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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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Term

醫

Definition

yī

 

heal(er), doctor

medicine, medical

Term

盜

Definition

dào

 

steall, rob

thief, robber

Term

藏

Definition

cáng

 

store up, hoard

save up, reserve

hide away, stash

Term

眾

Definition

zhòng

 

crowd, multitude

Term

結

Definition

jié

 

knot

tie, fasten, attach

join, connect

construct

contract, agree to

conclude, decide

Term

徒

Definition

tú

 

go on foot

foot-soldier, infantry

disciple, apprentice

corvée laborer

crowd, group

in vain, to no avail

only, merely, just

Term

舞

Definition

wǔ

 

dance

Term

醒

Definition

xǐng

 

sober (up)

wake up, awak(n)

Term

醉

Definition

zuì

 

drunk

Term

交

Definition

jiāo

 

intersect, cross

interchange, relations

join with, combine with

mutually, reciprocally

one after another

Term

散

Definition

sàn

 

disperse(d), scatter(ed)

Term

永

Definition

yǒng

 

far-reaching, far distant

long-lasting, enduring

perpetual, eternal

Term

異

Definition

yì

 

different

Term

墨

Definition

mò

 

ink

tattoo

Term

兼

Definition

jiān

 

combine(d)

together, equal

impartial, universal

add to, annex

Term

譬

Definition

pì

 

compare

make an analogy/illustration

Term

查

Definition

chá

 

wooden raft

examine, search into

Term

虧

Definition

kuī

 

deficient, diminish

lack, be missing, fail, wane

damage, loss, injure

Term

慈

Definition

cí

 

loving-kindness, tenderness

parental love

Term

禁

Definition

jìn

 

forbid, prohibit(ion)

secret, arcane

incarcerate; jail

pen, fold, coop

Term

勸

Definition

quàn

 

encourage, urge, exhort

(med.) persuade, convince

Term

待

Definition

dài

 

wait for, await

wait on, attend to

handle, treat

Term

守

Definition

shǒu

 

guard, protect

keep safe, defend

maintain, preserve

hold to, keep to

Term

保

Definition

bǎo

 

protect(or), guard(ian)

nourish, foster

guarantee, pledge

Term

雷

Definition

léi

 

thunder

Term

霆

Definition

tíng

 

thunder(clap)

lightning

Term

聰

Definition

cōng

 

keen (hearing), acute

clever, astute

Term

功

Definition

gōng

 

work, labor, job

feat, achievement

Term

忒

Definition

tè

 

change, modify, deviate

err(or), fault, mistake

(med.) too much

Term

措

Definition

cuò

 

to place, dispose, arrange

lay aside, set aside

leave alone, abandon

deal with, manage, take measures

Term

廬

Definition

lú

 

hut, cottage, cabin

lodging, inn, hostel

Term

境

Definition

jìng

 

border, edge

limit, boundary

tract, region

realm, domain

Term

喧

Definition

xuān

 

din, hubbub, noise

shrieking, screaming

Term

偏

Definition

piān

 

oblique, inclined, slanted

off-center, leaning

one-sided, partial

Term

采

Definition

cǎi

 

pick, pluck, gather

cull, select, choose

collect, assemble

variegated, streaked, ornate

heed, take notice of

Term

菊

Definition

jú

 

chrysanthemum

Term

籬

Definition

lí

 

bamboo fence

hedge

Term

悠

Definition

yōu

 

pensive, wistful

far, distant

relaxed, leisurely

Term

佳

Definition

jiā

 

good, excellent

pleasing, seemly

atrractive, fair

satisfying, delightful

Term

辯

Definition

biàn

 

argue, debate

quarrel, quibble

discuss, dispute

eloquent

Term

淨

Definition

jìng

 

pure, clean(se)

Term

枯

Definition

kū

 

dried up, withered

careworn, haggard

Term

藤

Definition

téng

 

vine

wisteria, liana

Term

昏

Definition

hūn

 

dusk, twilight

dim, dim-witted

blurry, dull, dark

Term

鴉

Definition

yā

 

jackdaw, crow

Term

腸

Definition

cháng

 

intestines, bowels

innards

innermost feelings

Term

壺

Definition

hú

 

jug, pot

ewer

urn, vase

Term

杯

Definition

bēi

 

cup

Term

邀

Definition

yāo

 

meet on the way, intercept

block, impede

strive for, look for

(med.) invite, request, welcome

Term

影

Definition

yǐng

 

shadow

silhouette

reflected image

(med.) likeness, replica

portrait, image, statue

fuzzy, vague, blur(ry)

Term

解

Definition

jiě

 

untie, unknot

loosen, release

take apart, analyze

remove, eliminate

solve

open out, unfurl, reveal

explain, understand

(med.) able to, can

Term

暫

Definition

zàn

 

temporarily

for a short time, briefly

temporize, delay, hesitate

suddenly, at once

just now

Term

伴

Definition

bàn

 

companion, comrade

accompany, associate with

entail, involve

Term

徘徊

Definition

páihuái

 

go back and forth

waver

dawdle, delay

 

Term

徊

Definition

huái

 

turn around, waver

upset, wrenched, twisted

Term

零

Definition

líng

 

fine rain, drizzle

gentle, muted, quiet

fall gently

fade, wither

fall apart, crumble

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

Term

期

Definition

qī

 

stipulated period of time

set a date, fixed date

expect, anticipate

forecast, conjecture

certainly, surely

Term

邈

Definition

miǎo

 

remote, distant

long ago, long past

aloof, bemused

Term

虞

Definition

yú

 

foresee, anticipate

uneasy, apprehensive

trouble, worry, threats

deceive, fool

gamekeeper, fowler

warden, custodian

Term

堪

Definition

kān

 

bear, sustain, endure

able to bear, tolerate

right for, suited for, equal to

Term

首

Definition

shǒu

 

head

peak, apex

heading, toward

foremost, chief, gist

first, beginning of

bow head to, capitulate, surrender

admit guilt, acknowledge

Term

雕

Definition

diāo

 

carve(d), engrave(d)

sculpt

embellish, adorn

eagle

Term

欄

Definition

lán

 

pen, stable, corral

railings, balustrade

Term

砌

Definition

qì

 

stairs, steps (of stone)

Term

恰

Definition

qià

 

(med.) just so

precisely, exactly

just now

still, yet

merely, only

Term

酣

Definition

hān

 

tipsy

partly drunk

exhilarated

Term

吏

Definition

lì

 

an official

clerk, bailiff

Term

詣

Definition

yì

 

go to, arrive at

pay a visit, call on

Term

曷

Definition

hé

 

what? how? why?

 

Term

避

Definition

bì

 

avoid, evade, shun

turn from, move away

renounce, abandon

leave, let alone

be inferior to

Term

席

Definition

xí

 

mat

(med.) feast, banquet

matting, sail

Term

橘

Definition

jú

 

tangerine, orange

Term

淮

Definition

huái

 

Huai River

Term

枳

Definition

zhǐ

 

trifoliate orange

bitter orange

Term

味

Definition

wèi

 

flavor, taste

Term

土

Definition

tǔ

 

earth, soil

land, ground

territory, area

Term

熙

Definition

xī

 

shine, sparkle

serene, satisfied

arise, appear, thrive

amuse(ment), joke

Term

軾

Definition

shì

 

horizontal crossbeam of carriage/chariot

Term

調

Definition

1. tiáo

 

attune, harmonize

blend, regulate

tame, train

tease, flirt with

 

2. diào

 

move, shift, transfer

tune, melody type, mode

plan, calculate

Term

把

Definition

bǎ

 

take, grasp, hold

handle, control, manage

Term

宮

Definition

gōng

 

house, dwelling

palace

ancestral shrine

Term

闕

Definition

1. què

 

watchtower, gate-tower

imperial palace

pylon

 

2. quē

 

deficient, wanting, lacking

fault

error

Term

乘

Definition

1. chéng

 

mount, ride

make use of

prevail over

 

2. shèng

 

vehicle

Term

瓊

Definition

qióng

 

precious gem: carnelian, sard

Term

宇

Definition

yǔ

 

eaves, roof

dwelling, house

shelter, protect

bearing, manner

Term

弄

Definition

nòng

 

handle, manipulate

toy with, play with, enjoy

Term

轉

Definition

zhuǎn

 

turn

change, alter, shift

Term

閣

Definition

gé

 

raised passageway, gallery

balcony

room, building

cabinet, cupboard, pantry

Term

歌

Definition

gē

 

sing, song

Term

綺

Definition

qǐ

 

monochrome silk

brocade, lacework

filigree, gauze

Term

戶

Definition

hù

 

door

Term

圓

Definition

yuán

 

round, circular

circle

Term

離

Definition

lí

 

part from, leave, separate

dispose(d), set out

pass through, experience

pair(ed) with, side-by-side

Term

晴

Definition

qíng

 

clear, bright

cloudless, fair sky

Term

缺

Definition

quē

 

crack, break, smash

defective, deficient

decline, wane

Term

共

Definition

gòng

 

join, connect, combine

in common, together

honor, respect

Term

嬋娟

Definition

chánjuān

 

lovely and delightful

Term

發

Definition

fā

 

shoot, let fly

go out, go forth

send, despatch

emit, effuse

emerge, blossom

begin, launch

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