Vocabulary: 过得刚好
- any; whatever; whichever
- value system; personal or cultural values
- light reading
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- grass roots (lit. and fig.)
- other people; others; other person
- we; us; ourselves; our
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- actually; in fact; really
- 便宜 pián yi: 便宜 pian2 yi5: cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly便宜 biàn yí: 便宜 bian4 yi2: convenient
- ginseng
- lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)
- caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) (The fungus grows within the body of a caterpillar, culminating in the emergence of a stalked fruiting body from the caterpillar's head, and is a much-prized and expensive ingredient used as a tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.)
- 东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
- 不了 bù le: 不了 bu4 le5: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)不了 bù liǎo: 不了 bu4 liao3: (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly
- 人家 rén jia: 人家 ren2 jia5: other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me (referring to oneself as "one" or "people")人家 rén jiā: 人家 ren2 jia1: household; dwelling; family; sb else's house; household business; house of woman's husband-to-be; CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1]
- 大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- yellow chives (Chinese chives grown without sunlight, resulting in white stems and yellow leaves)
- during; at the time of
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- skill; art
- so far; to this day; until now
- first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
- called; named
- afterwards; later; newly arrived
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- to edit; to compile; editor; compiler
- to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])
- to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
- name of a book; reputation as calligrapher
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- 过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)
- just; exactly; to happen to be
- the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind
- (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
- unfavorable; adverse
- to obstruct; to hinder; to block; obstruction; hindrance
- at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- brightly colored decorations (idiom); splendid
- story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
- 那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na
- 曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng