Vocabulary: 安徒生童话
- twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky; knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
- (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- property; assets; estate; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- 少 shào: 少 shao4: young少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
- not need; have no use for
- specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose); (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special
- curb; roadside; wayside
- gutter; sewer
- to live one's life; to make a living
- or; either one or the other
- 骑 jì: 骑 ji4: (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier骑 qí: 骑 qi2: to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
- to lend to sb
- neighbor
- (in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate
- to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society
- busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
- to sell off
- clearly; evidently; obviously
- at least; (to say the) least
- to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
- useful
- total energy
- best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- today; the present time; now
- just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
- to go to a local market or country fair (on market day)
- to make money by selling sth
- to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
- words; speech; to say; to talk
- 罢 bà: 罢 ba4: to stop; to cease; to dismiss; to suspend; to quit; to finish罢 ba: 罢 ba5: (final particle, same as 吧)
- scarf; shawl; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- to understand; to know; to comprehend
- 双 Shuāng: 双 Shuang1: surname Shuang双 shuāng: 双 shuang1: two; double; pair; both; even (number)
- bow; bowknot
- impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air
- hollow of the palm
- to wipe clean
- kiss; to kiss; mouth
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly