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Famous Chinese Authoress BingXin 冰心

This one-page lower-intermediate essay covers the biography of BingXin, a famous authoress from the early 1900’s. The essay writer also chronicles an interview he did with BingXin, and records some parts of their discussion.

冰心Bīng Xīn

冰心Bīng Xīn是shì中国Zhōng guó现代Xiàn dài著名zhù míng女nu:3作家zuò jiā,全国quán guó人大Rén dà代表dài biǎo。 她tā姓xìng谢Xiè,冰心Bīng Xīn是shì她tā的de笔名bǐ míng,所以suǒ yǐ也Yě有人yǒu rén叫jiào她tā谢Xiè冰心Bīng Xīn。

冰心Bīng Xīn是shì南方nán fāng人rén,1900年Nián出生chū shēng,上shǎng小学xiǎo xué时shí就jìu已经yǐ jīng读dòu了le不少bù shǎo中国Zhōng guó古代gǔ dài的de文学wén xué作品zuò pǐn。 1914年Nián她tā到dào北京Běi jīng一yī所suǒ教会jiāo huì女子nu:3 zǐ中学zhōng xué读书dú shū。 五四wǔ sì运动yùn dòng时shí,她tā在zài北京Běi jīng上shǎng大学Dà xué,参加cān jiā了当liǎo dàng时shí的de学生xué sheng运动yùn dòng。 同时tóng shí,她tā也Yě开始kāi shǐ写作xiě zuò小说xiǎo shuō和hé现代Xiàn dài诗Shī。 1921年Nián她tā参加cān jiā了当liǎo dàng时shí有名yǒu míng的de”文学wén xué研究yán jīu会huì”。 1923年Nián她tā到dào美国Měi guó去留qù líu学xué。 在zài美国Měi guó,她tā一yī是shì研究yán jīu文学wén xué,二èr是shì把bǎ在zài国外guó wài的de见闻jiàn wén写xiě出chū来lái, 寄jì回国huí guó内nèi发表fā biǎo, 这就zhè jìu是shì后Hòu来lái的de 《寄jì小xiǎo读者dú zhě》一yī书Shū。

1926年Nián冰心Bīng Xīn回国huí guó。回国huí guó后Hòu她tā在zài北京Běi jīng大学Dà xué工作gōng zuò,教Jiào中国Zhōng guó文学wén xué。 1929年Nián到dào1933年Nián她tā写xiě有yǒu小说xiǎo shuō《分fēn 》,《姑gū姑gū》等děng,同时tóng shí还Huán翻fān译yì了le一些yī xiē外国wài guó作家zuò jiā的de作品zuò pǐn。 1945年Nián冰心Bīng Xīn去qù日本Rì běn。 1949年Nián到dào1951年Nián她tā在zài东Dōng京Jīng大学Dà xué教Jiào中国Zhōng guó文学wén xué,1951年Nián秋Qīu回国huí guó。 1958年Nián《人民rén mín日rì报bào》发表fā biǎo了le她tā的de《再zài寄jì小xiǎo读者dú zhě》。 冰心Bīng Xīn不bù但dàn是shì文学家wén xué jiā,而ér且qiě还是hái shi个gě教Jiào育yù家jiā。 她tā非常fēi cháng爱ài孩子hái zi,爱ài祖国zǔ guó的de后Hòu代dài,她tā用yòng她tā的de作品zuò pǐn来lái教Jiào育yù孩子hái zi们men。

在zài上shǎng中学zhōng xué三Sān年级nián jí时shí我wǒ就读jìu dú过Guō她tā的de早年zǎo nián诗作shī zuò《春水chūn shuǐ》。 她tā的de诗Shī写xiě得dé好hǎo美Měi,非常fēi cháng感gǎn人rén。 后Hòu来lái,我wǒ一直yī zhí喜欢xǐ huan看kān冰心Bīng Xīn的de小说xiǎo shuō。 我wǒ大学Dà xué的de毕Bì业Yè论文lùn wén就是jìu shì《论Lún冰心Bīng Xīn小说xiǎo shuō的de美学měi xué风fēng格gē》。大学Dà xué毕Bì业Yè后Hòu我wǒ到dào一家yī jiā报bào社工shè gōng作zuō。 今年jīn nián夏天xià tiān的de一个yī ge上shǎng午wǔ,我wǒ有yǒu机Jī会huì访问fǎng wèn了le这位zhè wèi还Huán健jiàn在zài的de老lǎo作家zuò jiā。 那天nà tiān是shì阴天yīn tiān,气qì温wen不bù高Gāo,下xià着zhāo小雨xiǎo yǔ。 早晨zǎo chén我wǒ起qǐ得dé特别tè bié早zǎo,穿chuān了le件jiàn浅jiān蓝色lán sè的de西服xī fú,坐Zuò公共gōng gòng汽车qì chē八bā点diǎn半bàn就jìu到了dào liǎo冰心Bīng Xīn家jiā。

冰心Bīng Xīn家里jiā lǐ市中心shì zhōng xīn比较bǐ jiào远yuǎn,在zài新Xīn街jiē口kǒu附近fù jìn。 她tā住zhù的de是shì北京Běi jīng一yī所suǒ老lǎo师Shī的de院子yuàn zi,院子yuàn zi里lǐ种zhǒng的de很hěn多duō花儿huā ér。

冰心Bīng Xīn是shì在zài客厅kè tīng里lǐ会见huì jiàn的de我wǒ。 客厅kè tīng不大bù dà,很hěn干净gān jìng,墙qiáng上shǎng挂guà着zhāo一yī张Zhāng山水画shān shuǐ huà。 客厅kè tīng书Shū架jiǎ上shǎng放fàng着zhāo许多xǔ duō书Shū,有yǒu中文Zhōng wén的de,也Yě有yǒu外文wài wén的de。 冰心Bīng Xīn一yī头tóu白发bái fà,个子gè zi不bù高Gāo,瘦shòu瘦shòu的de,看上去kàn shang qu,不bù像xiàng是shì九十jǐu shí来lái岁suì的de人rén。 一yī见面jiàn miàn,我wǒ先xiān问wèn候hòu了le一下yī xià她tā的de身体shēn tǐ。 她tā说shuì,他tā很hěn少shǎo得病dé bìng,有时yǒu shí候hòu得了dé le感gǎn冒mào,吃chī点儿diǎn r药yào就jìu好hǎo了le。 我wǒ问wèn她tā为wéi什shén么má还Huán这么zhè me健jiàn康Kāng时shí,她tā说shuì,就是jìu shì经常jīng cháng锻duàn炼liàn身体shēn tǐ。

后Hòu来lái,她tā回答huí dá了le我wǒ几个jǐ ge有yǒu关Guān三十sān shí年代nián dài文学wén xué的de问题wèn tí。 他tā一边yī biān喝hē茶chá,一边yī biān说shuì。 当dāng她tā进jìn到dào当代dāng dài文学wén xué时shí,我wǒ问wèn他tā, “现xiàn在zài还Huán写xiě东Dōng西Xī吗má?” 她tā说shuì,“想xiǎng写xiě啊ā! 就是jìu shì眼睛yǎn jing不好bù hǎo了le,写xiě不动bù dòng了le。 每天měi tiān就是jìu shì看看kàn kan报bào和hé杂zá志zhì什shén么má的de。“ 当dāng我wǒ问wèn她tā当年dāng nián为wéi什shén么má去qù美国Měi guó留学líu xué时shí,她tā问wèn我wǒ,“你nǐ出国chū guó了le吗má?” 我wǒ说shuì,“没有méi yǒu。” 她tā对duì我wǒ说shuì,“有yǒu机Jī会要huì yào出去chū qù看看kàn kan,在zài国外guó wài工作gōng zuò一yī两liǎng年Nián。 在zài国外guó wài生shēng活huó过Guō的de人rén就jìu知道zhī dào什shén么má是shì爱国ài guó了le。”

那天nà tiān回到huí dào家jiā,我wǒ一直yī zhí想xiǎng着zhāo她tā说shuì的de那Nā句gōu话huà,“在zài国外guó wài生shēng活huó过Guō的de人rén就jìu知道zhī dào什shén么má是shì爱国ài guó了le“。

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Lesson vocabulary 274 words

WordPinyinMeaning
冰心Bīng XīnBing Xin (1900-1999), female poet and children's writer
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]
中国Zhōng guóChina
现代Xiàn dàiHyundai, South Korean company
著名zhù míngfamous; noted; well-known; celebrated
女nu:3female; woman; daughter
作家zuò jiāauthor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
全国quán guówhole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national
人大Rén dàRenmin University of China (abbr. for 中國人民大學|中国人民大学[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Da4 xue2])
代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of
她tāshe
姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...
谢Xièsurname Xie
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…
笔名bǐ míngpen name; pseudonym
所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why
也Yěsurname Ye
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
叫jiàoto shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫[jiao4]
南方nán fāngsouth; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
人rénperson; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
年Niánsurname Nian; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]
出生chū shēngto be born
上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
时shíold variant of 時|时[shi2]; surname Shi
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…
已经yǐ jīngalready
读dòucomma; phrase marked by pause
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
不少bù shǎomany; quite a few; a good number of
古代gǔ dàiancient times
文学wén xuéliterature
作品zuò pǐnwork (of art); opus; CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
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…
北京Běi jīngBeijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
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 …
所suǒactually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
教会jiāo huìto show; to teach
女子nu:3 zǐwoman; female
中学zhōng xuémiddle school
读书dú shūto read a book; to study; to attend school
五四wǔ sìfourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
运动yùn dòngto move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]
在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
大学Dà xuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
了当liǎo dàngfrank; outspoken; ready; settled; in order; (old) to deal with; to handle
学生xué shengstudent; schoolchild
同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously
开始kāi shǐto begin; to start; beginning; start
写作xiě zuòto write; to compose; writing; written works
小说xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
和héold variant of 和[he2]; surname He; (literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])
诗Shīabbr. for Shijing 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of Songs
有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known
研究yán jīuresearch; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
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…
美国Měi guóUnited States; USA; US
去留qù líugoing or staying
学xuéto learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
二èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
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…
国外guó wàiabroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign
见闻jiàn wénwhat one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
写xiěto write
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)
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…
寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by po…
回国huí guóto return to one's home country
内nèiinside; inner; internal; within; interior
发表fā biǎoto issue; to publish
这就zhè jìuimmediately; at once
后Hòusurname Hou; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
小xiǎosmall; tiny; few; young
读者dú zhěreader
书Shūabbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
教Jiàosurname Jiao
有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; one tenth (of cert…
姑gūpaternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old); nun; for the time being (literary)
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) (…
还Huánsurname Huan
翻fānto 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]
译yìto translate; to interpret
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
外国wài guóforeign country
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);…
日本Rì běnJapan
东Dōngsurname Dong
京Jīngsurname Jing; short name for Beijing 北京[Bei3 jing1]; Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi; Kinh, the ethnic major…
秋Qīusurname Qiu; old variant of 秋[qiu1]; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
人民rén mínthe people
日rì(bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
报bàoto report; to inform; to announce; to respond; to reply; to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名|报名[bao4 ming2]); to reward; to recompense; to take revenge; to retaliate; new…
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…
不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
但dànbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
文学家wén xué jiāwriter; man of letters; CL:個|个[ge4]
而érand; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
且qiěand; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)
还是hái shistill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
个gěused in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; variant of 個|个[ge4]
育yùto have children; to raise or bring up; to educate
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…
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
孩子hái zichild
祖国zǔ guómotherland
代dàito be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
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…
们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
三Sānsurname San
年级nián jígrade; year (in school, college etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
我wǒI; me; my
就读jìu dúto go to school
过Guōsurname Guo
早年zǎo niánmany years ago; in the past; in one's early years
诗作shī zuòpoem; poetic works
春水chūn shuǐ(literary) the water in rivers, lakes etc during spring, esp. after snowmelt or spring rains; (literary) a woman's limpid, glistening eyes
得déto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
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); (…
美Měi(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1]); (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國|美国[Mei3 guo2])
感gǎnto feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
看kānto look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard
毕Bìsurname Bi
业Yèsurname Ye
论文lùn wénpaper; treatise; thesis; CL:篇[pian1]; to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
就是jìu shìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
论Lúnabbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
美学měi xuéaesthetics
风fēngwind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
格gēused in 格登[ge1 deng1]
一家yī jiāthe whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
社工shè gōngsocial work; social worker; (cybersecurity) social engineering (abbr. for 社會工程學|社会工程学[she4 hui4 gong1 cheng2 xue2])
作zuō(bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
今年jīn niánthis year
夏天xià tiānsummer; CL:個|个[ge4]
一个yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
午wǔ7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
机Jīsurname Ji
访问fǎng wènto visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc); (Tw) to interview (e.g. for a report or feature story); CL:次[ci4]
这位zhè wèithis (person)
健jiànhealthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in
老lǎoprefix 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…
那天nà tiānthat day; the other day
阴天yīn tiāncloudy day; overcast sky
气qìgas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
温wenwarm; temperate; temperature; to warm up; to review; surname Wen
高Gāosurname Gao
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 …
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
小雨xiǎo yǔlight rain; drizzle
早晨zǎo chénearly morning; also pr. [zao3chen5]
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…
特别tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular
早zǎoearly; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
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…
件jiànitem; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
浅jiānsound of moving water
蓝色lán sèblue (color)
西服xī fúsuit; Western-style clothes (historical usage)
坐Zuòsurname Zuo
公共gōng gòngpublic; common; communal
汽车qì chēcar; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liang4]
八bāeight
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…
半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
到了dào liǎoat last; finally; in the end
家里jiā lǐhome
市中心shì zhōng xīncity center; downtown
比较bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
远yuǎnfar; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc)
新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin
街jiēstreet; CL:條|条[tiao2]
口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
师Shīsurname Shi
院子yuàn zicourtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant
里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; surname Li
种zhǒngseed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
很hěnvery; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
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-
花儿huā érstyle of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia; CL:首[shou3]
客厅kè tīngliving room; sitting room; CL:間|间[jian1]
会见huì jiànto meet with (sb who is paying a visit); CL:次[ci4]
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
干净gān jìngclean; neat
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])
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); …
张Zhāngsurname Zhang
山水画shān shuǐ huàlandscape painting
架jiǎto support; rack; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
放fàngto put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of; much
中文Zhōng wénChinese language
外文wài wénforeign language (written)
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]
白发bái fàwhite or gray hair; CL:根[gen1]
个子gè zistature; height; size (of a person or object); (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together
瘦shòuthin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
看上去kàn shang quit would appear; it seems (that)
像xiàngto resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
九十jǐu shíninety
岁suìvariant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other; CL:次[ci4]
先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
问wènto ask; to inquire
候hòuto wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days
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
身体shēn tǐthe body; one's health
说shuìto persuade; variant of 說|说[shuo1]
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])
少shǎofew; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
得病dé bìngto fall ill; to contract a disease
有时yǒu shísometimes; now and then
得了dé leall right!; that's enough!
冒màoold variant of 冒[mao4]; surname Mao
吃chīto 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]
点儿diǎn rerhua variant of 點|点[dian3]
药yàoleaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4]; medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]; to poison
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]
什shénwhat
么máexclamatory final particle; variant of 麼|么[me5]
这么zhè meso much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
康Kāngsurname Kang
经常jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
锻duànto forge; to discipline; wrought
炼liànto refine; to smelt; variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain; variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply; answer
几个jǐ gea few; several; how many
关Guānsurname Guan
三十sān shíthirty; 30
年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]
一边yī biānone side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬[he1]
茶chátea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
当dāng(onom.) dong; ding dong (bell); to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
进jìnto 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…
当代dāng dàithe present age; the contemporary era
现xiànto appear; present; now; existing; current
西Xīthe West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish
吗má(coll.) what?
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)
啊āinterjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
眼睛yǎn jingeye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
不好bù hǎono good
不动bù dòngmotionless
每天měi tiānevery day
看看kàn kanto take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
杂závariant of 雜|杂[za2]; mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix
志zhìaspiration; ambition; the will; sign; mark; to record; to write a footnote
当年dāng niánin those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
留学líu xuéto study abroad
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.)
出国chū guóto go abroad; to leave the country
没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
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…
会要huì yàodynastic records of imperial China
出去chū qùto go out
两liǎngtwo; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
生shēngto 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…
活huóto live; alive; living; work; workmanship
知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
爱国ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
回到huí dàoto return to
那Nāsurname Na
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]