Vocabulary: 楚辞选
- to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
- to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
- grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn
- lucky; auspicious; propitious
- day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
- 啊 à: 啊 a4: interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!啊 a: 啊 a5: modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent啊 ǎ: 啊 a3: interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?啊 á: 啊 a2: interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?啊 ā: 啊 a1: interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!
- beautiful; fine
- time; era; period of time
- deferential; respectful
- pious; devout; sincere
- to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy
- hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword
- nose
- to wear (as accessories); carry at the waist
- fine jade
- sonorous; resounding; fig. resounding words
- famous and valuable; rare; precious
- straw weaving
- woven mat
- 压 yà: 压 ya4: used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]; used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]; used in 壓板|压板[ya4 ban3]压 yā: 压 ya1: to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
- four sides
- 花 Huā: 花 Hua1: surname Hua花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful花 huā: 花 hua1: flower; blossom; also pr. [wei3]
- to distribute; to emit; to give off
- perfume; fragrant
- bag made of woven straw; bag filled with straw; (fig.) a good-for-nothing; clumsy oaf
- meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
- to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation; to come last in the rankings
- 摆设 bǎi she: 摆设 bai3 she5: ornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for show摆设 bǎi shè: 摆设 bai3 she4: to set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)
- to heave; to lift; to raise up; to uphold
- 咚咚 Dōng dong: 咚咚 Dong1 dong5: Dongdong, cheerleading mascot of 2008 Beijing Olympics咚咚 dōng dōng: 咚咚 dong1 dong1: (onom.) thud; thumping; thudding; pounding
- to sound a bell; to raise the alarm
- beat (music); meter
- tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable); CL:個|个[ge4]
- melodious; mellifluous
- sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
- to perform music (as an ensemble)
- god; spirit; demon; occult or supernatural entities in general
- dancer's posture and movement
- elegant; graceful; smart; to dance lightly
- apparel; clothing and personal adornment