Vocabulary: 繁花

• dǎ sǎoda3 sao3打扫x4 | Book Rank #4192to clean; to sweep
• yǎoyao3咬x16 | Book Rank #1408to bite; to nip
• tán tántan2 tan2谈谈x35 | Book Rank #699to discuss; to have a chat
• jìu mājiu4 ma1舅妈x1 | Book Rank #9835(coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife
• xiān huí qùxian1 hui2 qu4先回去x8 | Book Rank #2470
• bèibei4备x11 | Book Rank #1908(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
• zhěnzhen3枕x6 | Book Rank #3114(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])
• bèibei4被x26 | Book Rank #927quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
• qí quánqi2 quan2齐全x1 | Book Rank #9836complete; comprehensive
• měi jiānmei3 jian1每间x3 | Book Rank #5135
• chuángchuang2床x49 | Book Rank #504bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc
• yī ményi1 men2一门x2 | Book Rank #6713
• guān jǐnguan1 jin3关紧x22 | Book Rank #1082to close firmly; to fasten securely; to make fast; to lock
• gāng qiǎogang1 qiao3刚巧x2 | Book Rank #6714by chance; by coincidence; by good luck
• zhèng hǎozheng4 hao3正好x6 | Book Rank #3115just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
• chū kǒuchu1 kou3出口x11 | Book Rank #1909an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
• tiáo gēngtiao2 geng1调羹x6 | Book Rank #3116spoon; (esp.) Chinese soup spoon (often ceramic)
• kuāng lāngkuang1 lang1哐啷x2 | Book Rank #6715(onom.) clang; clatter; bang; crash; clank
• luò dàoluo4 dao4落到x12 | Book Rank #1760
• shí sān diǎnshi2 san1 dian3十三点x14 | Book Rank #1572half-witted; nitwit
• yàoyao4药x13 | Book Rank #1666药 yào: 药 yao4: leaf of the iris药 yào: 药 yao4: medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]; to poison
• niáng jiùniang2 jiu4娘舅x18 | Book Rank #1285
• fàng xīn hǎo lefang4 xin1 hao3 le5放心好了x6 | Book Rank #3117
• liǎng wèiliang3 wei4两位x37 | Book Rank #660
• jǐn guǎnjin3 guan3尽管x9 | Book Rank #2254despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
• má jiàngma2 jiang4麻将x9 | Book Rank #2255mahjong; CL:局[ju2],副[fu4]
• èe4愕x1 | Book Rank #9837startled
• lǎo páilao3 pai2老牌x4 | Book Rank #4193old, well-known brand; old style; old school; an old hand; experienced veteran
• hùohuo4货x21 | Book Rank #1125goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]
• shí jīnshi2 jin1十斤x3 | Book Rank #5136
• yángyang2洋x24 | Book Rank #1001ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
• fān shǔfan1 shu3番薯x2 | Book Rank #6716(dialect) sweet potato; yam
• sān dàisan1 dai4三代x7 | Book Rank #2740three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
• pín nóngpin2 nong2贫农x4 | Book Rank #4194poor peasant
• diào láidiao4 lai2调来x2 | Book Rank #6717
• jiàn dìngjian4 ding4鉴定x4 | Book Rank #4195to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate
• zhěng gēnzheng3 gen1整根x1 | Book Rank #9838
• xiāng tóngxiang1 tong2相同x2 | Book Rank #6718identical; same
• kǎn, qiànkan3, qian4嵌x13 | Book Rank #1667嵌 kǎn: 嵌 kan3: see 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2]嵌 qiàn: 嵌 qian4: to inlay; to embed; Taiwan pr. [qian1]
• xiàng yáxiang4 ya2象牙x2 | Book Rank #6719ivory; elephant tusk
• yín gōuyin2 gou1银钩x1 | Book Rank #9839
• bǐ zhìbi3 zhi4笔致x1 | Book Rank #9840
• gǔ pǔgu3 pu3古朴x1 | Book Rank #9841simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)
• jiā dàngjia1 dang4家当x6 | Book Rank #3118familial property; belongings
• yǎn guāngyan3 guang1眼光x12 | Book Rank #1761gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
• fù páifu4 pai2副牌x3 | Book Rank #5137
• zhōu jiāzhou1 jia1周家x2 | Book Rank #6720
• tǔ gǎitu3 gai3土改x4 | Book Rank #4196land reform (abbr. for 土地改革[tu3 di4 gai3 ge2])
• jiā chǎnjia1 chan3家产x7 | Book Rank #2741family property
• shíshi2十x13 | Book Rank #1668ten; 10