Vocabulary: 南方与北方
- commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
- gradually
- (literary) to be very familiar with (sb or sth); well acquainted with; fully conversant with
- to till; to cultivate
- to understand profoundly; well-versed; skillful; practiced; to have the knack
- soil
- to open up; to set up; to establish
- to remember; to recall; memory
- mountains; a range of hills
- 粗 cū: 粗 cu1: (of sth long) wide; thick; (of sth granular) coarse; (of a voice) gruff; (of sb's manner etc) rough; crude; careless; rude粗 cū: 粗 cu1: remote; distant
- 板 bǎn: 板 ban3: board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); CL:塊|块[kuai4]; accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious板 pàn: 板 pan4: to catch sight of in a doorway (old)板 bǎn: 板 ban3: used in 老闆|老板[lao3 ban3]
- 前门 qián mén: 前门 qian2 men2: front door; main entrance; honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)前门 Qián mén: 前门 Qian2 men2: Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2
- adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
- car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
- to transport; to carry
- lateral side; side; aspect; profile
- straw from barley or wheat
- ugly; unsightly
- messy; disarrayed; disheveled
- echo
- light; beam of light; gleam of light; light reflected from an object
- to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly
- difference; peculiar
- to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth
- each other; one another
- to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up
- to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
- treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
- souvenir; memento
- to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
- pressure
- to lighten; to ease; to alleviate
- incessant
- to collapse (lit. or fig.)
- 执事 zhí shì: 执事 zhi2 shi4: to perform one's job; attendant; job; duties; (respectful appellation for the addressee) you; your Excellency; (Church) deacon执事 zhí shi: 执事 zhi2 shi5: paraphernalia of a guard of honor
- office; business premises
- to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out
- account books; registers; records
- friend
- to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
- empty; deserted