Vocabulary
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| 心慌 心慌 | to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat | |
| 姥爷 姥爺 | maternal grandfather (dialectal) | |
| 巴结 巴結 | to fawn on; to curry favor with; to make up to | |
| 发扬光大 發揚光大 | to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development | |
| 商贩 商販 | trader; peddler | |
| 一声不吭 一聲不吭 | to not say a word | |
| 底子 底子 | base; foundation; bottom | |
| 文人 文人 | scholar; literati | |
| 嫁妆 嫁妝 | dowry | |
| 照例 照例 | as a rule; as usual; usually | |
| 按理说 按理說 | it is reasonable to say that... | |
| 污蔑 污衊 | to slander; to smear; to tarnish | |
| 分寸 分寸 | propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms | |
| 富足 富足 | rich; plentiful | |
| 眼红 眼紅 | to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious | |
| 着力 著力 | to put effort into sth; to try really hard | |
| 操劳 操勞 | to work hard; to look after | |
| 伯伯 伯伯 | father's elder brother; uncle | |
| 枣 棗 | (bound form) jujube; Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba) | |
| 苦力 苦力 | bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times | |
| 正月 正月 | first month of the lunar year | |
| 怠慢 怠慢 | to slight; to neglect | |
| 敢情 敢情 | actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course | |
| 拜见 拜見 | to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior | |
| 祭奠 祭奠 | to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service | |
| 万万 萬萬 | absolutely; wholly | |
| 乖巧 乖巧 | clever (child); smart; lovable; cute | |
| 勤快 勤快 | diligent; hardworking | |
| 魄力 魄力 | courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive | |
| 声势 聲勢 | fame and power; prestige; influence; impetus; momentum | |
| 状元 狀元 | top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light | |
| 每逢 每逢 | every time; on each occasion; whenever | |
| 孝敬 孝敬 | to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents | |
| 倔 倔 | used in 倔强 | |
| 刁难 刁難 | to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diāo nán] | |
| 馋 饞 | gluttonous; greedy; to have a craving | |
| 叮嘱 叮囑 | to warn repeatedly; to urge; to exhort again and again | |
| 算盘 算盤 | abacus; plan; scheme | |
| 趁早 趁早 | as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late | |
| 不难 不難 | Not difficult | |
| 吃苦 吃苦 | to bear hardships | |
| 请柬 請柬 | invitation card; written invitation | |
| 告状 告狀 | to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit | |
| 绕行 繞行 | to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit; (of a sailor) to circumnavigate; to take a detour; to bypass | |
| 穴位 穴位 | acupuncture point; location of a grave | |
| 不平 不平 | uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied | |
| 日前 日前 | the other day; a few days ago | |
| 瓜子 瓜子 | melon seed; seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack | |
| 投奔 投奔 | to seek shelter; to seek asylum | |
| 喜事 喜事 | happy occasion; wedding |