Vocabulary
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| 鸡汤 雞湯 | chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) | |
| 修行 修行 | to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft | |
| 体己 體己 | intimate; private saving of family members | |
| 赶来 趕來 | to rush over | |
| 可吃 可吃 | edible | |
| 牛饮 牛飲 | gulp | |
| 口福 口福 | happy knack for chancing upon fine food | |
| 省亲 省親 | to visit one's parents | |
| 爷 爺 | father, grandfather | |
| 古往今来 古往今來 | since ancient times; since times immemorial | |
| 病者 病者 | sick person; patient | |
| 几时 幾時 | at what time?; when? | |
| 破费 破費 | to spend (money or time) | |
| 工夫 工夫 | (old) laborer | |
| 认得 認得 | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | |
| 木头 木頭 | slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc) | |
| 老太太 老太太 | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | |
| 大夫 大夫 | senior official (in imperial China) | |
| 底下 底下 | the location below sth; afterwards | |
| 裙子 裙子 | skirt | |
| 日常 日常 | day-to-day; daily; everyday | |
| 不安 不安 | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried | |
| 巧 巧 | opportunely; coincidentally; as it happens; skillful; timely | |
| 不论 不論 | whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss | |
| 年纪 年紀 | age | |
| 上来 上來 | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 福 福 | good fortune; happiness; luck | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 土 土 | earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 | |
| 当中 當中 | among; in the middle; in the center | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 桥 橋 | bridge | |
| 领 領 | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 初 初 | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic | |
| 困 困 | to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 修 修 | to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) | |
| 板 板 | board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious | |
| 布 佈 | cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known | |
| 压 壓 | to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure | |
| 慢慢 慢慢 | slowly | |
| 猪 豬 | hog; pig; swine | |
| 乐 樂 | happy; cheerful; to laugh | |
| 配 配 | to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 下面 下面 | below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian] | |
| 皮 皮 | leather; skin; fur; pico- (one trillionth); naughty | |
| 朝 朝 | abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea |