Children’s stories: 神笔马良 – Ma Liang and the Magic Brush (The Magic Paintbrush)

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What would you do if everything you drew came to life? Meet Ma Liang, a poor orphan boy with big dreams and zero art supplies, who discovers that sometimes the universe rewards those who refuse to give up. This classic Chinese folk tale has it all: a magical gift, greedy villains, and one very satisfying ending for a corrupt emperor.

神笔shén bǐ马良Mǎ Liáng

听yǐn人家rén jiā说shuì，从前cóng qián，有yǒu个gě孩子hái zi名字míng zi叫jiào做zuò马良Mǎ Liáng。父母亲fù mǔ qīn早就zǎo jìu死sǐ了le，靠kào他tā自己zì jǐ打柴dǎ chái、割ge草cǎo过日子guò rì zi。他tā从小cóng xiǎo喜欢xǐ huan画画huà huà，可是kě shì，他tā连Lián一yī支Zhī笔bǐ也Yě没有méi yǒu啊ā！

一yī天tiān，他tā走过zǒu guò一个yī ge学xué馆guǎn门口mén kǒu，看见kàn jiàn学xué馆guǎn里lǐ的de画huà师Shī拿ná着zhāo一yī支Zhī笔bǐ，正zhēng在zài画画huà huà，他tā不bù自觉zì jué地de走zǒu了le进去jìn qù，对duì画huà师Shī说shuì：”我wǒ很hěn想xiǎng学xué画huà，借jiè给gěi我wǒ一yī支Zhī笔bǐ可以kě yǐ吗má？”

画huà师Shī瞪děng了le他tā一眼yī yǎn，”呸！”一口yī kǒu唾tuǒ沫吐tú在zài他tā脸liǎn上shǎng，骂mǎ道dào：”穷qíong孩子hái zi想xiǎng拿ná笔bǐ，还Huán想xiǎng学xué画画huà huà？做zuò梦mèng啦lā！”

说shuì完wán，画huà师Shī就jìu将jiāng马良Mǎ Liáng撵出门chū mén来lái。

马良Mǎ Liáng是shì个gě有志气yǒu zhì qì的de孩子hái zi，他tā说shuì：”为wéi什shén么má穷qíong孩子hái zi不bù能Néng拿ná笔bǐ，连Lián画huà也Yě不bù能Néng学xué呢ne？我wǒ就是jìu shì要yāo学xué画画huà huà！”

他tā没有méi yǒu笔bǐ，但dàn还是hái shi坚持jiān chí学xué画画huà huà。

从此cóng cǐ，马良Mǎ Liáng下决心xià jué xīn学xué画huà，每天měi tiān用心yòng xīn苦kǔ练liàn。他tā到dào山Shān上shǎng打柴dǎ chái时shí，捡jián一yī根gēn枯ku树枝shù zhī，在zài沙sha地de里lǐ学xué着zhāo描miāo飞鸟fēi niǎo。他tā到dào河边hé biān割ge草cǎo时shí，用yòng草cǎo根gēn蘸蘸河水hé shuǐ，在zài岸àn石Shí上学shàng xué着zhāo描miāo游Yóu鱼Yú。晚上wǎn shang，他tā回到huí dào家里jiā lǐ，拿ná一块yī kuài木Mù炭tǎn，在zài窑yáo洞dǒng的de壁bǐ上shǎng，又yòu把bǎ白天bái tiān描miāo过Guō的de东Dōng西Xī，一yī件jiàn一yī件jiàn再zài画huà一yī遍biàn。

一yī年Nián一yī年Nián地de过去guò qù了le，马良Mǎ Liáng学xué画huà没有méi yǒu一yī天tiān间断jiàn duàn过Guō。他tā窑yáo洞dǒng的de四sì壁bǐ，画huà上shǎng叠diē画huà，麻má麻花má huā花Huā全Quán是shì画huà了le。当然dāng rán，进步jìn bù也Yě很hěn快kuài，真是zhēn shi画huà的de鸟diǎo就jìu差不多chà bu duō会huì叫jiào了le，画huà的de鱼Yú就jìu差不多chà bu duō会huì游Yóu了le。有yǒu一yī回Huí，他tā在zài村cūn口kǒu画huà了le只zhī小xiǎo母鸡mǔ jī，村cūn口kǒu的de上空shàng kōng就jìu成天chéng tiān有yǒu老lǎo鹰ying打转dǎ zhuàn。有yǒu一yī回Huí，他tā在zài山Shān后Hòu画huà了le只zhī黑Hēi毛Máo狼láng，吓xiǎ得dé牛羊níu yáng不bù敢gǎn在zài山Shān后Hòu吃草chī cǎo。但dàn是shì，马良Mǎ Liáng还是hái shi没有méi yǒu一yī支Zhī笔bǐ。

他tā多么duō me想xiǎng自己zì jǐ能Néng有yǒu一yī支Zhī笔bǐ啊ā！

一yī天tiān晚上wǎn shang，马良Mǎ Liáng躺tǎng在zài窑yáo洞dǒng里lǐ，因为yīn wèi他tā整zhěng天干tiān gān活huó、学xué画huà，已经yǐ jīng很hěn疲pí倦juǎn，一yī躺下tǎng xià来lái，就jìu迷mī迷mī糊hū糊hū地de睡着shuì zháo了le。

不知bù zhī道dào什shén么má时shí候hòu，窑yáo洞dǒng里lǐ亮liàng起qǐ五彩wǔ cǎi的de光guāng芒māng，来lái了le个gě白Bái胡Hú须xū老人lǎo rén，把bǎ一yī支Zhī笔bǐ送sòng给gěi马良Mǎ Liáng，说shuì：”这zhè是shì一yī支Zhī神笔shén bǐ，要好yào hǎo好用hǎo yòng它tā。”

马良Mǎ Liáng接过jiē guò来lái一yī看kān，那Nā笔bǐ金Jīn光guāng灿cǎn灿cǎn的de，拿ná在zài手shǒu上shǎng，沉chēn甸甸的de。他tā乐Lè得dé蹦běng下xià床chuáng来lái：”谢谢xiè xie你nǐ，老爷爷lǎo yé ye……”

马良Mǎ Liáng的话de huà没有méi yǒu说shuì完wán，白Bái胡Hú须xū老人lǎo rén已经yǐ jīng不见了bù jiàn le。

马良Mǎ Liáng一yī惊jīng，就jìu醒xǐng过Guō来lái，揉rōu揉rōu眼睛yǎn jing，原Yuán来lái是shì个gě梦mèng呢ne！可kě又yòu不是bù shì梦mèng啊ā，那Nā支Zhī笔bǐ不是bù shì好好hǎo hǎo的de在zài自己zì jǐ的de手里shǒu lǐ嘛má！

他tā用yòng笔画bǐ huà了le一yī只zhī鸟diǎo，鸟diǎo扑pu扑pu翅chì膀báng，飞fēi到dào天上tiān shàng去qù，对duì他tā”唧唧喳喳”地de唱chàng起qǐ歌gē来lái。他tā用yòng笔画bǐ huà了le一yī条tiáo鱼Yú，鱼Yú弯弯Wān wān尾wěi巴Bā，游Yóu进水jìn shuǐ里lǐ去qù，对duì他tā摇yāo摇yāo摆bǎi摆bǎi地de跳tiào起qǐ舞wǔ来lái。他tā欢喜huān xǐ极jí了le，说shuì：”这zhè神笔shén bǐ，多duō好hǎo呀yā！”

他tā十分shí fēn高兴gāo xìng，就jìu奔bēn出chū窑yáo洞dǒng，挨ai家jiā挨ai户hù去qù敲门qiāo mén，把bǎ伙huó伴bǎn们men都Dū叫醒jiào xǐng，告gào诉sù他tā们men：”我wǒ有yǒu支Zhī笔bǐ啦lā！”这时zhè shí才cái半夜bàn yè哩！

马良Mǎ Liáng有了yǒu le这zhè支Zhī神笔shén bǐ，天天tiān tiān替tǐ村cūn里lǐ的de穷qíong苦kǔ人rén画画huà huà：谁shéi家jiā没有méi yǒu犁lí耙bà，他tā就jìu给gěi他tā画huà犁lí耙bà；谁shéi家jiā没有méi yǒu耕gēng牛Níu，他tā就jìu给gěi他tā画huà耕gēng牛Níu；谁shéi家jiā没有méi yǒu水Shuǐ车Chē，他tā就jìu给gěi他tā画huà水Shuǐ车Chē；谁shéi家jiā没有méi yǒu石磨shí mò，他tā就jìu给gěi他tā画huà石磨shí mò……

一yī天tiān，他tā画huà了le一yī只zhī没有méi yǒu眼睛yǎn jing的de白鹤bái hè，一yī不bù小心xiǎo xīn，在zài它tā脸liǎn上shǎng溅jiǎn了le一yī滴dī墨水mò shuǐ，白鹤bái hè便biàn眼睛yǎn jing一yī睁zheng，扇shān起qǐ双shuāng翼Yì，飞fēi上天shàng tiān去qù了le。

天下tiān xià没有méi yǒu不bù透tǒu风fēng的de墙qiáng，消xiāo息xī很hěn快kuài传chuān进jìn了le邻近lín jìn庄园zhuāng yuán里lǐ一个yī ge恶ě财主cái zhǔ的de耳ěr朵duó里lǐ。这zhè财主cái zhǔ向Xiàng来lái贪婪tān lán、霸道bà dào，就jìu派pā两liǎng个gě家jiā丁Dīng来lái把bǎ他tā抓zhua去qù，逼bi他tā画画huà huà。

马良Mǎ Liáng年纪nián jì虽suī小xiǎo，却què生shēng来lái是shì个gě硬yìng性xǐng子zǐ。他tā看kān透tǒu这zhè财主cái zhǔ的de坏huài心xīn肠chāng，任Rén凭píng财主cái zhǔ怎zěn样yàng哄hóng他tā、吓xiǎ他tā，要yāo他tā画huà金Jīn元宝Yuán bǎo，他tā就是jìu shì不bù肯kěn画huà。

财主cái zhǔ将jiāng马良Mǎ Liáng关Guān在zài马厩mǎ jiù里lǐ，也Yě不bù给gěi他tā饭fàn吃chī，非要fēi yào他tā画huà金Jīn元宝Yuán bǎo不可bù kě。

夜晚yè wǎn，雪Xuě纷fen纷fen扬Yáng扬Yáng地de落là着zhāo，地上dì shang已经yǐ jīng积ji起qǐ了le厚hòu厚hòu一层yī céng。财主cái zhǔ想xiǎng，马良Mǎ Liáng这zhè一下yī xià一定yī dìng受不了shòu bù liǎo啦lā。他tā走zǒu到dào马厩mǎ jiù去qù看看kàn kan，只见zhǐ jiàn里面lǐ miàn透tǒu出chū红Hóng红Hóng的de亮光liàng guāng，远远yuǎn yuǎn闻到wén dào一yī股gǔ香xiāng喷pen喷pen的de味wěi道dào。他tā觉得jué de奇jī怪guǎi，悄qiao悄qiao走近zǒu jìn，往wǎng里lǐ一yī看kān，啊ā！马良Mǎ Liáng烧shāo起qǐ了le一堆yī duī木Mù柴chāi，一面yī miàn烤káo着火zháo huǒ，一面yī miàn正zhēng吃chī着zhāo热rè烘烘的de饼子bǐng zi呢ne！

财主cái zhǔ知道zhī dào，这zhè柴chāi火Huǒ和hé饼子bǐng zi，是shì马良Mǎ Liáng用yòng神笔shén bǐ画huà的de，就jìu气qì呼hu呼hu地de去qù叫jiào家jiā丁Dīng来lái，要yāo他tā们men夺duō过Guō马良Mǎ Liáng手shǒu上shǎng那Nā支Zhī神笔shén bǐ。

好几hǎo jǐ个gě凶猛xīong měng的de家jiā丁Dīng，冲chong进jìn马厩mǎ jiù，却què不见bù jiàn马良Mǎ Liáng，只见zhǐ jiàn后Hòu面miàn墙qiáng壁bǐ上shǎng，靠kào着zhāo一yī架jiǎ梯ti子zǐ。马良Mǎ Liáng趁chěn着zhāo天黑tiān hēi，攀pan上shǎng这zhè梯ti子zǐ，翻fān墙qiáng走zǒu了le。

财主cái zhǔ急忙jí máng叫jiào家jiā丁Dīng攀pan上shǎng梯ti子zǐ去qù追zhui。家jiā丁Dīng们men没méi爬上pá shàng三Sān步Bù，就jìu摔shuai下xià来lái了le。原Yuán来lái，这zhè梯ti子zǐ是shì马良Mǎ Liáng用yòng神笔shén bǐ画huà的de。

马良Mǎ Liáng出chū了le恶ě财主cái zhǔ的de庄园zhuāng yuán。他tā知道zhī dào在zài村cūn子zǐ里lǐ是shì不bù能Néng住zhù了le，他tā向Xiàng自己zì jǐ的de村cūn落là挥hui了le挥hui手shǒu，默默mò mò地de说shuì了le一句yī jù：”伙huó伴bǎn们men，我wǒ会huì回Huí来lái的de。”

马良Mǎ Liáng用yòng神笔shén bǐ画huà了le一yī匹pǐ大dà骏马Mǎ，跳tiào上马shàng mǎ背běi，向Xiàng大路dà lù上shǎng奔bēn去qù。

没有méi yǒu走出zǒu chū多少duō shǎo路Lù，只zhī听见tīng jiàn后Hòu面miàn一阵yī zhèn喧xuan哗hua，回Huí头tóu一yī看kān，火把huǒ bǎ照得zhào dé通明tōng míng，财主cái zhǔ骑jì着zhāo匹pǐ快kuài马Mǎ，手shǒu执zhí一yī把bǎ明Míng晃huáng晃huáng的de钢刀gāng dāo，带dài着zhāo一yī群qún家jiā丁Dīng追zhui上shǎng来lái了le。

眼看yǎn kàn就要jìu yào追zhui着zhāo了le，马良Mǎ Liáng不bù慌huang不忙bù máng，用yòng神笔shén bǐ画huà了le一yī张Zhāng弓Gōng，一yī支Zhī箭jiǎn。箭jiǎn一yī上弦shàng xián，”嗖”的de一声yī shēng，射中shè zhòng财主cái zhǔ的de马Mǎ，马Mǎ一yī颤chǎn动dòng，财主cái zhǔ翻身fān shēn跌die下马xià mǎ去qù了le。马良Mǎ Liáng拍pāi拍pāi大dà骏马Mǎ，大dà骏马Mǎ像xiàng飞fēi一yī样yàng地de向前xiàng qián驰chí去qù了le。

马良Mǎ Liáng连日lián rì带dài夜yè地de在zài路上lù shang跑páo了le好几hǎo jǐ天tiān，到了dào liǎo一个yī ge市shì镇zhěn里lǐ，看看kàn kan离chī家jiā乡xiang已经yǐ jīng很hěn远yuǎn了le，就jìu在zài这儿zhè r暂zǎn住zhù下xià来lái。

他tā画huà了le许多xǔ duō画huà，拿到ná dào街上jiē shang去qù卖mài。因为yīn wèi他tā怕Pà人rén知道zhī dào，便biàn不bù让ràng画huà活huó起qǐ来lái，画huà成Chéng的de东Dōng西Xī，不是bù shì少shǎo嘴zuǐ便biàn是shì断腿duàn tuǐ的de。

这zhè一yī来lái，整zhěng个gě市shì镇zhěn都Dū轰动hōng dòng了le。当地dāng dì的de官Guān员yuán将jiāng这zhè件jiàn事shì奏zǒu给gěi了le皇Huáng帝dǐ。皇Huáng帝dǐ下xià了le一道yī dào圣旨shèng zhǐ，派pā人rén来lái带dài马良Mǎ Liáng到dào京城jīng chéng去qù，给gěi皇Huáng帝dǐ画画huà huà。

马良Mǎ Liáng不bù肯kěn去qù，他tā们men把bǎ他tā拉lā去qù了le。马良Mǎ Liáng听见tīng jiàn过Guō许多xǔ duō这个zhè ge坏huài皇Huáng帝dǐ欺qi侮小民xiǎo mín百姓bǎi xìng的de事shì，心里xīn li恨hěn透tǒu了le，哪nǎ肯kěn给gěi皇Huáng帝dǐ画huà呢ne！皇Huáng帝dǐ叫jiào他tā画huà一条龙yī tiáo lóng，他tā却què画huà了le一yī只zhī大dà壁bǐ虎hǔ。皇Huáng帝dǐ叫jiào他tā画huà一yī只zhī凤Fèng，他tā却què画huà了le一yī只zhī大dà乌wu鸦yā。大dà壁bǐ虎hǔ和hé大dà乌wu鸦yā十分shí fēn难看nán kàn，在zài皇宫huáng gōng里lǐ乱luàn爬pá乱luàn叫jiào，还Huán打dá起qǐ架jiǎ来lái，弄lòng得dé皇宫huáng gōng里lǐ污wu七qī八bā糟zao。

皇Huáng帝dǐ大为dà wéi发怒fā nù，就jìu命mǐng卫士wèi shì们men抢qiáng下马xià mǎ良liáng的de神笔shén bǐ，将jiāng他tā打入dǎ rù了le监牢jiān láo。

皇Huáng帝dǐ拿到ná dào神笔shén bǐ，就jìu自己zì jǐ来lái画huà了le。他tā先xiān画huà一yī座zuò金山Jīn shān。贪tan心xīn不足bù zú的de皇Huáng帝dǐ，画huà了le一yī座zuò又yòu一yī座zuò，画huà了le一yī座zuò又yòu一yī座zuò，重重chóng chóng叠diē叠diē地de画huà了le许多xǔ duō。画huà好hǎo一yī看kān，哪nǎ是shì金山Jīn shān！却是què shì一堆yī duī堆duī的de大dà石Shí头tóu；上面shàng miàn压yā得dé太tài多duō，就jìu塌ta下xià来lái，差一点chà yī diǎn把bǎ皇Huáng帝dǐ的de脚jiǎo也Yě砸zā伤shāng了le。

皇Huáng帝dǐ还Huán不死心bù sǐ xīn。他tā心里xīn li想xiǎng，画huà金山Jīn shān不成bù chéng，就jìu画huà金砖Jīn zhuān。他tā画huà了le一块yī kuài嫌xiān小xiǎo，画huà了le一块yī kuài嫌xiān小xiǎo，最zuì后Hòu画huà成长chéng zhǎng长cháng的de一yī大条dà tiáo。画huà好hǎo一yī看kān，哪nǎ是shì金砖Jīn zhuān！却是què shì一yī条tiáo长cháng长cháng的de大dà蟒蛇shé，张开zhāng kāi血xiě盆pén似shǐ的de大口dà kǒu，向Xiàng他tā扑pu来lái。幸xìng亏kui卫士wèi shì们men救jìu得dé快kuài，不然bù rán，皇Huáng帝dǐ早zǎo被bèi大dà蟒蛇shé吃chī掉diào了le。

皇Huáng帝dǐ没有méi yǒu办bàn法fǎ，只得zhǐ dé将jiāng马良Mǎ Liáng放出fàng chū来lái，又yòu假gēi惺惺地de对duì他tā说shuì了le一些yī xiē好话hǎo huà，什shén么má要yāo给gěi他tā许多xǔ duō许多xǔ duō金银jīn yín，什shén么má要yāo封Fēng他tā做zuò很hěn大dà很hěn大dà的de官Guān……

马良Mǎ Liáng一心yī xīn想xiǎng夺duō回神huí shén笔bǐ，他tā装作zhuāng zuò答应dā ying下xià来lái。皇Huáng帝dǐ见jiàn马良Mǎ Liáng答应dā ying了le，很是hěn shì高兴gāo xìng，就jìu把bǎ神笔shén bǐ还Huán给gěi了le马良Mǎ Liáng，要yāo马良Mǎ Liáng给gěi他tā画画huà huà。

皇Huáng帝dǐ想xiǎng，画huà金山Jīn shān、金砖Jīn zhuān都Dū不成bù chéng，那么nà me画huà株zhu摇钱树yáo qián shù吧bā！摇钱树yáo qián shù上shǎng，结jiē的de都Dū是shì钱Qián，轻轻qīng qīng一yī摇yāo，就jìu能Néng掉diào下xià许多xǔ duō钱Qián来lái，这zhè有yǒu多duō好hǎo啊ā！他tā就jìu叫jiào马良Mǎ Liáng画huà摇钱树yáo qián shù了le。

马良Mǎ Liáng心里xīn li打dá定dìng了le主意zhǔ yi，不bù说shuì什shén么má话huà，提起tí qǐ神笔shén bǐ一yī挥hui，一个yī ge无边wú biān的de大海dà hǎi出现chū xiàn在zài眼前yǎn qián了le，蓝Lán蓝Lán的de海水hǎi shuǐ，没有méi yǒu一yī丝si波纹bō wén，亮liàng闪shán闪shán的de像xiàng一面yī miàn大dà玉yù镜jìng。

皇Huáng帝dǐ看kān了le很hěn不bù满Mǎn意yì，脸liǎn一yī板bǎn，喝hē道dào：

“叫jiào你nǐ画huà摇钱树yáo qián shù，谁shéi叫jiào你nǐ画huà海Hǎi！”

马良Mǎ Liáng在zài海Hǎi中Zhōng央yāng画huà了le个gě岛dǎo，岛dǎo上shǎng画huà了le株zhu树shù，说shuì：

“这不zhè bu是shì摇钱树yáo qián shù嘛má！”

皇Huáng帝dǐ看见kàn jiàn那Nā株zhu树shù，散发sàn fā着zhāo耀yǎo眼yǎn的de金色jīn sè光guāng芒māng，喉hōu咙lōng里lǐ咽yǎn了le几jī口kǒu唾tuǒ沫，就jìu”嘻嘻嘻”地de笑xiào了le起qǐ来lái，急jí巴Bā巴Bā地de对马Duì mǎ良liáng说shuì：

“赶gǎn快kuài画huà只zhī大dà船chuán吧bā！我wǒ要yāo到dào岛dǎo上去shàng qù摇yāo钱Qián！”

马良Mǎ Liáng画huà了le一yī只zhī船chuán，皇Huáng帝dǐ就jìu带dài了le许多xǔ duō兵bing士Shì，上船shàng chuán去qù了le。

马良Mǎ Liáng画huà了le几jī笔bǐ风fēng，海水hǎi shuǐ皱起zhòu qǐ密密mì mì的de波纹bō wén，船chuán就jìu开动kāi dòng了le。

皇Huáng帝dǐ心里xīn li痒yáng痒yáng的de，嫌xiān船chuán走zǒu得dé太tài慢màn，在zài船chuán头tóu上shǎng叫jiào：”风fēng大dà些xiē！风fēng大dà些xiē！……”马良Mǎ Liáng加Jiā了le几jī笔bǐ粗cū粗cū的de风fēng。海Hǎi动dòng荡dàng起qǐ来lái了le，船chuán上shǎng的de帆fān鼓gǔ得dé满Mǎn满Mǎn的de，急jí速sǔ向Xiàng海Hǎi中Zhōng央yāng驶shí去qù。

马良Mǎ Liáng又yòu加上jiā shàng几jī笔bǐ大风dà fēng。海Hǎi不安bù ān地de吼hóu叫jiào起qǐ来lái，卷juán起qǐ汹涌xiōng yǒng的de浪lǎng涛tao，船chuán摇yāo晃huáng起qǐ来lái了le。

皇Huáng帝dǐ开始kāi shǐ害怕hài pà，向Xiàng马良Mǎ Liáng摇yāo手shǒu，大声dà shēng地de喊hǎn道dào：

“风fēng够gòu了le！风fēng够gòu了le！……”

马良Mǎ Liáng装作zhuāng zuò没有méi yǒu听见tīng jiàn，不bù歇手xiē shǒu地de画huà着zhāo风fēng。海水hǎi shuǐ发怒fā nù了le，浪lǎng涛tao扑pu上船shàng chuán去qù了le，船chuán倾qing斜xié了le，船chuán上shǎng乱luàn起qǐ来lái了le。

马良Mǎ Liáng还是hái shi不bù住zhù手shǒu地de画风huà fēng。风fēng更gēng大dà了le，吹chuī来lái了le许多xǔ duō厚hòu厚hòu的de乌wu云yún，又yòu鸣míng雷Léi，又yòu闪shán电diàn，还Huán下xià起qǐ暴bǎo雨yǔ来lái。浪lǎng更gēng猛měng了le，海水hǎi shuǐ像xiàng一yī堵dú堵dú倒dǎo坍的de高Gāo墙qiáng，接连jiē lián不断bù duàn地de往wǎng船chuán上shǎng压yā去qù。

皇Huáng帝dǐ被bèi海水hǎi shuǐ打dá得dé浑hūn身shēn湿shi漉漉的de，抱bào着zhāo船chuán上shǎng的de桅杆gan，不bù住zhù地de叫jiào喊hǎn：

“风fēng太tài大dà了le！船chuán要yāo翻fān了le！不要bù yào再zài画huà了le！……”

船chuán翻fān了le。船chuán碎suì了le。坏huài皇Huáng帝dǐ呢ne？不见了bù jiàn le，大dà概gài沉chēn到dào海Hǎi底dí去qù了le……

“神笔shén bǐ马良Mǎ Liáng”的de故事gù shì，就jìu这zhè样yàng传chuān开kāi了le。但dàn是shì，马良Mǎ Liáng后Hòu来lái怎zěn样yàng了le呢ne？大家dà jiā都Dū不清bù qīng楚Chǔ。

有的yǒu de说shuì，他tā回到huí dào自己zì jǐ的de家jiā乡xiang，和hé那些nà xiē种地zhòng dì的de伙huó伴bǎn在zài一起yī qǐ。

有的yǒu de说shuì，他tā到处dào chù流líu浪lǎng，专zhuan门Mén给gěi穷qíong苦kǔ的de人rén画画huà huà。

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Lesson vocabulary 691 words · 10 curated by the source

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
神笔	shén bǐ	magic brush
打柴	dǎ chái	to gather firewood
有志气	yǒu zhì qì	ambitious; determined
坚持	jiān chí	to persist; to insist on
间断	jiàn duàn	to interrupt; to discontinue
贪婪	tān lán	greedy; avaricious
马厩	mǎ jiù	stable (for horses)
圣旨	shèng zhǐ	imperial edict/decree
摇钱树	yáo qián shù	money tree
汹涌	xiōng yǒng	turbulent; surging
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…
人家	rén jiā	household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶\|户[hu4],家[jia1]
说	shuì	to persuade; variant of 說\|说[shuo1]
从前	cóng qián	previously; formerly; once upon a time
有	yǒu	to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
个	gě	used in 自個兒\|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個\|个[ge4]
孩子	hái zi	child
名字	míng zi	name (of a person or thing)
叫	jiào	to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫[jiao4]
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…
马良	Mǎ Liáng	Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms)
父母亲	fù mǔ qīn	parents
早就	zǎo jìu	already at an earlier time
死	sǐ	to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
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
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)
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])
自己	zì jǐ	oneself; (attributive) one's own
割	ge	to cut
草	cǎo	variant of 草[cao3]; grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
过日子	guò rì zi	to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along
从小	cóng xiǎo	from childhood; from a young age
喜欢	xǐ huan	to like; to be fond of
画画	huà huà	to draw; to paint
可是	kě shì	but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
连	Lián	surname Lian
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
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…
也	Yě	surname Ye
没有	méi yǒu	haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
啊	ā	interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
天	tiān	day; sky; heaven
走过	zǒu guò	to walk past; to pass by
一个	yī ge	a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
学	xué	to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
馆	guǎn	variant of 館\|馆[guan3]; building; shop; term for certain service establishments; embassy or consulate; schoolroom (old); CL:家[jia1]
门口	mén kǒu	doorway; gate; CL:個\|个[ge4]
看见	kàn jiàn	to see; to catch sight of
里	lǐ	variant of 裡\|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏\|里[li3]; surname Li
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…
画	huà	to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張\|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃\|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃\|划[hua4]); (calligraphy) horizonta…
师	Shī	surname Shi
拿	ná	old variant of 拿[na2]; variant of 拿[na2]; to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
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
正	zhēng	first month of the lunar year
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)
不	bù	no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
自觉	zì jué	to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others
地	de	-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
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…
进去	jìn qù	to go in
对	duì	right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to sui…
我	wǒ	I; me; my
很	hěn	very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
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)
借	jiè	to borrow; (used in combination with 給\|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著\|着[zhe5]) by; with; variant of 借[jie4]
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)
可以	kě yǐ	can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
吗	má	(coll.) what?
瞪	děng	to open (one's eyes) wide; to glare at
一眼	yī yǎn	a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
呸
一口	yī kǒu	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite
唾	tuǒ	saliva
沫
吐	tú	to spit; to say
脸	liǎn	face; CL:張\|张[zhang1],個\|个[ge4]
上	shǎng	used in 上聲\|上声[shang3 sheng1]
骂	mǎ	to scold; to curse
道	dào	road; path (CL:條\|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quot…
穷	qíong	poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
还	Huán	surname Huan
梦	mèng	dream (CL:場\|场[chang2]); (bound form) to dream
啦	lā	(onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc; (phonetic); (dialect) to chat
完	wán	to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
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…
将	jiāng	will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
撵
出门	chū mén	to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
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…
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]
为	wéi	as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice); variant of 為\|为[wei2]
什	shén	what
么	má	exclamatory final particle; variant of 麼\|么[me5]
能	Néng	surname Neng
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…
就是	jìu shì	exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
要	yāo	(bound form) to demand; to coerce
但	dàn	but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
还是	hái shi	still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
从此	cóng cǐ	from now on; since then; henceforth
下决心	xià jué xīn	to determine; to resolve
每天	měi tiān	every day
用心	yòng xīn	motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
苦	kǔ	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
练	liàn	to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk
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…
山	Shān	surname Shan
时	shí	old variant of 時\|时[shi2]; surname Shi
捡	jián	to pick up; to collect; to gather
根	gēn	root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條\|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
枯	ku	(of plants) withered; (bound form) dull; boring
树枝	shù zhī	branch; twig
沙	sha	sand; granule; (of voice) hoarse; surname Sha
描	miāo	to depict; to copy
飞鸟	fēi niǎo	bird
河边	hé biān	river bank
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…
蘸
河水	hé shuǐ	river water
岸	àn	variant of 岸[an4]; bank; shore; beach; coast
石	Shí	surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊\|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei
上学	shàng xué	to go to school; to attend school
游	Yóu	surname You; to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
鱼	Yú	surname Yu
晚上	wǎn shang	evening; night; CL:個\|个[ge4]; in the evening
回到	huí dào	to return to
家里	jiā lǐ	home
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…
木	Mù	surname Mu
炭	tǎn	wood charcoal
窑	yáo	kiln; oven; coal pit; cave dwelling; (coll.) brothel; variant of 窯\|窑[yao2]
洞	dǒng	cave; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers)
壁	bǐ	wall
又	yòu	(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
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…
白天	bái tiān	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個\|个[ge4]
过	Guō	surname Guo
东	Dōng	surname Dong
西	Xī	the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish
件	jiàn	item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
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…
遍	biàn	variant of 遍[bian4]; everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
年	Nián	surname Nian; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]
过去	guò qù	(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
四	sì	four; 4
叠	diē	to pile up; to fold; to repeat; a layer
麻	má	hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]); surname Ma
麻花	má huā	fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough); worn out or worn smooth (of clothes)
花	Huā	surname Hua; old variant of 花[hua1]; variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
全	Quán	surname Quan
当然	dāng rán	only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
进步	jìn bù	progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
快	kuài	rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
真是	zhēn shi	indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
鸟	diǎo	variant of 屌[diao3]; penis
差不多	chà bu duō	almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
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…
回	Huí	Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); to curve; to return; to revolve; variant of 迴\|回[hui2]
村	cūn	village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish; variant of 村[cun1]
口	kǒu	mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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
小	xiǎo	small; tiny; few; young
母鸡	mǔ jī	hen; don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)
上空	shàng kōng	the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; (Tw) topless
成天	chéng tiān	(coll.) all day long; all the time
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…
鹰	ying	general term for a bird of prey (eagle, hawk or falcon etc)
打转	dǎ zhuàn	to spin; to rotate; to revolve
后	Hòu	surname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
黑	Hēi	short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江\|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
毛	Máo	surname Mao
狼	láng	wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻\|只[zhi1],條\|条[tiao2]
吓	xiǎ	to scare; to threaten; (interjection showing astonishment)
得	dé	to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
牛羊	níu yáng	cattle and sheep; livestock
敢	gǎn	to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
吃草	chī cǎo	to graze; to eat grass
多么	duō me	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
躺	tǎng	to recline; to lie down
因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
整	zhěng	(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat; (bound form) to put in…
天干	tiān gān	the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
活	huó	to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
已经	yǐ jīng	already
疲	pí	weary
倦	juǎn	tired; weary; fatigued
躺下	tǎng xià	to lie down
迷	mī	to bewilder; fan; lost
糊	hū	to paste; to stick; paste; muddled; scorched (in 糊了)
睡着	shuì zháo	to fall asleep
不知	bù zhī	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
候	hòu	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
亮	liàng	bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
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…
五彩	wǔ cǎi	five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored
光	guāng	light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
芒	māng	awn (of grain); blade; sharp point; brilliance (in 光芒)
白	Bái	surname Bai; Bai ethnic group
胡	Hú	surname Hu; used in 衚衕\|胡同[hu2 tong4]; beard; mustache; whiskers
须	xū	must; to have to; to wait; beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel
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
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)
要好	yào hǎo	to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement
好用	hǎo yòng	useful; serviceable; effective; handy; easy to use
它	tā	it; it (pronoun for an animal)
接过	jiē guò	to take (sth proffered)
看	kān	to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
那	Nā	surname Na
金	Jīn	surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
灿	cǎn	glorious; brilliant; resplendent
手	shǒu	hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙\|双[shuang1],隻\|只[zhi1]
沉	chēn	to sink; heavy; deep; to immerse; to keep down
甸
乐	Lè	surname Le
蹦	běng	to jump; to bounce; to hop
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 …
床	chuáng	bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張\|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc; variant of 床[chuang2]
谢谢	xiè xie	to thank; thanks; thank you
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.)
老爷爷	lǎo yé ye	(polite) elderly man
的话	de huà	if (coming after a conditional clause)
不见了	bù jiàn le	to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found
惊	jīng	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm
醒	xǐng	to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
揉	rōu	to knead; to rub
眼睛	yǎn jing	eye; CL:隻\|只[zhi1],雙\|双[shuang1]
原	Yuán	surname Yuan; (Japanese surname) Hara
可	kě	(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
不是	bù shì	no; is not; not
好好	hǎo hǎo	in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; properly
手里	shǒu lǐ	in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
嘛	má	used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]; (Tw) (coll.) what?
笔画	bǐ huà	strokes of a Chinese character
扑	pu	to throw oneself at; to devote one's energies; to flutter; to pat
翅	chì	variant of 翅[chi4]; (bound form) wing (of a bird or insect)
膀	báng	upper arm
飞	fēi	to fly
天上	tiān shàng	the sky; the heavens
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);…
唧
喳
唱	chàng	to sing; to call loudly; to chant
歌	gē	song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing; variant of 歌[ge1]
条	tiáo	strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
弯弯	Wān wān	Wan Wan (1981-), Taiwanese blogger and cartoonist
尾	wěi	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
巴	Bā	Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan); the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality; surname Ba; (bound form) abbr. for 巴…
进水	jìn shuǐ	to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); to get flooded; inflow of water
摇	yāo	to shake; to wave; to rock; to sway
摆	bǎi	to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum; hem (at the bottom of a garment)
跳	tiào	to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
舞	wǔ	to dance; to wield; to brandish
欢喜	huān xǐ	happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of
极	jí	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
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-
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); (…
呀	yā	ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking
十分	shí fēn	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
高兴	gāo xìng	happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
奔	bēn	to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope; variant of 奔[ben1]; variant of 奔[ben4]
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)
挨	ai	in order; in sequence
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…
户	hù	a household; door; family
敲门	qiāo mén	to knock on a door
伙	huó	(bound form) meals (as in 伙食[huo3 shi2])
伴	bǎn	partner; companion; comrade; associate
们	men	plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
都	Dū	surname Du
叫醒	jiào xǐng	to awaken; to wake sb up; to rouse
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
这时	zhè shí	at this time; at this moment
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
半夜	bàn yè	midnight; in the middle of the night
哩
有了	yǒu le	I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
天天	tiān tiān	every day
替	tǐ	to substitute for; to replace; on behalf of
人	rén	person; people; CL:個\|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
谁	shéi	who; also pr. [shui2]
犁	lí	plow
耙	bà	a hoe; to harrow
耕	gēng	variant of 耕[geng1]; to plow; to till
牛	Níu	surname Niu
水	Shuǐ	surname Shui; Shui ethnic group
车	Chē	surname Che
石磨	shí mò	grindstone
白鹤	bái hè	(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)
小心	xiǎo xīn	to be careful; to take care
溅	jiǎn	to splash
滴	dī	to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc); (bound form) a drop (of liquid); classifier for drops of liquid
墨水	mò shuǐ	ink; CL:瓶[ping2]
便	biàn	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
睁	zheng	to open (one's eyes)
扇	shān	to fan; to slap sb on the face
双	shuāng	variant of 雙\|双[shuang1]; surname Shuang
翼	Yì	surname Yi; alternative name for 絳\|绛[Jiang4], the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)
上天	shàng tiān	Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days)
天下	tiān xià	land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
透	tǒu	(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; thoroughly; through and through
风	fēng	wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣\|阵[zhen4],絲\|丝[si1]
墙	qiáng	variant 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])
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
息	xī	breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
传	chuān	to pass on; to transmit; to transfer; to conduct (electricity)
进	jìn	to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential com…
邻近	lín jìn	neighboring; adjacent; near; vicinity
庄园	zhuāng yuán	manor; feudal land; villa and park
恶	ě	used in 惡心\|恶心[e3 xin1]
财主	cái zhǔ	rich man; moneybags
耳	ěr	ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)
朵	duó	flower; fig. item on both sides
向	Xiàng	surname 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
霸道	bà dào	the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent
派	pā	used in 派司[pa1 si5]
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)
丁	Dīng	surname Ding
抓	zhua	to grab; to arrest; to scratch
逼	bi	to pressure
年纪	nián jì	age; CL:把[ba3],個\|个[ge4]
虽	suī	although; even though
却	què	old variant of 卻\|却[que4]; but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
生	shēng	to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire); to live; to be alive; life; raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; strange; (bound form) stu…
硬	yìng	hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
性	xǐng	nature; property; attribute; sex; suffix forming adjective from verb; essence
子	zǐ	son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders o…
坏	huài	bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
心	xīn	heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆\|颗[ke1],個\|个[ge4]
肠	chāng	intestines
任	Rén	surname Ren
凭	píng	variant of 憑\|凭[ping2]; to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
怎	zěn	how
样	yàng	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type
哄	hóng	roar of laughter (onom.); to roar (as a crowd)
元宝	Yuán bǎo	see 元寶區\|元宝区[Yuan2 bao3 Qu1]
肯	kěn	old variant of 肯[ken3]; to agree; to consent; to be willing to
关	Guān	surname Guan
饭	fàn	cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓\|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee
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]
非要	fēi yào	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
不可	bù kě	cannot; should not; must not
夜晚	yè wǎn	night; CL:個\|个[ge4]
雪	Xuě	surname Xue
纷	fen	numerous; disorderly
扬	Yáng	abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州\|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu; surname Yang; variant of 揚\|扬[yang2]
落	là	to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind
地上	dì shang	on the ground; on the floor
积	ji	to amass; to accumulate; to store up; (TCM) constipation; indigestion
厚	hòu	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
一层	yī céng	one layer; one level
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
一定	yī dìng	surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
受不了	shòu bù liǎo	unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand
看看	kàn kan	to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
只见	zhǐ jiàn	to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)
里面	lǐ miàn	variant of 裡面\|里面[li3 mian4]
红	Hóng	surname Hong
亮光	liàng guāng	light; beam of light; gleam of light; light reflected from an object
远远	yuǎn yuǎn	distant; by far
闻到	wén dào	to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
股	gǔ	thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1…
香	xiāng	fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gen1]
喷	pen	to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff
味	wěi	taste; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; sense
觉得	jué de	to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
奇	jī	odd (number)
怪	guǎi	odd; strange; uncanny; to find strange; to regard as odd; (coll.) somewhat; rather
悄	qiao	used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]
走近	zǒu jìn	to approach; to draw near to
往	wǎng	to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous; old variant of 往[wang3]
烧	shāo	to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise; to cook; to prepare food; to run a fever; fever; (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carr…
一堆	yī duī	pile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of
柴	chāi	firewood; surname Chai
一面	yī miàn	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
烤	káo	to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread)
着火	zháo huǒ	to catch fire
热	rè	to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
烘
饼子	bǐng zi	maize or millet pancake
知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
火	Huǒ	surname Huo
和	hé	old variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])
气	qì	gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
呼	hu	to call; to shout; to exhale
夺	duō	to seize; to wrest control of; to force one's way through; to lose
好几	hǎo jǐ	several; quite a few
凶猛	xīong měng	fierce; violent; ferocious
冲	chong	(of water) to dash against; to infuse; to flush; to rise in the air; to collide with
不见	bù jiàn	not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
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
架	jiǎ	to support; rack; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
梯	ti	(bound form) ladder; stairs
趁	chěn	to avail oneself of
天黑	tiān hēi	to get dark; dusk
攀	pan	to climb (by pulling oneself up); to claim connections of higher status
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]
急忙	jí máng	hastily
追	zhui	to sculpt; musical instrument (old)
没	méi	(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
爬上	pá shàng	to climb up
三	Sān	surname San
步	Bù	surname Bu
摔	shuai	to throw down; to drop and break
住	zhù	to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
挥	hui	to wave; to command; to scatter
默默	mò mò	in silence; not speaking
一句	yī jù	a line of verse; a sentence
匹	pǐ	(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower; variant of 匹[pi3]; classifier for cloth: bolt
大	dà	big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
骏
马	Mǎ	surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞\|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
上马	shàng mǎ	to get on a horse; to mount
背	běi	the back; behind (bei4); to recite from memory (bei4); to carry on the back (bei1)
大路	dà lù	avenue; CL:條\|条[tiao2]
走出	zǒu chū	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
多少	duō shǎo	number; amount; somewhat
路	Lù	surname Lu
听见	tīng jiàn	to hear
一阵	yī zhèn	a burst; a fit; a peal; a spell (period of time)
喧	xuan	clamor
哗	hua	(onom.) bang; sound of gurgling, splashing or flowing water
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]
火把	huǒ bǎ	torch; CL:把[ba3]
照得	zhào dé	seeing that
通明	tōng míng	brightly lit
骑	jì	(Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier
执	zhí	to execute (a plan); to grasp
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
晃	huáng	to sway; to shake; to flash past (huang4); to dazzle (huang3)
钢刀	gāng dāo	steel knife; sword
带	dài	band; 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
群	qún	variant of 群[qun2]; group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc
眼看	yǎn kàn	soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens
就要	jìu yào	will; shall; to be going to
慌	huang	to get panicky; to lose one's head
不忙	bù máng	(polite formula) there's no hurry; take your time
张	Zhāng	surname Zhang
弓	Gōng	surname Gong
箭	jiǎn	arrow
上弦	shàng xián	to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc; to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc; first quarter (phase of the moon)
嗖
一声	yī shēng	first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
射中	shè zhòng	to hit the target
颤	chǎn	to tremble; to shake; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]
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
翻身	fān shēn	to turn over (when lying); (fig.) to free oneself; to emancipate oneself; to bring about a change of one's fortunes
跌	die	to fall; to trip; Taiwan pr. [die2]
下马	xià mǎ	to dismount from a horse; (fig.) to abandon (a project)
拍	pāi	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
像	xiàng	to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
向前	xiàng qián	forward; onward
驰	chí	to run fast; to speed; to gallop; to disseminate; to spread
连日	lián rì	day after day; for several days running
夜	yè	variant of 夜[ye4]; night
路上	lù shang	on the road; on the way; en route
跑	páo	(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
到了	dào liǎo	at last; finally; in the end
市	shì	market; city; municipality (administrative unit); (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods
镇	zhěn	to press down; to subdue; to guard; small town
离	chī	mythical beast (archaic); surname Li
乡	xiang	country or countryside; home village or town
远	yuǎn	far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
这儿	zhè r	here
暂	zǎn	temporary
许多	xǔ duō	many; a lot of; much
拿到	ná dào	to get; to obtain
街上	jiē shang	on the street; in town
卖	mài	to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
怕	Pà	surname Pa
让	ràng	to 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])
成	Chéng	surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
少	shǎo	few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
嘴	zuǐ	mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張\|张[zhang1],個\|个[ge4]
断腿	duàn tuǐ	broken leg
轰动	hōng dòng	to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy
当地	dāng dì	local
官	Guān	surname Guan
员	yuán	(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member; classifier for military generals
事	shì	matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁\|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
奏	zǒu	to play music; to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
皇	Huáng	surname Huang
帝	dǐ	(bound form) emperor; sovereign; supreme deity
一道	yī dào	together
京城	jīng chéng	capital of a country
拉	lā	to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels
这个	zhè ge	(pronoun) this; (adjective) this
欺	qi	to take unfair advantage of; to cheat
侮
小民	xiǎo mín	ordinary people; commoner; civilian
百姓	bǎi xìng	common people
心里	xīn li	chest; heart; mind
恨	hěn	to hate
哪	nǎ	how; which
一条龙	yī tiáo lóng	lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process
虎	hǔ	tiger; CL:隻\|只[zhi1]
凤	Fèng	surname Feng
乌	wu	abbr. for country names that begin with 烏\|乌[wu1]: Ukraine 烏克蘭\|乌克兰[Wu1 ke4 lan2], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦\|乌兹别克斯坦[Wu1 zi1 bie2 ke4 si1 tan3] etc
鸦	yā	crow; variant of 鴉\|鸦[ya1]
难看	nán kàn	ugly; unsightly
皇宫	huáng gōng	imperial palace
乱	luàn	in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary
爬	pá	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
打	dá	(loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
弄	lòng	lane; alley; old variant of 弄[nong4]; variant of 弄[long4]
污	wu	dirt; filth; to dirty; corrupt; a stain
七	qī	seven; 7
八	bā	eight
糟	zao	dregs; pickled in wine; messy
大为	dà wéi	very; greatly
发怒	fā nù	to get angry
命	mǐng	life; order or command
卫士	wèi shì	guardian; defender
抢	qiáng	(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)
良	liáng	good; very; very much
打入	dǎ rù	to penetrate; to break into (a market, social group etc); to infiltrate (enemy ranks etc); to banish to; to relegate to; to insert; to inject; to crack (an egg) into (a bowl etc)
监牢	jiān láo	prison; jail
先	xiān	beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
座	zuò	seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座\|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildin…
金山	Jīn shān	Jinshan suburban district of Shanghai; Jinshan or Chinshan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
贪	tan	to have a voracious desire for; greedy
不足	bù zú	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
重重	chóng chóng	layer upon layer; one after another
却是	què shì	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
堆	duī	to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount
上面	shàng miàn	on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shang4 mian5]
压	yā	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
太	tài	highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
塌	ta	to collapse; to settle down
差一点	chà yī diǎn	see 差點\|差点[cha4 dian3]
脚	jiǎo	foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); CL:雙\|双[shuang1],隻\|只[zhi1]; classifier for kicks
砸	zā	to smash; to fail; to bungle
伤	shāng	to injure; injury; wound
不死心	bù sǐ xīn	unwilling to give up; unresigned
不成	bù chéng	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?
金砖	Jīn zhuān	(bound form) BRICS
嫌	xiān	to dislike; resentment; abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect
最	zuì	variant of 最[zui4]; old variant of 最[zui4]; (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
成长	chéng zhǎng	to mature; to grow; growth
长	cháng	long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
大条	dà tiáo	(used to modify 事情[shi4 qing5]) serious; grave
蟒
蛇	shé	variant of 蛇[she2]; snake; serpent; CL:條\|条[tiao2]
张开	zhāng kāi	to open up; to spread; to extend
血	xiě	see 血[xue4]
盆	pén	basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個\|个[ge4]
似	shǐ	used in 似的[shi4 de5]
大口	dà kǒu	big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc); open mouth; gulping; gobbling; gaping
幸	xìng	trusted; intimate; (of the emperor) to visit; variant of 幸[xing4]; surname Xing
亏	kui	to lose (money); to have a deficit; to treat unfairly; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
救	jìu	variant of 救[jiu4]; to save; to assist; to rescue
不然	bù rán	not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
早	zǎo	early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
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, …
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…
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…
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
只得	zhǐ dé	to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
放出	fàng chū	to let off; to give out
假	gēi	used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]; to borrow (variant of 假[jia3])
惺
一些	yī xiē	some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
好话	hǎo huà	friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions
金银	jīn yín	gold and silver
封	Fēng	surname Feng
一心	yī xīn	wholeheartedly; heart and soul
回神	huí shén	to collect one's thoughts (after being surprised or shocked); to snap out of it (after being lost in thought)
装作	zhuāng zuò	to pretend; to feign; to act a part
答应	dā ying	to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
见	jiàn	to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
很是	hěn shì	(formal) very; quite; deeply (usu. followed by a two-syllable adjective or verb)
那么	nà me	like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
株	zhu	tree trunk; a plant; strain (biology)
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]
结	jiē	(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds); Taiwan pr. [jie2]
钱	Qián	surname Qian
轻轻	qīng qīng	lightly; softly
定	dìng	to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
主意	zhǔ yi	plan; idea; decision; CL:個\|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]
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]
提起	tí qǐ	to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise; to initiate (legal proceedings)
无边	wú biān	without boundary; not bordered
大海	dà hǎi	sea; ocean
出现	chū xiàn	to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
眼前	yǎn qián	before one's eyes; now; at present
蓝	Lán	surname Lan
海水	hǎi shuǐ	seawater
丝	si	silk; classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
波纹	bō wén	ripple; corrugation
闪	shán	to flash; to dodge; to sidestep; to sprain; a lightning flash
玉	yù	jade
镜	jìng	mirror; lens
满	Mǎn	Manchu ethnic group
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])
板	bǎn	board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊\|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious; used in 老闆\|老板[lao3 ban3]
喝	hē	to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]
海	Hǎi	surname Hai
中	Zhōng	(bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
央	yāng	center; end; to beg; to plead
岛	dǎo	variant of 島\|岛[dao3]; island; CL:個\|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
树	shù	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up
这不	zhè bu	(coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
散发	sàn fā	to distribute; to emit; to give off
耀	yǎo	brilliant
眼	yǎn	eye (CL:隻\|只[zhi1],雙\|双[shuang1]); (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance; small hole; (bound form) salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
金色	jīn sè	golden; gold (color)
喉	hōu	throat
咙	lōng	used in 喉嚨\|喉咙[hou2 long2]
咽	yǎn	throat; pharynx
几	jī	small table; (literary) almost
嘻
笑	xiào	old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
急	jí	urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
对马	Duì mǎ	Tsushima Island, between Japan and South Korea
赶	gǎn	to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by …
船	chuán	variant of 船[chuan2]; boat; vessel; ship; CL:條\|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻\|只[zhi1]
上去	shàng qù	to go up
兵	bing	soldiers; an army; arms; warlike
士	Shì	surname Shi
上船	shàng chuán	to get on the boat
皱起	zhòu qǐ	to purse; to pucker (up)
密密	mì mì	thick; dense; close
开动	kāi dòng	to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating)
痒	yáng	to tickle
慢	màn	slow
些	xiē	classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
加	Jiā	Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia
粗	cū	(of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse; (of a voice) gruff; (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude; variant of 粗[cu1]; remote; distant; variant of 粗[cu1]
荡	dàng	to swing; to drift; to loaf
帆	fān	variant of 帆[fan1]; sail; Taiwan pr. [fan2], except 帆布[fan1 bu4] canvas; to gallop; Taiwan pr. [fan2]; variant of 帆[fan1]
鼓	gǔ	old variant of 鼓[gu3]; drum; CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell
速	sǔ	fast; quick
驶	shí	(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed; (of a boat) to sail
加上	jiā shàng	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
大风	dà fēng	gale; CL:場\|场[chang2]
不安	bù ān	unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried
吼	hóu	to roar; to shriek; bellow of rage
卷	juán	to roll up; (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive; classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
浪	lǎng	wave; unrestrained; to stroll
涛	tao	big wave
开始	kāi shǐ	to begin; to start; beginning; start
害怕	hài pà	to be afraid; to be scared
大声	dà shēng	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
喊	hǎn	to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
够	gòu	enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out
歇手	xiē shǒu	to rest; to take a break
倾	qing	to overturn; to lean; to incline
斜	xié	inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting
画风	huà fēng	painting style
更	gēng	to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
吹	chuī	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
云	yún	(classical) to say; surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南\|云南[Yun2 nan2]
鸣	míng	to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
雷	Léi	surname Lei
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
暴	bǎo	violent; fierce; sudden; cruel; to expose; to spoil (bao4); to expose to the sun (pu4)
雨	yǔ	rain; CL:陣\|阵[zhen4],場\|场[chang2]
猛	měng	ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome
堵	dú	to block up (a road, pipe etc); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; (classifier for walls)
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
坍
高	Gāo	surname Gao
接连	jiē lián	on end; in a row; in succession
不断	bù duàn	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
浑	hūn	muddy; turbid; (bound form) simple; natural
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
湿	shi	wet; moist; damp
漉
抱	bào	to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
桅
杆	gan	(bound form) pole; shaft
不要	bù yào	don't!; must not
碎	suì	(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous
概	gài	(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically; (bound form) bearing; deportment; old variant of 概[gai4]
底	dí	(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
故事	gù shì	old practice
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, …
大家	dà jiā	everyone; influential family; great expert
不清	bù qīng	unclear
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…
有的	yǒu de	(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
那些	nà xiē	those
种地	zhòng dì	to farm; to work the land
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)
到处	dào chù	everywhere
流	líu	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
专	zhuan	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; special; particular (to sth); specialized
门	Mén	surname Men

People say that long ago, there was a boy named Ma Liang. His parents had died early, and he survived by gathering firewood and cutting grass. He loved drawing from a young age, but he didn’t even have a single brush!

One day, he passed by the entrance of a school and saw an artist inside holding a brush and painting. Without thinking, he walked in and said to the artist: ‘I really want to learn to draw. Could you lend me a brush?’

The artist glared at him. ‘Pah!’ He spat in Ma Liang’s face and scolded: ‘A poor child wants to hold a brush and learn to paint? Dream on!’

With that, the artist drove Ma Liang out the door.

Ma Liang was a determined child. He said: ‘Why can’t a poor child hold a brush? Why can’t I even learn to draw? I will learn to paint!’

He had no brush, but he persisted in learning to draw.

From then on, Ma Liang resolved to learn painting and practiced diligently every day. When he went to the mountains to gather firewood, he picked up a dry twig and practiced drawing birds in the sandy ground. When he went to the riverside to cut grass, he dipped grass roots in the river water and practiced drawing fish on the rocks along the bank. At night, when he returned home, he took a piece of charcoal and drew everything he had sketched during the day again on the walls of his cave dwelling.

Year after year passed, and Ma Liang never missed a single day of practice. The four walls of his cave were covered with drawings upon drawings, completely filled with pictures. Naturally, he improved quickly – the birds he drew almost seemed ready to sing, and the fish he drew almost seemed ready to swim. Once, he drew a little hen at the village entrance, and hawks circled overhead all day long. Another time, he drew a black wolf behind the mountain, and the cattle and sheep were too scared to graze there. But Ma Liang still didn’t have a brush.

How he wished he could have a brush of his own!

One night, Ma Liang lay in his cave. Because he had worked and practiced all day, he was very tired, and as soon as he lay down, he fell into a drowsy sleep.

He didn’t know when it happened, but the cave lit up with colorful light, and an old man with a white beard appeared and gave him a brush, saying: ‘This is a magic brush. Use it well.’

Ma Liang took it and looked – the brush glittered with golden light and felt heavy in his hand. He was so happy he jumped off the bed: ‘Thank you, grandfather…’

Before Ma Liang could finish speaking, the old man with the white beard had already disappeared.

Ma Liang was startled and woke up, rubbing his eyes. It had been a dream! But then again, it wasn’t just a dream – wasn’t the brush right there in his hand!

He used the brush to draw a bird, and the bird flapped its wings, flew up to the sky, and sang ‘chirp chirp’ to him. He used the brush to draw a fish, and the fish swished its tail, swam into the water, and danced for him with a swaying motion. He was overjoyed and said: ‘This magic brush is wonderful!’

He was so happy that he rushed out of the cave, went door to door knocking, waking up all his friends, and told them: ‘I have a brush now!’ It was only midnight!

With this magic brush, Ma Liang drew for the poor villagers every day: if someone didn’t have a plow, he drew them a plow; if someone didn’t have an ox, he drew them an ox; if someone didn’t have a waterwheel, he drew them a waterwheel; if someone didn’t have a stone mill, he drew them a stone mill…

One day, he drew a white crane without eyes. By accident, a drop of ink splashed on its face, and the crane opened its eyes, spread its wings, and flew up into the sky.

Walls have ears, and news quickly reached a wicked landlord in a nearby estate. This landlord was always greedy and tyrannical, so he sent two servants to capture Ma Liang and force him to paint.

Though Ma Liang was young, he was born with a stubborn nature. He saw through the landlord’s wicked heart and refused to draw gold ingots no matter how the landlord coaxed or threatened him.

The landlord locked Ma Liang in the stable without giving him food, insisting he must draw gold ingots.

At night, snow fell heavily, and a thick layer had already accumulated on the ground. The landlord thought Ma Liang surely couldn’t bear it any longer. He went to check on the stable and saw a red glow coming from inside, and from afar he could smell a fragrant aroma. Puzzled, he crept closer and peeked in – ah! Ma Liang had built a fire with wood, warming himself by the flames while eating hot baked cakes!

The landlord knew the firewood and cakes were drawn by Ma Liang with the magic brush, so he angrily called his servants to come and seize the magic brush from Ma Liang’s hands.

Several fierce servants rushed into the stable, but Ma Liang was gone. They only saw a ladder leaning against the back wall. Ma Liang had climbed the ladder in the darkness of night and escaped over the wall.

The landlord hurriedly ordered his servants to climb the ladder and chase after him. The servants hadn’t climbed three steps before they fell down. It turned out the ladder was drawn by Ma Liang with the magic brush.

Ma Liang escaped from the wicked landlord’s estate. He knew he could no longer stay in the village. He waved goodbye to his village and silently said: ‘Friends, I will return.’

Ma Liang used the magic brush to draw a magnificent horse, jumped on its back, and galloped off down the road.

He hadn’t gone far when he heard a commotion behind him. Looking back, he saw torches blazing brightly – the landlord was riding a fast horse, holding a gleaming steel blade, leading a group of servants in pursuit.

Just as they were about to catch up, Ma Liang calmly used the magic brush to draw a bow and an arrow. As soon as the arrow was on the string, it flew with a ‘whoosh’ and struck the landlord’s horse. The horse stumbled, and the landlord tumbled off. Ma Liang patted his steed, and it flew forward like the wind.

Ma Liang traveled day and night for several days until he reached a market town. Seeing that he was far from home, he decided to stay there temporarily.

He drew many pictures and took them to the street to sell. Because he was afraid of being discovered, he didn’t let the drawings come to life – everything he drew was either missing a mouth or had broken legs.

This caused a sensation throughout the town. The local officials reported the matter to the emperor. The emperor issued a decree and sent people to bring Ma Liang to the capital to paint for him.

Ma Liang refused to go, but they dragged him there anyway. Ma Liang had heard many stories about this wicked emperor bullying common people and hated him deeply, so why would he paint for the emperor? When the emperor told him to paint a dragon, he painted a big gecko. When the emperor told him to paint a phoenix, he painted a big crow. The ugly gecko and crow crawled and cawed all over the palace, even fighting with each other, making a complete mess of the imperial court.

The emperor was furious and ordered his guards to seize Ma Liang’s magic brush and throw him into prison.

The emperor took the magic brush and tried to paint himself. First he painted a golden mountain. The greedy emperor painted one after another, stack upon stack, many golden mountains. But when he looked at what he had drawn – they weren’t golden mountains at all! They were just piles of big rocks, and because he had stacked too many, they collapsed and nearly crushed his feet.

The emperor still wouldn’t give up. He thought, if golden mountains won’t work, I’ll paint gold bricks. He painted one and thought it was too small, painted another and still thought it was too small, finally painting one long, huge piece. But when he looked at what he had drawn – it wasn’t a gold brick at all! It was a long, huge python with a mouth like a basin of blood, lunging at him. Fortunately, the guards rescued him quickly, or the emperor would have been eaten by the python.

The emperor had no choice but to release Ma Liang. He spoke sweet words to him, promising to give him lots and lots of gold and silver, promising to make him a very, very high official…

Ma Liang’s only thought was to get his magic brush back, so he pretended to agree. The emperor was delighted to see Ma Liang agree and returned the magic brush to him, asking Ma Liang to paint for him.

The emperor thought, golden mountains and gold bricks don’t work, so let me have a money tree! A money tree that grows coins, and with just a gentle shake, lots of coins would fall – how wonderful! So he told Ma Liang to paint a money tree.

Ma Liang had already made up his mind. Without saying a word, he raised the magic brush and with a sweep, a boundless sea appeared before their eyes. The blue waters were perfectly still, without a single ripple, shining bright like a great jade mirror.

The emperor was very displeased. His face hardened as he shouted:

‘I told you to paint a money tree! Who told you to paint a sea!’

Ma Liang painted an island in the middle of the sea, and on the island he painted a tree, saying:

‘Isn’t this a money tree!’

The emperor saw the tree radiating dazzling golden light, swallowed several times, and began to laugh ‘hee hee hee,’ saying eagerly to Ma Liang:

‘Quick, paint a big ship! I want to go to the island and shake the money tree!’

Ma Liang painted a ship, and the emperor boarded it with many soldiers.

Ma Liang painted a few strokes of wind, the sea rippled with dense waves, and the ship began to move.

The emperor’s heart itched with impatience, complaining the ship was too slow. Standing at the bow, he shouted: ‘More wind! More wind!…’ Ma Liang added a few thick strokes of wind. The sea began to churn, the ship’s sails filled completely, and they sped rapidly toward the middle of the sea.

Ma Liang added several more strokes of strong wind. The sea began to roar restlessly, and surging waves rolled in. The ship began to rock.

The emperor became frightened and waved at Ma Liang, shouting loudly:

‘Enough wind! Enough wind!…’

Ma Liang pretended not to hear and kept painting wind without stopping. The sea became angry, and waves crashed onto the ship, which began to tilt, and chaos broke out on board.

Ma Liang still didn’t stop painting wind. The wind grew even stronger, bringing thick dark clouds, thunder rumbling, lightning flashing, and a violent rainstorm pouring down. The waves became fiercer, and the seawater rose like collapsing walls, crashing down on the ship one after another.

The emperor, drenched from head to toe by the seawater, clung to the mast and kept screaming:

‘The wind is too strong! The ship is going to capsize! Stop painting!…’

The ship capsized. The ship shattered. And the wicked emperor? He was nowhere to be seen – he had probably sunk to the bottom of the sea…

The story of ‘Ma Liang and the Magic Brush’ spread far and wide. But what happened to Ma Liang afterward? Nobody knows for sure.

Some say he returned to his hometown and lived together with his farming friends.

Some say he wandered everywhere, painting only for the poor.

Children’s stories: 神笔马良 – Ma Liang and the Magic Brush (The Magic Paintbrush)

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