Vocabulary: 浮生忆语集
- since; as; this being the case
- good and bad; merits and drawbacks
- 吧 ba: 吧 ba5: (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.吧 bā: 吧 ba1: bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]吧 biā: 吧 bia1: (onom.) smack!
- ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
- superficial
- respect; aspect; field; side; CL:個|个[ge4]
- it seems; seemingly; as if
- best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- to make fun of
- at that time; originally
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- perhaps; maybe
- rather
- graceful; fine; elegant
- a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]
- to stop
- nature; disposition; temperament; character; CL:個|个[ge4]
- straightforward; outspoken
- action; conduct; behavior; activity
- to fulfill one's desire; to find sth satisfactory
- to restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
- pedantic; trite; inflexible; adherence to old ideas
- Confucian scholar (old)
- occasionally; once in a while; sometimes
- sometimes
- hand towel; handkerchief
- fan; CL:把[ba3]
- to be bound to; to be sure to
- first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
- to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
- to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy
- etiquette
- to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
- as the proverb says; as they say...
- to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
- false; phony; sham
- surface; face; outside; appearance
- (of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become familiar with (nature, places, ideas, art etc)
- nothing can surpass
- don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
- heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter
- external; outside; outward appearance