Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful
- wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
- pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop
- (of skin) satiny
- one's mind
- unconsciously
- thumping sound (onom.); to be eager and anxious (to do sth); faithful and upright
- to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- 食 shí: 食 shi2: to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse食 sì: 食 si4: to feed (a person or animal)
- to just happen to coincide with
- fasting days; a fast
- several years; many years
- to abstain from eating meat; to be a vegetarian
- (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
- 正 zhèng: 正 zheng4: straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive正 zhēng: 正 zheng1: first month of the lunar year
- pimple; pustule
- 期 qī: 期 qi1: period; cycle期 qī: 期 qi1: a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]
- 谓 Wèi: 谓 Wei4: surname Wei谓 wèi: 谓 wei4: to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense
- now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
- bright and neat
- in good health
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- from now on; since then; henceforth
- to end abstinence; to resume (drinking) after a break; to break (a taboo)
- 否 fǒu: 否 fou3: to negate; to deny; not否 pǐ: 否 pi3: clogged; evil
- to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
- 国 Gúo: 国 Guo2: surname Guo国 gúo: 国 guo2: country; nation; state; (bound form) national
- to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth
- to make merry
- section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)
- (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)
- (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
- to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
- (bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful; at ease
- secret inner room; bridal room
- bridesmaid; maid of honor; matron of honor
- to sit face-to-face and drink
- finger-guessing game
- then; at once; always; (archaic) luggage rack on a chariot
- north; (classical) to be defeated
- intoxicated
- to wake up; to be awake; to become aware; to sober up; to come to
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit
- (of a woman) to adorn oneself; makeup; adornment; trousseau; stage makeup and costume