Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- 屈 Qū: 屈 Qu1: surname Qu屈 qū: 屈 qu1: bent; to feel wronged
- to test; to try; experiment; examination; test
- (literary) chopsticks
- 塞 sài: 塞 sai4: (bound form) strategic stronghold塞 sè: 塞 se4: (bound form) to block; to obstruct塞 sāi: 塞 sai1: to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork
- mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- to chew; to think over
- brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat
- nose
- 嚼 jiào: 嚼 jiao4: used in 倒嚼[dao3 jiao4]嚼 jiáo: 嚼 jiao2: to chew; also pr. [jue2]
- unpleasant odor
- sesame oil
- 加 Jiā: 加 Jia1: Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]); surname Jia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)")
- (refined) white sugar
- a little; a few
- to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)
- fresh and delicious; tasty
- to mash; to beat to a pulp
- 双 Shuāng: 双 Shuang1: surname Shuang双 shuāng: 双 shuang1: two; double; pair; both; even (number)
- thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam
- end; finish
- texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
- cannot; should not; must not
- younger male patrilineal cousin
- emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
- boat
- son's daughter; granddaughter
- to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite
- deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)
- to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- married woman
- 属 zhǔ: 属 zhu3: to join together; to fix one's attention on; to concentrate on属 shǔ: 属 shu3: category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute
- pure; simple; unmixed; genuine
- jewelry; head ornament
- 贵 gùi: 贵 gui4: expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your贵 Gùi: 贵 Gui4: short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
- broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
- to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
- to treasure; to value; to cherish
- to gather; to collect
- 分 fēn: 分 fen1: to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)分 fèn: 分 fen4: part; share; ingredient; component
- 门 mén: 门 men2: gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4]); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc; (suffix) -gate (scandal)门 Mén: 门 Men2: surname Men
- 汇 hùi: 汇 hui4: to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange汇 hùi: 汇 hui4: class; collection
- 帙 zhì: 帙 zhi4: book cover帙 Zhì: 帙 Zhi4: surname Zhi帙 zhì: 帙 zhi4: (classifier) ten years
- to gather; to unite; to unify; whole