Vocabulary
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| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 那个 那個 | 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 | |
| 进京 進京 | to enter the capital; to go to Beijing | |
| 觐见 覲見 | to have an audience (with the Emperor) | |
| 午 午 | noon; 7th terrestrial branch | |
| 用膳 用膳 | to dine | |
| 十五 十五 | fifteen; 15 | |
| 国事 國事 | affairs of the nation; politics | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 一个 一個 | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) | |
| 着呢 著呢 | comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather | |
| 中的 中的 | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head | |
| 有了 有了 | I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1]) | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 工 工 | labor, work; worker, laborer | |
| 星 星 | a star, planet; any point of light | |
| 十七 十七 | seventeen; 17 | |
| 妃子笑 妃子笑 | concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee | |
| 衣 衣 | clothes, clothing; cover, skin | |
| 做人 做人 | to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity | |
| 不在 不在 | not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased | |
| 太子 太子 | crown prince | |
| 花呢 花呢 | fancy suiting | |
| 叫做 叫做 | to be called; to be known as | |
| 凋谢 凋謝 | to wither; to wilt; wizened | |
| 住口 住口 | shut up; shut your mouth; stop talking | |
| 了事 了事 | to dispose of a matter; to be done with it | |
| 坏了 壞了 | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost | |
| 说上 說上 | to say; to speak; to talk | |
| 上回 上回 | last time; the previous time | |
| 今 今 | now, today, modern era | |
| 回禀 回稟 | to report back to one's superior | |
| 不明 不明 | not clear; unknown; to fail to understand | |
| 的哥 的哥 | male taxi driver; cabbie (slang) | |
| 一点 一點 | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia | |
| 拿来 拿來 | to bring; to fetch; to get | |
| 打进 打進 | to breach; to invade | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 不到 不到 | not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than | |
| 话说回来 話說回來 | (but) then again; (but) on the other hand | |
| 要说 要說 | as for; when it comes to | |
| 要事 要事 | important matter | |
| 动辄 動輒 | easily; readily; frequently; at every turn; at the slightest pretext | |
| 站起来 站起來 | to stand up | |
| 慢用 慢用 | same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1] | |
| 会要 會要 | dynastic records of imperial China | |
| 昨日 昨日 | yesterday | |
| 太过 太過 | excessively; too | |
| 次子 次子 | second son | |
| 家事 家事 | family matters; domestic affairs; housework |