāng人rén，即jí使shǐ说shuì是shì“未wèi庄zhuāng人rén也Yě”，也Yě仍rēng然rán有yǒu乖guai史Shǐ法fǎ的de。

我wǒ所suǒ聊liāo以yǐ自zì慰wěi的de，是shì还有hái yǒu一个yī ge“阿ā”字zì非常fēi cháng正确zhèng què，绝jué无mó附会fù huì假gēi借jiè的de缺点quē diǎn，颇pó可以kě yǐ就正jìu zhèng于Yú通人tōng rén。至于zhì yú其余qí yú，却què都Dū非Fēi浅jiān学xué所suǒ能Néng穿chuān凿，只zhī希xī望wàng有yǒu“历lì史Shǐ癖与yú考kǎo据jǔ癖”的de胡Hú适kuò之zhī⒂先生xiān sheng的de门人mén rén们men，将jiāng来lái或者huò zhě能Néng够gòu寻出xún chū许多xǔ duō新Xīn端duān绪xǔ来lái，但dàn是shì我wǒ这zhè《阿āＱ正zhēng传chuān》到dào那时nà shí却què又yòu怕Pà早zǎo经Jīng消xiāo灭miè了le。

以上yǐ shàng可以kě yǐ算suàn是shì序xǔ。

第dì二èr章Zhāng　优you胜shèng记jì略lu:e4

阿āＱ不独bù dú是shì姓名xìng míng籍贯jí guàn有些yǒu xiē渺miáo茫māng，连Lián他tā先前xiān qián的de“行状xíng zhuàng”⒃也Yě渺miáo茫māng。因为yīn wèi未wèi庄zhuāng的de人rén们men之zhī于Yú阿āＱ，只要zhǐ yào他tā帮忙bāng máng，只zhī拿ná他tā玩笑wán xiào，从cóng来lái没有méi yǒu留心líu xīn他tā的de“行状xíng zhuàng”的de。而ér阿āＱ自己zì jǐ也Yě不bù说shuì，独有dú yǒu和hé别人bié ren口角kǒu jiǎo的de时shí候hòu，间或jiàn huò瞪děng着眼zhuó yǎn睛jīng道dào：

“我wǒ们men先前xiān qián——比Bǐ你nǐ阔kuò的de多duō啦lā！你nǐ算suàn是shì什shén么má东Dōng西Xī！”

阿āＱ没有méi yǒu家jiā，住zhù在zài未wèi庄zhuāng的de土Tǔ谷gǔ祠⒄里lǐ；也Yě没有méi yǒu固定gù dìng的de职zhí业Yè，只zhī给gěi人家rén jiā做zuò短工duǎn gōng，割ge麦Mài便biàn割ge麦Mài，舂米Mǐ便biàn舂米Mǐ，撑cheng船chuán便biàn撑cheng船chuán。工作gōng zuò略lu:e4长久cháng jǐu时shí，他tā也Yě或huò住zhù在zài临时lín shí主人zhǔ rén的de家里jiā lǐ，但dàn一yī完wán就jìu走zǒu了le。所以suǒ yǐ，人rén们men忙máng碌lǔ的de时shí候hòu，也Yě还Huán记起jì qǐ阿āＱ来lái，然而rán ér记起jì qǐ的de是shì做zuò工gōng，并bìng不是bù shì“行状xíng zhuàng”；一yī闲空xián kòng，连Lián阿āＱ都Dū早zǎo忘却wàng què，更gēng不必bù bì说shuì“行状xíng zhuàng”了le。只是zhǐ shì有yǒu一yī回Huí，有yǒu一个yī ge老lǎo头tóu子zǐ颂sòng扬Yáng说shuì：“阿āＱ真zhēn能Néng做zuò！”这时zhè shí阿āＱ赤chì着zhāo膊bō，懒lán洋洋yáng yáng的de瘦shòu伶仃的de正zhēng在zài他tā面前miàn qián，别人bié ren也Yě摸mo不着bù zháo这zhè话huà是shì真心zhēn xīn还是hái shi讥ji笑xiào，然而rán ér阿āＱ很hěn喜欢xǐ huan。

阿āＱ又yòu很hěn自尊zì zūn，所有suǒ yǒu未wèi庄zhuāng的de居民jū mín，全Quán不bù在zài他tā眼神yǎn shén里lǐ，甚而shèn ér至于zhì yú对于duì yú两liǎng位wèi“文童wén tóng”⒅也Yě有yǒu以为yǐ wéi不bù值zhī一yī笑xiào的de神情shén qíng。夫fū文童wén tóng者zhě，将jiāng来lái恐kóng怕Pà要yāo变biàn秀才xìu cai者zhě也Yě；赵zhǎo太爷tài yé钱Qián太爷tài yé大dà受shòu居民jū mín的de尊敬zūn jìng，除chú有钱yǒu qián之外zhī wài，就jìu因为yīn wèi都Dū是shì文童wén tóng的de爹爹diē die，而ér阿āＱ在zài精神jīng shén上shǎng独dú不bù表biǎo格gē外wài的de崇奉chóng fèng，他tā想xiǎng：我wǒ的de儿子ér zi会huì阔kuò得dé多duō啦lā！加以jiā yǐ进jìn了le几jī回Huí城chéng，阿āＱ自然zì rán更gēng自负zì fù，然而rán ér他tā又yòu很hěn鄙薄bǐ bó城里人chéng lǐ rén，譬pǐ如rú用yòng三Sān尺chě三Sān寸cùn宽Kuān的de木板mù bǎn做zuò成Chéng的de凳子dèng zi，未wèi庄zhuāng人rén叫jiào“长凳cháng dèng”，他tā也Yě叫jiào“长凳cháng dèng”，城里人chéng lǐ rén却què叫jiào“条凳tiáo dèng”，他tā想xiǎng：这zhè是shì错Cuò的de，可笑kě xiào！油yóu煎jiān大dà头tóu鱼Yú，未wèi庄zhuāng都Dū加上jiā shàng半bàn寸cùn长cháng的de葱cong叶xié，城chéng里lǐ却què加上jiā shàng切qiē细xì的de葱cong丝si，他tā想xiǎng：这zhè也Yě是shì错Cuò的de，可笑kě xiào！然而rán ér未wèi庄zhuāng人rén真是zhēn shi不见bù jiàn世面shì miàn的de可笑kě xiào的de乡xiang下人xià rén呵he，他tā们men没有méi yǒu见jiàn过Guō城chéng里lǐ的de煎jiān鱼Yú！

阿āＱ“先前xiān qián阔kuò”，见jiàn识shí高Gāo，而ér且qiě“真zhēn能Néng做zuò”，本běn来lái几jī乎hu是shì一个yī ge“完人wán rén”了le，但dàn可kě惜xi他tā体tī质zhǐ上shǎng还有hái yǒu一些yī xiē缺点quē diǎn。最zuì恼náo人rén的de是shì在zài他tā头tóu皮Pí上shǎng，颇pó有yǒu几jī处chǔ不知bù zhī于Yú何时hé shí的de癞疮疤bā。这zhè虽然suī rán也Yě在zài他tā身上shēn shang，而ér看kān阿āＱ的de意思yì si，倒dǎo也Yě似shǐ乎hu以为yǐ wéi不足bù zú贵Guì的de，因为yīn wèi他tā讳huì说shuì“癞”以yǐ及jí一切yī qiè近jìn于Yú“赖lǎi”的de音yīn，后Hòu来lái推tuī而ér广yǎn之zhī，“光guāng”也Yě讳huì，“亮liàng”也Yě讳huì，再zài后Hòu来lái，连Lián“灯dēng”“烛zhū”都Dū讳huì了le。一yī犯fàn讳huì，不问bù wèn有心yǒu xīn与yú无心wú xīn，阿āＱ便biàn全Quán疤bā通红tōng hóng的de发起fā qǐ怒Nù来lái，估gu量liáng了le对手duì shǒu，口kǒu讷的de他tā便biàn骂mǎ，气力qì lì小的xiǎo de他tā便biàn打dá；然而rán ér不知bù zhī怎zěn么má一回事yī huí shì，总zǒng还是hái shi阿āＱ吃chī亏kui的de时shí候hòu多duō。于是yú shì他tā渐jiǎn渐jiǎn的de变biàn换huàn了le方针fāng zhēn，大dà抵dí改为gǎi wéi怒目而视nù mù ér shì了le。

谁知道shéi zhī dào阿āＱ采用cǎi yòng怒目nù mù主义zhǔ yì之zhī后Hòu，未wèi庄zhuāng的de闲人xián rén们men便biàn愈yǔ喜欢xǐ huan玩笑wán xiào他tā。一yī见面jiàn miàn，他tā们men便biàn假gēi作zuō吃惊chī jīng的de说shuì：

“哙，亮liàng起qǐ来lái了le。”

阿āＱ照zhào例lì的de发fā了le怒Nù，他tā怒目而视nù mù ér shì了le。

“原Yuán来lái有yǒu保báo险xiǎn灯dēng在zài这里zhè lǐ！”他tā们men并bìng不怕bù pà。

阿āＱ没有méi yǒu法fǎ，只得zhǐ dé另lìng外wài想出xiǎng chū报bào复fù的话de huà来lái：

“你nǐ还Huán不bù配pèi……”这时zhè shí候hòu，又yòu仿fǎng佛fū在zài他tā头tóu上shǎng的de是shì一种yī zhǒng高尚gāo shàng的de光guāng容Róng的de癞头tóu疮，并bìng非Fēi平常píng cháng的de癞头tóu疮了le；但dàn上文shàng wén说shuì过Guō，阿āＱ是shì有yǒu见jiàn识shí的de，他tā立刻lì kè知道zhī dào和hé“犯忌fàn jì”有点yǒu diǎn抵dí触chù，便biàn不bù再zài往wǎng底dí下xià说shuì。

闲人xián rén还Huán不bù完wán，只zhī撩他tā，于是yú shì终zhong而ér至于zhì yú打dá。阿āＱ在zài形式xíng shì上shǎng打dá败bǎi了le，被bèi人rén揪住zhù黄Huáng辫biǎn子zǐ，在zài壁bǐ上shǎng碰pèng了le四sì五wǔ个gě响xiǎng头tóu，闲人xián rén这zhè才cái心满意足xīn mǎn yì zú的de得胜dé shèng的de走zǒu了le，阿āＱ站zhàn了le一刻yī kè，心里xīn li想xiǎng，“我wǒ总zǒng算suàn被bèi儿子ér zi打dá了le，现xiàn在zài的de世界shì jiè真zhēn不bù像xiàng样yàng……”于是yú shì也Yě心满意足xīn mǎn yì zú的de得胜dé shèng的de走zǒu了le。

阿āＱ想xiǎng在zài心里xīn li的de，后Hòu来lái每每měi měi说出shuō chū口kǒu来lái，所以suǒ yǐ凡是fán shì和hé阿āＱ玩笑wán xiào的de人rén们men，几jī乎hu全知quán zhī道dào他tā有yǒu这zhè一种yī zhǒng精神jīng shén上shǎng的de胜利shèng lì法fǎ，此cǐ后Hòu每逢měi féng揪住zhù他tā黄Huáng辫biǎn子zǐ的de时shí候hòu，人rén就jìu先xiān一yī着zhāo对duì他tā说shuì：

“阿āＱ，这不zhè bu是shì儿子ér zi打dá老子Lǎo zǐ，是shì人rén打dá畜生chù sheng。自己zì jǐ说shuì：人rén打dá畜生chù sheng！”

阿āＱ两liǎng只zhī手shǒu都Dū捏nie住zhù了le自己zì jǐ的de辫biǎn根gēn，歪wai着zhāo头tóu，说道shuō dào：

“打虫dǎ chóng豸zhì，好不好hǎo bu hǎo？我wǒ是shì虫豸chóng zhì——还Huán不bù放fàng么má？”

但dàn虽然suī rán是shì虫豸chóng zhì，闲人xián rén也Yě并bìng不bù放fàng，仍rēng旧jìu在zài就近jìu jìn什shén么má地方dì fāng给gěi他tā碰pèng了le五wǔ六lìu个gě响xiǎng头tóu，这zhè才cái心满意足xīn mǎn yì zú的de得胜dé shèng的de走zǒu了le，他tā以为yǐ wéi阿āＱ这zhè回Huí可kě遭zāo了le瘟。然而rán ér不到bù dào十shí秒钟miǎo zhōng，阿āＱ也Yě心满意足xīn mǎn yì zú的de得胜dé shèng的de走zǒu了le，他tā觉得jué de他tā是shì第dì一个yī ge能Néng够gòu自轻自贱zì qīng zì jiàn的de人rén，除chú了le“自轻自贱zì qīng zì jiàn”不bù算suàn外wài，余下yú xià的de就是jìu shì“第dì一个yī ge”。状元zhuàng yuán⒆不bù也Yě是shì“第dì一个yī ge”么má？“你nǐ算suàn是shì什shén么má东Dōng西Xī”呢ne！？

阿āＱ以yǐ如是rú shì等等děng děng妙miào法fǎ克服kè fú怨yuǎn敌dí之zhī后Hòu，便biàn愉yú快kuài的de跑páo到dào酒店jǐu diàn里lǐ喝hē几jī碗wǎn酒jǐu，又yòu和hé别人bié ren调diào笑xiào一yī通tōng，口角kǒu jiǎo一yī通tōng，又yòu得了dé le胜shèng，愉yú快kuài的de回到huí dào土Tǔ谷gǔ祠，放fàng倒dǎo头tóu睡着shuì zháo了le。假gēi使shǐ有钱yǒu qián，他tā便biàn去qù押ya牌pái宝bǎo，一堆yī duī人rén蹲dun在zài地面dì miàn上shǎng，阿āＱ即jí汗hán流líu满Mǎn面的miàn dī夹gā在zài这zhè中间zhōng jiān，声音shēng yīn他tā最zuì响xiǎng：

“青龙Qīng lóng四sì百Bǎi！”

“咳hāi～～开kāi～～啦lā！”桩zhuāng家jiā揭jie开盒kāi hé子zǐ盖gǎi，也Yě是shì汗hán流líu满Mǎn面的miàn dī唱chàng。“天门Tiān mén啦lā～～角回jiǎo huí啦lā～～！人rén和hé穿chuān堂táng空kōng在zài那里nà li啦lā～～！阿āＱ的de铜钱tóng qián拿ná过Guō来lái～～！”

“穿chuān堂táng一yī百Bǎi——一yī百Bǎi五十wǔ shí！”

阿āＱ的de钱Qián便biàn在zài这zhè样yàng的de歌gē吟之下zhī xià，渐jiǎn渐jiǎn的de输入shū rù别Bié个gě汗hán流líu满Mǎn面的miàn dī人物rén wù的de腰yao间jiān。他tā终zhong于Yú只好zhǐ hǎo挤出jǐ chū堆duī外wài，站zhàn在zài后Hòu面miàn看kān，替tǐ别人bié ren着急zháo jí，一直yī zhí到dào散场sàn chǎng，然rán后Hòu恋liǎn恋liǎn的de回到huí dào土Tǔ谷gǔ祠，第dì二èr天tiān，肿zhóng着眼zhuó yǎn睛jīng去qù工作gōng zuò。

但dàn真zhēn所suǒ谓wěi“塞翁失马sài wēng shī mǎ安An知zhī非Fēi福Fú”罢bà，阿āＱ不幸bù xìng而ér赢yíng了le一yī回Huí，他tā倒dǎo几jī乎hu失shī败bǎi了le。

这zhè是shì未wèi庄zhuāng赛sài神Shén的de晚上wǎn shang。这zhè晚上wǎn shang照zhào例lì有yǒu一yī台Tái戏xì，戏台xì tái左近zuǒ jìn，也Yě照zhào例lì有yǒu许多xǔ duō的de赌dú摊tan。做zuò戏xì的de锣鼓gǔ，在zài阿āＱ耳ěr朵duó里lǐ仿fǎng佛fū在zài十shí里lǐ之外zhī wài；他tā只zhī听yǐn得dé桩zhuāng家的jiā de歌唱gē chàng了le。他tā赢yíng而ér又yòu赢yíng，铜钱tóng qián变成biàn chéng角Jué洋yáng，角Jué洋yáng变成biàn chéng大洋dà yáng，大洋dà yáng又yòu成了chéng le叠diē。他tā兴高采烈xìng gāo cǎi liè得dé非常fēi cháng：

“天门Tiān mén两liǎng块kuài！”

他tā不知bù zhī道dào谁shéi和hé谁shéi为wéi什shén么má打dá起qǐ架jiǎ来lái了le。骂mǎ声shēng打dá声shēng脚jiǎo步Bù声shēng，昏hūn头tóu昏hūn脑nǎo的de一yī大dà阵zhèn，他tā才cái爬pá起qǐ来lái，赌dú摊tan不见了bù jiàn le，人rén们men也Yě不见了bù jiàn le，身上shēn shang有yǒu几jī处chǔ很hěn似shǐ乎hu有些yǒu xiē痛tòng，似shǐ乎hu也Yě挨ai了le几jī拳quān几jī脚jiǎo似shǐ的de，几个jǐ ge人rén诧chǎ异yì的de对duì他tā看kān。他tā如rú有所yǒu suǒ失shī的de走进zǒu jìn土Tǔ谷gǔ祠，定dìng一定yī dìng神Shén，知道zhī dào他tā的de一堆yī duī洋钱yáng qián不见了bù jiàn le。赶gǎn赛会sài huì的de赌dú摊tan多duō不是bù shì本běn村cūn人rén，还Huán到dào那里nà li去qù寻xún根gēn柢呢ne？

很hěn白Bái很hěn亮liàng的de一堆yī duī洋钱yáng qián！而ér且qiě是shì他tā的de——现xiàn在zài不见了bù jiàn le！说shuì是shì算suàn被bèi儿子ér zi拿ná去qù了le罢bà，总zǒng还是hái shi忽忽hū hū不bù乐Lè；说shuì自己zì jǐ是shì虫豸chóng zhì罢bà，也Yě还是hái shi忽忽hū hū不bù乐Lè：他tā这zhè回Huí才cái有些yǒu xiē感gǎn到dào失shī败bǎi的de苦kǔ痛tòng了le。

但dàn他tā立刻lì kè转zhuǎi败bǎi为wéi胜shèng了le。他tā擎qīng起qǐ右手yòu shǒu，用力yòng lì的de在zài自己zì jǐ脸liǎn上shǎng连Lián打dá了le两liǎng个gě嘴zuǐ巴Bā，热rè剌剌的de有些yǒu xiē痛tòng；打dá完wán之zhī后Hòu，便biàn心xīn平Píng气qì和hé起qǐ来lái，似shǐ乎hu打的dǎ dī是shì自己zì jǐ，被bèi打的dǎ dī是shì别Bié一个yī ge自己zì jǐ，不久bù jǐu也Yě就jìu仿fǎng佛fū是shì自己zì jǐ打dá了le别Bié个gě一般yī bān，——虽然suī rán还有hái yǒu些xiē热rè剌剌，——心满意足xīn mǎn yì zú的de得胜dé shèng的de躺下tǎng xià了le。

他tā睡着shuì zháo了le。

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Lesson vocabulary 862 words · 10 curated by the source

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
<p>正传	zhèng zhuàn	authentic/official biography
籍贯	jí guàn	native place, place of origin
自尊	zì zūn	self-esteem, self-respect
鄙薄	bǐ bó	to despise, look down on
讳	huì	to taboo, avoid mentioning
怒目而视	nù mù ér shì	to glare angrily
心满意足	xīn mǎn yì zú	fully satisfied, content
自轻自贱	zì qīng zì jiàn	to belittle and demean oneself
兴高采烈	xìng gāo cǎi liè	in high spirits, jubilant
塞翁失马	sài wēng shī mǎ	a blessing in disguise (proverb)
第	dì	(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high…
一	yī	one; 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 …
章	Zhāng	surname Zhang
序	xǔ	(bound form) order; sequence; preface
我	wǒ	I; me; my
要	yāo	(bound form) to demand; to coerce
给	gěi	to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
阿	ā	prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]); (bound form) Alban…
做	zuò	to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, frien…
正	zhēng	first month of the lunar year
传	chuān	to pass on; to transmit; to transfer; to conduct (electricity)
已经	yǐ jīng	already
不止	bù zhǐ	incessantly; without end; more than; not limited to
两	liǎng	two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
年	Nián	surname Nian; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]
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
但	dàn	but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
一面	yī miàn	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
又	yòu	(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
往	wǎng	to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous; old variant of 往[wang3]
回想	huí xiǎng	to recall; to recollect; to think back
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)
足见	zú jiàn	it goes to show that; one can see
不是	bù shì	no; is not; not
一个	yī ge	a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
立言	lì yán	to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]); to expound one's theory
的	de	of; ~'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…
人	rén	person; people; CL:個\|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
从	cóng	variant of 從\|从[cong2]; surname Cong
来	lái	to 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…
不	bù	no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
朽
之	zhī	(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
笔	bǐ	writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique…
须	xū	must; to have to; to wait; beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
于是	yú shì	thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
以	yǐ	old variant of 以[yi3]; abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
文	Wén	surname Wen
究	jīu	after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
竟	jǐng	unexpectedly; to go so far as to
谁	shéi	who; also pr. [shui2]
靠	kào	to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
渐	jiǎn	to imbue
不甚	bù shèn	(literary) not very
了然	liǎo rán	to understand clearly; evident
起	qǐ	to 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…
而	ér	and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
终	zhong	end
于归	yú guī	(literary) (of a girl) to marry
接到	jiē dào	to receive (letter etc)
仿	fǎng	to imitate; to copy; variant of 仿[fang3]
佛	fū	Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])
思想	sī xiǎng	thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個\|个[ge4]
里	lǐ	variant of 裡\|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏\|里[li3]; surname Li
有鬼	yǒu guǐ	(fig.) to smell fishy
似	shǐ	used in 似的[shi4 de5]
然而	rán ér	however; but; yet
篇	piān	sheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
速	sǔ	fast; quick
文章	wén zhāng	article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning; CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁\|页[ye4]
才	cái	ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) reall…; (variant of 才[cai2]) just now; (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only
下笔	xià bǐ	to put pen to paper
便	biàn	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
感	gǎn	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
到	dào	to 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…
万分	wàn fēn	very much; extremely; one ten thousandth part
困难	kùn nan	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]
名目	míng mù	name; designation; item; rubric; (formal usage) fame
孔子	Kǒng zǐ	Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
曰	yuē	to speak; to say
名	míng	name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
正则	zhèng zé	regular (figure in geometry)
言	yán	words; speech; to say; to talk
不顺	bù shùn	unfavorable; adverse
原	Yuán	surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara
应	Yīng	surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]
该	gāi	should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
极	jí	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
注	zhù	(bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point; to concentrate; (bound form) stake (in gambling); classifier f…; to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text; an annotation; an explanatory note; (bound form) to put on record; to register
意	yì	(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
很	hěn	very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
繁多	fán duō	many and varied; of many different kinds
列	liè	to arrange; to line up; file; series; (in data tables) column; (Tw) row
自	zì	(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
内	nèi	inside; inner; internal; within; interior
外	wài	outside; in addition; foreign; external
别	Bié	surname Bie; to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
家	jiā	used in 傢伙\|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱\|家俱[jia1 ju4]; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some act…
小	xiǎo	small; tiny; few; young
可	kě	(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
惜	xi	to cherish; to pity
都	Dū	surname Du
合	gě	100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗; variant of 合[he2]
么	má	exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼\|么[me5]
并	bìng	and; 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]
非	Fēi	abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
和	hé	old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])
许多	xǔ duō	many; a lot of; much
阔人	kuò rén	rich person; the rich
排	pái	to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge; (literary) to push aside; to force open; to rehearse; row; line; platoon; (bound form) …
在	zài	to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
史	Shǐ	surname Shi
就是	jìu shì	exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
说	shuì	to persuade; variant of 說\|说[shuo1]
那里	nà li	there; that place
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…
倘	táng	used in 倘佯[chang2 yang2]
用	yòng	to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courte…
决不	jué bù	not at all; simply (can) not
神	Shén	God
仙	xian	immortal
实	shí	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
未曾	wèi céng	hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
有	yǒu	to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
大	dà	big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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…
统	tóng	to gather; to unify
上	shǎng	used in 上聲\|上声[shang3 sheng1]
谕
宣	xuan	to declare; to announce; to publicize; to spread
付	Fù	surname Fu
国	Guó	surname Guo
馆	guǎn	variant of 館\|馆[guan3]; building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]
立	Lì	surname Li
本	běn	(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; origina…
虽说	suī shuō	though; although
英国	Yīng guó	United Kingdom (UK); Britain
无	mó	used in 南無\|南无[na1 mo2]
博	bó	(bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog…; old variant of 博[bo2]
徒	tū	disciple; apprentice; follower; on foot; in vain; only
文豪	wén háo	literary giant; great writer; eminent writer
迭
更	gēng	to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
司	Sī	surname Si
也	Yě	surname Ye
过	Guō	surname Guo
部	bù	ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc
书	Shū	abbr. for 書經\|书经[Shu1 jing1]
则	zé	(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifie…
我辈	wǒ bèi	(literary) we; us
却	què	old variant of 卻\|却[que4]; but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
不可	bù kě	cannot; should not; must not
其次	qí cì	next; secondly
既	jì	already; since; both... (and...)
不知	bù zhī	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
与	yú	variant of 歟\|欤[yu2]
否	fóu	to negate; not
同	tóng	like; same; similar; together; alike; with; used in 衚衕\|胡同[hu2 tong4]
宗	zong	ancestor; clan; sect; to honor; principal; surname Zong
受	shòu	to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
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])
子孙	zǐ sūn	offspring; posterity
拜	bǎi	to bow to; to pay one's respects; to make a courtesy call; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc)
托	tuo	to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; (bound form) a shill; torr (unit of pressure)
或	huò	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
别的	bié de	else; other
而言	ér yán	(typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…\|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
着想	zhuó xiǎng	to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
文体	wén tǐ	genre of writing; literary form; style; literary recreation and sporting activities
卑	bēi	low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
下	xià	down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency …
引	yǐn	to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for…
车	Chē	surname Che
卖	mài	to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
浆
者	zhě	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後\|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously);…
流	líu	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
所	suǒ	actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個\|个[ge4]
的话	de huà	if (coming after a conditional clause)
所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
敢	gǎn	to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
僭
称	chèn	to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
从不	cóng bù	never
入	rù	to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時\|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲\|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {cl…
三教	Sān Jiào	the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
九	jǐu	nine; 9
小说家	Xiǎo shuō jiā	School of Minor-talks, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家\|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
谓	wěi	to say; to call; to be called; meaning; so-called
闲话	xián huà	casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
休	Xīu	surname Xiu
题	Tí	surname Ti
归正	guī zhèng	to return to the right path; to mend one's ways; to reform; Reformed (church etc)
一句	yī jù	a line of verse; a sentence
套话	tào huà	polite phrase; conventional greetings; cliché; to try to worm facts out of sb
取出	qǔ chū	to take out; to extract; to draw out
个	gě	used in 自個兒\|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個\|个[ge4]
字	zì	letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個\|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
作为	zuò wéi	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
即	jí	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near
使	shǐ	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
古人	gǔ rén	people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person
撰
法	fǎ	variant of 法[fa3]; France; French; abbr. for 法國\|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]; old variant of 法[fa3]; law
字面	zì miàn	literal; typeface
相	Xiāng	surname Xiang
混	hǔn	muddy; turbid (; ); Taiwan pr. [hun4]
顾不得	gù bu de	unable to change sth; unable to deal with
二	èr	two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
通	tōng	to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
例	lì	example; precedent; rule; case; instance
开首	kāi shǒu	beginning; start; opening; in the beginning; to start; to open
抵	dí	to press against; to support; to prop up; to be equal to; to match; to mortgage; to arrive at; to reach
某	mǒu	some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such
某地	mǒu dì	somewhere; some place
道	dào	road; 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…
姓	xìng	family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
什	shén	what
回	Huí	Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); to curve; to return; to revolve; variant of 迴\|回[hui2]
乎	hu	(classical particle similar to 於\|于[yu2]) in; from; than
赵	zhǎo	surname 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
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
模	mō	to imitate; norm
糊	hū	to paste; to stick; paste; muddled; scorched (in 糊了)
那是	nà shi	(coll.) of course; naturally; indeed
太爷	tài yé	(respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate
儿子	ér zi	son
进	jìn	to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential com…
秀才	xìu cai	a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent
时	shí	old variant of 時\|时[shi2]; surname Shi
候	hòu	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
锣
声	shēng	sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
镗
报	bào	to report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名\|报名[bao4 ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; new…
村	cūn	village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish; variant of 村[cun1]
喝	hē	to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]
碗	wǎn	variant of 碗[wan3]; bowl; cup; CL:隻\|只[zhi1],個\|个[ge4]
黄酒	huáng jǐu	"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
手	shǒu	hand; (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]
舞	wǔ	to dance; to wield; to brandish
足	jù	excessive
蹈	dáo	to tread on; to stamp; Taiwan pr. [dao4]
于	Yú	surname Yu; (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used i…
光采	guāng cǎi	variant of 光彩[guang1 cai3]
本家	běn jiā	a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name
细细	xì xì	attentive; careful
还	Huán	surname Huan
比	Bǐ	Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時\|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
长三	cháng sān	(old) high-class prostitute
辈	bèi	lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
其	qí	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
几个	jǐ ge	a few; several; how many
旁听	páng tīng	to sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer; to audit (a class)
倒	dǎo	to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit
肃	sǔ	solemn; respectful; to eliminate; surname Su
然	rán	correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
有些	yǒu xiē	some; somewhat; rather; a bit
起敬	qǐ jìng	to feel respect
那知	nǎ zhī	variant of 哪知[na3 zhi1]
天	tiān	day; sky; heaven
地	de	-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
保	báo	Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞\|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])
叫	jiào	to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫[jiao4]
家里	jiā lǐ	home
去	qù	to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part);…
见	jiàn	to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
满	Mǎn	Manchu ethnic group
脸	liǎn	face; CL:張\|张[zhang1],個\|个[ge4]
溅	jiǎn	to splash
朱	Zhū	surname Zhu; (bound form) cinnabar
你	nǐ	you (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.)
浑	hūn	muddy; turbid; (bound form) simple; natural
小子	xiǎo zǐ	(literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
开口	kāi kǒu	to open one's mouth; to start to talk
愈	yǔ	the more...(the more...); to heal
看	kān	to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
生气	shēng qì	to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
抢	qiáng	(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)
几	jī	small table; (literary) almost
步	Bù	surname Bu
胡	Hú	surname Hu; used in 衚衕\|胡同[hu2 tong4]; beard; mustache; whiskers
怎	zěn	how
会	huì	can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Tai…
样	yàng	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
想	xiǎng	to 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)
后	Hòu	surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
退	tuì	to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
跳过	tiào guò	to jump over; to skip (a step, chapter etc)
嘴	zuǐ	mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張\|张[zhang1],個\|个[ge4]
巴	Bā	Ba, 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…
配	pèi	to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate
没有	méi yǒu	haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
抗	kǎng	to resist; to defy
辩	biàn	to dispute; to debate; to argue; to discuss
确	què	variant of 確\|确[que4]; variant of 埆[que4]; authenticated; solid; firm; real; true
凿
只	zhī	variant of 隻\|只[zhi1]; variant of 只[zhi3]; grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
摸	mo	to feel with the hand; to stroke; to steal
着	zhāo	variant of 著\|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
左	Zuǒ	surname Zuo
颊
出去	chū qù	to go out
外面	wài miàn	outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
被	bèi	quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, …
训	xǔn	to teach; to train; to admonish
斥	chì	to blame; to reprove; to reprimand; to expel; to oust; to reconnoiter; (of territory) to expand; saline marsh
番	Pān	surname Pan
谢	Xiè	surname Xie
百	Bǎi	surname Bai
酒钱	jǐu qián	tip
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
太	tài	highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
荒	huāng	desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect
唐	Táng	Tang dynasty (618–907); surname Tang
自己	zì jǐ	oneself; (attributive) one's own
招	zhao	to recruit; to beckon; to infect; a move (chess); device; to confess
打	dá	(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
大约	dà yuē	approximately; probably
未必	wèi bì	not necessarily; maybe not
真	zhēn	really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
这里	zhè lǐ	variant of 這裡\|这里[zhe4 li3]
如此	rú cǐ	like this; so; such
此	cǐ	this; these
再	zài	again; 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…
提起	tí qǐ	to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise; to initiate (legal proceedings)
氏族	shì zú	clan
三	Sān	surname San
名字	míng zi	name (of a person or thing)
写	xiě	to write
活	huó	to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
死	sǐ	to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
一个人	yī gè rén	by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company)
著	zhù	to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
竹	zhú	(bound form) bamboo; Kangxi radical 118
帛
事	shì	matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁\|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
若	ruǒ	used in 般若[bo1 re3]
论	Lún	abbr. for 論語\|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
算	suàn	to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight; to regard as; to consider (to be ...)
一次	yī cì	first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
先	xiān	beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
遇	Yù	surname Yu
难	nán	difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
关	Guān	surname Guan
曾	Zēng	surname Zeng
仔	zái	careful (in 仔细); young (of animals, in 仔猪); a child (dialect, zai3)
细	xì	thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal
桂
还是	hái shi	still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
贵	Guì	short name for Guizhou 貴州\|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
号	háo	(bound form) to wail; to howl
月	yuè	moon; month; monthly; CL:個\|个[ge4],輪\|轮[lun2]
亭	tíng	pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect
或者	huò zhě	or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
八月	Bā yuè	August; eighth month (of the lunar year)
间	jiān	between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
过生日	guò shēng rì	to celebrate a birthday
那	Nā	surname Na
一定	yī dìng	surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
也许	yě xǔ	perhaps; maybe
只是	zhǐ shì	merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
未	wèi	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
尝	chāng	to taste; to try (food); (literary) ever; once
散	sàn	variant of 散[san4]; scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine
征文	zhēng wén	to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event)
帖
子	zǐ	son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders o…
写作	xiě zuò	to write; to compose; writing; written works
武断	wǔ duàn	arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic
位	wèi	position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
老兄	lǎo xīong	elder brother (often used self-referentially); (form of address between male friends) old chap; buddy
令弟	lìng dì	honorable little brother
富	Fù	surname Fu
佐
证	zhěng	to admonish
其余	qí yú	the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them
音	yīn	sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
偏	pian	to lean; oblique; to deviate from average; stubbornly
僻	pǐ	(bound form) remote; off-center
更加	gèng jiā	more (than sth else); even more
凑	cǒu	to gather together, pool or collect; to move close to
先前	xiān qián	before; previously
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
茂才	mào cái	see 秀才[xiu4 cai5]
先生	xiān sheng	teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
谁料	shéi liào	who would have thought that; who would have expected that
博雅	bó yǎ	learned
公	gōng	public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 w…
茫	māng	vast, with no clear boundary; indistinct; confused
据	jǔ	according to; based on; evidence
结论	jié lùn	conclusion; verdict; CL:個\|个[ge4]; to conclude; to reach a verdict
陈	chēn	surname Chen; Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]
独秀	dú xìu	to surpass; to stand above the crowd
办	bàn	to 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…
新	Xīn	abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin
青年	qīng nián	youth; youthful years; young person; the young
提	dī	used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
倡	chǎng	to initiate; to introduce
洋	yáng	ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
粹	cuǐ	pure; essence
沦
亡	wáng	to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased; old variant of 亡[wang2]
无可	wú kě	can't
查	Zhā	surname Zha
考	kǎo	to beat; to hit; variant of 考[kao3]; to inspect; to test; to take an exam; to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father
最	zuì	variant of 最[zui4]; old variant of 最[zui4]; (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
段	Duàn	surname Duan
只有	zhǐ yǒu	only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈\|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 qu…
乡	xiang	country or countryside; home village or town
犯事	fàn shì	to break the law; to commit a crime
案	ǎn	(legal) case; record; table
卷	juán	to roll up; (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive; classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
八	bā	eight
信	xìn	letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
声音	shēng yīn	sound; voice
相近	xiāng jìn	close; similar to
虽	suī	although; even though
方	Fāng	surname Fang
生怕	shēng pà	to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to
字母	zì mǔ	letter (of the alphabet); CL:個\|个[ge4]
通行	tōng xíng	to go through; to pass through; to be in general use
只好	zhǐ hǎo	to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
照	zhào	variant of 照[zhao4]; to shine; to illuminate; according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before
行	háng	(bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in …
拼	pin	to piece together; to put together; to risk all; to go all out
为	wéi	as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice); variant of 為\|为[wei2]
略作	lu:e4 zuò	to be abbreviated to; (followed by a verb) slightly
近	jìn	near; close to; approximately
盲从	máng cóng	to follow blindly; to conform slavishly; unthinking obedience
抱	bào	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
歉	qiǎn	to apologize; deficient
尚	Shàng	surname Shang
且	qiě	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
还有	hái yǒu	there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
好办	hǎo bàn	easy to do; easy to manage
四	sì	four; 4
现	xiàn	to appear; present; now; existing; current
好	hǎo	good; 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); (…
郡
望	wàng	full 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]
老	lǎo	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; old (of people); venerabl…
可以	kě yǐ	can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
百家姓	Bǎi jiā xìng	The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
解	Xiè	surname Xie
陇
西天	Xī tiān	the Western Paradise (Buddhism)
水	Shuǐ	surname Shui; Shui ethnic group
可靠	kě kào	reliable
因此	yīn cǐ	thus; consequently; as a result
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…
定	dìng	to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
虽然	suī rán	although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
多	duō	many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
住	zhù	to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
庄	zhuāng	variant of 莊\|庄[zhuang1]; surname Zhuang
常常	cháng cháng	frequently; often
宿	sù	old variant of 宿[su4]; surname Su
别处	bié chù	elsewhere
能	Néng	surname Neng
仍	rēng	still; yet; (literary) frequently; often
乖	guai	(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; shrewd; perverse; irregular
聊	liāo	(coll.) to chat; (literary) somewhat; slightly
慰	wěi	to comfort; to reassure
非常	fēi cháng	very; really; unusual; extraordinary
正确	zhèng què	correct; sound; right; proper
绝	jué	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means; variant of 絕\|绝[jue2]
附会	fù huì	to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc); to develop and embellish; to interpret (often in a strained manner)
假	gēi	used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]; to borrow (variant of 假[jia3])
借	jiè	to borrow; (used in combination with 給\|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著\|着[zhe5]) by; with; variant of 借[jie4]
缺点	quē diǎn	weak point; fault; shortcoming; disadvantage; CL:個\|个[ge4]
颇	pó	quite; rather; somewhat; partial; slanting
就正	jìu zhèng	(literary and deferential) to solicit comments (on one's writing)
通人	tōng rén	learned person; person of wide knowledge and sound scholarship
至于	zhì yú	as for; as to; to go so far as to
浅	jiān	sound of moving water
学	xué	to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
穿	chuān	to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street); to thread; to string together; to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.); verb com…
希	xī	to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1]
历	lì	old variant of 曆\|历[li4]; old variant of 歷\|历[li4]; calendar; to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history
癖
适	kuò	see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]; surname Shi
门人	mén rén	disciple; follower; hanger-on (at an aristocrat's home)
们	men	plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
将	jiāng	will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
够	gòu	enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
寻出	xún chū	to find out; to search out; to uncover; to discover
端	duān	(bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; to eliminate; to wipe out; old variant of 端[duan1]; start; origin
绪	xǔ	beginnings; mental state
那时	nà shí	then; at that time; in those days
怕	Pà	surname Pa
早	zǎo	early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
经	Jīng	surname Jing
消	xiāo	to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
灭	miè	to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
以上	yǐ shàng	that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
优	you	excellent
胜	shèng	victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); …
记	jì	to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
略	lu:e4	brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory); variant of 略[lu:e4]
不独	bù dú	not only
姓名	xìng míng	surname and given name; full name
渺	miáo	(of an expanse of water) vast; tiny or insignificant
连	Lián	surname Lian
行状	xíng zhuàng	(literary) brief obituary; one's past experience; one's past record; Taiwan pr. [xing4 zhuang4]
只要	zhǐ yào	so long as; provided; if
帮忙	bāng máng	to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
拿	ná	old variant of 拿[na2]; variant of 拿[na2]; to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
玩笑	wán xiào	to joke; joke; jest
留心	líu xīn	to be careful; to pay attention to
独有	dú yǒu	to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only
别人	bié ren	other people; others; other person
口角	kǒu jiǎo	corner of the mouth
间或	jiàn huò	occasionally; now and then
瞪	děng	to open (one's eyes) wide; to glare at
着眼	zhuó yǎn	to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate
睛	jīng	eye; eyeball
阔	kuò	variant of 闊\|阔[kuo4]; rich; wide; broad
啦	lā	(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat
东	Dōng	surname Dong
西	Xī	the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish
土	Tǔ	surname Tu; Tu ethnic group
谷	gǔ	grain; corn; surname Gu
祠
固定	gù dìng	to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular
职	zhí	office; duty
业	Yè	surname Ye
人家	rén jiā	household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶\|户[hu4],家[jia1]
短工	duǎn gōng	temporary job; odd job; seasonal worker
割	ge	to cut
麦	Mài	surname Mai
舂
米	Mǐ	surname Mi
撑	cheng	to support; to push or move with a pole; to open or unfurl; brace; support
船	chuán	variant of 船[chuan2]; boat; vessel; ship; CL:條\|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻\|只[zhi1]
工作	gōng zuò	to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個\|个[ge4],份[fen4],項\|项[xiang4]
长久	cháng jǐu	long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent; for a long time
临时	lín shí	as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc
主人	zhǔ rén	owner; host; master
完	wán	to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
走	zǒu	to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form…
忙	máng	busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
碌	lǔ	used in 碌碡[liu4 zhou5]
记起	jì qǐ	to recall; to recollect
工	gōng	work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
闲空	xián kòng	idle; free time; leisure
忘却	wàng què	(literary) to put out of one's mind; to forget
不必	bù bì	need not; does not have to; not necessarily
头	tóu	head; 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]
颂	sòng	to praise; song
扬	Yáng	abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州\|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu; surname Yang; variant of 揚\|扬[yang2]
这时	zhè shí	at this time; at this moment
赤	chì	red; scarlet; bare; naked
膊	bō	shoulder
懒	lán	lazy; sluggish; to be reluctant to
洋洋	yáng yáng	vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself
瘦	shòu	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
伶
仃
面前	miàn qián	in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
不着	bù zháo	no need; need not
话	huà	dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種\|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]; old variant of 話\|话[hua4]
真心	zhēn xīn	wholeheartedness; sincerity
讥	ji	to ridicule
笑	xiào	old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
所有	suǒ yǒu	all; to have; to possess; to own
居民	jū mín	resident; inhabitant
全	Quán	surname Quan
眼神	yǎn shén	expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
甚而	shèn ér	even; so much so that
对于	duì yú	regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
文童	wén tóng	a person studying for the imperial examinations
以为	yǐ wéi	to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
值	zhī	value; to happen to
神情	shén qíng	look; expression
夫	fū	husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
恐	kóng	afraid; to fear
变	biàn	to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
钱	Qián	surname Qian
尊敬	zūn jìng	to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
除	chú	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
有钱	yǒu qián	well-off; wealthy
之外	zhī wài	outside; excluding
爹爹	diē die	daddy; granddad
精神	jīng shén	spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個\|个[ge4]
独	dú	alone; independent; single; sole; only
表	biǎo	exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth); watch (timepiece); meter; gauge
格	gē	used in 格登[ge1 deng1]
崇奉	chóng fèng	to believe in (a deity or other supernatural being); to worship
得	dé	to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
加以	jiā yǐ	(formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明\|加以说明[jia1 …
城	chéng	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個\|个[ge4]
自然	zì rán	nature; natural; naturally
自负	zì fù	conceited; to take responsibility
城里人	chéng lǐ rén	city dweller; townspeople
譬	pǐ	to give an example
如	rú	as; as if; such as
尺	chě	one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜\|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
寸	cùn	a unit of length; inch; thumb
宽	Kuān	surname Kuan
木板	mù bǎn	slab; board; plank; CL:張\|张[zhang1],塊\|块[kuai4]
成	Chéng	surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
凳子	dèng zi	stool; small seat
长凳	cháng dèng	pew; bench; CL:張\|张[zhang1]
条凳	tiáo dèng	bench
错	Cuò	surname Cuo
可笑	kě xiào	funny; ridiculous
油	yóu	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
煎	jiān	to pan-fry; to torment
鱼	Yú	surname Yu
加上	jiā shàng	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
半	bàn	half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
长	cháng	long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
葱	cong	scallion
叶	xié	to be in harmony; surname Ye
切	qiē	to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential
丝	si	silk; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
真是	zhēn shi	indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
不见	bù jiàn	not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
世面	shì miàn	the wider world; diverse aspects of society
下人	xià rén	(old) servant; (dialect) children; grandchildren
呵	he	to breathe (out); to scold; (interjection) oh; ha
识	shí	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]
高	Gāo	surname Gao
完人	wán rén	perfect person
体	tī	used in 體己\|体己[ti1 ji5]; Taiwan pr. [ti3]
质	zhǐ	character; quality; to pawn; hostage; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
一些	yī xiē	some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
恼	náo	to get angry
皮	Pí	surname Pi
处	chǔ	to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish
何时	hé shí	when
癞
疮
疤	bā	scar; scab
身上	shēn shang	on the body; at hand; among
意思	yì si	idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個\|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
不足	bù zú	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
及	jí	and; to reach; up to; in time for
一切	yī qiè	everything; every; all
赖	lǎi	to depend on; to rely on; to deny; to blame; to loiter; surname Lai
推	tuī	to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage
广	yǎn	"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc; surname Guang
光	guāng	light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
亮	liàng	bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
灯	dēng	lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞\|盏[zhan3]
烛	zhū	candle
犯	fàn	to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
不问	bù wèn	to pay no attention to; to disregard; to ignore; to let go unpunished; to let off
有心	yǒu xīn	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate
无心	wú xīn	unintentionally; not in the mood to
通红	tōng hóng	very red; red through and through; to blush (deep red)
发起	fā qǐ	to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
怒	Nù	Nu ethnic group
估	gu	to estimate
量	liáng	to measure
对手	duì shǒu	opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match
口	kǒu	mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
讷
骂	mǎ	to scold; to curse
气力	qì lì	strength; energy; vigor; talent
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)
一回事	yī huí shì	one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another)
吃	chī	to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc); variant of 吃[chi1]
亏	kui	to lose (money); to have a deficit; to treat unfairly; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
换	huàn	to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
方针	fāng zhēn	policy; guidelines; CL:個\|个[ge4]
改为	gǎi wéi	to change into
谁知道	shéi zhī dào	God knows...; Who would have imagined...?
采用	cǎi yòng	to adopt; to employ; to use
怒目	nù mù	with glaring eyes; glowering
主义	zhǔ yì	-ism; ideology
闲人	xián rén	variant of 閒人\|闲人[xian2 ren2]
见面	jiàn miàn	to meet; to see each other; CL:次[ci4]
作	zuō	(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
吃惊	chī jīng	to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
哙
发	fā	to 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]
险	xiǎn	danger; dangerous; rugged
不怕	bù pà	fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though
只得	zhǐ dé	to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
另	lìng	other; another; separate; separately
想出	xiǎng chū	to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc)
复	fù	to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; …; to repeat; to double; to overlap; complex (not simple); compound; composite; double; diplo-; duplicate; overlapping; to duplicate; variant of 復\|复[fu4]; to reply to a letter
一种	yī zhǒng	one kind of; one type of
高尚	gāo shàng	noble; lofty; refined; exquisite
容	Róng	surname Rong
平常	píng cháng	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily
上文	shàng wén	the text above; the preceding text
立刻	lì kè	immediately; at once; right away
犯忌	fàn jì	to violate a taboo
有点	yǒu diǎn	a little
触	chù	to touch; to make contact with sth; to stir up sb's emotions
底	dí	(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
撩
形式	xíng shì	outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個\|个[ge4]
败	bǎi	to defeat; to lose (to an opponent); to wither
揪
黄	Huáng	surname Huang or Hwang
辫	biǎn	a braid or queue
壁	bǐ	wall
碰	pèng	variant of 碰[peng4]; to touch; to meet with; to bump; old variant of 碰[peng4]
五	wǔ	five; 5
响	xiǎng	echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
得胜	dé shèng	to triumph over an opponent
站	zhàn	station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
一刻	yī kè	a quarter of an hour; 15 minutes; a moment; an instant
心里	xīn li	chest; heart; mind
世界	shì jiè	world
像	xiàng	to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
每每	měi měi	often
说出	shuō chū	to speak out; to declare (one's view)
凡是	fán shì	each and every; every; all; any
全知	quán zhī	omniscient
胜利	shèng lì	victory; CL:個\|个[ge4]
每逢	měi féng	every time; on each occasion; whenever
对	duì	right; 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…
这不	zhè bu	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
老子	Lǎo zǐ	Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經\|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1] by Laozi
畜生	chù sheng	domestic animal; brute; bastard
捏	nie	to hold between the thumb and fingers; to mold (using the fingers); to join together
根	gēn	root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條\|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
歪	wai	askew; devious; (coll.) to lie on one's side
说道	shuō dào	to state; to say (the quoted words)
打虫	dǎ chóng	to swat an insect; to get rid of intestinal parasite with drugs
豸	zhì	worm-like invertebrate; mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]); radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)
好不好	hǎo bu hǎo	(coll.) all right?; OK?
虫豸	chóng zhì	insect or insect-like small creature (literary); base person (used as a curse word)
放	fàng	to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
旧	jìu	old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
就近	jìu jìn	nearby; in a close neighborhood
地方	dì fāng	region; regional (away from the central administration); local
六	lìu	six; 6
遭	zāo	to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident
瘟
不到	bù dào	not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
十	shí	ten; 10
秒钟	miǎo zhōng	(time) second
觉得	jué de	to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
余下	yú xià	remaining
状元	zhuàng yuán	top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bang3 yan3] and 探花[tan4 hua1]; top scorer in college entrance examination 高考[gao1 kao…
如是	rú shì	thus
等等	děng děng	et cetera; and so on ...; wait a minute!; hold on!
妙	miào	clever; wonderful; variant of 妙[miao4]
克服	kè fú	(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure
怨	yuǎn	to blame
敌	dí	(bound form) enemy; (bound form) to be a match for; to rival; (bound form) to resist; to withstand
愉	yú	pleased
快	kuài	rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
跑	páo	(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
酒店	jǐu diàn	wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club
酒	jǐu	wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage; CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
调	diào	to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody
得了	dé le	all right!; that's enough!
回到	huí dào	to return to
睡着	shuì zháo	to fall asleep
押	ya	to mortgage; to detain in custody; (literary) to sign
牌	pái	signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊\|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張\|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in clas…
宝	bǎo	variant of 寶\|宝[bao3]; jewel; gem; treasure; precious
一堆	yī duī	pile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of
蹲	dun	(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing
地面	dì miàn	floor; ground; surface
汗	hán	see 可汗[ke4 han2], 汗國\|汗国[han2 guo2]
面的	miàn dī	abbr. of 麵包車的士\|面包车的士[mian4 bao1 che1 di1 shi4]; minivan taxi
夹	gā	used in 夾肢窩\|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]; variant of 夾\|夹[jia2]
中间	zhōng jiān	the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime
青龙	Qīng lóng	Azure Dragon, one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, representing the east and the spring season; see 青龍滿族自治縣\|青龙满族自治县[Qing1 long2 Man3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
咳	hāi	sound of sighing; (interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh; damn; wow
开	kāi	to 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, …
桩	zhuāng	stake; log (一桩事)
揭	jie	to uncover; to lift up; to expose; to announce
开盒	kāi hé	(slang) to dox
盖	gǎi	to cover; to build; a lid; since; approximately; surname Gai
唱	chàng	to sing; to call loudly; to chant
天门	Tiān mén	Tianmen sub-prefecture level city in Hubei
角回	jiǎo huí	angular gyrus (convolution of the brain)
堂	táng	(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間\|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures…
空	kōng	empty; air; sky; in vain
铜钱	tóng qián	copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)
五十	wǔ shí	fifty
歌	gē	song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing; variant of 歌[ge1]
吟
之下	zhī xià	under; beneath; less than
输入	shū rù	to import; to input
人物	rén wù	person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
腰	yao	the waist and lower back; the waist of trousers or a skirt; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
挤出	jǐ chū	to squeeze out; to extrude; to drain; to find the time; to burst out
堆	duī	to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
面	miàn	face; 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
替	tǐ	to substitute for; to replace; on behalf of
着急	zháo jí	to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
一直	yī zhí	straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
散场	sàn chǎng	(of a theater) to empty; (of a show) to end
恋	liǎn	to feel attached to; to love
肿	zhóng	to swell; swollen
安	An	surname An
知	zhī	to know; to be aware
福	Fú	surname Fu; abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
罢	bà	to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish
不幸	bù xìng	misfortune; adversity; unfortunate; sad; unfortunately; CL:個\|个[ge4]
赢	yíng	to beat; to win; to profit
失	shī	to lose; to miss; to fail
赛	sài	to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel
晚上	wǎn shang	evening; night; CL:個\|个[ge4]; in the evening
台	Tái	Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai; desk; table; counter; typhoon
戏	xì	variant of 戲\|戏[xi4]; trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣\|出[chu1],場\|场[chang3],臺\|台[tai2]
戏台	xì tái	stage
左近	zuǒ jìn	nearby
赌	dú	to bet; to gamble
摊	tan	to spread out
鼓	gǔ	old variant of 鼓[gu3]; drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
耳	ěr	ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
朵	duó	flower; fig. item on both sides
听	yǐn	smile (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…
家的	jiā de	(old) wife
歌唱	gē chàng	to sing
变成	biàn chéng	to change into; to turn into; to become
角	Jué	surname Jue
大洋	dà yáng	ocean; (old) silver dollar; (slang) Chinese yuan
成了	chéng le	to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do!
叠	diē	to pile up; to fold; to repeat; a layer
块	kuài	lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
架	jiǎ	to support; rack; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
脚	jiǎo	foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙\|双[shuang1],隻\|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks
昏	hūn	muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness; old variant of 昏[hun1]
脑	nǎo	brain; mind; head; essence
阵	zhèn	disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration
爬	pá	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
不见了	bù jiàn le	to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found
痛	tòng	ache; pain; sorrow; deeply; thoroughly
挨	ai	in order; in sequence
拳	quān	fist
诧	chǎ	to be surprised
异	yì	different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate
有所	yǒu suǒ	somewhat; to some extent
走进	zǒu jìn	to enter; to step into
洋钱	yáng qián	foreign money; flat silver (former coinage); also written 銀元\|银元
赶	gǎn	to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by …
赛会	sài huì	religious procession; exposition
寻	xún	to search; to look for; to seek
柢
白	Bái	surname Bai; Bai ethnic group
忽忽	hū hū	fleeting (of quick passage time); in a flash; distracted manner; vacantly; frustratedly
乐	Lè	surname Le
苦	kǔ	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
转	zhuǎi	see 轉文\|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
擎	qīng	to raise; to hold up; to lift up
右手	yòu shǒu	right hand; right-hand side
用力	yòng lì	to exert oneself physically
热	rè	to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
剌
心	xīn	heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆\|颗[ke1],個\|个[ge4]
平	Píng	surname Ping
气	qì	gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
打的	dǎ dī	(coll.) to take a taxi; to go by taxi
不久	bù jǐu	not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
一般	yī bān	same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
些	xiē	classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
躺下	tǎng xià	to lie down

Chapter One: Introduction

I’ve wanted to write an authentic biography for Ah Q for a year or two now. But even as I want to write it, I keep hesitating and second-guessing — which just proves I’m not some grand literary master. For it has always been the case that an immortal pen must record an immortal man. Thus the man is immortalized by the writing, and the writing is immortalized by the man — and gradually it becomes quite unclear who exactly is immortalizing who for posterity. In the end, all I care about is writing a biography of Ah Q, as if there were a demon in my thoughts.

However, when I set out to write what is supposed to be a throwaway piece, the moment I put pen to paper, I start to struggle. The first problem is the title of the piece. Confucius said, ‘If names are not correct, then speech will not flow smoothly.’ This is indeed so. There are many kinds of biography: official biographies, autobiographies, inner biographies, outer biographies, unofficial biographies, family biographies, brief biographies… but unfortunately none of them fits this piece. An ‘official biography’? This piece can hardly be considered an official history of an important personage; an ‘autobiography’? But I am certainly not Ah Q myself. I could call it an ‘outer biography’? But if there is an outer biography, then where is the ‘inner biography’? And if I used ‘inner biography,’ Ah Q is by no means an immortal. An ‘alternative biography’? But Ah Q has in fact never had a presidential edict decreeing the establishment of an ‘official biography’ in the National History Museum. Although there is no ‘Biography of a Gambler’ in the official British histories, the literary master Dickens did write a book called ‘A Gambler’s Unofficial Biography,’ but what is permissible for a literary master is not permissible for the likes of me. Next comes ‘family biography,’ but I neither know whether Ah Q and I are of the same clan, nor have I ever been entrusted by his descendants to write about them; or maybe a ‘truncated biography,’ but there’s no longer ‘grand biography’ to truncate. In short, this piece is simply an ‘official biography,’ but considering my writing style. Since the style is lowly, the kind of language used by ‘cart-pushers and soy-sauce peddlers’, I dare not presume to use such a title, so instead I’ll use the term ‘true story’ [literally, “real biography”] from the stock phrase ‘enough idle talk, let us return to the true story’ used by lesser novelists, and use that as my title. The term ‘true story’ does vaguely resemble the words ‘authentic biography’ in the ancient work ‘Authentic Biography of Calligraphy,’ but it cannot be helped.

Second, the usual convention in writing a biography is to open more or less with ‘So-and-so, styled such-and-such, was a person of such-and-such a place,’ but I do not even know what Ah Q’s surname was. On one occasion, it seemed he was surnamed Zhao, but by the next day it had become vague again. That was at the time when Squire Zhao’s son passed the county examination, and the gongs went clanging to report it throughout the village. Ah Q had just drunk two bowls of yellow wine, and he waved his hands and stamped his feet, saying that this was very glorious for him too, because he and Squire Zhao were originally of the same family, and if you traced it out carefully he was actually three generations senior to the graduate. At the time several bystanders were rather solemnly impressed. Who would have known that the next day, the local constable summoned Ah Q to Squire Zhao’s house; the moment the Squire saw him, his face flushed crimson, and he shouted:

‘Ah Q, you muddled brat! You say I’m of your family? ‘

Ah Q said nothing.

Squire Zhao grew angrier the more he looked, and rushing forward a few steps he said: ‘How dare you talk nonsense! How could I have a relative like you? Are you surnamed Zhao?’

Ah Q said nothing and thought to retreat backward; Squire Zhao leaped over and gave him a slap.

‘How could you be surnamed Zhao!—How are you fit to be surnamed Zhao!’

Ah Q made no protest that he was truly surnamed Zhao, only rubbed his left cheek with his hand and withdrew with the constable; outside he was scolded by the constable once more, and thanked the constable with two hundred cash for wine money. Those who knew of it all said Ah Q was too absurd, that he had brought the beating on himself; he probably was not surnamed Zhao after all, and even if he really were surnamed Zhao, with Squire Zhao here, he still should not have talked such nonsense. After this no one ever again brought up his clan, so in the end I do not know what Ah Q’s surname really was.

Third, I also do not know how Ah Q’s given name was written. While he was alive, people all called him Ah Quei, but after he died, not a single person ever said he name again, [so how could the characters he used to write his name be known]? Indeed, this piece must be the first time his name was recorded, so I met this first difficulty right at the start. I once thought carefully: Ah Quei—was it Ah Gui (cassia) or Ah Gui (nobility)? If he had gone by the style-name Yueting (Moon Pavilion), or if he had celebrated his birthday sometime in the eighth month, then it would certainly be Ah Gui (cassia); but he had no style-name—perhaps he did have one, only no one knew it—and moreover he had never sent out invitations for birthday-poem gatherings: to write it as Ah Gui (cassia) would be arbitrary. And if he had an elder brother or younger brother called Ah Fu (wealth), then it would certainly be Ah Gui (nobility); but he was all alone: to write it as Ah Gui (nobility) has no supporting evidence either. As for the other rare characters pronounced ‘Quei,’ they fit even less. Earlier, I had asked Squire Zhao’s son, the learned Mr. Maocai, but who would have thought that so erudite a gentleman would be at a complete loss too; his conclusion, however, was that it was because Chen Duxiu had run ‘New Youth’ and advocated foreign letters, so the national essence had been lost and there was no way to look it up. My final resort was to entrust a fellow townsman to search the case files of Ah Q’s crime, and after eight months a reply came saying there was no one in the files whose name sounded close to Ah Quei. Although I do not know whether there really was no such person, or whether they simply didn’t look, there was no other method available. Afraid that the phonetic alphabet was not yet in wide use, I had no choice but to use ‘foreign letters’ and, following the popular English spelling, write him as Ah Quei, abbreviated to Ah Q. This comes close to blindly following ‘New Youth,’ and I feel quite apologetic about it myself, but since even the learned Mr. Maocai did not know, what better method do I have?

Fourth is Ah Q’s place of origin. If he were surnamed Zhao, then according to the current fashion of citing one’s ancestral prefecture, I could follow the annotations in the ‘Hundred Family Surnames Arranged by Prefecture’ and say he was ‘a person of Tianshui in Longxi’; but unfortunately this surname is not very reliable, and so his place of origin is also somewhat undeterminable. Although he mostly lived in Weizhuang, he also often lodged elsewhere, so he cannot be said to be a person of Weizhuang; and even if I said he was ‘a person of Weizhuang,’ this would still violate the rules of historiography.

What I can comfort myself with is that there is still the word ‘Ah,’ which is absolutely correct, with no defect of forced association or borrowing, and can quite properly be submitted to the learned for correction. As for the rest, it is all beyond the power of a shallow scholar to dig into; I only hope that the disciples of Mr. Hu Shizhi, who has ‘a mania for history and a mania for textual research,’ might in the future be able to trace out many new clues—but by then I fear this ‘True Story of Ah Q’ of mine will already have faded into history long ago.

The above may be taken as the introduction.

Chapter Two: A Brief Record of Victories

Not only were Ah Q’s name and place of origin somewhat obscure, but even his earlier ‘conduct and character’ was obscure. For the people of Weizhuang, in relation to Ah Q, only wanted him when they needed help and only used him for their amusement, and never paid attention to his ‘conduct.’ And Ah Q himself never spoke of it, except that when quarreling with others, he would sometimes glare and say:

‘We were—much better off than you before! Who do you think you are!’

Ah Q had no home; he lived in the Earth-and-Grain Shrine in Weizhuang; he also had no fixed occupation, only doing short-term work for others—if it was cutting wheat he cut wheat, if it was pounding rice he pounded rice, if it was punting a boat he punted a boat. When the work lasted a little longer, he would sometimes stay at the house of his temporary employer, but as soon as it was finished he would leave. So when people were busy they would still remember Ah Q, but what they remembered was the work, not his ‘conduct’; and once things were idle, they forgot even Ah Q himself, let alone his ‘conduct.’ Only once did an old man praise him, saying: ‘Ah Q really can work!’ At this time Ah Q was bare-chested, listless and scrawny, standing right in front of him, and others could not tell whether the words were sincere or mocking, yet Ah Q was very pleased.

Ah Q also had a strong sense of self-esteem; all the residents of Weizhuang were beneath his notice, even to the point that toward the two ‘scholar-boys’ he wore an expression suggesting they were not worth a smile. Now, scholar-boys are those who may in the future become county graduates; Squire Zhao and Squire Qian were greatly respected by the residents, and besides being rich, it was because they were the fathers of scholar-boys—yet Ah Q alone showed no special reverence in his heart, thinking: my son will be much more prominent! Add to this that he had been into town a few times, and Ah Q naturally became even more self-important; yet he also greatly despised townsfolk—for example, a bench made of a board three chi and three cun wide, which Weizhuang people called a ‘long bench,’ he too called a ‘long bench,’ but the townsfolk called it a ‘strip bench,’ and he thought: this is wrong, ridiculous! For fried big-head fish, Weizhuang people all added half-inch-long scallion leaves, but the townsfolk added finely-shredded scallion, and he thought: this too is wrong, ridiculous! Yet the Weizhuang people are truly ridiculous country folk who have never seen the world—they have never seen fried fish in the town!

Ah Q was ‘well-off in the past,’ had lofty insight, and moreover ‘really could work’—by rights he was almost a ‘perfect man,’ but unfortunately he still had a few physical defects. The most vexing was on his scalp, where there were several ringworm scars of unknown origin. Although these were on his own body, judging by Ah Q’s attitude, it seemed he too regarded them as nothing to be proud of, for he tabooed the word ‘ringworm’ (lai) and all sounds close to ‘lai’ (mangy); later he extended this, so ‘bright’ (guang) was also tabooed, and ‘shining’ (liang) was tabooed, and later still even ‘lamp’ and ‘candle’ were tabooed. Whenever a taboo was violated, whether intentionally or not, Ah Q’s whole scar would flush red and he would fly into a rage; sizing up his opponent, if the fellow was slow of tongue he would curse him, and if he was weak in strength he would beat him; yet somehow or other, it was still Ah Q who got the worst of it more often. So he gradually changed his tactics, mostly switching to glaring angrily.

Who would have known that after Ah Q adopted the policy of glaring, the idlers of Weizhuang grew all the more fond of teasing him. The moment they met him, they would pretend to be startled and say:

‘Ha, it’s lighting up.’

Ah Q, as usual, flew into a rage and glared.

‘So there’s a safety-lamp here!’ They were not the least bit afraid.

Ah Q, having no recourse, could only think up other words of retaliation:

‘You’re not even fit to…’ At this moment it seemed that what was on his head was a kind of noble and glorious ringworm scar, not an ordinary ringworm scar; but as was said above, Ah Q was a man of insight, and he immediately realized this had some conflict with ‘violating the taboo,’ so he did not go on to say the rest.

The idlers were not finished; they only pestered him, and so it ended in a beating. Ah Q was formally defeated—grabbed by his yellow queue, his head knocked against the wall four or five times with a thud—and only then did the idlers walk off contented and victorious. Ah Q stood for a moment, thinking in his heart, ‘I’ve been beaten by my son after all; the world these days is really no good…’ and then he too walked off contented and victorious.

What Ah Q thought in his heart, he later tended to say out loud, so that almost all the people who joked with Ah Q knew he had this kind of spiritual victory method; thereafter, whenever they grabbed his yellow queue, they would say to him first:

‘Ah Q, this isn’t a son beating his father, it’s a man beating a beast. Say it yourself: a man beating a beast!’

Ah Q, gripping the root of his own queue with both hands and cocking his head, would say:

‘Beating an insect—how’s that? I’m an insect—now will you let go?’

But even though he was an insect, the idlers still would not let go, and as usual they knocked his head five or six times against whatever was nearby, and only then walked off contented and victorious, thinking Ah Q had really met his misfortune this time. Yet in less than ten seconds Ah Q too walked off contented and victorious, feeling that he was the foremost man capable of self-belittlement and self-contempt, and setting aside the ‘self-belittlement and self-contempt,’ what remained was ‘the foremost.’ Isn’t the top scholar in the imperial examination also ‘the foremost’? ‘And who do you think you are!?’

After conquering his enemies with such and such wonderful methods, Ah Q would happily run to the tavern, drink a few bowls of wine, flirt and banter with others, quarrel with others, win again, and happily return to the Earth-and-Grain Shrine, where he would lay his head down and fall asleep. If he had money, he would go gamble at fantan; a crowd of people would squat on the ground, and Ah Q, his face streaming with sweat, would be squeezed in among them, his voice the loudest of all:

‘Four hundred on the Green Dragon!’

‘Ho~~ it’s open~~!’ The banker, also with sweat streaming down his face, would sing out as he lifted the lid of the box. ‘Heaven’s Gate wins~~ Corner-Return wins~~! The Man-and-Harmony passage is empty~~! Bring over Ah Q’s coins~~!’

‘One hundred on the Passage—one hundred fifty!’

And under such singsong chanting, Ah Q’s money gradually drained into the belts of other sweat-streaming figures. In the end he could only squeeze out of the crowd and stand behind, watching and fretting on others’ behalf, until the game broke up, whereupon he reluctantly returned to the Earth-and-Grain Shrine, and the next day went to work with swollen eyes.

But it was truly a case of ‘when the old man on the frontier lost his horse, how could one know it was not a blessing’—when Ah Q, by ill luck, won once, he almost ended up losing.

This was on the night of Weizhuang’s god-worship festival. On this night there was, as usual, a stage play, and near the stage there were also, as usual, many gambling stalls. The gongs and drums of the play sounded, to Ah Q’s ears, as though they were ten miles away; he heard only the banker’s singing. He won and won again; copper coins turned into silver dimes, silver dimes turned into big silver dollars, and the big dollars piled up into stacks. He was in extraordinarily high spirits:

‘Two dollars on Heaven’s Gate!’

He did not know who had started fighting with whom or why. Amid a chaotic din of cursing, blows, and footsteps, muddle-headed and dizzy, by the time he crawled up, the gambling stalls had vanished, the people had vanished too, several places on his body seemed rather painful, and it seemed he had taken a few punches and kicks; several people looked at him in astonishment. Feeling as if he had lost something, he walked into the Earth-and-Grain Shrine, and after collecting himself, he realized that his pile of silver dollars was gone. Most of those who came to run gambling stalls at the festival were not from the village, so where could he go to trace them?

A pile of very white, very bright silver dollars! And it was his—and now it was gone! To say it counted as being taken by his son still left him vaguely unhappy; to say he himself was an insect also still left him vaguely unhappy: this time he did feel some of the pain of defeat.

But he immediately turned defeat into victory. He raised his right hand and forcefully slapped himself twice across the face; it stung and hurt a little. After finishing the slaps, his mind grew calm and peaceful, as though the one slapping had been himself and the one slapped had been another self, and before long it was as if he had slapped someone else altogether—and although it still stung a little—he lay down contented and victorious.

He fell asleep.

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