玉嬌梨 — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — by, from, through, due to

製作

zhìzuò — to produce, create, or manufacture something

第

dì — ordinal prefix indicating sequence or rank

一

yī — the number one; first

回

huí — chapter (in fiction); to return

小

xiǎo — small, little, young

才

cái — talent, ability; just, only then

女

nǚ — woman, female, daughter

代

dài — to substitute for; generation, era

父

fù — father, male elder

題

tí — to inscribe, write; topic, title

詩

shī — poetry, poem, verse

曰

yuē — classical: said, speaks, states

六

liù — the number six

經

jīng — classic texts; scripture; to pass through

原

yuán — original, primary; source, origin

本

běn — root, origin; this, fundamental

在

zài — to be at, exist in, located at

人

rén — person, human being, people

心

xīn — heart, mind, inner feelings

笑

xiào — to laugh, smile, find amusing

罵

mà — to scold, curse, rebuke verbally

皆

jiē — all, every, both (classical usage)

文

wén — writing, literature, culture, language

仔

zǐ — young one; carefully (in 仔細)

細

xì — fine, detailed, careful, slender

尋

xún — to search, seek, look for

天

tiān — sky, heaven, day, nature

地

dì — earth, ground, land, place

戲

xì — drama, play, performance; to play

場

chǎng — stage, field, venue, occasion

觀

guān — to observe, watch; view, perspective

莫

mò — do not; no one (classical negation)

矮

ǎi — short in stature, low in height

古

gǔ — ancient, old, classical times

今

jīn — now, present, today, modern times

聚

jù — to gather, assemble, congregate

訟

sòng — lawsuit, legal dispute, to litigate

眼

yǎn — eye; insight, vision

須

xū — must, need to, necessarily

深

shēn — deep, profound, dark (of color)

存

cún — to exist, preserve, store, keep

非

fēi — not, wrong, to negate, improper

無

wú — without, lacking, there is no

意

yì — meaning, intention, thought, idea

亂

luàn — chaotic, disordered, turbulent, messy

著

zhe — aspect particle indicating ongoing state

春秋

Chūnqiū — Spring and Autumn Annals; classical era

豈

qǐ — how could it be? rhetorical negation

是

shì — to be, is, are, yes, correct

淫

yín — licentious, obscene, excessive, lewd

更

gèng — even more, further, still more

有

yǒu — to have, there is, exist

子

zǐ — son, child, master (honorific)

雲

yún — cloud; a classical Chinese name element

千

qiān — one thousand; many, numerous

載

zǎi — year (classical); to record, carry

後

hòu — after, behind, later, subsequent

生

shēng — life, to live, be born, raw

死

sǐ — death, to die, dead

謝

xiè — to thank; to wither; a surname

知

zhī — to know, understand, be aware of

音

yīn — sound, music, tone, news

話

huà — speech, words, language, to speak

說

shuō — to say, speak, explain, tell

正統

zhèngtǒng — legitimate lineage; Zhengtong reign era

年

nián — year, annual, age

間

jiān — between, among, period of time

姓

xìng — surname, family name

白

bái — white; bright; blank; surname Bai

名

míng — name, fame, reputation

玄

xuán — dark, mysterious, profound, abstruse

乃

nǎi — then, thus, is, was (classical)

氏

shì — clan, family name, surname suffix

因

yīn — because, due to, owing to

而

ér — and, yet, but (classical conjunction)

歸

guī — to return, go back home

這

zhè — this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

上

shàng — above, upper, elder; to go up

兄

xiōng — older brother, male peer elder

下

xià — below, lower, younger; to go down

弟

dì — younger brother, junior male peer

只

zhǐ — only, merely, just

個

gè — general measure word for people/objects

妹

mèi — younger sister

又

yòu — again, also, in addition

嫁

jià — (of a woman) to marry, wed

與

yǔ — and, with, to give (classical)

山東

Shāndōng — Shandong Province in eastern China

遠

yuǎn — far, distant, remote

去

qù — to go, leave, depart

止

zhǐ — to stop, only, merely remain

得

dé — to get, obtain; result complement marker

隻

zhī — single, alone; measure word for animals

身

shēn — body, self, one's person

獨

dú — alone, solitary, only, single

立

lì — to stand, establish, upright

他

tā — he, him, that other person

為

wéi — to be, act as, for, because of

沉靜

chénjìng — calm, composed, quiet in demeanor

不

bù — no, not (negation particle)

貪

tān — greedy, covetous, to crave

利

lì — profit, benefit, advantage, interest

懶

lǎn — lazy, sluggish, unwilling to exert

於

yú — at, in, on, than, by (preposition)

但

dàn — but, however, only, merely

以

yǐ — by means of, with, using, because

酒

jiǔ — alcohol, wine, liquor

自

zì — self, oneself, from, since

娛

yú — to amuse, entertain, take pleasure in

嫌

xián — to dislike, mind, find objectionable

城市

chéngshì — city, urban area, town

中

zhōng — middle, center, among, in

交接

jiāojiē — to associate with; to hand over, connect

遂

suì — thereupon, consequently, then (classical)

鄉

xiāng — countryside, rural area, hometown

約

yuē — approximately, about; to arrange, restrict

七

qī — the number seven

十

shí — the number ten

里

lǐ — Chinese unit of distance (500 meters)

喚

huàn — to call out to, summon, name

做

zuò — to do, make, act as, work

裡

lǐ — inside, within, interior

青

qīng — green, blue, young, fresh

環繞

huánrào — to surround, encircle, go around

四面

sìmiàn — all four sides, all around, every direction

帶

dài — to carry, bring, wear; belt, zone

直

zhí — straight, direct, upright, vertical

從

cóng — from, following, along with

西

xī — west, western direction

過

guò — to pass, cross, go through

曲

qū — bent, winding, curved; a tune

抱

bào — to embrace, hold, encircle

兩

liǎng — two, both, a pair, 50 grams

堤

dī — embankment, dike, riverbank levee

桃

táo — peach (fruit or tree)

李

lǐ — plum (fruit or tree); a surname

頗

pō — quite, rather, considerably, fairly

水

shuǐ — water, river, liquid

之

zhī — of, 's (classical possessive/linking particle)

趣

qù — interest, charm, delight, fun

雖

suī — although, even though, despite

餘

yú — remaining, surplus, more than, over

戶

hù — household, door, family unit

民

mín — people, citizen, civilian

若

ruò — if, like, as if (classical)

要

yào — to want, need, must, important

數

shǔ — to count, enumerate; several, numerous

富貴

fùguì — wealth and social status, prosperity

家

jiā — family, home, household

當

dāng — ought to, should, to serve as

推

tuī — to push; to recommend, put forward

官

guān — official, government post, bureaucrat

高

gāo — tall, high, elevated, superior

學

xué — to study, learn; learning, education

政

zhèng — government, politics, administration

望

wàng — to hope, look toward; reputation

大

dà — big, large, great, major

聲

shēng — sound, voice, tone, reputation

恨

hèn — to hate, regret deeply, resent

卻

què — but, yet, however, to retreat

也

yě — also, too; classical sentence-final particle

曾

céng — once, previously, ever (past experience)

蓄

xù — to accumulate, keep, raise, harbor

幾

jǐ — how many, several, a few

甚

shèn — very, extremely, surpassing, excessive

作怪

zuòguài — to act strangely, cause mischief or trouble

留

liú — to stay, keep, retain, leave behind

邊

biān — side, edge, border, nearby

三

sān — the number three

五

wǔ — the number five

再

zài — again, once more, then, further

沒

méi — not have, did not, lacking

毫

háo — the slightest bit, hair-thin, not at all

影響

yǐngxiǎng — influence, effect, impact on something

移

yí — to move, shift, transfer, change

便

biàn — then, convenient, so, thus

公

gōng — public, official; duke; mister

嘆息

tànxī — to sigh, heave a sigh of regret

命

mìng — life, fate, destiny, command

復

fù — again, to return, restore, repeatedly

買

mǎi — to buy, purchase

夫

fū — man, husband; classical topic marker

各

gè — each, every, various, respective

處

chù — place, location; to be in, deal with

燒香

shāo xiāng — to burn incense at a temple or shrine

許願

xǔ yuàn — to make a vow or wish to a deity

到

dào — to arrive, reach; until, to

方

fāng — just then, only then; direction, square

兒

ér — child, son; diminutive suffix

臨

lín — to approach, face, be about to

日

rì — sun, day, daytime

夢

mèng — dream; to dream

賜

cì — to bestow, grant, give (from superior)

塊

kuài — piece, chunk, lump; measure word

顏色

yánsè — color, hue; complexion, appearance

如

rú — like, as, such as, if, according to

取

qǔ — to take, fetch, obtain, select

乳

rǔ — milk, breast, newborn; to nurse

叫

jiào — to call, shout, name, order

妻

qī — wife, spouse

晚

wǎn — evening, night, late

然

rán — so, thus, correct; but then (classical)

分

fēn — to divide, separate, share; part

歡喜

huānxǐ — joyful, delighted, happy, pleased

姿

zī — appearance, posture, figure, grace

真

zhēn — real, true, genuine, indeed

似

sì — to resemble, be like, similar to

眉

méi — eyebrow

柳

liǔ — willow tree; graceful, slender

波

bō — wave, ripple; sparkling eyes

兼

jiān — also, simultaneously, to combine both

性情

xìngqíng — temperament, disposition, personality nature

聰慧

cōnghuì — intelligent and wise, bright and clever

八

bā — the number eight

九

jiǔ — the number nine

歲

suì — years of age, year (of life)

工

gōng — skilled at, work, craft, labor

件

jiàn — item, article, matter; measure word

幸

xìng — fortunately, lucky; to favor

母親

mǔqīn — mother, one's mother

先

xiān — first, earlier, before, in advance

亡

wáng — to die, perish, flee, lost

了

le — completed action particle; already done

就

jiù — then, immediately, just, as early as