Vocabulary: 浮生六记
- to recite; to repeat from memory
- famous piece of writing
- father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to pass away; to die
- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
- zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric
- (bound form) to rely on; (literary) one's mother
- to rely on; father and mother (classical)
- spinning and weaving
- to sew
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- working woman
- meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
- antiquity
- to send; to give as a present
- teacher
- gift; present; CL:件[jian4],份[fen4]
- monetary reward; remuneration
- The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
- (bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
- voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
- (literary) salary of a private tutor
- that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
- to teach; to instruct; to induce
- dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times); dried; withered
- meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- (of a wife) to return to her parental home; (fig.) to return to one's old place, job, school etc
- to go home to visit one's family
- forty; 40
- pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf
- to get married (of woman)
- garret; loft; attic
- (coll.) eye tooth (maxillary canine tooth)
- in former times; the olden days
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 地方 dì fang: 地方 di4 fang5: place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:處|处[chu4]地方 dì fāng: 地方 di4 fang1: region; regional (away from the central administration); local
- to be unlucky
- facial features; appearence; physiognomy
- Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
- 贺 Hè: 贺 He4: surname He贺 hè: 贺 he4: to congratulate
- sketch biography; profile
- frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- 着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add