Yu Wen Grade 5(A)

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Here are all the words you need to know in Yu Wen Grade 5(A).

qiūmound; grave

nǎibe; so

hàithe last of the Twelve Earthly Branches

mu

xiǎngenjoy; #$

estimate

qīninvade; move/advance gradually

jiǎnfrugal

wēisnuggle up to

pick meat from bones; clean with a pointed instrument

xiáa small box

xiémake joint efforts; assist

fēnused as a component of 吩咐

smack one's lips; taste or savour carefully

zāi

yāoused at the end of a sentence for imperative moods; syllable filler used in songs

yīnkeep silent; dumb

huìbeak or snout; mouth

shìhave a liking for

lěirampart; build by piling up bricks, stones, earth, etc.

wall; wall of structure

fèngpresent; receive

sǎoelder brother's wife; sister

xiángrudge; dislike

hónggrand

tread on; shoe

chàforked; turn off the main road

qiànembed

yōudim; deep

liánhonest and clean; low-priced

drive/ride; administer

shìdepend on; mother

kěnearnestly; request

duòlazy; inert

huángfrightened

support; resist

guǎicrutch; turn

niùdisobey

arrest; restrain

áisuffer; drag out

hángshort for Hángzhōu; a surname

unsettled

zhàpress for extracting juice, oil, etc.; press

liúpomegranate

dǎiwicked

diàn殿hall; bring up the rear

xùnseasonal flood

tàisafe; arrogant

xièflow swiftly; have loose bowels

chénglimpid; clarify

lánbillows

hànvast

huángbright

prison; lawsuit

shānnow written as 珊瑚

lóngjade for asking rain

used as a component of 珊瑚

lüèsummary; strategy

huánggrand; emperor

móupupil

jiǎneyelid

used as a component of 瞌睡

ǎishort; low

jiāoreef; coral reef

kuāngbasket; basketful

shāisieve; separate or sift out coarse particles and retain the fine by means of a sieve or screen

luósquare-bottomed and finely woven bamboo basket

chuòample; delicate and pretty

fǒuan ancient Chinese wine vessel made of pottery with a narrow mouth and bulging body; clay percussion instrument

hǎnrare

zuìillegal activity; fault

tāifoetus; birth

chénan official under a feudal ruler; your servant

màntrailing plant's stems and branches; multiply

lìnChinese small iris; a surname

hénggraduated arm of a steelyard; weigh

shuāidecline

páogown

shìswear; vow

nuòpromise; yes

huǎnglie; tell a lie

qiǎncondemn; be demoted on account of wrongdoing

yíngwin; gain profit

lie on one's stomach; bend over

diction; a type of classical Chinese literature

disgrace; humiliate

chóupropose a toast; requite

niàngmake; wine

péikeep somebody company; assist from the sidelines

línghill; tomb

xiànpitfall; be captured/conquered

sǔnfalcon

línscale; scale-like

tuóostrich

egret

dàiblack pigment used in ancient times by women to paint their eyebrows; black

xiàngappraise; looks

put; add

sǒuused as a component of 抖擞

xūnsmoke; smoke