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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| 石 石 | stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 | |
| 二世 二世 | the Second (of numbered kings); second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans) | |
| 总管 總管 | to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward | |
| 受用 受用 | to enjoy; to reap the benefits (of sth) | |
| 梯己 梯己 | intimate; private saving of family members | |
| 赵 趙 | surname; ancient state | |
| 造化 造化 | (literary) Nature; the Creator | |
| 贾 賈 | surname; merchant; buy, trade | |
| 修造 修造 | to build; to repair | |
| 世上 世上 | on earth | |
| 猪肉 豬肉 | pork | |
| 展 展 | open, unfold; stretch, extend | |
| 准备好了 準備好了 | to be ready | |
| 农 農 | agriculture, farming; farmer | |
| 花香 花香 | fragrance of flowers | |
| 终 終 | end; finally, in the end | |
| 邻 鄰 | neighbor; neighborhood | |
| 源 源 | spring; source, head; surname | |
| 一并 一並 | variant of | |
| 世人 世人 | people (in general); people around the world; everyone | |
| 修行 修行 | to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft | |
| 势 勢 | power, force; tendency | |
| 金银 金銀 | gold and silver | |
| 传话 傳話 | to pass on a story; to communicate a message | |
| 图画 圖畫 | drawing; picture | |
| 整齐 整齊 | orderly; neat; even; tidy | |
| 老太太 老太太 | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | |
| 迎接 迎接 | to welcome; to greet | |
| 春 旾 | spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | |
| 夏 夏 | summer | |
| 功夫 功夫 | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | |
| 主意 主意 | plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi] | |
| 先进 先進 | advanced (technology); to advance | |
| 至今 至今 | so far; to this day; until now | |
| 静 靜 | still; calm; quiet; not moving | |
| 放到 放到 | Put in | |
| 果然 果然 | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | |
| 富 富 | rich; abundant; wealthy | |
| 补 補 | to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement | |
| 齐 齊 | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 村 村 | village | |
| 搬 搬 | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | |
| 游 遊 | to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel | |
| 上去 上去 | to go up | |
| 桥 橋 | bridge | |
| 烟 煙 | cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke; mist; vapour; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke | |
| 领 領 | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 赶紧 趕緊 | hurriedly; without delay |