# New Practical Chinese Reader 5 - Lesson 58
# Published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2005 - ISBN 9787561914083
# Version 1.0 
# Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org)
背影 [bèiyǐng] /view of sb's back/
背 [bèi] /back/
影 [yǐng] /shadow/
相见 [xiāngjiàn] /to meet/
忘记 [wàngjì] /to forget/
祖母 [zǔmǔ] /grandma, grannie/
差使 [chāishi] /work, job/
交卸 [jiāoxiè] /to hand over official duties to one's successor/
祸不单行 [huò bù dān xíng] /misfortunes never come singly/
奔丧 [bēnsāng] /to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent/
狼藉 [lángjí] /in disorder/
簌簌 [sùsù] /rustle; (tears) streaming down/
流 [liú] /to flow, to stream/
如此 [rúcǐ] /so, thus, herein/
好在 [hǎozài] /fortunately, luckily/
天无绝人之路 [tiān wú jué rén zhī lù] /Heaven will always leave a door open/
变卖 [biànmài] /to sell off (one's property)/
典质 [diǎnzhì] /to mortgage, to pawn/
亏空 [kuīkong] /debt, deficit/
丧事 [sāngshì] /funeral arrangement/
光景 [guāngjǐng] /circumstances, conditions/
惨淡 [cǎndàn] /gloomy, dismal/
赋闲 [fùxián] /to be unemployed/
完毕 [wánbì] /to finish, to complete, to end/
谋事 [móushì] /to look for a job/
念书 [niàn shū] /to study/
通行 [tóngxíng] /travel together/
游逛 [yóuguàng] /to stroll about/
停留 [tíngliú] /to stay for a time, to stop/
须 [xū] /must/
渡 [dù] /to cross a river/
旅馆 [lǚguǎn] /hotel/
熟识 [shúshí] /to be familiar with/
茶房 [cháfáng] /waiter, steward/
再三 [zàisān] /over and over again/
嘱咐 [zhǔfù] /to enjoin, to exhort/
仔细 [zǐxì] /careful/
妥贴 [tuǒtiē] /appropriate/
颇 [pō] /considerably, quite/
踌躇 [chóuchú] /to hesitate/
照看 [zhàokàn] /to keep an eye on, to look after/
行李 [xīngli] /baggage, luggage/
脚夫 [jiǎofū] /porter/
讲价钱 [jiǎng jiàqian] /to bargain/
过分 [guòfèn] /excessive, undue, over/
插嘴 [chā zuǐ] /in interrupt, to chop in/
渐 [jiǎn] /to choose, to select/
紫毛大衣 [zǐ máo dàyī] /purple wollen overcoat/
大衣 [dàyī] /overcoat/
铺 [pū] /to spread/
小心 [xiǎoxīn] /to be careful/
警醒 [jǐngxǐng] /to sleep lightly; vigilant, alert/
受凉 [shòu liáng] /to catch cold/
嘱托 [zhǔtuō] /to entrust/
托 [tuō] /to ask for help, to entrust/
照应 [zhàoying] /to look after, to take care of/
暗笑 [ānxiào] /to snicker, to snigger/
迂 [yū] /pedantic/
料理 [liàolǐ] /to take care of, to manage/
唉 [āi] /alas/
徐州 [Xúzhōu] /Xuzhou (city in Jiangsu Province)/
浦口 [Púkǒu] /Pukou (name of a place in Jiangsu Province)/
说到 [shuōdào] /to say/
橘子 [júzi] /tangerine/
此地 [cǐdì] /here, this place/
走动 [zǒudòng] /to walk about/
月台 [yuètái] /platform/
栅栏 [zhàlan] /railings, pailing, bars/
穿 [chuān] /to pass through/
铁道 [tiědào] /railroad, railway/
胖子 [pàngzi] /fat person, fatty/
费事 [fèishì] /to give or take a lot of trouble/
帽(子) [mào(zi)] /cap, hat/
马褂 [mǎguà] /mandarin jacket/
青(色) [qīng(sè)] /blue or green/
棉袍 [miánpáo] /cotton robe/
蹒跚 [pánshān] /to stagger, to limp/
探身 [tàn shēn] /stretch forward one's body/
探 [tàn] /to stretch forward, to explore/
尚 [shàng] /still, yet/
攀 [pān] /to clamber, to climb/
缩 [suō] /to contract, to draw back, to withdraw/
肥胖 [féipàng] /fat/
肥 [féi] /fat, loose/
微 [wēi] /slight, tiny/
倾 [qīng] /to bend, to lean, to incline/
泪 [lèi] /tear, teardrop/
赶紧 [gǎnjǐn] /to hasten, to lose no time/
 [shì] /to wipe, to wipe away/
 [bào] /to hold or carry in the arm/
 [zhūhóng] /vermilion, bright red/
 [sǎn] /to scatter, to disperse/
 [chān] /to support sb by the arm/
一股脑儿 [yìgǔnǎor] /completely/
扑 [pū] /to flap, to pat/
泥土 [nítǔ] /earth, soil, clay/
轻松 [qīngsōng] /light, relaxed/
混入 [hùnrù] /to mingle with/
东奔西走 [dōng bēn xī zǒu] /to run here and there/
出外 [chūwài] /to be away from home/
谋生 [móushēng] /to seek a livelihood, to make a living/
独力 [dúlì] /independently, on one's own/
老境 [lǎojìng] /life and circumstances in old age/
颓唐 [tuítáng] /dejected, dispirited/
触目 [chùmù] /to meet the eye/
伤怀 [shānghuái] /sad, grieved/
情 [qíng] /affection, feeling/
不能自已 [bù néng zì yǐ] /lose control over oneself/
郁 [yù] /gloomy, depressed/
琐屑 [suǒxiè] /trivial/
往往 [wǎngwǎng] /often, frequently/
触他之怒 [chū tā zhī nù] /make him angry/
触 [chù] /to touch, to touch off/
怒 [nù] /angry; fury, rage/
待 [dài] /to treat, to deal with/
往日 [wǎngrì] /in former days/
忘却 [wàngquè] /to forget/
惦记 [diànjì] /to keep thinking about, to remember with concern/
惟 [wéi] /but, only that/
膀子 [bǎngzi] /arm, upper arm/
疼痛 [téngtòng] /to ache; pain/
箸 [zhù] /chopsticks/
诸多 [zhūduō] /a good deal/
不便 [búbiàn] /inconvenience, inappropriateness/
大去 [dàqù] /to die/
矣 [yǐ] /(used at the end of a sentence like 了)/
晶莹 [jīngyíng] /sparkling and crystal-clear; glittering and translucent/
光 [guāng] /light/
何时 [héshí] /when/
奇迹 [qíjì] /miracle, marvel/
恰巧 [qiàqiǎo] /by chance/
空巢家庭 [kōngcháo jiātíng] /family of aged parents living by themselves/
赡养 [shànyǎng] /to support, to provide for/
告 [gào] /to accuse, to sue/
法庭 [fǎtíng] /court, courtroom/
履行 [lǚxíng] /to carry out, to fulfil/
不是滋味 [bú shì zīwèi] /to feel bad, to be upset/
孤独 [gūdú] /lonely, loneliness/
缺 [quē] /to be short of, to lack/
忽略 [hūlüè] /to ignore, to neglect/
提醒 [tíxǐng] /to remind, to call attention to/
难说 [nánshuō] /hard to say/
四世同堂 [sìshì tóng táng] /four generations under one roof/
核心 [héxīn] /core, nucleus/
这样一来 [zhèyàng yì lái] /in this way/
操持 [cāochí] /to handle, to manage/
养老院 [yǎnglǎoyuàn] /senior citizens' home/
别墅 [biéshù] /villa/
拍卖 [pāimài] /to auction/
起价 [qǐjià] /first call (in an auction)/
炒(作) [chǎo(zuò)] /to speculate, to promote/
忧愁 [yōuchóu] /worried, depressed, sad/
诚恳 [chéngkěn] /sincere, honest/
挥手 [huī shǒu] /to wave (one's hand)/
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