Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- 步 Bù: 步 Bu4: surname Bu步 bù: 步 bu4: a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation
- astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand; obscure
- crisp; brittle; fine animal hair
- strand; thread; detailed; in detail; classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
- mattress
- soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
- October; tenth month (of the lunar year)
- see 宣城市[Xuan1 cheng2 Shi4]
- to do one's utmost
- 担 dān: 担 dan1: to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility担 dàn: 担 dan4: picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
- thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress
- lichen
- carpet; rug
- quality goods; premium product; fine work (of art)
- arts and crafts; industrial arts
- complicated; complex
- 量 liáng: 量 liang2: to measure量 liàng: 量 liang4: capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
- local official
- to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
- physical resources (as opposed to labor resources)
- to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession
- good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication
- to present tribute (to a suzerain, the emperor etc)
- to criticize; critique; CL:個|个[ge4]
- tip (of pencil, spear etc); sharp point; cutting edge; spearhead; vanguard
- to point towards; aimed at; facing; the direction indicated
- the present age; the contemporary era
- courage and resource
- to berate; to excoriate; to chide
- impassioned; worked up
- manner; bearing; attitude; approach; CL:個|个[ge4]
- in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by
- worker; laborer
- to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
- handicraft article; handiwork; CL:個|个[ge4]
- short of food and clothing; destitute
- barren field; poor land