Vocabulary: 楚辞选
- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- hero; strong and courageous person; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 传 chuán: 传 chuan2: to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity)传 zhuàn: 传 zhuan4: biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
- an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2]; used in 芭蕉[ba1 jiao1]; used in transliteration
- to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon
- 秋 qīu: 秋 qiu1: autumn; fall; harvest time秋 Qīu: 秋 Qiu1: surname Qiu秋 qīu: 秋 qiu1: used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
- (bound form) chrysanthemum
- brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
- to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable
- sacrificial offerings; worship; religious rite
- to complete; to accomplish
- drum beat; rhythm
- frequently; often
- to alternate; to take turns
- spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms); cuttlefish (on dining menus); (literary) beautiful woman
- beautiful woman
- to go easy; unhurried; calm; Taiwan pr. [cong1 rong2]
- 安闲 ān xián: 安闲 an1 xian2: at one's ease; carefree安闲 ān xián: 安闲 an1 xian2: peaceful and carefree; leisurely
- springtime
- chrysanthemum; (TCM) chrysanthemum flower; (slang) anus
- eternal glory; will never be forgotten
- Bandai toy company
- auxiliary word
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- time; one of the 12 two-hour periods of the day
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
- 环 huán: 环 huan2: ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in环 Huán: 环 Huan2: surname Huan
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- to strike; to hit; to ram
- voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 林 lín: 林 lin2: (bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)林 Lín: 林 Lin2: surname Lin; Japanese surname Hayashi
- 郎 láng: 郎 lang2: (arch.) minister; official; noun prefix denoting function or status; a youth郎 Láng: 郎 Lang2: surname Lang
- to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan
- to shake; to flap; to vibrate; to resonate; to rise up with spirit; to rouse oneself
- suppression; repression; to suppress; to put down; to quell
- implement; utensil; equipment
- mispronounced or wrongly written character
- form word; in Classical Chinese, the first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function
- 东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
- 泡 pāo: 泡 pao1: puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces泡 pào: 泡 pao4: bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions