The Four Great Joys of Life

262 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一一yī yīone by one
一无所获yī wú suǒ huòto gain nothing
shàngon top
上边shàng bianthe top
(negative prefix)
不同bù tóngdifferent
不得不bù dé bùhave no choice or option but to
bìngand
主要zhǔ yàomain
jiǔ(long) time
zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
干旱gān hàndrought
le(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
shìmatter
事情shì qingaffair
xiēsome
交通jiāo tōngto be connected
享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy
rénman
人们rén menpeople
人生rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)
他们tā menthey
他乡tā xiāngforeign land
他乡遇故知tā xiāng yù gù zhīmeeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
代表dài biǎorepresentative
令人lìng rénto cause sb (to do)
jiànitem
dànbut
you
使shǐto make
láito come
来自lái zìto come from (a place)
便利biàn lìconvenient
做梦zuò mèngto dream
债主zhài zhǔcreditor
仅仅jǐn jǐnbarely
价值jià zhívalue
内心nèi xīnheart
其它qí tāother
出行chū xíngto set out on a long journey
出门chū ménto go out
分别fēn biéto part or leave each other
lièto arrange
dàoto (a place)
shíten
十分shí fēnvery
bànhalf
yòu(once) again
古人gǔ rénpeople from ancient times
古代gǔ dàiancient times
古时候gǔ shí houin ancient times
可以kě yǐcan
chīto eat
吃喝玩乐chī hē wán lèto eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
吃饭chī fànto have a meal
各个gè gèevery
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
味道wèi daoflavor
命运mìng yùnfate
问题wèn tíquestion
to drink
ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
four
困难kùn nandifficult
图案tú àndesign
zài(located) at
de-ly
基本jī běnbasic
chángground
增进zēng jìnto promote
压力yā lìpressure
wàioutside
外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is
duōmany
night
big
大国dà guóa power (i.e. a dominant country)
大家dà jiāeveryone
大概dà gàiroughly
大雨dà yǔheavy rain
如同rú tónglike
如此rú cǐin this way
如愿以偿rú yuàn yǐ chángto have one's wish fulfilled
hūnto marry
婚姻hūn yīnmatrimony
学习xué xíto learn
it
家人jiā rénhousehold
家乡jiā xiānghometown
富足fù zúrich
实现shí xiànto achieve
宁静níng jìngtranquil
xiěto write
寻找xún zhǎoto seek
jiùat once
工作gōng zuòto work
常常cháng chángfrequently
常年cháng niánall year round
年轻人nián qīng rényoung people
幸福xìng fúhappiness
how much
hěn(adverb of degree)
destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
心中xīn zhōngcentral point
心灵xīn língbright
快乐kuài lèhappy
忽然hū ránsuddenly
zěnhow
恶搞è gǎospoof (web-based genre in PRC, acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc)
愉悦yú yuèjoyful
意思yì siidea
意义yì yìsense
感情gǎn qíngemotion
成家立业chéng jiā lì yèto get married and start a career (idiom)
I
我们wǒ menwe
或者huò zhěor
suǒactually
所以suǒ yǐtherefore
zhǐfinger
接下来jiē xià láito accept
提高tí gāoto raise
揭晓jiē xiǎoto announce publicly
改变gǎi biànto change
放松fàng sōngto loosen
故知gù zhīa close friend over many years
教育jiào yùto educate
文字wén zìcharacter
新婚xīn hūnnewly wed
新房xīn fángbrand new house
方式fāng shìway
方面fāng miànrespect
in
日常rì chángdaily
shìis
时间shí jiāntime
wǎnevening
普及pǔ jíto spread extensively
gèngmore
zuìmost
huìcan
yuèmoon
yǒuto have
有人yǒu rénsomeone
朋友péng youfriend
植物zhí wùplant
bǎngnotice or announcement
欣喜xīn xǐhappy
殿试diàn shìcourt examination, the top grade imperial exam
每每měi měioften
民以食为天mín yǐ shí wéi tiānFood is the God of the people. (idiom)
永远yǒng yuǎnforever
méi(negative prefix for verbs)
洞房dòng fángsecret inner room
洞房花烛夜dòng fáng huā zhú yèwedding night
渴望kě wàngto thirst for
a drop
满足mǎn zúto satisfy
满足感mǎn zú gǎnsense of satisfaction
wéias (in the capacity of)
wèibecause of
为了wèi lein order to
为什么wèi shén mewhy?
无法wú fǎunable
无论wú lùnno matter what or how
独立dú lìindependent
独身dú shēnunmarried
获得huò déto obtain
甚至shèn zhìeven
生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings)
生活shēng huólife
生长shēng zhǎngto grow
yòngto use
男子nán zǐa man
当然dāng ránonly natural
发展fā zhǎndevelopment
发愁fā chóuto worry
发达fā dádeveloped (country etc)
deof
的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)
看出kàn chūto make out
真正zhēn zhènggenuine
真理zhēn lǐtruth
知道zhī dàoto know
社交shè jiāointeraction
科技kē jìscience and technology
科举kē jǔimperial examination
zhǒngseed
děngto await for
等待děng dàito wait
算是suàn shìconsidered to be
终于zhōng yúat last
终极zhōng jíultimate
结婚jié hūnto marry
经济jīng jìeconomy
总结zǒng jiéto sum up
cáia moment ago
美食měi shículinary delicacy
lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
老友lǎo yǒuold friend
考生kǎo shēngexam candidate
考试kǎo shìto take an exam
tīngto listen
听到tīng dàoto hear
自古zì gǔ(since) ancient times
自己zì jǐoneself
自由zì yóufreedom
and
花费huā fèiexpense
蜡烛là zhúcandle
bèiquilt
亲朋好友qīn péng hǎo yǒufriends and family
解答jiě dáanswer
解释jiě shìexplanation
huàdialect
认为rèn wéito believe
shuōto speak
调侃tiáo kǎnto ridicule
读书人dú shū rénscholar
biànto change
变迁biàn qiānchanges
ràngto yield
to bet
yíngto beat
距离jù lídistance
路上lù shangon the road
身心shēn xīnbody and mind
农业nóng yèagriculture
农民nóng mínpeasant
追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
zhèthis
这样zhè yàngthis kind of
通过tōng guòby means of
遇到yù dàoto meet
过程guò chéngcourse of events
道路dào lùroad
选择xuǎn zéto select
还是hái shior
那么nà melike that
dōuall
金榜jīn bǎnglit. tablet with inscription in gold
金榜题名jīn bǎng tí míngto win top marks in the imperial examinations
开始kāi shǐto begin
开心kāi xīnto feel happy
jiānbetween
关系guān xirelation
隔壁gé bìnext door
随着suí zhealong with
nándifficult (to...)
难得nán déseldom
题名tí míngautograph
食物shí wùfood
fànfood
shǒuhead
体验tǐ yànto experience for oneself
diǎnpoint
只有zhǐ yǒuonly
毛钱máo qiándime
更多gèng duōmore
幸福感xìng fú gǎnsense of well-being
豪赌háo dǔgambling with a lot of money