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Gateway to the Chinese Classics, Ch. 9
Vocabulary from text by Jeannette Faurot
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Language - Chinese
Undergraduate 1
07/07/2019

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Definition

 

heal(er), doctor

medicine, medical

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Definition

dào

 

steall, rob

thief, robber

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Definition

cáng

 

store up, hoard

save up, reserve

hide away, stash

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Definition

zhòng

 

crowd, multitude

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Definition

jié

 

knot

tie, fasten, attach

join, connect

construct

contract, agree to

conclude, decide

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Definition

 

go on foot

foot-soldier, infantry

disciple, apprentice

corvée laborer

crowd, group

in vain, to no avail

only, merely, just

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Definition

 

dance

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Definition

xǐng

 

sober (up)

wake up, awak(n)

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Definition

zuì

 

drunk

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Definition

jiāo

 

intersect, cross

interchange, relations

join with, combine with

mutually, reciprocally

one after another

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Definition

sàn

 

disperse(d), scatter(ed)

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Definition

yǒng

 

far-reaching, far distant

long-lasting, enduring

perpetual, eternal

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Definition

 

different

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Definition

 

ink

tattoo

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Definition

jiān

 

combine(d)

together, equal

impartial, universal

add to, annex

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Definition

 

compare

make an analogy/illustration

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Definition

chá

 

wooden raft

examine, search into

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Definition

kuī

 

deficient, diminish

lack, be missing, fail, wane

damage, loss, injure

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Definition

 

loving-kindness, tenderness

parental love

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Definition

jìn

 

forbid, prohibit(ion)

secret, arcane

incarcerate; jail

pen, fold, coop

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Definition

quàn

 

encourage, urge, exhort

(med.) persuade, convince

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Definition

dài

 

wait for, await

wait on, attend to

handle, treat

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Definition

shǒu

 

guard, protect

keep safe, defend

maintain, preserve

hold to, keep to

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Definition

bǎo

 

protect(or), guard(ian)

nourish, foster

guarantee, pledge

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Definition

léi

 

thunder

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Definition

tíng

 

thunder(clap)

lightning

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Definition

cōng

 

keen (hearing), acute

clever, astute

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Definition

gōng

 

work, labor, job

feat, achievement

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Definition

 

change, modify, deviate

err(or), fault, mistake

(med.) too much

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Definition

cuò

 

to place, dispose, arrange

lay aside, set aside

leave alone, abandon

deal with, manage, take measures

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Definition

 

hut, cottage, cabin

lodging, inn, hostel

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jìng

 

border, edge

limit, boundary

tract, region

realm, domain

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Definition

xuān

 

din, hubbub, noise

shrieking, screaming

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Definition

piān

 

oblique, inclined, slanted

off-center, leaning

one-sided, partial

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Definition

cǎi

 

pick, pluck, gather

cull, select, choose

collect, assemble

variegated, streaked, ornate

heed, take notice of

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Definition

 

chrysanthemum

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Definition

 

bamboo fence

hedge

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Definition

yōu

 

pensive, wistful

far, distant

relaxed, leisurely

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jiā

 

good, excellent

pleasing, seemly

atrractive, fair

satisfying, delightful

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Definition

biàn

 

argue, debate

quarrel, quibble

discuss, dispute

eloquent

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Definition

jìng

 

pure, clean(se)

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Definition

 

dried up, withered

careworn, haggard

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Definition

téng

 

vine

wisteria, liana

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Definition

hūn

 

dusk, twilight

dim, dim-witted

blurry, dull, dark

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Definition

 

jackdaw, crow

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Definition

cháng

 

intestines, bowels

innards

innermost feelings

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Definition

 

jug, pot

ewer

urn, vase

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Definition

bēi

 

cup

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Definition

yāo

 

meet on the way, intercept

block, impede

strive for, look for

(med.) invite, request, welcome

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Definition

yǐng

 

shadow

silhouette

reflected image

(med.) likeness, replica

portrait, image, statue

fuzzy, vague, blur(ry)

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Definition

jiě

 

untie, unknot

loosen, release

take apart, analyze

remove, eliminate

solve

open out, unfurl, reveal

explain, understand

(med.) able to, can

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Definition

zàn

 

temporarily

for a short time, briefly

temporize, delay, hesitate

suddenly, at once

just now

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Definition

bàn

 

companion, comrade

accompany, associate with

entail, involve

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徘徊

Definition

páihuái

 

go back and forth

waver

dawdle, delay

 

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Definition

huái

 

turn around, waver

upset, wrenched, twisted

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Definition

líng

 

fine rain, drizzle

gentle, muted, quiet

fall gently

fade, wither

fall apart, crumble

(med.) fragment(ed), fraction, sliver

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Definition

 

stipulated period of time

set a date, fixed date

expect, anticipate

forecast, conjecture

certainly, surely

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Definition

miǎo

 

remote, distant

long ago, long past

aloof, bemused

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Definition

 

foresee, anticipate

uneasy, apprehensive

trouble, worry, threats

deceive, fool

gamekeeper, fowler

warden, custodian

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Definition

kān

 

bear, sustain, endure

able to bear, tolerate

right for, suited for, equal to

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Definition

shǒu

 

head

peak, apex

heading, toward

foremost, chief, gist

first, beginning of

bow head to, capitulate, surrender

admit guilt, acknowledge

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Definition

diāo

 

carve(d), engrave(d)

sculpt

embellish, adorn

eagle

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Definition

lán

 

pen, stable, corral

railings, balustrade

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Definition

 

stairs, steps (of stone)

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Definition

qià

 

(med.) just so

precisely, exactly

just now

still, yet

merely, only

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Definition

hān

 

tipsy

partly drunk

exhilarated

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Definition

 

an official

clerk, bailiff

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Definition

 

go to, arrive at

pay a visit, call on

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Definition

 

what? how? why?

 

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Definition

 

avoid, evade, shun

turn from, move away

renounce, abandon

leave, let alone

be inferior to

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Definition

 

mat

(med.) feast, banquet

matting, sail

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Definition

 

tangerine, orange

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Definition

huái

 

Huai River

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Definition

zhǐ

 

trifoliate orange

bitter orange

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wèi

 

flavor, taste

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Definition

 

earth, soil

land, ground

territory, area

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Definition

 

shine, sparkle

serene, satisfied

arise, appear, thrive

amuse(ment), joke

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Definition

shì

 

horizontal crossbeam of carriage/chariot

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調

Definition

1. tiáo

 

attune, harmonize

blend, regulate

tame, train

tease, flirt with

 

2. diào

 

move, shift, transfer

tune, melody type, mode

plan, calculate

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Definition

 

take, grasp, hold

handle, control, manage

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Definition

gōng

 

house, dwelling

palace

ancestral shrine

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Definition

1. què

 

watchtower, gate-tower

imperial palace

pylon

 

2. quē

 

deficient, wanting, lacking

fault

error

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Definition

1. chéng

 

mount, ride

make use of

prevail over

 

2. shèng

 

vehicle

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Definition

qióng

 

precious gem: carnelian, sard

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Definition

 

eaves, roof

dwelling, house

shelter, protect

bearing, manner

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nòng

 

handle, manipulate

toy with, play with, enjoy

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Definition

zhuǎn

 

turn

change, alter, shift

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Definition

 

raised passageway, gallery

balcony

room, building

cabinet, cupboard, pantry

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Definition

 

sing, song

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Definition

 

monochrome silk

brocade, lacework

filigree, gauze

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Definition

 

door

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Definition

yuán

 

round, circular

circle

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Definition

 

part from, leave, separate

dispose(d), set out

pass through, experience

pair(ed) with, side-by-side

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Definition

qíng

 

clear, bright

cloudless, fair sky

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Definition

quē

 

crack, break, smash

defective, deficient

decline, wane

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Definition

gòng

 

join, connect, combine

in common, together

honor, respect

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Definition

chánjuān

 

lovely and delightful

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Definition

 

shoot, let fly

go out, go forth

send, despatch

emit, effuse

emerge, blossom

begin, launch

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