Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province
- ridge; mound
- level; even; smooth; flat
- to add parallels and interpretations (to a story etc); to develop and embellish; to interpret (often in a strained manner)
- name of a river
- fifth
- rock garden; rockery
- 孔 Kǒng: 孔 Kong3: surname Kong孔 kǒng: 孔 kong3: hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings
- to suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture
- natural charm (of writings, works of art etc)
- 康 Kāng: 康 Kang1: surname Kang康 kāng: 康 kang1: healthy; peaceful; abundant
- exquisite; elegant; fine
- to wash silk
- respectful
- (of a project) to be completed
- 牧 mù: 牧 mu4: to herd; to breed livestock; to govern (old); government official (old)牧 Mù: 牧 Mu4: surname Mu
- mist; haze; cloudy sky
- gentlemen (form of address)
- to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhao1 ban4], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[ban4 gong1 shi4])
- 圩 wéi: 圩 wei2: dike圩 xū: 圩 xu1: (dialect) country fair; country market
- temporary imperial residence
- the second time; second; number two
- to revere; to admire
- Los Angeles Clippers (NBA team)
- scull (single oar worked from side to side over the stern of a boat)
- oar; paddle; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- to speed along
- to discharge water; to appear out of the water; to break the surface
- bridle
- in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash; to turn one's eyes
- to rise into the air; to become airborne
- unripe
- flourishing; bustling
- to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of; to compete or strive for; to force one's way through; to leave out; to lose
- music and song (formal writing)
- 雕 diāo: 雕 diao1: to carve; to engrave; shrewd; bird of prey雕 diāo: 雕 diao1: bird of prey