Zhong wen 3

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Vocabulary of Zhong wen 3.

lift; start

xiāngtownship; native place

zhēngcontend; dispute

rén men人们people

tā men他们they/them

at a short distance from the ground; hang down

hòuinquire after; observe

hare

lěngcold; deserted

dāosomething shaped like a knife; one hundred sheets of paper

fēnseparate; distribute

fēn shǒu分手say good-bye

gāngfirm; exactly

dào dǐ到底to the end/finish/utmost; at last

dòngmove; budge

láohard-working; make somebody toil

qiānthousand; a great amount/number of

quèdrive back; decline

biànbecome different; change in nature or state

tīng jiàn听见hear

xiánall; a surname

dì fang地方place; part

chángtaste; try

cénglayer; a component part in a sequence

shān yāo山腰hillside

sixth of the Heavenly Stems; oneself

cloth; a copper coin in ancient times

chánglaw and order; regular pattern

cháng cháng常常often

chuángbed; bed-shaped implement

yīng gāi应该should

certainly; have to

niànthink of; consider

ignore; suddenly

hū rán忽然all of a sudden

mànslow; rude

chéngachievement; in considerable numbers or amounts

dǎ kāi打开open; bring about a new situation

zhāobeckon; enlist

zhāo shǒu招手beckon

guàhang; be concerned about

diàowave; show off

feel; grope for

gù xiāng故乡homeland

gèngfurther; more

yǒu shí有时sometimes

wànglook/gaze into the distance; plenilune

shù shāo树梢treetop

shāothin end of a twig; thin end of a long narrow thing

lóustoreyed building; floor

vapour

athirst;yearningly

mǎnfull; satisfied

ránright; so

gǒudog; damned

zhūpearl; bead

tiánsweet; happy

be not sure if it is true or not; suspect

yántable salt; salt

yǎn jing眼睛eye

shuìsleep

shuì jiào睡觉fall asleep

zhīknow; knowledge

zhī dào知道be aware of

tángsugar; sugar

ěr duo耳朵ear

yāowaist; waist

self; from

zì jǐ自己oneself; closely related

luòfall; go/come down

honey; honey-like things

yī fu衣服clothing

jiàosleep

shīpoetry

riddle; enigma

tiàojump; bounce

guòcross; after

guò lai过来

cǎipick; extract

yínsilver; relating to currency or money

jìngstill; serene

await; have to

piāowave to and fro; unsteady

shǒuhead; highest

mǎ shàng马上right away

bí zi鼻子nose

wān yāo弯腰bend down; admit being defeated

māocat; hide oneself

praise; promise

yī xià zi一下子same as 一下

liángcool; discouraged

shùnumber; several

pǎorun; walk

yī biān yī biān一边…一边……while...

lǐ bái李白Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty

yǒu shí hou有时候sometimes

wáng zhī huàn王之涣Wang Zhihuan , also Wang Tsu-huan, a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty's Kaiyuan era. He is known for his famous poem entitled "On the Stork Tower"

xià lai下来the neutral tone of 下来

chū lai出来the neutral tone of 出来

láo dòng劳动human activities to create material and spiritual wealth;physical/manual labour