Vocabulary: 都市异闻录
- illusory; imaginary; fanciful
- benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:個|个[ge4]
- can't help it; can't bear it
- to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract
- destination (location)
- to murmur; to speak in a low voice
- 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 splash
- to rain
- to stagger; to walk falteringly
- to inquire
- 平顺 píng shùn: 平顺 ping2 shun4: smooth; smooth-going; plain sailing平顺 Píng shùn: 平顺 Ping2 shun4: see 平順縣|平顺县[Ping2 shun4 Xian4]
- city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- to grow up
- countryside; rural area; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to quiver; to vibrate; to shake (sth)
- TV series; TV drama; CL:部[bu4]
- vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc)
- 赚 zuàn: 赚 zuan4: to cheat; to swindle赚 zhuàn: 赚 zhuan4: to earn; to make a profit
- 洗 xǐ: 洗 xi3: to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)洗 xiǎn: 洗 xian3: used in 洗馬|洗马[xian3 ma3]
- passenger fare
- to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied
- comparatively; relatively; fairly
- impoverished; poverty
- village within a city; shantytown; ghetto
- gongs and drums; Chinese percussion instruments
- burial; funeral
- poem for singing; tune; music; CL:支[zhi1]
- to conduct; to hold (an event)
- fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick; CL:根[gen1]
- extra; added; additional
- minus; to subtract
- in order; in succession
- to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
- concrete; specific; detailed
- appearance
- 当天 dàng tiān: 当天 dang4 tian1: the same day当天 dāng tiān: 当天 dang1 tian1: on that day
- to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore
- jittery; twitchy; fidgety
- to disturb; to bother; to trouble