Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- poem; CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]
- general collection; anthology
- common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party
- to gather; to collect
- sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- title; heading; headline; caption; subject
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
- convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
- later generation
- whole number; integer (math.); round figure
- traditional Chinese style
- regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
- male-female; male and female
- (romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair
- love song
- Tang dynasty (618-907)
- Bai Juyi (772-846), Tang dynasty poet
- wet nurse
- to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
- 弄 lòng: 弄 long4: lane; alley弄 nòng: 弄 nong4: to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with
- 屏 bǐng: 屏 bing3: to get rid of; to put aside; to reject; to keep control; to hold (one's breath)屏 píng: 屏 ping2: (standing) screen屏 bīng: 屏 bing1: used in 屏營|屏营[bing1 ying2]
- cannot; to fail to; unable to
- a hundred or so
- 差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly
- simple; not complicated
- learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (CL:門|门[men2]); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships)
- superficial
- to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach
- muddy; covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc); daubed in
- dust
- mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4]
- bright; shining; glittering; to become clear
- here
- (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation
- modest; self-deprecating
- to force someone to do something
- to settle a marriage; betrothal
- Tang dynasty (618–907)
- lengthy (report or speech)
- always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time