Dream in Red Mansions

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Literary Talent Tested by Composing Inscriptions for Grandview Garden

S1E7 · 大观园试才题对额 dàguānyuán shì cái tí duì é

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4.4 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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一块儿 一塊兒 yī kuài r erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar Colloquialism HSK 1
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 1
奶奶 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
太和 太和 Tài hé Taihe, a county in Fuyang, Anhui; Taihe, a district of Jinzhou City, Liaoning Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
里人 里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province; peasant (derog.); (of a school of thought etc) follower Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
老子 老子 Lǎo zǐ Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism; the sacred book of Daoism, by Laozi Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上元 上元 Shàng yuán Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
大小姐 大小姐 dà xiǎo jie eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman; Miss High and Mighty ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
二奶 二奶 èr nǎi mistress; second wife; lover ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
荷包 荷包 hé bāo embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc; purse; pocket (in clothing) ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
不送 不送 bù sòng don't bother to see me out ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
山子 山子 shān zi rock garden; rockery ∼HSK 1
想来 想來 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that ∼HSK 1
二老 二老 èr lǎo mother and father; parents ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
小厮 小廝 xiǎo sī (literary) underage male servant ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
门外 門外 mén wài outside the door ∼HSK 1
快点 快點 kuài diǎn to do sth more quickly; Hurry up!; Get a move on! ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
老太 老太 lǎo tài old lady ∼HSK 1
二哥 二哥 èr gē second brother ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
不住 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly ∼HSK 1
好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
妹子 妹子 mèi zi (dialect) younger sister; girl ∼HSK 1
京 京 Jīng capital city ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
花呢 花呢 huā ní fancy suiting ∼HSK 1
蹄子 蹄子 tí zi hoof; (old) wench; hussy ∼HSK 1
那还用说 那還用説 nà hái yòng shuō that goes without saying ∼HSK 1
记事 記事 jì shì to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy) ∼HSK 1