Vocabulary: 白居易诗选
- 向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- distant; remote
- time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time
- near; close to; approximately
- 俞 yú: 俞 yu2: yes (used by Emperor or ruler); OK; to accede; to assent俞 Yú: 俞 Yu2: surname Yu
- the steps to the throne
- 浅 qiǎn: 浅 qian3: shallow; light (color)浅 jiān: 浅 jian1: sound of moving water
- to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
- 喻 yù: 喻 yu4: to describe sth as; an analogy; a simile; a metaphor; an allegory喻 Yù: 喻 Yu4: surname Yu
- what is true and what is false; (to get to know) the real situation
- 承 chéng: 承 cheng2: to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive承 Chéng: 承 Cheng2: surname Cheng; Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- (of plants) withered; (of wells, rivers etc) dried up; (bound form) dull; boring; (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds
- (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc)
- condition; state; state of affairs
- to draw; to paint; to depict; to portray
- emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
- to be good at; to be adept at
- 琢 zhúo: 琢 zhuo2: to cut (gems)琢 zúo: 琢 zuo2: used in 琢磨[zuo2 mo5]; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
- 尤 yóu: 尤 you2: outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against尤 Yóu: 尤 You2: surname You
- flowing (of speech, writing); fluent; smooth and easy
- circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- 足 jù: 足 ju4: excessive足 zú: 足 zu2: (bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
- wildfire; (spreading like) wildfire; bush fire; farm fire (for clearing fields)
- taste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; quality; sense; (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
- unsurpassed; extreme; extraordinary
- to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4]
- subject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4])
- 加 jiā: 加 jia1: to add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不[bu4], 大[da4], 稍[shao1] etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良[shao1 jia1 gai3 liang2] "make some minor improvements to (it)")加 Jiā: 加 Jia1: Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia
- to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to take an exam
- to write in the style of some author; to write as if from the mouth of sb; a pastiche
- lush
- appearance; manner; pattern; model
- sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
- fresh and green; verdant
- 色 sè: 色 se4: color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex色 shǎi: 色 shai3: (coll.) color; used in 色子[shai3 zi5]
- Songs of Chu, an anthology of poetic songs, many from the state of Chu 楚[Chu3], collected in the Han dynasty 漢朝|汉朝[Han4 chao2]
- to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess
- hermit
- 游 Yóu: 游 You2: surname You游 yóu: 游 you2: to swim游 yóu: 游 you2: to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel
- (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
- to 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) student; person engaged in a field; (bound form) male role in traditional opera; (bound form) life; lifetime; (bound form) means of livelihood; (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[sheng1 teng2]); (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[sheng1 la1 ying4 zhuai4])
- to travel far away from home
- friend