# Elementary Chinese Readers, Book 4 - Lesson 69 # Published by Sinolingua, 1987 - ISBN 7800520285 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 敲 [qiāo] /to strike, to knock/ 推敲 [tuīgiāo] /to weigh and consider, to ponder/ 诗 [shī] /poem/ 诗人 [shīrén] /poet/ 刻苦 [kèkǔ] /assiduous, hardworking/ 几乎 [jīhū] /almost, nearly/ 反复 [fǎnfù] /to repeat/ 修改 [xiūgǎi] /to modify, to revise, to correct/ 当时 [dāngshí] /at that time, then/ 流传 [liúchuán] /to spread, to circulate/ 关于 [guānyú] /about, on concerning, with regard to/ 其中 [qízhōng] /among (whom or which)/ 据说 [jù shuō] /it is said that, to be said to/ 京城 [jīngchéng] /capital/ 头 [tóu] /(a measure word)/ 鸟 [niǎo] /bird/ 宿 [sù] /to dwell, to stay overnight/ 池 [chí] /pond, pool/ 僧 [sēng] /monk, priest/ 月 [yuè] /the moon/ 描写 [miáoxiě] /to describe/ 环境 [huánjìng] /circumstances, environment, surrounding/ 一时 [yìshí] /for a while, for the time being/ 同时 [tóngshí] /at the same time, simultaneously/ 动作 [dòngzuò] /action, movement/ 完全 [wánquán] /entire, complete/ 忘记 [wàngjì] /to forget/ 朝 [cháo] /to, towards, to go (move) toward/ 乱 [luàn] /disorderly, confused/ 官 [guān] /official/ 封建 [fēngjiàn] /feudalism, feudal/ 时代 [shídài] /times, era/ 老百姓 [lǎobǎixìng] /common people, ordinary civilian/ 必须 [bìxū] /must, to have to/ 一心 [yìxīn] /with one hear and one mind, heart and soul, concentrate/ 而且 [érqiě] /moreover, besides, and (not only ...) but also .../ 闯 [chuǎng] /to rush in by force or improperly, to force one's way in or out/ 闯祸 [chuǎng huò] /to precipitate a disaster, to lead to trouble/ 老实 [lǎoshi] /honest/ 巧 [qiǎo] /coincidental, opportune, as it happens, as luck would have it/ 有名 [yǒumíng] /famous, well-known/ 撞 [zhuàng] /to clash into, to knock into/ 静 [jìng] /quiet, tranquil/ 月光 [yuèguāng] /moonlight/ 得得 [dēdē] /(onomatopoeia)/ 山门 [shānmén] /gate to a monestary/ 情景 [qíngjǐng] /general aspect, situation, scene/ 考虑 [kǎolǜ] /to think over, to ponder over/ 要求 [yāoqiú] /to demand, to require/ 准确 [zhǔnquè] /accurate, precise, exact/ 生动 [shēngdòng] /vivid, lively/ 唐代 [Tángdài] /the Tang Dynasty/ 贾岛 [Jiǎ Dǎo] /(name of a person)/ 韩愈 [Hán Yù] /(name of a person)/ # end