Novels: Start reading Chinese gangster novel 《一半是火焰，一半是海水》by Wang Shuo

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In my most challenging post yet, you’ll read the first chapter of controversial literary bad boy Wang Shuo’s dark plunge into the criminal underbelly of Beijing. HSK 6+, not suitable for children.

《一半yī bàn是shì火Huǒ焰，一半yī bàn是shì海水hǎi shuǐ》第dì一yī章Zhāng

我wǒ却què睡shuì不着bù zháo，一yī支Zhī接jiē一yī支Zhī地de抽chōu起qǐ烟yan。阳光yáng guāng从cóng厚重hòu zhòng的de窗帘chuāng lián后Hòu倾qing泄xiě出chū来lái，我wǒ轻轻qīng qīng走zǒu到dào窗chuāng前qián，从cóng窗帘chuāng lián缝féng隙xǐ看kān了le会儿huì r外面wài miàn车Chē水马shuǐ mǎ龙Lóng，阳光yáng guāng明Míng媚mèi的de街道jiē dào，把bǎ窗帘chuāng lián拉lā严yān。我wǒ不bù喜欢xǐ huan晴朗qíng lǎng的de早晨zǎo chén，看到kàn dào成千chéng qiān上万shàng wàn的de人rén兴Xīng冲chong冲chong地de去qù上shǎng班Bān、上学shàng xué，我wǒ就jìu感gǎn到dào形xíng孤gū影yǐng单Shàn。白天bái tiān我wǒ没有méi yǒu什shén么má事shì可kě干gān，也Yě没méi什shén么má人rén等děng我wǒ，我wǒ的de朋友péng you们men都Dū在zài睡觉shuì jiào。我wǒ又yòu抽chōu了le五wǔ支Zhī烟yan，看kān了le看kān日历rì lì，然rán后Hòu穿衣chuān yī服fú，洗xǐ脸liǎn刷shua牙yá，走出zǒu chū我wǒ住zhù的de这zhè套tào公gōng寓yǔ。我wǒ走过zǒu guò街jiē角Jué停tíng放fàng的de“自zì茹”车Chē，径jǐng直Zhí走向zǒu xiàng公共gōng gòng汽车站qì chē zhàn。尽管jǐn guǎn上shǎng班Bān高峰gāo fēng已yǐ过Guō，车Chē内nèi还是hái shi十分shí fēn拥挤yōng jǐ。一个yī ge坐Zuò着zhāo的de中年zhōng nián男人nán rén下车xià chē，我wǒ刚gāng要yāo坐下zuò xia，看到kàn dào一个yī ge抱bào小孩xiǎo hái的de年轻nián qīng妇女fù nu:3，便biàn呼hu招zhao她tā过Guō来lái。

“谢谢xiè xie。” 年轻nián qīng妇女fù nu:3坐下zuò xia后Hòu，又yòu逗弄dòu nòng着zhāo小孩xiǎo hái说shuì：”谢谢xiè xie叔shu叔shu。”

“谢谢xiè xie叔shu叔shu。”

我wǒ冲chong小孩xiǎo hái笑xiào笑xiào，小孩xiǎo hái从cóng衣兜yī dōu里lǐ掏tao出chū一块yī kuài彩cǎi纸zhǐ包装bāo zhuāng的de巧克力qiǎo kè lì，剥开kāi纸zhǐ刚gāng要yāo往wǎng嘴zuǐ里lǐ填tiān，看kān我wǒ瞅着zhāo他tā，举jǔ起qǐ巧克力qiǎo kè lì给gěi我wǒ。

“不要bù yào，叔shu叔shu不bù吃chī。”

“吃chī吧bā，没事méi shì。”

“真的zhēn de不bù吃chī，叔shu叔shu要yāo下车xià chē了le。”

我wǒ挤jǐ下车xià chē，沿yán街jiē走zǒu了le一yī站zhàn，到dào单位dān wèi医务室yī wù shì要yāo了le张Zhāng”三Sān联lián单Shàn“，打dá电diàn话huà约yāo了le一yī肝不太好bù tài hǎo的de朋友péng you去qù医院yī yuàn替tǐ我wǒ抽chōu了le一yī管guǎn血xiě。又yòu在zài商Shāng业Yè区Oū的de两liǎng个gě储chú蓄xǔ所suǒ把bǎ我wǒ昨晚zuó wǎn挣zheng的de那Nā笔bǐ钱Qián分别fēn bié用yòng我去wǒ qù世Shì父母fù mǔ的de名字míng zi存cún了le进去jìn qù，然rán后Hòu去qù邮yóu局jú给gěi一个yī ge交jiāo钱Qián即可jí kě注zhù册cě入学rù xué，不bù须xū考试kǎo shì的de函hán授shǒu大学Dà xué汇huǐ了le报bào名míng款kuán和hé一yī年Nián的de学费xué fèi。我wǒ报bào的de专zhuan业Yè是shì法fǎ律Lu:4。办bàn完wán这些zhè xiē事shì，我wǒ到dào一家人yī jiā rén不bù太tài多duō的de豪华háo huá餐厅cān tīng吃chī午wǔ饭fàn。这zhè家jiā餐厅cān tīng菜cài做zuò的de十分shí fēn讲jiǎng究jīu，我wǒ看kān着zhāo漂piāo亮liàng的de图tú案ǎn喝hē了le不少bù shǎo红酒hóng jǐu，又yòu吃chī了le几个jǐ ge浇jiao了le巧克力qiǎo kè lì汁zhi的de冰bīng淇淋līn，下xià午wǔ才cái走出zǒu chū餐厅cān tīng，在zài报bào亭tíng买mǎi当天dāng tiān所有suǒ yǒu的de日rì报bào和hé晚wǎn报bào，坐Zuò在zài电diàn报bào局jú等děng长cháng途tū电diàn话huà的de排pái椅yǐ上shǎng细细xì xì测cě览lǎn。黄昏huáng hūn时shí我wǒ给gěi家里jiā lǐ打dá了le个gě电diàn话huà，方Fāng方Fāng接jiē的de。我wǒ们men聊liāo了le会儿huì r，他tā正zhēng在zài和hé卫Wèi宁nīng下xià围棋wéi qí，卫Wèi宁nīng一早yī zǎo前qián来lái了le，他tā们men下xià了le一yī天tiān棋qí，他tā四sì胜shèng三Sān和hé五wǔ负fù，晚上wǎn shang准备zhǔn bèi凑cǒu人rén撞zhuǎng麻将má jiàng。我wǒ告gào诉sù他tā我wǒ晚点wǎn diǎn回去huí qu，就jìu挂guà了le电diàn话huà。

暮mù春chūn时节shí jié，树木shù mù草地cǎo dì都Dū绿lù遍biàn了le，花Huā丛cōng怒放nù fàng。我wǒ走进zǒu jìn一个yī ge举jǔ办bàn晚间wǎn jiān音yīn乐Lè会huì的de公园gōng yuán，在zài音yīn乐Lè亭tíng前qián等děng退tuì票piào。一个yī ge老人lǎo rén送sòng了le我wǒ一yī张Zhāng，我wǒ又yòu转送zhuǎn sòng给gěi一对yī duì只有zhǐ yǒu一yī张Zhāng票piào的de青年qīng nián伴bǎn侣lv3，坚决jiān jué不要bù yào他tā们men加Jiā倍bèi的de票piào款kuán。在zài高大gāo dà、油yóu漆剥落là的de廊láng柱zhǔ间jiān，我wǒ看到kàn dào一yī美Měi丽lǐ少女shào nu:3坐Zuò以yǐ汉白玉hàn bái yù石台Shí tái上shǎng看书kàn shū，悬xuān在zài空中kōng zhōng的de两liǎng条tiáo长cháng腿tuǐ互相hù xiāng勾gou着zhāo脚jiǎo，一yī翘qiáo一yī翘qiáo。她tā一手yī shǒu棒bǎng书Shū，一手yī shǒu从cóng放fàng在zài身shēn旁páng的de一个yī ge袋dài袋dài中Zhōng抓zhua瓜子guā zǐ磕ke，吐tú出chū的de皮儿pí r拢lóng成Chéng一堆yī duī，嘴zuǐ里lǐ哼heng着zhāo歌gē，间或jiàn huò翻fān一yī页xié书Shū，悠you闲xián自zì在zài，楚Chǔ楚Chǔ动人dòng rén。我wǒ悄qiao悄qiao走zǒu到dào她tā身shēn后Hòu，踮脚jiǎo看kān那Nā本běn使shǐ她tā入rù迷mī的de书Shū。是shì一yī本běn很hěn深shēn奥Aò的de文Wén艺yì理论lǐ lùn著作zhù zuò，我wǒ一yī目mù十shí行háng地de看kān了le一会儿yī huì r，索suó然rán无mó味wěi，正要zhèng yào转身zhuǎn shēn走开zǒu kāi，忽Hū听yǐn女孩nu:3 hái说shuì：

“看kān不bù懂dǒng吧bā。”她tā仰yáng起qǐ脸liǎn，笑xiào吟吟地de望wàng着zhāo我wǒ。

我wǒ脸liǎn红Hóng了le，感gǎn到dào不知bù zhī所suǒ措cuǒ，因为yīn wèi我wǒ还Huán会huì脸liǎn红Hóng。片刻piàn kè，我wǒ镇zhěn静jìng下xià来lái，说shuì：”就是jìu shì学生xué sheng，这会儿zhè huì r在zài公gōng司Sī看书kàn shū也Yě有点yǒu diǎn装zhuāng模mō作zuō样yàng。”“我wǒ在zài这儿zhè r坐Zuò了le一下yī xià午wǔ了le，你nǐ瞧qiáo，我wǒ看kān了le多少duō shǎo。”

她tā快kuài速sǔ地de把bǎ看kān过Guō一yī页xié数shǔ捻了le一yī遍biàn，我wǒ捏nie捏nie那Nā厚hòu厚hòu的de一yī迭，联想Lián xiǎng到dào书Shū的de内容nèi róng，怀huāi疑yí地de问wèn：”你nǐ看kān这么zhè me快kuài？”

“我wǒ也Yě看kān不bù懂dǒng呗，就jìu看kān得dé快kuài。”

我wǒ们men都Dū笑xiào了le。”不bù看kān了le。” 女孩nu:3 hái把bǎ书Shū撂到dào一旁yī páng。“你nǐ有事yǒu shì吗má”她tā问wèn我wǒ。

“没有méi yǒu。” 我wǒ说shuì：”没méi人rén约yāo我wǒ。”

“聊liāo聊liāo？”

“聊liāo聊liāo。”

我wǒ在zài她tā旁边páng biān坐Zuò，她tā把bǎ瓜子guā zǐ袋dài推tuī给gěi我wǒ。我wǒ不大bù dà会huì磕ke瓜子guā zǐ，磕ke得dé皮Pí瓤ráng唾tuǒ液yě一yī塌ta糊hū涂tū。

“瞧qiáo我wǒ。” 女孩nu:3 hái示shì范fǎn性xǐng地de磕ke了le一个yī ge瓜子guā zǐ，洁jiē白Bái的de贝齿bèi chǐ一yī闪shán，我wǒ下xià意yì识shí地de闭bì紧jǐn自己zì jǐ被bèi烟yan熏xun得dé黑Hēi黄Huáng的de牙齿yá chǐ。女孩nu:3 hái倒dǎo没méi注zhù意yì，晃huáng悠you着zhāo腿tuǐ四处sì chù张望zhāng wàng。“你nǐ是shì哪nǎ个gě学校xué xiào的de”我wǒ注zhù意yì到dào她tā里面lǐ miàn毛衣máo yī上shǎng别Bié着zhāo一yī枚mēi校jiào徽。女孩nu:3 hái龇齿chǐ咬yáo着zhāo瓜子guā zǐ看kān着zhāo我wǒ笑xiào起qǐ来lái。

“这就zhè jìu叫jiào’套tào瓷cí’吧bā。” 女孩nu:3 hái说shuì：”下边xià bian你nǐ该gāi说shuì自己zì jǐ是shì哪nǎ个gě学校xué xiào的de，我wǒ们men两liǎng校jiào挨ai得dé如何rú hé近jìn，没准méi zhǔn天天tiān tiān能Néng碰见pèng jiàn……”

“你nǐ看kān我wǒ象xiàng学生xué sheng吗má？” 我wǒ说shuì：”我wǒ是shì劳改láo gǎi释放shì fàng犯fàn，现xiàn在zài还Huán靠kào敲qiāo诈zhǎ勒lè索suó为生wéi shēng。”

“我wǒ才不cái bù管guǎn你nǐ是shì什shén么má呢ne。” 女孩nu:3 hái笑xiào着zhāo瞅着zhāo自己zì jǐ的de脚jiǎo尖jiān，似shǐ乎hu那儿nà r有yǒu什shén么má好玩hǎo wán可笑kě xiào的de，”你nǐ是shì什shén么má我wǒ都Dū无mó所suǒ谓wěi。”

我wǒ半天bàn tiān没méi说话shuō huà，女孩nu:3 hái也Yě没méi说话shuō huà，只是zhǐ shì美Měi滋zi滋zi地de看kān着zhāo天边tiān biān夕阳xī yáng消xiāo逝shǐ后Hòu迅xǔn即jí黯淡dǎn下xià来lái，却què又yòu不bù失shī瑰丽lǐ的de云彩yún cai：“那Nā块kuài云yún象xiàng马克思Mǎ kè sī、那Nā块kuài象xiàng海盗hǎi dào，象xiàng吗má，你nǐ说shuì象xiàng吗má”

“你nǐ多大duō dà了le？” 女孩nu:3 hái转zhuǎi过Guō头tóu看kān我wǒ，仔zái仔zái细细xì xì打量dǎ liang了le我wǒ一yī遍biàn：”你nǐ，过去guò qù没méi怎zěn么má跟gēn女孩nu:3 hái接触jiē chù过Guō吧bā。”

“没有méi yǒu。” 我wǒ面miàn不bù改gǎi声shēng色sè心xīn不bù跳tiào地de骗piàn她tā。

“我wǒ早zǎo看出kàn chū来lái了le，小xiǎo男孩nán hái！刚才gāng cái我wǒ看书kàn shū时shí就jìu看见kàn jiàn你nǐ远远yuǎn yuǎn地de，想xiǎng过Guō来lái搭da讪又yòu胆dán怯qiě，怕Pà我wǒ臊你nǐ一yī顿dùn是不是shì bu shì？”

“我wǒ和hé一yī百Bǎi多个duō ge女的nu:3 de睡shuì过Guō觉jiào。”

女孩nu:3 hái放声fàng shēng笑xiào起qǐ来lái，笑xiào得dé那么nà me肆sì无mó忌jì惮dǎn，那么nà me开心kāi xīn。

“你nǐ笑xiào起qǐ来lái，” 我wǒ说shuì：”跟gēn个gě傻shá丫头tóu似shǐ的de。”

女孩nu:3 hái一下yī xià不bù笑xiào了le，悻悻地de白Bái了le我wǒ一眼yī yǎn：”我wǒ不bù说shuì你nǐ，你nǐ也Yě别说bié shuō我wǒ了le。实话shí huà告gào诉sù你nǐ，我wǒ已经yǐ jīng谈Tán了le一年多yī nián duō恋liǎn爱ài了le。”女孩nu:3 hái又yòu笑xiào了le，有yǒu几分jǐ fēn得意dé yì。

“是shì你nǐ的de傻shá冒mào同学tóng xué吧bā？”

“他tā才不cái bù傻shá呢ne，是shì学生会xué sheng huì干部gàn bù。”

“那Nā还Huán不bù傻shá傻shá得dé已经yǐ jīng没méi法fǎ练liàn了le。”

“哼heng，你nǐ这种zhè zhǒng只zhī被bèi爸爸bà ba妈妈mā ma吻wén过Guō的de小xiǎo毛Máo头tóu也Yě配pèi说shuì他tā。”

“我wǒ要是yào shi他tā，就jìu敢gǎn跟gēn你nǐ睡觉shuì jiào。” 我wǒ微笑wēi xiào地de说shuì：”他tā敢gǎn吗má？”

尽管jǐn guǎn天色tiān sè已经yǐ jīng很hěn暗àn了le，我wǒ也Yě察Chá觉得jué de出chū女孩nu:3 hái的de脸liǎn排pái红Hóng了le：”他tā很hěn尊重zūn zhòng我wǒ。”

我wǒ哧笑xiào：”嘁，尊重zūn zhòng，别说bié shuō了le，咱zán甭béng说shuì了le。你nǐ也Yě别Bié装zhuāng傻shá了le。”

女孩nu:3 hái闷mēn了le半天bàn tiān没méi吭声shēng。我wǒ吹chuī起qǐ口kǒu哨，叼diao起qǐ一yī支Zhī烟yan，把bǎ烟yan盒hé递dǐ给gěi她tā，她tā摇yāo摇yāo头tóu。

“又yòu完了wán le不是bù shì？” 我wǒ取笑qǔ xiào她tā，”敢gǎn在zài光guāng天tiān化日huà rì之下zhī xià看书kàn shū，不会bù huì抽chōu烟yan，时shí髦māo半bàn截jiē。”

“你nǐ别Bié来lái劲jìn。” 女孩nu:3 hái不服bù fú地de说shuì，”给gěi我wǒ一yī支Zhī！”

我wǒ把bǎ嘴zuǐ上shǎng的de烟yan给gěi她tā，她tā抽chōu了le一口yī kǒu，”呼hu”地de全Quán吹chuī了le出去chū qù。我wǒ伸shen胳ge膊bō搭da在zài她tā肩jiān上shǎng，她tā哆嗦了le一下yī xià，并bìng没méi拒jǔ绝jué。我wǒ把bǎ她tā搂过Guō来lái，她tā近jìn在zài咫尺chě地de看看kàn kan我wǒ，拔bā拉lā掉diào我wǒ的de胳ge膊bō，强qiāng笑xiào着zhāo说shuì：

“我wǒ有点儿yǒu diǎn r信xìn你nǐ和hé一yī百Bǎi多个duō ge女人nu:3 rén睡shuì过Guō觉jiào了le。”

“干吗gàn má有点yǒu diǎn信xìn，就jìu应Yīng该gāi信xìn。知道zhī dào我wǒ外号wài hào叫jiào什shén么má吗má？老lǎo枪qiāng！” 我wǒ听到tīng dào完wán完全wán quán全Quán收shōu拾shè书Shū的de声音shēng yīn，恶ě意yì地de笑xiào着zhāo说shuì：“我wǒ叫jiào你nǐ害怕hài pà了le。”

“才cái没有méi yǒu呢ne。” 女孩nu:3 hái站起zhàn qǐ来lái：“我wǒ只是zhǐ shì该gāi走zǒu了le。”

“敢gǎn告gào诉sù我wǒ你nǐ叫jiào什shén么má，住zhù哪nǎ儿ér吗má？”

女孩nu:3 hái跳tiào下xià石台Shí tái，亮晶晶liàng jīng jīng的de眼睛yǎn jing在zài黑暗hēi àn中Zhōng闪shán烁shuǒ，笑xiào着zhāo说shuì：”啊ā哈Hā！我wǒ还Huán以为yǐ wéi你nǐ能Néng始shǐ终zhong不同bù tóng凡响fán xiǎng，闹nào了le半天bàn tiān，也Yě落là了le俗sū套tào。”

“好hǎo，我wǒ俗sū。你nǐ走zǒu吧bā。哎ai，” 我wǒ叫jiào住zhù她tā：”咱zán们men要是yào shi再zài见jiàn了le，就jìu得dé算suàn朋友péng you了le吧bā？”

“算suàn朋友péng you。” 女孩nu:3 hái笑xiào着zhāo走zǒu了le。

我wǒ笑xiào眯mi眯mi地de在zài石台Shí tái上shǎng坐Zuò了le一会儿yī huì r，也Yě跳tiào下xià石台Shí tái走zǒu了le。

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Lesson vocabulary 681 words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
我	wǒ	I; me; my
却	què	old variant of 卻\|却[que4]; but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
睡	shuì	to sleep; to lie down
不着	bù zháo	no need; need not
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 …
支	Zhī	surname Zhi
接	jiē	to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
地	de	-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
抽	chōu	to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; to inhale (esp. smoke); (of fabric etc) to shrink; (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud; to whip; to thrash;…
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…
烟	yan	cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; vapour; tobacco plant
阳光	yáng guāng	sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
从	cóng	variant of 從\|从[cong2]; surname Cong
厚重	hòu zhòng	thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified
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…
窗帘	chuāng lián	window curtains
后	Hòu	surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
倾	qing	to overturn; to lean; to incline
泄	xiě	to leak (out); to divulge; to vent; to discharge
出	chū	to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for…; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
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…
轻轻	qīng qīng	lightly; softly
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…
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…
窗	chuāng	old variant of 窗[chuang1]; variant of 窗[chuang1]; window; CL:扇[shan4]
前	qián	front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
缝	féng	to sew; to stitch
隙	xǐ	crack; gap or interval; discord
看	kān	to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
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
会儿	huì r	(coll.) a short while; a moment
外面	wài miàn	outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
车	Chē	surname Che
水马	shuǐ mǎ	water-filled barrier
龙	Lóng	surname Long
明	Míng	Ming Dynasty (1368–1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農\|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
媚	mèi	charming; to flatter
街道	jiē dào	street; CL:條\|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district
把	bǎ	to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the ob…
拉	lā	to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
严	yān	strict; severe; tight; rigorous; father (formal); surname Yan
不	bù	no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
晴朗	qíng lǎng	sunny and cloudless
早晨	zǎo chén	early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]
看到	kàn dào	to see
成千	chéng qiān	thousands
上万	shàng wàn	over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands
人	rén	person; people; CL:個\|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
兴	Xīng	surname Xing
冲	chong	(of water) to dash against; to infuse; to flush; to rise in the air; to collide with
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);…
上	shǎng	used in 上聲\|上声[shang3 sheng1]
班	Bān	surname Ban
上学	shàng xué	to go to school; to attend school
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…
感	gǎn	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
形	xíng	to appear; to look; form; shape
孤	gū	lone; lonely
影	yǐng	picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
单	Shàn	surname Shan
白天	bái tiān	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個\|个[ge4]
没有	méi yǒu	haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
什	shén	what
么	má	exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼\|么[me5]
事	shì	matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁\|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
可	kě	(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
干	gān	old variant of 乾\|干[gan1]; surname Gan; variant of 乾\|干[gan1]; tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed
也	Yě	surname Ye
没	méi	(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
等	děng	to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (…
朋友	péng you	friend; CL:個\|个[ge4],位[wei4]
们	men	plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
都	Dū	surname Du
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)
睡觉	shuì jiào	to go to bed; to sleep
又	yòu	(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
五	wǔ	five; 5
日历	rì lì	calendar; CL:張\|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
然	rán	correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
穿衣	chuān yī	to put on clothes; to get dressed
服	fú	clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); m…
洗	xǐ	to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)
脸	liǎn	face; CL:張\|张[zhang1],個\|个[ge4]
刷	shua	a brush; to brush; to scrub; (onom.) swish; rustle; to scroll on (a phone)
牙	yá	tooth; ivory; CL:顆\|颗[ke1]
走出	zǒu chū	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
住	zhù	to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
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)
套	tào	to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, co…
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…
寓	yǔ	(bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) to imply; to place; to contain (sth abstract)
走过	zǒu guò	to walk past; to pass by
街	jiē	street; CL:條\|条[tiao2]
角	Jué	surname Jue
停	tíng	to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
放	fàng	to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
自	zì	(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
茹
径	jǐng	footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; diameter
直	Zhí	surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農\|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
走向	zǒu xiàng	direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for
公共	gōng gòng	public; common; communal
汽车站	qì chē zhàn	bus stop; bus station
尽管	jǐn guǎn	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
高峰	gāo fēng	peak; summit; height
已	yǐ	already; to stop; then; afterwards
过	Guō	surname Guo
内	nèi	inside; inner; internal; within; interior
还是	hái shi	still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
十分	shí fēn	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
拥挤	yōng jǐ	crowded; to throng; congestion
一个	yī ge	a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
坐	Zuò	surname Zuo
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
中年	zhōng nián	middle age
男人	nán rén	a man; a male; men; CL:個\|个[ge4]
下车	xià chē	to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
刚	gāng	(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
要	yāo	(bound form) to demand; to coerce
坐下	zuò xia	to sit down
抱	bào	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
小孩	xiǎo hái	child; CL:個\|个[ge4]
年轻	nián qīng	young
妇女	fù nu:3	woman
便	biàn	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
呼	hu	to call; to shout; to exhale
招	zhao	to recruit; to beckon; to infect; a move (chess); device; to confess
她	tā	she
谢谢	xiè xie	to thank; thanks; thank you
逗弄	dòu nòng	to tease; to provoke; to play with (a child, animal etc)
说	shuì	to persuade; variant of 說\|说[shuo1]
叔	shu	uncle; husband's younger brother
笑	xiào	old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
衣兜	yī dōu	pocket
里	lǐ	variant of 裡\|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏\|里[li3]; surname Li
掏	tao	to fish out (from pocket)
一块	yī kuài	a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這\|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊\|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspec…
彩	cǎi	(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize
纸	zhǐ	variant of 紙\|纸[zhi3]; paper (CL:張\|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc
包装	bāo zhuāng	to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials; (fig.) to present attractively; to craft an image; to package (sb or sth)
巧克力	qiǎo kè lì	(loanword) chocolate; CL:塊\|块[kuai4]
剥
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, …
往	wǎng	to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous; old variant of 往[wang3]
嘴	zuǐ	mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張\|张[zhang1],個\|个[ge4]
填	tiān	to fill or stuff
瞅
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])
举	jǔ	variant of 舉\|举[ju3]; to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
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)
不要	bù yào	don't!; must not
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]
吧	bā	bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧\|贴吧[tie1 ba1]
没事	méi shì	it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do; to be free; to be all right (out of danger or trouble)
真的	zhēn de	really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
挤	jǐ	to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)
沿	yán	along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
站	zhàn	station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
单位	dān wèi	unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個\|个[ge4]
医务室	yī wù shì	infirmary; sick bay; CL:個\|个[ge4]
张	Zhāng	surname Zhang
三	Sān	surname San
联	lián	(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join; (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
打	dá	(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
电	diàn	lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
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]
约	yāo	to weigh in a balance or on a scale
肝
不太好	bù tài hǎo	not so good; not too well
医院	yī yuàn	hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
替	tǐ	to substitute for; to replace; on behalf of
管	guǎn	variant of 管[guan3]; surname Guan
血	xiě	see 血[xue4]
商	Shāng	Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC); surname Shang
业	Yè	surname Ye
区	Oū	surname Ou
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)
个	gě	used in 自個兒\|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個\|个[ge4]
储	chú	to store; to save; reserve; heir; surname Chu
蓄	xǔ	to store up; to entertain (ideas)
所	suǒ	actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個\|个[ge4]
昨晚	zuó wǎn	yesterday evening; last night
挣	zheng	used in 掙扎\|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
那	Nā	surname Na
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…
钱	Qián	surname Qian
分别	fēn bié	to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually; respectively
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…
我去	wǒ qù	(slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane!
世	Shì	surname Shi
父母	fù mǔ	father and mother; parents
名字	míng zi	name (of a person or thing)
存	cún	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive
进去	jìn qù	to go in
邮	yóu	post (office); mail
局	jú	narrow; office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc; cramped; narrow
交	jiāo	to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1]
即可	jí kě	equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice
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
册	cě	book; classifier for books
入学	rù xué	to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child
须	xū	must; to have to; to wait; beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
考试	kǎo shì	to take an exam; exam; CL:次[ci4]
函	hán	envelope; case; letter; variant of 函[han2]
授	shǒu	(bound form) to confer; to give; (literary) to appoint
大学	Dà xué	the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書\|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
汇	huǐ	to remit; to exchange
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…
名	míng	name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
款	kuán	section; funds; classifier for versions or models (of a product)
和	hé	old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])
年	Nián	surname Nian; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]
学费	xué fèi	tuition fee; tuition; CL:個\|个[ge4]
专	zhuan	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; special; particular (to sth); specialized
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]
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
律	Lu:4	surname Lü
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…
完	wán	to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
这些	zhè xiē	these
一家人	yī jiā rén	the whole family; (lit. and fig.) members of the same family
太	tài	highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
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-
豪华	háo huá	luxurious
餐厅	cān tīng	dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間\|间[jian1],家[jia1]
午	wǔ	7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
饭	fàn	cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓\|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee
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…
菜	cài	vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣\|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤\|盘[pan2]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type
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…
讲	jiǎng	to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
究	jīu	after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4]
漂	piāo	to float; to drift
亮	liàng	bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
图	tú	diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張\|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek
案	ǎn	(legal) case; record; table
喝	hē	to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]
不少	bù shǎo	many; quite a few; a good number of
红酒	hóng jǐu	red wine
几个	jǐ ge	a few; several; how many
浇	jiao	to pour liquid; to water; to mold
汁	zhi	juice
冰	bīng	ice; CL:塊\|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine; variant of 冰[bing1]
淇
淋	līn	to sprinkle; to pour
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 …
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
亭	tíng	pavilion; booth; kiosk; erect
买	mǎi	to buy; to purchase
当天	dāng tiān	on that day
所有	suǒ yǒu	all; to have; to possess; to own
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
晚	wǎn	evening; night; late
长	cháng	long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
途	tū	way; road
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) …
椅	yǐ	chair
细细	xì xì	attentive; careful
测	cě	to survey; to conjecture
览	lǎn	to look at; to view; to read
黄昏	huáng hūn	dusk; evening; nightfall
时	shí	old variant of 時\|时[shi2]; surname Shi
家里	jiā lǐ	home
方	Fāng	surname Fang
聊	liāo	(coll.) to chat; (literary) somewhat; slightly
正	zhēng	first month of the lunar year
卫	Wèi	surname Wei; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces
宁	nīng	peaceful; tranquil
围棋	wéi qí	the game of Go
一早	yī zǎo	early in the morning; at dawn
天	tiān	day; sky; heaven
棋	qí	variant of 棋[qi2]; chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤\|盘[pan2]; chess piece; CL:個\|个[ge4],顆\|颗[ke1]
四	sì	four; 4
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); …
负	fù	to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc)
晚上	wǎn shang	evening; night; CL:個\|个[ge4]; in the evening
准备	zhǔn bèi	preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
凑	cǒu	to gather together, pool or collect; to move close to
撞	zhuǎng	to knock against; to run into
麻将	má jiàng	mahjong; CL:局[ju2],副[fu4]
告	gào	(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
诉	sù	variant of 訴\|诉[su4]; to complain; to sue; to tell
晚点	wǎn diǎn	(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner
回去	huí qu	to return; to go back
挂	guà	to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); …
暮	mù	evening; sunset
春	chūn	old variant of 春[chun1]; surname Chun
时节	shí jié	season; time
树木	shù mù	tree
草地	cǎo dì	lawn; meadow; sod; turf; CL:片[pian4]
绿	lù	used in names
遍	biàn	variant of 遍[bian4]; everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
花	Huā	surname Hua; old variant of 花[hua1]; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
丛	cōng	cluster; collection of books
怒放	nù fàng	in full bloom
走进	zǒu jìn	to enter; to step into
晚间	wǎn jiān	evening; night
音	yīn	sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
乐	Lè	surname Le
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…
公园	gōng yuán	park (for public recreation); CL:座[zuo4]
退	tuì	to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
票	piào	ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張\|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
老人	lǎo rén	old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
送	sòng	to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
转送	zhuǎn sòng	to pass (sth) on (to sb else); to transfer sb (to another hospital etc)
一对	yī duì	couple; pair
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…
青年	qīng nián	youth; youthful years; young person; the young
伴	bǎn	partner; companion; comrade; associate
侣	lv3	companion
坚决	jiān jué	firm; resolute; determined
加	Jiā	Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia
倍	bèi	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply
高大	gāo dà	tall; lofty; towering
油	yóu	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
漆
落	là	to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind
廊	láng	corridor; veranda; porch
柱	zhǔ	pillar
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
美	Měi	(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國\|美国[Mei3 guo2])
丽	lǐ	used in place names, notably 高麗\|高丽[Gao1 li2] and 麗水\|丽水[Li2 shui3]
少女	shào nu:3	girl; young lady
以	yǐ	old variant of 以[yi3]; abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
汉白玉	hàn bái yù	white marble; a type of white marble used for building and sculpting
石台	Shí tái	see 石台縣\|石台县[Shi2 tai2 Xian4]
看书	kàn shū	to read; to study
悬	xuān	to hang or suspend; public announcement; baseless
空中	kōng zhōng	in the sky; in the air
条	tiáo	strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
腿	tuǐ	leg; CL:條\|条[tiao2]; hip bone; old variant of 腿[tui3]
互相	hù xiāng	each other; mutually; mutual
勾	gou	to hook; to cancel; to delineate; to arouse; surname Gou
脚	jiǎo	foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙\|双[shuang1],隻\|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks
翘	qiáo	outstanding; to raise
一手	yī shǒu	a skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
棒	bǎng	excellent, amazing
书	Shū	abbr. for 書經\|书经[Shu1 jing1]
身	shēn	body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
旁	páng	one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
袋	dài	pouch; bag; sack; pocket
中	Zhōng	(bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
抓	zhua	to grab; to arrest; to scratch
瓜子	guā zǐ	melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
磕	ke	to tap; to knock (against sth hard); (esp.) to knock (mud from boots, ash from a pipe etc)
吐	tú	to spit; to say
皮儿	pí r	wrapper; cover
拢	lóng	to gather together; to collect; to add; to sum up
成	Chéng	surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
一堆	yī duī	pile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of
哼	heng	to groan; to hum; humph!
歌	gē	song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing; variant of 歌[ge1]
间或	jiàn huò	occasionally; now and then
翻	fān	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross; variant of 翻[fan1]
页	xié	head
悠	you	long or drawn out; leisurely; pensive
闲	xián	enclosure; (variant of 閒\|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied; leisure; idle; unoccupied; leisure
楚	Chǔ	surname Chu; abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together; Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–22…
动人	dòng rén	touching; moving
悄	qiao	used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]
踮
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…
使	shǐ	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
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…
迷	mī	to bewilder; fan; lost
很	hěn	very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
深	shēn	old variant of 深[shen1]; (lit. and fig.) deep
奥	Aò	(bound form) Austria (abbr. for 奧地利\|奥地利[Ao4 di4 li4]); (bound form) Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克\|奥林匹克[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4])
文	Wén	surname Wen
艺	yì	skill; art
理论	lǐ lùn	theory; CL:個\|个[ge4]; to argue; to take notice of
著作	zhù zuò	to write; literary work; book; article; writings; CL:部[bu4]
目	mù	eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數\|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
十	shí	ten; 10
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 …
一会儿	yī huì r	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
索	suó	rope; to search for; to demand; to exact; to reduce; surname Suo
无	mó	used in 南無\|南无[na1 mo2]
味	wěi	taste; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; sense
正要	zhèng yào	to be just about to; to be on the point of
转身	zhuǎn shēn	(of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic)
走开	zǒu kāi	to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
忽	Hū	surname Hu
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…
女孩	nu:3 hái	girl; lass
懂	dǒng	to understand; to comprehend
仰	yáng	to look up; to admire; to rely on; to face upward; surname Yang
吟
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]
红	Hóng	surname Hong
不知	bù zhī	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
措	cuǒ	to handle; to put in order; to administer; to take action on
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
还	Huán	surname Huan
片刻	piàn kè	short period of time; a moment
镇	zhěn	to press down; to subdue; to guard; small town
静	jìng	still; calm; quiet; not moving
就是	jìu shì	exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
学生	xué sheng	student; schoolchild
这会儿	zhè huì r	(coll.) now; this moment; also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5]
司	Sī	surname Si
有点	yǒu diǎn	a little
装	zhuāng	adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
模	mō	to imitate; norm
作	zuō	(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
样	yàng	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
这儿	zhè r	here
一下	yī xià	(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
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.)
瞧	qiáo	to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit
多少	duō shǎo	number; amount; somewhat
快	kuài	rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
速	sǔ	fast; quick
数	shǔ	to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list
捻
捏	nie	to hold between the thumb and fingers; to mold (using the fingers); to join together
厚	hòu	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
迭
联想	Lián xiǎng	Lenovo
内容	nèi róng	content; substance; details; CL:項\|项[xiang4]
怀	huāi	bosom; heart; to cherish; to carry (in the mind or womb); surname Huai
疑	yí	(bound form) to doubt; to suspect
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
这么	zhè me	so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
呗
得	dé	to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
撂
一旁	yī páng	aside; to the side of
有事	yǒu shì	to be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter
吗	má	(coll.) what?
旁边	páng biān	side; adjacent place
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
不大	bù dà	not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
皮	Pí	surname Pi
瓤	ráng	pulp (of fruit); sth inside a covering; bad; weak
唾	tuǒ	saliva
液	yě	(bound form) a liquid
塌	ta	to collapse; to settle down
糊	hū	to paste; to stick; paste; muddled; scorched (in 糊了)
涂	tū	to apply (paint etc); to daub; to scribble; (literary) mud
示	shì	to show; to reveal
范	fǎn	pattern; example
性	xǐng	nature; property; attribute; sex; suffix forming adjective from verb; essence
洁	jiē	clean
白	Bái	surname Bai; Bai ethnic group
贝齿	bèi chǐ	pearly white teeth; cowry
闪	shán	to flash; to dodge; to sidestep; to sprain; a lightning flash
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])
识	shí	to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]
闭	bì	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct
紧	jǐn	tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
自己	zì jǐ	oneself; (attributive) one's own
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, …
熏	xun	to smoke; to assail the nostrils
黑	Hēi	short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江\|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
黄	Huáng	surname Huang or Hwang
牙齿	yá chǐ	tooth; dental; CL:顆\|颗[ke1]
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
晃	huáng	to sway; to shake; to flash past (huang4); to dazzle (huang3)
四处	sì chù	all over the place; everywhere and all directions
张望	zhāng wàng	to look around; to peep (through a crack); to peer at; to throw a look at
哪	nǎ	how; which
学校	xué xiào	school; CL:所[suo3]
里面	lǐ miàn	variant of 裡面\|里面[li3 mian4]
毛衣	máo yī	(wool) sweater; CL:件[jian4]
别	Bié	surname Bie; to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
枚	mēi	(classifier for badges, coins, needles); a stalk; to pick
校	jiào	to check; to collate; to proofread
徽
龇
齿	chǐ	(bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
咬	yáo	to bite
这就	zhè jìu	immediately; at once
叫	jiào	to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫[jiao4]
瓷	cí	chinaware; porcelain; china
下边	xià bian	under; the underside; below
该	gāi	should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
挨	ai	in order; in sequence
如何	rú hé	how; what way; what
近	jìn	near; close to; approximately
没准	méi zhǔn	not sure; maybe
天天	tiān tiān	every day
能	Néng	surname Neng
碰见	pèng jiàn	to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into
象	xiàng	elephant; CL:隻\|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
劳改	láo gǎi	abbr. for 勞動改造\|劳动改造[lao2 dong4 gai3 zao4]; reform through labor; laogai (prison camp)
释放	shì fàng	to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)
犯	fàn	to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
现	xiàn	to appear; present; now; existing; current
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)
敲	qiāo	to hit; to strike; to tap; to rap; to knock; to rip sb off; to overcharge
诈	zhǎ	to cheat; to pretend; to draw sb out
勒	lè	(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force; (literary) to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc); (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[l…
为生	wéi shēng	to make a living
才不	cái bù	by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right!
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…
尖	jiān	pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the crea…
似	shǐ	used in 似的[shi4 de5]
乎	hu	(classical particle similar to 於\|于[yu2]) in; from; than
那儿	nà r	there
有	yǒu	to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
好玩	hǎo wán	amusing; fun; interesting
可笑	kě xiào	funny; ridiculous
谓	wěi	to say; to call; to be called; meaning; so-called
半天	bàn tiān	half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個\|个[ge4]
说话	shuō huà	to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
只是	zhǐ shì	merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
滋	zi	to grow; to increase; juice; (dialect) to spout
天边	tiān biān	horizon; ends of the earth; remotest places
夕阳	xī yáng	sunset; the setting sun
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
逝	shǐ	(of flowing water or time) to pass by
迅	xǔn	rapid
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
黯
淡	dǎn	insipid; weak; light in color; indifferent
失	shī	to lose; to miss; to fail
瑰
云彩	yún cai	(coll.) cloud; CL:朵[duo3]
块	kuài	lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
云	yún	(classical) to say; surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南\|云南[Yun2 nan2]
马克思	Mǎ kè sī	Marx (name); Karl Marx (1818-1883), German revolutionary, economist and historian
海盗	hǎi dào	pirate
多大	duō dà	how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much
转	zhuǎi	see 轉文\|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
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]
仔	zái	careful (in 仔细); young (of animals, in 仔猪); a child (dialect, zai3)
打量	dǎ liang	to size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of; to suppose; to reckon
过去	guò qù	(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
怎	zěn	how
跟	gēn	heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
接触	jiē chù	to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
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
改	gǎi	to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
声	shēng	sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
色	sè	color; CL:種\|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex
心	xīn	heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆\|颗[ke1],個\|个[ge4]
跳	tiào	to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
骗	piàn	to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
早	zǎo	early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
看出	kàn chū	to make out; to see
小	xiǎo	small; tiny; few; young
男孩	nán hái	boy
刚才	gāng cái	just now; a moment ago
看见	kàn jiàn	to see; to catch sight of
远远	yuǎn yuǎn	distant; by far
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)
搭	da	to put up; to hang (clothes on a pole); to join; to match; to throw in (resources)
讪
胆	dán	gall bladder; guts; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
怯	qiě	timid; rustic
怕	Pà	surname Pa
臊
顿	dùn	to stop; to pause; to arrange; to lay out; to kowtow; to stamp (one's foot); at once; classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
是不是	shì bu shì	is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
百	Bǎi	surname Bai
多个	duō ge	many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)
女的	nu:3 de	woman
觉	jiào	a nap; a sleep; CL:場\|场[chang2]
放声	fàng shēng	very loudly; at the top of one's voice
那么	nà me	like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
肆	sì	four (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton; (literary) shop
忌	jì	to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth
惮	dǎn	dread; dislike
开心	kāi xīn	to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
傻	shá	foolish
丫
悻
一眼	yī yǎn	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
别说	bié shuō	to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
实话	shí huà	truth
已经	yǐ jīng	already
谈	Tán	surname Tan
一年多	yī nián duō	more than a year
恋	liǎn	to feel attached to; to love
爱	ài	to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
几分	jǐ fēn	somewhat; a bit
得意	dé yì	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent
冒	mào	old variant of 冒[mao4]; surname Mao
同学	tóng xué	to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個\|个[ge4]
学生会	xué sheng huì	student union
干部	gàn bù	cadre; official; officer; manager
练	liàn	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk
这种	zhè zhǒng	this kind of
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
爸爸	bà ba	(coll.) father; dad; CL:位[wei4]
妈妈	mā ma	mama; mommy; mother; CL:個\|个[ge4],位[wei4]
吻	wén	kiss; mouth
毛	Máo	surname Mao
配	pèi	to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate
要是	yào shi	(coll.) if
敢	gǎn	to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
微笑	wēi xiào	smile; CL:個\|个[ge4],絲\|丝[si1]; to smile
天色	tiān sè	color of the sky; time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky; weather
暗	àn	variant of 暗[an4]; dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant; (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse; confused; ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]); dark (variant of 暗[an4])
察	Chá	short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾\|察哈尔[Cha2 ha1 er3]; variant of 察[cha2]
觉得	jué de	to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
尊重	zūn zhòng	to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
哧
嘁
咱	zán	variant of 咱[zan2]; see 咱[zan2]
甭	béng	contracted form of 不用[bu4 yong4]
闷	mēn	stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly
吭
吹	chuī	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
口	kǒu	mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
哨
叼	diao	to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)
盒	hé	small box; case
递	dǐ	to hand over; to pass on; to deliver
摇	yāo	to shake; to wave; to rock; to sway
完了	wán le	to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no
不是	bù shì	no; is not; not
取笑	qǔ xiào	to tease; to make fun of
光	guāng	light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
化日	huà rì	sunlight; daytime
之下	zhī xià	under; beneath; less than
不会	bù huì	improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
髦	māo	bang (hair); mane
半	bàn	half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
截	jiē	to cut off (a length); to intercept; chunk
劲	jìn	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]
不服	bù fú	not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to
一口	yī kǒu	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
全	Quán	surname Quan
出去	chū qù	to go out
伸	shen	to stretch
胳	ge	arm (in 胳膊)
膊	bō	shoulder
肩	jiān	shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
哆
嗦
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]
拒	jǔ	to resist; to refuse
绝	jué	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means; variant of 絕\|绝[jue2]
搂
咫
尺	chě	one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜\|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
看看	kàn kan	to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
拔	bā	to pull up; to draw out by suction; to pick; to surpass
掉	diào	to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to sh…
强	qiāng	strong; powerful; vigorous; better; to force (qiang3); stubborn (jiang4); surname Qiang
有点儿	yǒu diǎn r	slightly; a little; somewhat
信	xìn	letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
女人	nu:3 rén	woman
干吗	gàn má	variant of 幹嘛\|干嘛[gan4 ma2]
应	Yīng	surname Ying; Taiwan pr. [Ying4]
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
外号	wài hào	nickname
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…
枪	qiāng	gun; spear
听到	tīng dào	to hear
完全	wán quán	complete; whole; totally; entirely
收	shōu	to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
拾	shè	to ascend in light steps
声音	shēng yīn	sound; voice
恶	ě	used in 惡心\|恶心[e3 xin1]
害怕	hài pà	to be afraid; to be scared
站起	zhàn qǐ	to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse); to stand; to spring up
儿	ér	child; son
亮晶晶	liàng jīng jīng	gleaming; glistening
眼睛	yǎn jing	eye; CL:隻\|只[zhi1],雙\|双[shuang1]
黑暗	hēi àn	dark; darkly; darkness
烁	shuǒ	bright
啊	ā	interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
哈	Hā	abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦\|哈萨克斯坦[Ha1 sa4 ke4 si1 tan3], Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈爾濱\|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Harbin
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)
始	shǐ	to begin; to start; then; only then
终	zhong	end
不同	bù tóng	different; distinct; not the same; not alike
凡响	fán xiǎng	ordinary tones; everyday harmony; common chord
闹	nào	variant of 鬧\|闹[nao4]; noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke
俗	sū	custom; popular; coarse; secular
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); (…
哎	ai	hey!
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…
见	jiàn	to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
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 ...)
眯	mi	to blind (as with dust)

I couldn’t fall back to sleep, [so I just] smoked one cigarette after another. Sunlight was spilling at an angle through the thick curtains, and I walked quietly to the window, looking out through the crack in the curtains onto the flow of people and traffic outside, the sun shining brightly on the street, and pulled the curtains firmly shut. I don’t like the early morning, seeing people in their hundreds and thousands rush to work, to school, makes me feel like an isolated shadow. I don’t have anything to do during the day, and no one’s waiting for me, my friends are all asleep. I smoked another five cigarettes, looked at the calendar, then put on my clothes, washed my face and brushed my teeth, and walked out of the apartment where I was staying. I walked past the Peugeot parked at the corner, and walked straight to the bust stop. Even though rush hour was already over, the bus was still pretty packed. One guy who was sitting down got off the bus, and I was just about to sit [in his place], when I saw a young woman carrying a small child, and called her to sit.

“Thank you.” After the young woman sat down, she cutely said to the kid: “Thank the uncle.”

“Thank you uncle.”

I smiled at the kid, and he fished a piece of chocolate wrapped in colored paper out of his pocket, ripped open the packet and was about to stuff it into his mouth, saw me watching him, and held up the chocolate to me.

“No thanks, uncle doesn’t want it.”

“Have it, it’s nothing.”

“No, really, uncle’s got to get off.”

I pushed my way off the bus, walked along the road as far as the next stop, arrived an infirmary and asked for a triplicate invoice, then called an acquaintance to go to the hospital and get some blood drawn in my place. At two [separate] savings banks in the business district I deposited the money I’d gotten last night under my dead parents’ names, then I went to the post office and sent a tuition payment to a correspondence university where you didn’t have to take a test to register, just pay. I registered to major in law. Once I’d finished these things, I went to eat lunch at a fine dining restaurant where there weren’t too many patrons. The food at this restaurant was exquisite. I drank no small measure of wine while looking at the lovely picture [menu], ate a few ice creams drizzled with chocolate sauce, left the restaurant in the afternoon, bought the morning and evening papers at the news stand, and sat on the long-distance call waiting bench in the telegraph office and browsed them thoroughly. I called the house around dusk, Fangfang picked up. We talked for a while, he’d just been playing Go with Weining. Weining had come over earlier, they’d been playing Go all day, he won a few, tied a few and lost a few, and tonight they were planning to get some people together for a Majiang game. I told him I’d be back that night, and hung up the phone.

It was late spring, the trees and grasses had turned green, the flowers bloomed in profusion. I went into a park where they’d organized an evening music event, and waited in line to return my ticket. An old man had given me one ticket, I ended up re-gifting it to a young couple who only had one, refused their offer to make up the difference. Between the huge, green-painted pillars, I saw a beautiful young woman sitting on the marble platform reading a book, her two long legs hanging in the air hooked at the ankles, swinging up [and down]. She was holding a book in one hand, and was picking sunflower seeds out of the bag at her side with the other, the shells she’d spit out had amassed into a pile, she was humming a song, turning a page now and then, leisurely and unrestrained, delicate and lovely. I quietly walked up behind her, and stood on tiptoe to look at the book that had fascinated her so. It was a profound works of literary theory, I skimmed it for bit, [found it] dull and insipid, and I was just about to turn around and leave, when I suddenly heard the girl say:

“You don’t understand it, huh?” she turned up her face, looking at me with a smile.

My face turned red, and I felt at a loss that I [was still capable of] getting embarrassed. After a moment, I settled down, and said: “You’re just a student, sitting here in the park reading is a bit of affectation.”

“I’ve been sitting here all afternoon, look here you, see how much I’ve read.”

She quickly flipped through all the pages she’d read, and I pinched that thick stack, and thinking back on the contents, asked doubtfully, “You read that quickly?”

“I don’t understand it either, but I read it quickly.”

We both smiled. “I’m done reading.” The girl put the book to one side. “You have somewhere to be?” she asked me.

“No,” I said. “No appointments.”

“[Shall we] chat [for a bit]?”

“Let’s chat.”

I sat down next to her, and she pushed the bag of sunflower seeds over to me. I didn’t really know how to crack the sunflower seeds [with my teeth], and [when I tried] spittle went everywhere.

“Watch me.” The girl demonstrated with a single sunflower seed, her pure white teeth flashing, and I subconsciously closed my mouth over my own tobacco smoke-yellowed teeth. But she didn’t notice, swinging her legs in all directions. “What school are you from?” I noticed there was a school emblem on her inside sweater. Biting down on a sunflower seed, the girl looked at me and smiled.

“That’s called ‘cottoning up’,” she said. “Next you’ll probably say whatever school you’re from, and that our schools are so close to each other, maybe we can run into each other every day…”

“You think I look like a student?” I said. “I’m a criminal freed from the work camps, I extort people for a living.”

“I don’t care what you are,” the girl said, smiling and looking at her toes, as if there was something amusing there. “Whatever you are is nothing to me.”

I didn’t speak for a while, and the girl didn’t speak either, just looked on, pleased, as the evening light disappeared on the horizon and the sky quickly dimmed, but didn’t lose its magnificent clouds: “That cloud looks like Marx, that one looks like a pirate, doesn’t it, don’t you think so?”

“How old are you?” the girl turned her head to look at me, carefully looking me over. “You, doesn’t look like you’ve been with that many women.”

“I haven’t,” I said, lying to her without a change in expression or a thump of the heart.

“I could tell right away, little boy! As I was reading my book just now, I saw you standing far away, wanting to talk to me but also timid, afraid I’d curse you, huh?”

“[Actually,] I’ve slept with over 100 women.”

The girl let loose a laugh, unbridled and amused.

“You laugh,” I said, “like a dumb chick.”

She suddenly stopped laughing, angrily throwing me a scornful glance, “I didn’t criticize you, don’t criticize me. Truthfully speaking, I’ve already been with someone for a year.” The girl smiled again, quite satisfied with herself.

“Is it one of your idiot classmates?”

“He’s not an idiot, he’s a cadre in the student union.”

“Then he’s stupid beyond measure.”

“Huh, a little baby like you who’s only been kissed by his parents doesn’t deserve to speak of him.”

“If I was him, I’d already have had the courage to sleep with you,” I said, smiling lightly. “Has he dared?”

Although the sky was already gloomy, I perceived the girl’s face reddening, “He respects me.”

I tittered, “Oh, respect, don’t even, no need for us to talk about that. And no need for you to play dumb.”

The girl sat there vexed for a while saying nothing. I started whistling, started sucking on a cigarette, passed her the cigarette pack, she shook her head.

“Busted again, aren’t you?” I teased her, “willing to read a book in broad daylight, but can’t smoke cigarettes, [guess you’re] only half-fashionable.”

“Don’t be obnoxious.” Still, unwilling to be conquered, she said, “Give me one!”

I passed her the cigarette that was in my mouth, she took a puff, and heng, blew it all out. I stretched an arm around her shoulder, she trembled a second, but didn’t refuse. I pulled her near to me, she looked at me from close up, pushed my arm off, and with a forced smile said:

“I might believe a little that you’ve slept with over 100 women.”

“What are you doing only ‘believing a little’, you ought to just believe. You want to know what they call me? The Old Pistol.”?I heard her grabbing up all of her books, and said with a nasty smile, “I think you’re scared.”

“Well, I’m not.” The girl stood up: “I should probably go.”

“Do you dare tell me your name, or where you live?”

The girl jumped off the platform, her bright, crystal eyes flashed in the darkness, and she said smiling, “Ah ha! I thought maybe you weren’t like everyone else, [talking shit] half the day, but then sinking into mediocrity.”

“Fine, I’m mediocre. Go. Hey,” I called her to stop, “If we meet again, let’s consider ourselves friends.”

“Sure, friends,” she said, and smiling, left.

I sat for a while on the platform smiling genially, then I too jumped down and left.

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