243 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 三国演义 | Sān guó Yǎn yì | |
| 不可或缺 | bù kě huò quē | necessary |
| 不消 | bù xiāo | to not need |
| 世交 | shì jiāo | (long time) friend of the family |
| 世情 | shì qíng | worldly affairs |
| 丫鬟 | yā huan | servant girl |
| 主子 | zhǔ zi | Master (term used by servant) |
| 乖张 | guāi zhāng | recalcitrant |
| 乾隆 | Qián lóng | |
| 伙食 | huǒ shí | food |
| 何等 | hé děng | what kind? |
| 侍卫 | shì wèi | Imperial bodyguard |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny |
| 倚 | yǐ | to lean on |
| 借题发挥 | jiè tí fā huī | to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas |
| 伦常 | lún cháng | proper human relationships |
| 僮仆 | tóng pú | boy servant |
| 儒林外史 | Rú lín Wài shǐ | |
| 再现 | zài xiàn | to recreate |
| 切身 | qiè shēn | direct |
| 剂 | jì | dose (medicine) |
| 功名 | gōng míng | scholarly honor (in imperial exams) |
| 勾引 | gōu yǐn | to seduce |
| 十足 | shí zú | ample |
| 原作 | yuán zuò | original works |
| 厌恶 | yàn wù | to loathe |
| 名节 | míng jié | reputation and integrity |
| 吟咏 | yín yǒng | to recite |
| 吸纳 | xī nà | to take in |
| 味 | wèi | taste |
| 叹服 | tàn fú | (to gasp) with admiration |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at |
| 四书 | Sì shū | |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 园林 | yuán lín | gardens |
| 尘世 | chén shì | this mortal life |
| 境地 | jìng dì | circumstances |
| 多才多艺 | duō cái duō yì | multi-talented |
| 大观园 | Dà guān yuán | |
| 天生 | tiān shēng | nature |
| 夹子 | jiā zi | clip |
| 奴才 | nú cai | slave |
| 如实 | rú shí | as things really are |
| 始末 | shǐ mò | whole story |
| 孀妇 | shuāng fù | widow (formal) |
| 子弟 | zǐ dì | child |
| 官僚 | guān liáo | bureaucrat |
| 宜 | Yí | surname Yi |
| 寓意 | yù yì | moral (of a story) |
| 幻梦 | huàn mèng | fantasy |
| 幼儿 | yòu ér | young child |
| 幼小 | yòu xiǎo | young |
| 康熙 | Kāng xī | |
| 庸人 | yōng rén | mediocre person |
| 仿佛 | fǎng fú | to seem |
| 忘我 | wàng wǒ | selflessness |
| 恰似 | qià sì | just like |
| 意图 | yì tú | intent |
| 戏子 | xì zi | (derog.) opera singer |
| 抄家 | chāo jiā | to search a house and confiscate possessions |
| 抵触 | dǐ chù | to conflict |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict |
| 推崇 | tuī chóng | to esteem |
| 描摹 | miáo mó | to trace over |
| 描绘 | miáo huì | to describe |
| 提炼 | tí liàn | to extract (ore, minerals etc) |
| 搜罗 | sōu luó | to gather |
| 搜集 | sōu jí | to gather |
| 昔日 | xī rì | formerly |
| 东张西望 | dōng zhāng xī wàng | to look in all directions (idiom) |
| 林黛玉 | Lín Dài yù | |
| 构思 | gòu sī | to design |
| 乐园 | lè yuán | paradise |
| 横竖 | héng shu | anyway |
| 栏杆 | lán gān | railing |
| 欺诈 | qī zhà | to cheat |
| 歌谣 | gē yáo | folksong |
| 武侠 | wǔ xiá | martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre) |
| 岁时 | suì shí | season |
| 岁月 | suì yuè | years |
| 民间传说 | mín jiān chuán shuō | popular tradition |
| 水浒传 | Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn | |
| 污浊 | wū zhuó | dirty |
| 泥淖 | ní nào | mud |
| 活生生 | huó shēng shēng | real (people) |
| 活跃 | huó yuè | active |
| 深切 | shēn qiè | deeply felt |
| 清爽 | qīng shuǎng | fresh and cool |
| 润肺 | rùn fèi | to moisten the lungs |
| 炫耀 | xuàn yào | dazzling |
| 无尽 | wú jìn | endless |
| 无与伦比 | wú yǔ lún bǐ | incomparable |
| 无双 | wú shuāng | incomparable |
| 热衷 | rè zhōng | to feel strongly about |
| 灯谜 | dēng mí | riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year) |
| 烧酒 | shāo jiǔ | name of a famous Tang dynasty wine |
| 灿烂 | càn làn | to glitter |
| 牡丹亭 | Mǔ dan Tíng | |
| 牵一发而动全身 | qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn | lit. pull one hair and the whole body moves |
| 珍宝 | zhēn bǎo | a treasure |
| 现存 | xiàn cún | extant |
| 琐事 | suǒ shì | trifle |
| 男尊女卑 | nán zūn nǚ bēi | to regard men as superior to women (idiom) |
| 画面 | huà miàn | scene |
| 盛况 | shèng kuàng | grand occasion |
| 相干 | xiāng gān | relevant |
| 真切 | zhēn qiè | vivid |
| 破灭 | pò miè | to be shattered |
| 磨灭 | mó miè | to obliterate |
| 神游 | shén yóu | to go on a mental journey |
| 神韵 | shén yùn | charm or grace (in poetry or art) |
| 私通 | sī tōng | to have secret ties with |
| 科举 | kē jǔ | imperial examination |
| 童话 | tóng huà | children's fairy tales |
| 笔墨 | bǐ mò | pen and ink |
| 精细 | jīng xì | fine |
| 红楼梦 | Hóng lóu Mèng | |
| 缩影 | suō yǐng | miniature version of sth |
| 绘声绘色 | huì shēng huì sè | vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life |
| 美学 | měi xué | aesthetics |
| 美感 | měi gǎn | sense of beauty |
| 耳目一新 | ěr mù yī xīn | a pleasant change |
| 胡闹 | hú nào | to act willfully and make a scene |
| 腐臭 | fǔ chòu | rotten (smell) |
| 卧 | wò | to lie |
| 举不胜举 | jǔ bù shèng jǔ | too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable |
| 芍药 | sháo yào | Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora) |
| 花销 | huā xiāo | to spend (money) |
| 苗头 | miáo tou | first signs |
| 荒唐 | huāng táng | beyond belief |
| 莎士比亚 | Shā shì bǐ yà | |
| 落差 | luò chā | drop in elevation |
| 落笔 | luò bǐ | to put pen to paper |
| 蒸笼 | zhēng lóng | steamer basket (e.g. for dimsum) |
| 虚构 | xū gòu | to make up |
| 蛛丝马迹 | zhū sī mǎ jì | lit. spider's thread and horse track |
| 行令 | xíng lìng | to issue orders |
| 行文 | xíng wén | writing style (formal) |
| 冲动 | chōng dòng | to have an urge |
| 西厢记 | Xī xiāng Jì | |
| 亲信 | qīn xìn | trusted aide |
| 亲临 | qīn lín | to go in person |
| 亲近 | qīn jìn | intimate |
| 词 | cí | word |
| 诗情画意 | shī qíng huà yì | picturesque charm |
| 诗经 | Shī jīng | |
| 话本 | huà běn | Song and Yuan literary form based on vernacular folk stories |
| 诙谐 | huī xié | humorous |
| 谈笑风生 | tán xiào fēng shēng | to talk cheerfully and wittily |
| 谋害 | móu hài | to conspire to murder |
| 讲述 | jiǎng shù | to talk about |
| 讥讽 | jī fěng | to satirize |
| 谶语 | chèn yǔ | prophecy |
| 丰满 | Fēng mǎn | ample |
| 贪色 | tān sè | greedy for sex |
| 贯 | guàn | to pierce through |
| 贾宝玉 | Jiǎ Bǎo yù | |
| 起居 | qǐ jū | everyday life |
| 辛酸 | xīn suān | pungent (taste) |
| 述说 | shù shuō | to recount |
| 逆子 | nì zǐ | unfilial son |
| 逝去 | shì qù | to elapse |
| 逼人 | bī rén | pressing |
| 游艺 | yóu yì | entertainment |
| 游离 | yóu lí | to disassociate |
| 过问 | guò wèn | to show an interest in |
| 遐想 | xiá xiǎng | reverie |
| 道学 | dào xué | Confucian study of ethics |
| 郎中 | láng zhōng | doctor (Chinese medicine) |
| 酒令 | jiǔ lìng | wine-drinking game |
| 酝酿 | yùn niàng | (of alcohol) to ferment |
| 医理 | yī lǐ | medical knowledge |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 开胃 | kāi wèi | to whet the appetite |
| 闲书 | xián shū | light reading |
| 阴谋 | yīn móu | plot |
| 陈皮 | chén pí | orange peel |
| 陷害 | xiàn hài | to entrap |
| 雍正 | Yōng zhèng | |
| 韵味 | yùn wèi | implicit charm in rhyme or sound |
| 领略 | lǐng lüè | to have a taste of |
| 头头是道 | tóu tóu shì dào | clear and logical |
| 显赫 | xiǎn hè | illustrious |
| 风月 | fēng yuè | romance |
| 风趣 | fēng qù | charm |
| 饱含 | bǎo hán | to be full of (emotion) |
| 骨肉 | gǔ ròu | blood relation |
| 体弱 | tǐ ruò | debility |
| 体态 | tǐ tài | figure |
| 下人 | xià rén | lay people |
| 祖上 | zǔ shàng | ancestor |
| 实权 | shí quán | real power |
| 身临其境 | shēn lín qí jìng | (idiom) to experience it for oneself |
| 仇杀 | chóu shā | vendetta |
| 荣枯 | róng kū | vicissitude |
| 寨子 | zhài zi | stockaded village |
| 空灵 | kōng líng | intangible |
| 曹寅 | cáo yín | |
| 曹颙 | cáo yóng | |
| 秦淮河 | qín huái hé | |
| 孙氏 | sūn shì | |
| 水泊梁山 | shuǐ bó liáng shān | |
| 贾琏 | jiǎ liǎn | |
| 薛蟠 | xuē pán | |
| 王熙凤 | wáng xī fèng | |
| 甄士隐 | zhēn shì yǐn | |
| 贾雨村 | jiǎ yǔ cūn | |
| 红玉 | hóng yù | |
| 警幻仙子 | jǐng huàn xiān zǐ | |
| 史湘云 | shǐ xiāng yún | |
| 续写 | xù xiě | to write sequel |
| 史传文学 | shǐ chuán wén xué | history spreads literature |
| 确知 | què zhī | to know precisely |
| 笔记小说 | bǐ jì xiǎo shuō | literary sketches |
| 奇闻轶事 | qí wén yì shì | anecdote |
| 门坎 | mén kǎn | threshold |
| 下旨 | xià zhǐ | to issue an imperial edict |
| 旧谊 | jiù yì | old friendship |
| 学龄前 | xué líng qián | before school age |
| 深宅大院 | shēn zhái dà yuàn | a compound of connecting courtyards |
| 一一毕现 | yī yī bì xiàn | come to light completely |
| 史传体 | shǐ zhuàn tǐ | style of historical and biographical writing |
| 讳饰 | huì shì | to cover up |
| 俗眼 | sú yǎn | popular view |
| 八股文章 | bā gǔ wén zhāng | eight-legged essay in the imperial examination |
| 奉为 | fèng wéi | to be regarded as |
| 取士 | qǔ shì | to choose scholars as officials |
| 浊臭 | zhuó chòu | turbid and discredited |
| 俗念 | sú niàn | worldly thought |
| 设喻 | shè yù | a method of comparing one thing to another with which it shares some similarities with the aim of achieving a more vivid form of expressions |
| 器用 | qì yòng | utensils |
| 典制 | diǎn zhì | decrees and regulations |
| 联额 | lián é | antithetical couplet |
| 谏文 | jiàn wén | expostulation |
| 游廊 | yóu láng | veranda |
| 辞赋 | cí fù | ancient style |
| 悲欢 | bēi huān | vicissitudes of life |
| 实录 | shí lù | to record the facts or what has actually happened |
| 以假存真 | yǐ jiǎ cún zhēn | some elements of truth in a falsehood |
| 前后照应 | qián hòu zhào yìng | be well organized |
| 制谜 | zhì mí | to make riddles |
| 暗伏 | àn fú | to insert elements of a story plot that will be fully developed later in the novel |
| 率意 | shuài yì | willfully |