Dream in Red Mansions
Episode review
Literary Talent Tested by Composing Inscriptions for Grandview Garden
S1E7 · 大观园试才题对额
Vocabulary
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| 记事 記事 | to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy) | |
| 各国 各國 | each country; every country; various countries | |
| 四次 四次 | fourth; four times; quartic | |
| 习 習 | practice; flapping wings | |
| 买回 買回 | to buy back; to redeem; repurchase | |
| 正门 正門 | main entrance; main gate; portal | |
| 不可 不可 | cannot; should not; must not | |
| 桌 桌 | table, desk, stand | |
| 椅 椅 | chair, seat | |
| 幔子 幔子 | curtain; veil | |
| 四十 四十 | forty; 40 | |
| 昨日 昨日 | yesterday | |
| 几个 幾個 | a few; several; how many | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 再不 再不 | or else; alternatively | |
| 比下去 比下去 | to defeat; to be superior to | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 过人 過人 | to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent | |
| 还给 還給 | to return sth to sb | |
| 要看 要看 | (it) depends on... | |
| 十二 十二 | twelve; 12 | |
| 十八 十八 | eighteen; 18 | |
| 读书人 讀書人 | scholar; intellectual | |
| 着呢 著呢 | comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather | |
| 侯门 侯門 | noble house | |
| 下个 下個 | second (of two parts); next (week etc); subsequent; the following | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 太好了 太好了 | very good | |
| 你等 你等 | (archaic) you all | |
| 明 明 | bright, light, brilliant; clear | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 贵妃 貴妃 | senior concubine; imperial consort | |
| 怎么回事 怎麼回事 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | |
| 半年 半年 | half a year | |
| 北边 北邊 | north; north side; northern part; to the north of | |
| 要不是 要不是 | if it were not for; but for | |
| 里边 裡邊 | inside | |
| 一点儿 一點兒 | erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more | |
| 有用 有用 | useful | |
| 姐 姐 | older sister | |
| 读书 讀書 | to read a book; to study; to attend school | |
| 这边 這邊 | this side; here | |
| 奶 奶 | breast; milk; to breastfeed | |
| 干什么 幹什麼 | what are you doing?; what's he up to? | |
| 是不是 是不是 | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not | |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? | |
| 这儿 這兒 | here | |
| 百 百 | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 那边 那邊 | over there; yonder |