Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- to exclaim in admiration
- secretly; inwardly
- anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
- mind; thoughts; inclination; mood
- to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
- on the body; at hand; among
- to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)
- older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to like; to be fond of
- gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
- obedient; to comply; to submit; to defer
- at once; on the spot
- we; us; ourselves; our
- (bound form) marriage; wedding; (bound form) to marry
- 当年 dāng nián: 当年 dang1 nian2: in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life当年 dàng nián: 当年 dang4 nian2: that very same year
- winter
- older female patrilineal cousin
- to get married (of woman)
- together
- to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
- to match; to suit; mutually compatible
- still; as before; yet
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4]
- clothes
- gorgeous
- only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
- 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")
- 这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- not only; not just
- to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
- shoulder
- back of the neck; nape
- slender; lanky; tall and thin
- expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)
- (literary) to look around; (literary) to care for
- in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
- only
- slight; faint; humble