Vocabulary: 邯郸记
- 比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4]
- don't!; must not
- simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely
- forms of versification; conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition; metrical verse
- to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution
- ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- 文 Wén: 文 Wen2: surname Wen文 wén: 文 wen2: language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67
- (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind; (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
- interesting; to interest
- 神 Shén: 神 Shen2: God神 shén: 神 shen2: god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing
- 色 shǎi: 色 shai3: (coll.) color; used in 色子[shai3 zi5]色 sè: 色 se4: color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex
- to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- 丽 lì: 丽 li4: beautiful丽 Lí: 丽 Li2: Korea
- 俊 jùn: 俊 jun4: smart; eminent; handsome; talented俊 zùn: 俊 zun4: (dialectal pronunciation of 俊[jun4]); cool; neat
- sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
- thus; so; like that; you; thou
- one by one; one after another
- 顾 Gù: 顾 Gu4: surname Gu顾 gù: 顾 gu4: to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
- the four tones of Middle Chinese: level tone 平聲|平声, rising tone 上聲|上声, departing tone 去聲|去声 and entering tone 入聲|入声; the four tones of Modern Standard Mandarin
- 否 pǐ: 否 pi3: clogged; evil否 fǒu: 否 fou3: to negate; to deny; not
- as; as if; such as
- certainly; must; will; necessarily
- letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract
- sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
- to obstruct; to stop up
- (bound form) sluggish; stagnant
- to burst forth; to spurt; to crack; split
- 拽 zhuài: 拽 zhuai4: to pull; to tug at (sth)拽 zhuāi: 拽 zhuai1: to throw; to fling拽 zhuǎi: 拽 zhuai3: self-satisfied; cocky (alternative written form of 跩[zhuai3])
- afraid; frightened; to fear
- 成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
- 答 dá: 答 da2: to answer; to reply; to respond答 dā: 答 da1: bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc
- 吕 Lǚ: 吕 Lu:3: surname Lü吕 lǚ: 吕 lu:3: pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
- 姜 Jiāng: 姜 Jiang1: surname Jiang姜 jiāng: 姜 jiang1: ginger
- 山 shān: 山 shan1: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on山 Shān: 山 Shan1: surname Shan
- 沈 Shěn: 沈 Shen3: surname Shen沈 shěn: 沈 shen3: (literary) juice沈 Shěn: 沈 Shen3: short name for 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2]
- luster of gem
- head; be headed by
- to stress in a prejudiced way; to emphasize sth unduly
- (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme