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Novels: Start reading “The Family” 《家》by Ba Jin

In today’s post, we’ll read the first chapter of Ba Jin’s famous novel The Family. Set in 1920s Chengdu, The Family follows three brothers in the wealthy, tradition-bound Guo household as they each respond differently to the crushing weight of the old patriarchal system — one submitting, one resisting quietly, and one breaking free.

Novels: Start reading “The Family” 《家jiā》by Ba Jin

风fēng刮guā得很de hěn紧jǐn,雪片xuě piàn像xiàng扯ché破pò了le的de棉絮miánxù一yī样yàng在zài空中kōng zhōng飞舞fēi wǔ,没有méi yǒu目的地mù dì dì四处sì chù飘落piāo luò。左右zuǒ yòu两边liǎng biān墙qiáng脚jiǎo各gè有yǒu一yī条tiáo白色bái sè的de路Lù,好hǎo像xiàng给gěi中间zhōng jiān满Mǎn是shì水Shuǐ泥nī的de石板路shí bǎn lù镶xiang了le两liǎng道dào宽Kuān边biān。

街上jiē shang有yǒu行人xíng rén和hé两liǎng人rén抬tái的de轿子zǐ。他tā们men斗Dǒu不过bù guò风雪fēng xuě,显出xiǎn chū了le畏缩wèisuō的de样yàng子zǐ。雪片xuě piàn愈yǔ落là愈yǔ多duō,白Bái茫māng茫māng地de布bù在zài在zài天空tiān kōng中Zhōng,向Xiàng四处sì chù落下luò xià,落là在zài伞sán上shǎng,落là在zài轿顶上dǐng shàng,落là在zài轿夫fū的de笠上shǎng,落là在zài行人xíng rén的de脸liǎn上shǎng。

风fēng玩弄wán nòng着zhāo伞sán,把bǎ它tā吹chuī得dé向Xiàng四面sì miàn偏pian倒dǎo,有yǒu一yī两liǎng次cì甚至shèn zhì吹chuī得dé它tā离开lí kāi了le行人xíng rén的de手shǒu。风fēng在zài空中kōng zhōng怒Nù吼hóu,声音shēng yīn凄厉qīlì,跟gēn雪地xuě dì上shǎng的de脚jiǎo步Bù声shēng混hǔn合gě在zài一起yī qǐ,成了chéng le一种yī zhǒng古Gǔ怪guǎi的de音yīn乐Lè,这zhè音yīn乐Lè刺痛cì tòng行人xíng rén的de耳ěr朵duó,好hǎo像xiàng在zài警jíng告gào他tā们men:风雪fēng xuě会长huì zhǎng久jǐu地de管guǎn治zhì着zhāo世界shì jiè,明Míng媚mèi的de春天chūn tiān不会bù huì回Huí来lái了le。

已经yǐ jīng到了dào liǎo傍bǎng晚wǎn,路旁lù páng的de灯火dēng huǒ还Huán没有méi yǒu燃起rán qǐ来lái。街上jiē shang的de一切yī qiè逐zhú渐jiǎn消xiāo失shī在zài灰暗huī àn的de暮色mùsè里lǐ。路上lù shang尽是jìn shì水Shuǐ和hé泥nī。空气kōng qì寒冷hán lěng。一个yī ge希xī望wàng鼓舞gǔ wǔ着zhāo在zài僻静pìjìng的de街上jiē shang走zǒu得很de hěn吃力chī lì的de行人xíng rén──那Nā就是jìu shì温wen暖nuǎn、明亮míng liàng的de家jiā。

“三Sān弟dì,走zǒu快kuài点diǎn,”说话shuō huà的de是shì一个yī ge十八shí bā岁suì的de青年qīng nián,一手yī shǒu拿ná伞sán,一手yī shǒu提dī着zhāo棉袍pāo的de下xià幅fú,还Huán掉diào过Guō头tóu看kān后Hòu面miàn,圆yuán圆yuán的de脸liǎn冻dǒng得dé通红tōng hóng,鼻子bí zi上shǎng架jiǎ着zhāo一yī副fù金Jīn丝si眼镜yǎn jìng。

在zài后Hòu面miàn走zǒu的de弟弟dì di是shì一个yī ge有yǒu同tóng样yàng身shēn材cāi、穿chuān同tóng样yàng服装fú zhuāng的de青年qīng nián。他tā的de年纪nián jì稍shao微Wēi轻qīng一点yī diǎn,脸liǎn也Yě瘦shòu些xiē,但dàn是shì一yī双眼shuāng yǎn睛jīng非常fēi cháng明亮míng liàng。

“不要bù yào紧jǐn,就jìu快kuài到了dào liǎo。……二èr哥gē,今天jīn tiān练liàn习Xí的de成Chéng绩jì算suàn你nǐ最好zuì hǎo,英文Yīng wén说shuì得dé自然zì rán,流利liúlì。你nǐ扮bǎn李lí医生yī shēng,很hěn不错bù cuò,”他tā用yòng热rè烈liě的de语yǔ调diào说shuì,马上mǎ shàng加Jiā快kuài了le脚jiǎo步Bù,水Shuǐ泥nī又yòu溅jiǎn到dào他tā的de裤kǔ脚jiǎo上面shàng miàn。

“这zhè没有méi yǒu什shén么má,不过bù guò我wǒ的de胆dán子zǐ大一dà yī点diǎn,”哥gē哥gē高Gāo觉jiào民Mín带dài笑xiào地de说shuì,便biàn停tíng了le脚jiǎo步Bù,让ràng弟弟dì di高Gāo觉jiào慧huì走zǒu到dào他tā旁边páng biān。“你nǐ的de胆dán子zǐ太tài小xiǎo了le,你nǐ扮bǎn‘黑Hēi狗gǒu’简直jiǎn zhí不bù像xiàng。你nǐ昨天zuó tiān不是bù shì把bǎ那Nā几jī句gōu话huà背běi得很de hěn熟shú吗má?怎zěn么má上台shàng tái去qù就jìu背běi不bù出chū来lái了le。要不是yào bu shì朱Zhū先生xiān sheng提醒tí xǐng你nǐ,恐kóng怕Pà你nǐ还Huán背běi不bù完wán嘞!”哥gē哥gē温wen和hé地de说shuì着zhāo,没有méi yǒu一点yī diǎn责备zé bèi的de口气kǒu qì。

觉jiào慧huì脸liǎn红Hóng了le。他tā着急zháo jí地de说shuì:“不bù晓xiáo得dé什shén么má缘yuān故gù,我wǒ一yī上shǎng讲jiǎng台Tái心xīn就jìu慌huang了le。好hǎo像xiàng有yǒu好多hǎo duō人rén的de眼光yǎn guāng在zài看kān我wǒ,我wǒ恨hěn不得bù dé把bǎ所有suǒ yǒu的话de huà一字yī zì不bù遗漏yílòu地de说出shuō chū来lái……”一阵yī zhèn风fēng把bǎ他tā手里shǒu lǐ的de伞sán吹chuī得dé旋xuān转zhuǎi起qǐ来lái,他tā连忙lián máng闭上bì shang嘴zuǐ,用力yòng lì捏nie紧jǐn伞sán柄bíng。这zhè一阵yī zhèn风fēng马上mǎ shàng就jìu过去guò qù了le。路Lù中间zhōng jiān已经yǐ jīng堆duī积ji了le落下luò xià来lái未wèi融化róng huà的de雪Xuě,望wàng过去guò qù,白Bái皑皑的de,上面shàng miàn留líu着重zhuó zhòng重chóng叠diē叠diē的de新Xīn旧jìu脚jiǎo迹jǐ,常常cháng cháng是shì一yī步Bù踏tā在zài一yī步Bù上面shàng miàn,新Xīn的de掩yán盖gǎi了le旧jìu的de。

“我wǒ恨hěn不得bù dé把bǎ全Quán篇piān的话de huà一字yī zì不bù遗漏yílòu地de背běi了le出chū来lái,”觉jiào慧huì把bǎ刚才gāng cái中断zhōng duàn了le的话de huà接着jiē zhe说shuì下去xià qù;“可是kě shì一yī开口kāi kǒu,什shén么má话huà都Dū忘wàng掉diào了le,连平Lián píng日记rì jì得dé最zuì熟shú的de几jī句gōu,这时zhè shí候hòu也Yě记jì不bù起qǐ来lái。一定yī dìng要yāo等děng朱Zhū先生xiān sheng提dī一yī两liǎng个gě字zì,我wǒ才cái可以kě yǐ说shuì下去xià qù。不bù晓xiáo得dé将jiāng来lái正式zhèng shì上shǎng演yǎn的de时shí候hòu是不是shì bu shì还是hái shi这zhè样yàng。要是yào shi那时nà shí候hòu也Yě是shì跟gēn现xiàn在zài一yī样yàng地de说不出shuō bu chū,那Nā才cái丢dīu脸liǎn嘞!”孩子hái zi似shǐ的de天真tiān zhēn的de脸liǎn上shǎng现xiàn出chū了le严yān肃sǔ的de表情biǎo qíng。脚jiǎo步Bù踏tā在zài雪地xuě dì上shǎng,软ruǎn软ruǎn的de,发出fā chū轻松qīng sōng的de叫声jiào shēng。

“三Sān弟dì,你nǐ不要bù yào怕Pà,”觉jiào民Mín安An慰wěi道dào,“再zài练liàn习Xí两liǎng三次sān cì,你nǐ就jìu会huì记得jì de很hěn熟shú的de。你nǐ只管zhǐ guǎn放fàng胆dán地de去qù做zuò。……老实说lǎo shí shuō,朱Zhū先生xiān sheng把bǎ《宝岛Bǎo dǎo》①改gǎi编bian成Chéng剧jǔ本běn,就jìu编bian得dé不好bù hǎo,演yǎn出chū来lái恐kóng怕Pà不会bù huì有yǒu什shén么má好hǎo成Chéng绩jì。”

觉jiào慧huì不bù作zuō声shēng了le。他tā感gǎn激ji哥gē哥gē的de友爱yǒu ài。他tā在zài想要xiǎng yào怎zěn样yàng才cái能Néng够gòu把bǎ那Nā一yī幕mǔ戏xì演yǎn得dé好hǎo,博得bó dé来lái宾bin和hé同学tóng xué们men的de称赞chēng zàn,讨tǎo得dé哥gē哥gē的de欢喜huān xǐ。他tā这zhè样yàng想xiǎng着zhāo,过Guō了le好些hǎo xiē时shí候hòu,他tā觉得jué de自己zì jǐ渐jiǎn渐jiǎn地de进入jìn rù了le一个yī ge奇异qí yì的de境jǐng界jiè。忽然hū rán他tā眼前yǎn qián的de一切yī qiè全Quán改变gǎi biàn了le。在zài前面qián miàn就是jìu shì那个nà ge称为chēng wéi“彭Péng保báo大将dà jiàng”的de旅馆lu:3 guǎn,他tā的de老朋友lǎo péng you毕Bì尔ěr就jìu住zhù在zài那里nà li。他tā,有着yǒu zhe江湖jiāng hú气qì质zhǐ的de“黑Hēi狗gǒu”,在zài失shī去qù了le两liǎng根gēn手指shǒu zhǐ、经历jīng lì了le许多xǔ duō变故biàn gù以yǐ后Hòu,终zhong于Yú找到zhǎo dào了le毕Bì尔ěr的de踪zōng迹jǐ,他tā心里xīn li交jiāo织zhī着zhāo复fù仇的de欢喜huān xǐ和hé莫mǒ名míng的de恐kóng怖bǔ。他tā盘pán算suàn着zhāo,怎zěn样yàng去qù见jiàn毕Bì尔ěr,对duì他tā说shuì些xiē什shén么má话huà,又yòu如何rú hé责备zé bèi他tā弃qì信xìn背běi盟méng隐yín匿nì宝藏bǎo zàng,失shī了le江湖jiāng hú上shǎng的de信xìn义Yì。这zhè样yàng想xiǎng着zhāo,平时píng shí记jì熟shú了le的de剧jǔ本běn中的zhòng dì英语Yīng yǔ便biàn自然zì rán地de涌yóng到dào脑子nǎo zi里lǐ来lái了le。他tā醒xǐng悟wǔ似shǐ地de欢huān叫jiào起qǐ来lái:“二èr哥gē,我wǒ懂dǒng得了dé le!”

觉jiào民Mín惊jīng讶yǎ地de看kān他tā一眼yī yǎn,问道wèn dào:“什shén么má事情shì qing?你nǐ这zhè样yàng高兴gāo xìng!”

“二èr哥gē,我wǒ现xiàn在zài才cái晓xiáo得dé演yǎn戏xì的de奥妙àomiào了le,”觉jiào慧huì带dài着zhāo幼yòu稚zhǐ的de得意dé yì的de笑容xiào róng说shuì。“我wǒ想xiǎng着zhāo,仿fǎng佛fū我wǒ自己zì jǐ就是jìu shì‘黑Hēi狗gǒu’一yī样yàng,于是yú shì话huà自然zì rán地de流líu露Lù了le出chū来lái,并bìng不要bù yào我wǒ费力fèi lì思sī索suó。”

“对duì的de,演yǎn戏xì正是zhèng shì要yāo这zhè样yàng,”觉jiào民Mín微笑wēi xiào地de说shuì。“你nǐ既然jì rán明白míng bai了le这zhè一层yī céng,你nǐ一定yī dìng会huì成功chéng gōng的de。……现xiàn在zài雪Xuě很hěn小xiǎo了le,把bǎ伞sán收shōu起qǐ来lái罢bà。刮guā着zhāo这zhè样yàng的de风fēng,打dá伞sán很hěn吃力chī lì。”他tā便biàn抖dóu落là了le伞sán上shǎng的de雪Xuě,收shōu了le伞sán。觉jiào慧huì也Yě把bǎ伞sán收shōu起qǐ了le。两liǎng个人gè rén并bìng排走pái zǒu着zhāo,伞sán架jiǎ在zài肩jiān上shǎng,身子shēn zi靠kào得很de hěn近jìn。

雪Xuě已经yǐ jīng住zhù了le,风fēng也Yě渐jiǎn渐jiǎn地de减jián轻qīng了le它tā的de威wei势shì。墙qiáng头tóu和hé屋顶wū dǐng上都Shàng dū积ji了le很hěn厚hòu的de雪Xuě,在zài灰暗huī àn的de暮色mùsè里lǐ闪shán闪shán地de发亮fā liàng。几jī家jiā灯dēng烛zhū辉hui煌huāng的de店diàn铺pǔ夹gā杂zá在zài黑Hēi漆大门Dà mén的de公馆gōng guǎn中间zhōng jiān,点diǎn缀zhuǐ了le这zhè条tiáo寂jǐ寞mǒ的de街道jiē dào,在zài这zhè寒冷hán lěng的de冬日dōng rì的de傍bǎng晚wǎn,多少duō shǎo散布sàn bù了le一点yī diǎn温wen暖nuǎn与yú光明guāng míng。

“三Sān弟dì,你nǐ觉得jué de冷Lěng吗má?”觉jiào民Mín忽然hū rán关Guān心地xīn dì问wèn。

“不bù,我wǒ很hěn暖nuǎn和hé,在zài路上lù shang谈Tán着zhāo话huà,一点yī diǎn也Yě不觉bù jué得dé冷Lěng。”

“那么nà me,你nǐ为wéi什shén么má发fā抖dóu?”

“因为yīn wèi我wǒ很hěn激ji动dòng。我wǒ激ji动dòng的de时shí候hòu都Dū是shì这zhè样yàng,我wǒ总zǒng是shì发fā抖dóu,我wǒ的de心跳xīn tiào得dé厉lǐ害hài。我wǒ想到xiǎng dào演yǎn戏xì的de事情shì qing,我wǒ就jìu紧jǐn张Zhāng。老实说lǎo shí shuō,我wǒ很hěn希xī望wàng成功chéng gōng。二èr哥gē,你nǐ不bù笑xiào我wǒ幼yòu稚zhǐ吗má?”觉jiào慧huì说shuì着zhāo,掉diào过Guō头tóu去qù望wàng了le觉jiào民Mín一眼yī yǎn。

“三Sān弟dì,”觉jiào民Mín同情tóng qíng地de对duì觉jiào慧huì说shuì。“不bù,一点yī diǎn也Yě不bù。我wǒ也Yě是shì这zhè样yàng。我wǒ也Yě很hěn希xī望wàng成功chéng gōng。我wǒ们men都Dū是shì一yī样yàng。所以suǒ yǐ在zài课堂kè táng上shǎng先生xiān sheng的de称赞chēng zàn,即jí使shǐ是shì一句yī jù简单jiǎn dān的话de huà,不论bù lùn哪nǎ一个yī ge听到tīng dào也Yě会huì高兴gāo xìng。”

“对duì,你nǐ说shuì得dé不错bù cuò,”弟弟dì di的de身子shēn zi更gēng挨ai近jìn了le哥gē哥gē的de,两liǎng个人gè rén一块儿yī kuài r向前xiàng qián走zǒu着zhāo,忘却wàng què了le寒冷hán lěng,忘却wàng què了le风雪fēng xuě,忘却wàng què了le夜yè。

“二èr哥gē,你nǐ真zhēn好hǎo,”觉jiào慧huì望wàng着zhāo觉jiào民Mín的de脸liǎn,露出lù chū天真tiān zhēn的de微笑wēi xiào。觉jiào民Mín也Yě掉diào过Guō头tóu看kān觉jiào慧huì的de发光fā guāng的de眼睛yǎn jing,微笑wēi xiào一下yī xià,然rán后Hòu慢màn慢màn地de说shuì:“你nǐ也好yě hǎo。”过Guō后Hòu,他tā又yòu向Xiàng四周sì zhōu一yī望wàng,知道zhī dào就要jìu yào到家dào jiā了le,便biàn说shuì:“三Sān弟dì,快kuài走zǒu,转弯zhuǎn wān就jìu到家dào jiā了le。”

觉jiào慧huì点diǎn了le点diǎn头tóu,于是yú shì两liǎng个人gè rén加Jiā速sǔ了le脚jiǎo步Bù,一转眼yī zhuǎn yǎn就jìu走入zǒu rù了le一yī条tiáo更gēng清静qīng jìng的de街道jiē dào。

街灯jiē dēng已经yǐ jīng燃起rán qǐ来lái了le,方形fāng xíng的de玻bo璃lī罩子zhào zi里lǐ,清油qīng yóu灯dēng的de光guāng在zài寒风hán fēng中Zhōng显得xiǎn de更gēng孤gū寂jǐ,灯dēng柱zhǔ的de影子yǐng zi淡dǎn淡dǎn地de躺tǎng在zài雪地xuě dì上shǎng。街jiē中Zhōng寥寥liáoliáo的de几个jǐ ge行人xíng rén匆忙máng地de走zǒu着zhāo,留líu了le一些yī xiē脚jiǎo印Yìn在zài雪Xuě上shǎng,就jìu默默mò mò地de消xiāo失shī了le。深shēn深shēn的de脚jiǎo迹jǐ疲pí倦juǎn地de睡shuì在zài那里nà li,也Yě不想bù xiǎng动dòng一yī动dòng,直到zhí dào新Xīn的de脚jiǎo来lái压yā在zài它tā们men的de身上shēn shang,它tā们men才cái发出fā chū一阵yī zhèn低微dī wēi的de叹tǎn声shēng,被bèi压碎yā suì成了chéng le奇jī怪guǎi的de形状xíng zhuàng,于是yú shì在zài这zhè一yī白Bái无mó际jǐ的de长cháng街上jiē shang,不bù再zài有yǒu清Qīng清Qīng楚Chǔ楚Chǔ的de脚jiǎo印Yìn了le,在zài那里nà li只有zhǐ yǒu大dà的de和hé小的xiǎo de黑Hēi洞dǒng。

有着yǒu zhe黑Hēi漆大门Dà mén的de公馆gōng guǎn静jìng寂jǐ地de并bìng排pái立Lì在zài寒风hán fēng里lǐ。两liǎng个gě永远yǒng yuǎn沉chēn默mò的de石Shí狮子zǐ蹲dun在zài门口mén kǒu。门Mén开kāi着zhāo,好hǎo像xiàng一yī只zhī怪guǎi兽shǒu的de大口dà kǒu。里面lǐ miàn是shì一个yī ge黑Hēi洞dǒng,这里zhè lǐ面miàn有yǒu什shén么má东Dōng西Xī,谁shéi也Yě望wàng不见bù jiàn。每个měi gè公馆gōng guǎn都Dū经过jīng guò了le相当xiāng dāng长cháng的de年代nián dài,或是huò shì更gēng换huàn了le几个jǐ ge姓xìng。每měi一个yī ge公馆gōng guǎn都Dū有yǒu它tā自己zì jǐ的de秘mǐ密Mì。大门Dà mén上shǎng的de黑Hēi漆脱tuō落là了le,又yòu涂tū上新shàng xīn的de,虽然suī rán经过jīng guò了le这些zhè xiē改变gǎi biàn,可是kě shì它tā们men的de秘mǐ密Mì依yi旧jìu不bù让ràng外面wài miàn的de人rén知道zhī dào。

走zǒu到了dào liǎo这zhè条tiáo街jiē的de中Zhōng段Duàn,在zài一yī所suǒ更gēng大dà的de公馆gōng guǎn的de门前mén qián,弟兄dì xiong两liǎng个gě站zhàn住zhù了le。他tā们men把bǎ皮鞋pí xié在zài石阶shí jiē上shǎng擦cā了le几jī下xià,抖dóu了le抖dóu身上shēn shang的de雪Xuě水Shuǐ,便biàn提dī着zhāo伞sán大步dà bù走zǒu了le进去jìn qù。他tā们men的de脚jiǎo步Bù声shēng很hěn快kuài地de消xiāo失shī在zài黑Hēi洞dǒng里面lǐ miàn。门前mén qián又yòu恢hui复fù了le先前xiān qián的de静jìng寂jǐ。这zhè所suǒ公馆gōng guǎn和hé别的bié de公馆gōng guǎn一yī样yàng,门口mén kǒu也Yě有yǒu一对yī duì石Shí狮子zǐ,屋wū檐下xià也Yě挂guà着zhāo一对yī duì大dà的de红Hóng纸zhǐ灯笼dēng lóng,只是zhǐ shì门前mén qián台阶tái jiē下xià多duō一对yī duì长方形cháng fāng xíng大dà石Shí缸gāng,门Mén墙qiáng上shǎng挂guà着zhāo一yī副fù木Mù对联duì lián,红Hóng漆底dí子zǐ上shǎng现xiàn出chū八bā个gě隶书lìshū黑Hēi字zì:“国Guó恩ēn家jiā庆qìng,人寿rén shòu年Nián丰fēng。”两liǎng扇shān大门Dà mén开kāi在zài里面lǐ miàn,门Mén上shǎng各gè站zhàn了le一yī位wèi手shǒu执zhí大刀dà dāo的de顶天dǐng tiān立Lì地de的de彩色cǎi sè门神mén shén。

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Lesson vocabulary 704 words · 10 curated by the source

WordPinyinMeaning
棉絮miánxùcotton wadding/batting
畏缩wèisuōto shrink back, to cower
凄厉qīlìmournful and shrill
暮色mùsèdusk, twilight
僻静pìjìngquiet and secluded
流利liúlìfluent
遗漏yílòuto omit, to leave out
奥妙àomiàosecret, mystery, profound meaning
寥寥liáoliáovery few, sparse
隶书lìshūclerical script (calligraphy style)
风fēngwind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
刮guāto scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort; to blow (of the wind)
得很de hěn(after an adjective) very
紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten
雪片xuě piànsnowflake
像xiàngto resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
扯chéto pull; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to gossip; hokey
破pòbroken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
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
的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to…
一yīone; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out …
样yàngmanner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
空中kōng zhōngin the sky; in the air
飞舞fēi wǔto flutter; to dance in the breeze
没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
目的地mù dì dìdestination (location)
四处sì chùall over the place; everywhere and all directions
飘落piāo luòto float down; to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence
两边liǎng biāneither side; both sides
墙qiángvariant of 牆|墙[qiang2]; wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆|被墙[bei4 qiang2])
脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks
各gèeach; every
有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
条tiáostrip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
白色bái sèwhite; fig. reactionary; anti-communist
路Lùsurname Lu
好hǎogood; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (…
给gěito; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime
满MǎnManchu ethnic group
是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]
水Shuǐsurname Shui; Shui ethnic group
泥nīmud; paste
石板路shí bǎn lùroad or pavement laid with flagstones
镶xiangto inlay; ridge
两liǎngtwo; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quot…
宽Kuānsurname Kuan
边biānside; edge; margin; border; boundary; CL:個|个[ge4]; simultaneously
街上jiē shangon the street; in town
行人xíng rénpedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
和héold variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])
人rénperson; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry; variant of 抬[tai2]
轿
子zǐson; 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…
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])
们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]; to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together; variant of 鬭|斗[dou4]; variant of 鬥|斗[dou4]
不过bù guòonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
风雪fēng xuěsnowstorm
显出xiǎn chūto express; to exhibit
愈yǔthe more...(the more...); to heal
落làto leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind
多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
白Báisurname Bai; Bai ethnic group
茫māngvast, with no clear boundary; indistinct; confused
地de-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
布bùvariant of 布[bu4]; to announce; to spread; cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
天空tiān kōngsky
中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
向Xiàngsurname Xiang; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4]; variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
落下luò xiàto fall; to drop; to land (of projectile)
伞sánumbrella
上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
顶上dǐng shàngon top of; at the summit
夫fūhusband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
笠
脸liǎnface; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
玩弄wán nòngto play with; to toy with; to dally with; to engage in; to resort to
着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]; a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
把bǎto 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…
它tāit; it (pronoun for an animal)
吹chuīto blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
得déto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
四面sì miànall sides
偏pianto lean; oblique; to deviate from average; stubbornly
倒dǎoto 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
次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated e…
甚至shèn zhìeven; so much so that
离开lí kāito depart; to leave
手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
怒NùNu ethnic group
吼hóuto roar; to shriek; bellow of rage
声音shēng yīnsound; voice
跟gēnheel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
雪地xuě dìsnow-covered ground
步Bùsurname Bu
声shēngsound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
混hǔnmuddy; turbid (; ); Taiwan pr. [hun4]
合gě100 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]
一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
成了chéng leto be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do!
一种yī zhǒngone kind of; one type of
古Gǔsurname Gu
怪guǎiodd; strange; uncanny; to find strange; to regard as odd; (coll.) somewhat; rather
音yīnsound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
乐Lèsurname Le
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)
刺痛cì tòngto tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply; tingle; prick; sting; stab of pain
耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
朵duóflower; fig. item on both sides
警jíngto alert; police
告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
会长huì zhǎngpresident of a club, committee etc
久jǐu(of a period of time) long
管guǎnvariant of 管[guan3]; surname Guan
治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research
世界shì jièworld
明MíngMing 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mèicharming; to flatter
春天chūn tiānspring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]
不会bù huìimprobable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
回HuíHui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); to curve; to return; to revolve; variant of 迴|回[hui2]
来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3…
已经yǐ jīngalready
到了dào liǎoat last; finally; in the end
傍bǎngnear; to depend on; Taiwan pr. [pang2], [bang1], [bang4]
晚wǎnevening; night; late
路旁lù pángroadside
灯火dēng huǒlights
还Huánsurname Huan
燃起rán qǐto ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
一切yī qièeverything; every; all
逐zhú(bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away; one by one; individually
渐jiǎnto imbue
消xiāoto 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
失shīto lose; to miss; to fail
灰暗huī àndull gray; drab; murky
里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li
路上lù shangon the road; on the way; en route
尽是jìn shìto be full of; completely
空气kōng qìair; atmosphere
寒冷hán lěngcold (climate); frigid; very cold
一个yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
希xīto hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1]
望wàngfull moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards; 15th day of month (lunar calendar); old variant of 望[wang4]
鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
走zǒuto 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…
吃力chī lìto entail strenuous effort; to toil at a task; strenuous; laborious; strain
那Nāsurname Na
就是jìu shìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
温wenwarm; temperate; temperature; to warm up; to review; surname Wen
暖nuǎnold variant of 暖[nuan3]; warm; to warm; variant of 暖[nuan3]; variant of 暖[nuan3], warm
明亮míng liàngbright; shining; glittering; to become clear
家jiāused 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…
三Sānsurname San
弟dìyounger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
快kuàirapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to admini…
说话shuō huàto speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
十八shí bāeighteen; 18
岁suìvariant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
青年qīng niányouth; youthful years; young person; the young
一手yī shǒua skill; mastery of a trade; by oneself; without outside help
拿náold 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)
提dīused in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
棉
袍pāogown (lined)
下xiàdown; 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 …
幅fúwidth; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures
掉diàoto 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…
过Guōsurname Guo
头tóuhead; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]
看kānto look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
后Hòusurname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
面miànface; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; variant of 麵|面[mian4]; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
圆yuáncircle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
冻dǒngto freeze; aspic or jelly
通红tōng hóngvery red; red through and through; to blush (deep red)
鼻子bí zinose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
架jiǎto support; rack; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
副fùsecondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副詞|副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
金Jīnsurname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
丝sisilk; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles; eyeglasses; CL:副[fu4]
弟弟dì diyounger brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
同tónglike; same; similar; together; alike; with; used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
身shēnbody; 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
材cāimaterial; ability; a capable individual
穿chuānto 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…
服装fú zhuāngdress; clothing; costume; clothes; CL:身[shen1]
年纪nián jìage; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
稍shaosomewhat
微Wēisurname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing; Taiwan pr. [Wei2]
轻qīnglight; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage
一点yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligr…
也Yěsurname Ye
瘦shòuthin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
些xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
但dànbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
双眼shuāng yǎnthe two eyes
睛jīngeye; eyeball
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
不要bù yàodon't!; must not
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…
二èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
哥gēelder brother
今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now
练liànto practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk
习Xísurname Xi
成Chéngsurname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
绩jìto spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment; Taiwan pr. [ji1]
算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid; to carry weight; to regard as; to consider (to be ...)
你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
英文Yīng wénEnglish (language)
说shuìto persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1]
自然zì ránnature; natural; naturally
扮bǎnto disguise oneself as; to play (a role)
李líplum; surname Li
医生yī shēngdoctor; medical practitioner
很hěnvery; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
不错bù cuòcorrect; right; not bad; pretty good
用yòngto 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…
热rèto warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
烈liěardent; fierce; upright; exploits
语yǔdialect; language; speech
调diàoto transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody
马上mǎ shàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
加JiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia
又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
溅jiǎnto splash
到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoug…
裤kǔtrousers; pants
上面shàng miànon top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
什shénwhat
么máexclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5]
我wǒI; me; my
胆dángall bladder; guts; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)
大一dà yīfirst year of university
高Gāosurname Gao
觉jiàoa nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2]
民Mínsurname Min
带dàiband; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
笑xiàoold variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
便biànplain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
停tíngto stop; to halt; to park (a car)
让ràngto yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
慧huìintelligent
旁边páng biānside; adjacent place
太tàihighest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
小xiǎosmall; tiny; few; young
黑Hēishort name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
狗gǒudog; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
简直jiǎn zhísimply; really
不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
不是bù shìno; is not; not
几jīsmall table; (literary) almost
句gōuvariant of 勾[gou1]
话huàdialect; 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]
背běithe back; behind (bei4); to recite from memory (bei4); to carry on the back (bei1)
熟shúripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shou2]
吗má(coll.) what?
怎zěnhow
上台shàng táito rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
去qùto 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);…
出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for…; variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
要不是yào bu shìif it were not for; but for
朱Zhūsurname Zhu; (bound form) cinnabar
先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
提醒tí xǐngto remind; to call attention to; to warn of
恐kóngafraid; to fear
怕Pàsurname Pa
完wánto finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
嘞
责备zé bèito blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach
口气kǒu qìtone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
红Hóngsurname Hong
着急zháo jíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]
晓xiáodawn; to know; to make explicit
缘yuāncause; karma; predestined affinity; hem; along
故gùhappening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead
讲jiǎngto speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
台TáiTaiwan (abbr.); surname Tai; desk; table; counter; typhoon
心xīnheart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
慌huangto get panicky; to lose one's head
好多hǎo duōmany; quite a lot; much better
眼光yǎn guānggaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
恨hěnto hate
不得bù démust not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)
一字yī zìin a row; in a line
说出shuō chūto speak out; to declare (one's view)
一阵yī zhèna burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
手里shǒu lǐin hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
旋xuānto revolve; a circle
转zhuǎisee 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]
起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; sta…
连忙lián mángpromptly; at once
闭上bì shangto close; to shut up
嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
用力yòng lìto exert oneself physically
捏nieto hold between the thumb and fingers; to mold (using the fingers); to join together
柄bínghandle or shaft (of an axe etc); sth that affords an advantage to an opponent
过去guò qù(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
堆duīto pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
积jito amass; to accumulate; to store up; (TCM) constipation; indigestion
未wèinot 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°
融化róng huàto melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse
雪Xuěsurname Xue
皑
留líuold variant of 留[liu2]; to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
着重zhuó zhòngto put emphasis on; to stress
重chóngto repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer
叠diēto pile up; to fold; to repeat; a layer
新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin
旧jìuold; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
迹jǐ(bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue
常常cháng chángfrequently; often
踏tāsee 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]
掩yánto cover up; to conceal; (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid
盖gǎito cover; to build; a lid; since; approximately; surname Gai
全Quánsurname Quan
篇piānsheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); classifier for written items: chapter, article
刚才gāng cáijust now; a moment ago
中断zhōng duànto cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt
接着jiē zheto catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
下去xià qùto go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
开口kāi kǒuto open one's mouth; to start to talk
都Dūsurname Du
忘wàngto forget; to overlook; to neglect
连平Lián píngsee 連平縣|连平县[Lian2 ping2 Xian4]
日记rì jìdiary; CL:則|则[ze2],本[ben3],篇[pian1]
最zuìvariant 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")
这时zhè shíat this time; at this moment
候hòuto wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
记jìto record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce
等děngto 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) (…
个gěused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個|个[ge4]
字zìletter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
才cáiability; 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
可以kě yǐcan; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
将jiāngwill; 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])
正式zhèng shìformal; official
演yǎnto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
还是hái shistill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
要是yào shi(coll.) if
那时nà shíthen; at that time; in those days
现xiànto appear; present; now; existing; current
说不出shuō bu chūunable to say
丢dīuto lose; to put aside; to throw
孩子hái zichild
似shǐused in 似的[shi4 de5]
天真tiān zhēnnaive; innocent; artless
严yānstrict; severe; tight; rigorous; father (formal); surname Yan
肃sǔsolemn; respectful; to eliminate; surname Su
表情biǎo qíng(facial) expression; to express one's feelings
软ruǎnsoft; flexible; variant of 軟|软[ruan3]
发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
轻松qīng sōnglight; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously
叫声jiào shēngyelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals)
安Ansurname An
慰wěito comfort; to reassure
再zàiagain; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, an…
三次sān cìthird; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
会huìcan; 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…
记得jì deto remember
只管zhǐ guǎnsolely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
放fàngto put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
做zuòto 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…
老实说lǎo shí shuōhonestly speaking; to be frank, ...
宝岛Bǎo dǎoFormosa
改gǎito change; to alter; to transform; to correct
编bianto weave; to organize; to arrange; to compile; to compose; to make up
剧jǔtheatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); acute
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…
不好bù hǎono good
作zuō(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
感gǎnto feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
激jito arouse; to excite; sharp; violent
友爱yǒu àifriendly affection; fraternal love
想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of
能Néngsurname Neng
够gòuenough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
幕mǔcurtain or screen; headquarters of a general
戏xìvariant of 戲|戏[xi4]; trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
博得bó déto win; to gain
宾binvisitor; object (in grammar)
同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
称赞chēng zànto praise; to commend; to compliment
讨tǎoto invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
欢喜huān xǐhappy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of
想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
好些hǎo xiēa good deal of; quite a lot
觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
进入jìn rùto enter; to join; to go into
奇异qí yìfantastic; bizarre; odd; exotic; astonished
境jǐngborder; condition; circumstances
界jiè(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
忽然hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden
眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now; at present
改变gǎi biànto change; to alter; to transform
前面qián miànahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
那个nà gethat one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one…
称为chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
彭Péngsurname Peng
保báoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])
大将dà jiànga general or admiral
旅馆lu:3 guǎnhotel; CL:家[jia1]
老朋友lǎo péng youold friend; (slang) period; menstruation
毕Bìsurname Bi
尔ěrvariant of 爾|尔[er3]; thus; so; like that; you; thou
住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
那里nà lithere; that place
有着yǒu zheto have; to possess
江湖jiāng húrivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the …
气qìgas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
质zhǐcharacter; quality; to pawn; hostage; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]
根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
手指shǒu zhǐfinger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
经历jīng lìto experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of; much
变故biàn gùan unforeseen event; accident; misfortune
以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]; abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
终zhongend
于Yúsurname 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…
找到zhǎo dàoto find
踪zōngvariant of 蹤|踪[zong1]; (bound form) footprint; trace; tracks
心里xīn lichest; heart; mind
交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; (of lines) to intersect; variant of 跤[jiao1]
织zhīto weave; to knit
复fùto 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
仇
莫mǒnot; no; nothing; none; never; surname Mo
名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
怖bǔterror; afraid
盘pántray; plate; dish; (finance) (bound form) market prices; (computing) (bound form) disk; to coil (a rope, pigtail etc); to check; to examine; to investigate; to transfer; to sell (p…
见jiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui…
如何rú héhow; what way; what
弃qìto abandon; to relinquish; to discard; to throw away
信xìnletter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
盟méngoath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia
隐yín(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
匿nìto hide
宝藏bǎo zàngprecious mineral deposits; hidden treasure; (fig.) treasure; (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
义Yìsurname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
平时píng shíordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
中的zhòng dìto hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
英语Yīng yǔEnglish (language)
涌yóng(used in place names)
脑子nǎo zibrains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4]
醒xǐngto wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
悟wǔto comprehend; to become aware
欢huānvariant of 歡|欢[huan1]; joyous; happy; pleased; hubbub; clamor; variant of 歡|欢[huan1]; a breed of horse; variant of 歡|欢[huan1]
叫jiàoto shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫[jiao4]
懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend
得了dé leall right!; that's enough!
惊jīngto startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
讶yǎastounded
一眼yī yǎna glance; a quick look; a glimpse
问道wèn dàoto ask the way; to ask
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
高兴gāo xìnghappy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
幼yòuyoung
稚zhǐinfantile
得意dé yìproud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent
笑容xiào róngsmile; smiling expression; CL:副[fu4]
仿fǎngto imitate; to copy; variant of 仿[fang3]
佛fūBuddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2])
于是yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
流líuto 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
露Lùsurname Lu
并bìngand; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge; to combine; to amalgamate; short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]; variant of 並|并[bing4]
费力fèi lìto expend a great deal of effort
思sīto think; to consider
索suórope; to search for; to demand; to exact; to reduce; surname Suo
正是zhèng shìis precisely
微笑wēi xiàosmile; CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]; to smile
既然jì ránsince; as; this being the case
明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
一层yī céngone layer; one level
成功chéng gōngto succeed; success; successful; fruitful
收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
罢bàto stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish
打dá(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
抖dóuto tremble; to reveal
个人gè rénan individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own
排走pái zǒuto drain away; to vent out
肩jiānshoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
身子shēn zibody; pregnancy; health
靠kàoto 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)
近jìnnear; close to; approximately
减jiánto lower; to reduce; to diminish
威weipower; prestige
势shìpower; influence; potential; momentum; tendency; trend; situation; conditions; outward appearance; sign; gesture; male genitals
屋顶wū dǐngroof
上都Shàng dūShangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
厚hòuthick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
闪shánto flash; to dodge; to sidestep; to sprain; a lightning flash
发亮fā liàngto shine; shiny
灯dēnglamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
烛zhūcandle
辉hui(bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine
煌huāngbrilliant
店diàninn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store
铺pǔto spread; to pave (pu1); a shop; a bed (pu4)
夹gāused in 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]; variant of 夾|夹[jia2]
杂závariant of 雜|杂[za2]; mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix
漆
大门Dà ménthe Doors, US rock band
公馆gōng guǎnresidence (of sb rich or important); mansion
缀zhuǐto sew; to stitch; to embellish; to compose (a piece)
寂jǐsilent; Taiwan pr. [ji2]
寞mǒlonesome
街道jiē dàostreet; CL:條|条[tiao2]; subdistrict; residential district
冬日dōng rìwintertime
多少duō shǎonumber; amount; somewhat
散布sàn bùto disseminate
与yúvariant of 歟|欤[yu2]
光明guāng mínglight; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
冷Lěngsurname Leng
关Guānsurname Guan
心地xīn dìcharacter
问wènto ask; to inquire
谈Tánsurname Tan
不觉bù juéunconsciously
那么nà melike that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
为wéias (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]
发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds); hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 動詞|动词[dong4 ci2], verb
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…
心跳xīn tiàoheartbeat; pulse
厉lǐstrict; severe; fierce; to sharpen; surname Li
害hàito do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
想到xiǎng dàoto think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
张Zhāngsurname Zhang
同情tóng qíngto sympathize with; sympathy
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why
课堂kè tángclassroom (CL:間|间[jian1]); class session
即jínamely; 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shǐto make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
一句yī jùa line of verse; a sentence
简单jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
不论bù lùnwhatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss
哪nǎhow; which
听到tīng dàoto hear
更gēngto 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)
挨aiin order; in sequence
一块儿yī kuài rerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
向前xiàng qiánforward; onward
忘却wàng què(literary) to put out of one's mind; to forget
夜yèvariant of 夜[ye4]; night
真zhēnreally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
露出lù chūto expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]
发光fā guāngto emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
眼睛yǎn jingeye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
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
然ráncorrect; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
慢mànslow
也好yě hǎothat's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
四周sì zhōuall around
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
就要jìu yàowill; shall; to be going to
到家dào jiāperfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree
转弯zhuǎn wānto turn; to go around a corner
速sǔfast; quick
一转眼yī zhuǎn yǎnin the blink of an eye
走入zǒu rùto walk into
清静qīng jìngquiet; peaceful and quiet
街灯jiē dēngstreetlight
方形fāng xíngsquare; square-shaped
玻bosee 玻璃[bo1 li5]
璃lī(phonetic character used in transliteration of foreign names)
罩子zhào zicover; casing
清油qīng yóuvegetable cooking oil
光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
寒风hán fēngcold wind
显得xiǎn deto seem; to look; to appear
孤gūlone; lonely
柱zhǔpillar
影子yǐng zishadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]
淡dǎninsipid; weak; light in color; indifferent
躺tǎngto recline; to lie down
街jiēstreet; CL:條|条[tiao2]
几个jǐ gea few; several; how many
匆
忙mángbusy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
印Yìnsurname Yin; abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4], India
默默mò mòin silence; not speaking
深shēnold variant of 深[shen1]; (lit. and fig.) deep
疲píweary
倦juǎntired; weary; fatigued
睡shuìto sleep; to lie down
不想bù xiǎngunexpectedly; to one's surprise
直到zhí dàountil
压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
身上shēn shangon the body; at hand; among
低微dī wēimeager (wages); humble (social status); feeble (voice)
叹tǎnto sigh
被bèiquilt; 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, …
压碎yā suìto crush to pieces
奇jīodd (number)
形状xíng zhuàngform; shape
无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
际jǐborder; boundary; between; to meet; occasion
长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
清QīngQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911); surname Qing
楚Chǔsurname 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…
只有zhǐ yǒuonly 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…
大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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)
洞dǒngcave; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
静jìngstill; calm; quiet; not moving
排páito 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) …
立Lìsurname Li
永远yǒng yuǎnforever; eternal
沉chēnto sink; heavy; deep; to immerse; to keep down
默mòsilent; to write from memory
石Shísurname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
狮
蹲dun(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing
门口mén kǒudoorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
门Ménsurname Men
开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, …
只zhīvariant 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
兽shǒubeast; beastly
大口dà kǒubig mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); open mouth; gulping; gobbling; gaping
里面lǐ miànvariant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]
这里zhè lǐvariant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]
东Dōngsurname Dong
西Xīthe West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish
谁shéiwho; also pr. [shui2]
不见bù jiànnot to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
每个měi gèeach; every
经过jīng guòto pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4]
相当xiāng dāngequivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite
年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
或是huò shìor; either one or the other
换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...
每měieach; every
秘mǐsecret; mysterious; confidential (mi4); Peru (in 秘鲁, bi4)
密Mìsurname Mi; name of an ancient state
脱tuōto shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from
涂tūto apply (paint etc); to daub; to scribble; (literary) mud
上新shàng xīnto introduce new items; to roll out new offerings or content
虽然suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
这些zhè xiēthese
依yito depend on; according to
外面wài miànoutside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
段Duànsurname Duan
所suǒactually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
门前mén qiánin front of the door
弟兄dì xiongbrothers; comrade
站zhànstation; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
皮鞋pí xiéleather shoes
石阶shí jiēstone step
擦cāto rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to brush (past); to shred (a vegetable etc)
大步dà bùlarge strides
进去jìn qùto go in
恢hui(bound form) vast; expansive
先前xiān qiánbefore; previously
别的bié deelse; other
一对yī duìcouple; pair
屋wū(bound form) house; (bound form) room
檐
挂guàto 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); …
纸zhǐvariant of 紙|纸[zhi3]; paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]); classifier for documents, letters etc
灯笼dēng lónglantern
只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
台阶tái jiēsteps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
长方形cháng fāng xíngrectangle
缸gāngjar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; CL:口[kou3]
木Mùsurname Mu
对联duì liánrhyming couplet; pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway; CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2]
底dí(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
八bāeight
国Guósurname Guo
恩ēnvariant of 恩[en1]; favor; grace; kindness; (coll.) used like 嗯[en4] in online chat, expressing agreement
庆qìngto celebrate
人寿rén shòuhuman lifespan; life insurance (abbr. for 人壽保險|人寿保险[ren2 shou4 bao3 xian3])
年Niánsurname Nian; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]
丰fēngluxuriant; buxom; variant of 豐|丰[feng1]; variant of 風|风[feng1]; appearance; charm; surname Feng
扇shānto fan; to slap sb on the face
位wèiposition; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
执zhíto execute (a plan); to grasp
大刀dà dāobroadsword; large knife; machete
顶天dǐng tiānto reach the upper limit
彩色cǎi sècolor; multicolored
门神mén shéndoor god