Vocabulary: 安徒生童话
- 下场 xià chǎng: 下场 xia4 chang3: to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc); to take part in some activity; to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)下场 xià chang: 下场 xia4 chang5: the end; to conclude
- (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
- to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at; to gaze at
- obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
- to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated
- gaudy; glaring; unpleasant to the eyes
- to pull; to draw; to pull back; to withdraw; to flash past
- 清新 qīng xīn: 清新 qing1 xin1: fresh and clean清新 Qīng xīn: 清新 Qing1 xin1: see 清新區|清新区[Qing1 xin1 Qu1]
- to stand erect; to stand upright
- to wipe clean; to scrub; (fig.) to get rid of (a bad reputation, a misconception etc)
- to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition
- coal; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- to die
- worthless (idiom); no use whatsoever
- offal; cooked minced offal; chop suey (American Chinese dish); incoherent (information); (derog.) asshat; jerk
- breeze; light wind
- drop of water
- green leaf; (fig.) actor playing a supporting role
- to tumble
- bright and beautiful
- 白云 Bái yún: 白云 Bai2 yun2: see 白雲區|白云区[Bai2 yun2 Qu1]白云 bái yún: 白云 bai2 yun2: white cloud
- don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
- to smell; to sniff sth out; to perceive by smelling
- bush; shrub
- perfume; fragrant
- how; what way; what
- to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate)
- inevitable; certain; necessity
- penalty; punishment; to punish
- street lamp; street light
- devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty
- to discard; to abandon (old ways); to invalidate
- to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
- lamppost
- underneath; below; the underside; world of mortals; to descend to the world of mortals (of gods)
- to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with
- just like; solemn; dignified; neatly laid out
- age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
- ballet (loanword)
- actor; actress; performer
- tomorrow
- garret; loft; attic
- to be afraid; to be scared
- city hall