# Practical Chinese Reader Book 3 - Lesson 14 # Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 710000904 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 临写 [línxiě] /to copy (a model of caligraphy or painting)/ 著名 [zhùmíng] /famous, celebrated, well-known/ 字帖 [zìtiè] /copybook (for calligraphy)/ 历代 [lìdài] /successive dynasties, past dynasties/ 石刻 [shíkè] /stone inscription, carved stone/ 刻 [kè] /to carve, to engrave, to cut/ 经典 [jīngdiǎn] /classics, scriptures/ 碑 [bēi] /an upright stone tablet, stele/ 大概 [dàgài] /roughly, probably, rough, approximate, about/ 厚 [hòu] /thick/ 部 [bù] /(a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)/ 读书人 [dúshūrén] /a scholar, an intellectual/ 读 [dú] /to read, to study/ 重要 [zhòngyào] /important, significant, major/ 另 [lìng] /other, another, separate, separately/ 按照 [ànzhào] /according to, in the light of/ 按 [àn] /according to, in the light of/ 手迹 [shǒujī] /sb's original handwriting or painting/ 碑文 [bēiwén] /an inscription on a tablet/ 喜爱 [xǐ’ài] /to live, to love, to be fond of/ 耐心 [nàixīn] /patient/ 内心 [nèixīn] /heart, innermost being/ 传播 [chuánbō] /to disseminate, to propagate, to spread/ 发表 [fābiǎo] /to publish, to issue/ 有关 [yǒuguān] /to have sth to do with, to relate to, to concern/ 才华 [cáihuá] /literary or artistic talent/ 入木三分 [rùmùsānfēn] /written in a forceful hand, penetrating, profound/ 形容 [xíngróng] /to describe/ 深刻 [shēnkè] /profound, deep, deep-going/ 木板 [mùbǎn] /plank, board/ 墨汁 [mòzhī] /prepared Chinese ink/ 墨 [mò] /China ink, ink stick/ 透 [tòu] /to penetrate; thorough, penetrating/ 入 [rù] /to enter/ 分 [fēn] /fen (unit of length= 0.33 cm)/ 可见 [kějiàn] /it is thus clear (evident, obvious) that/ 有力 [yǒulì] /powerful, forceful, vigorous/ 书圣 [shūshèng] /a great calligraphy master/ 成就 [chéngjiù] /achievement, accomplishment/ 分开 [fēn kāi] /to separate, to part/ 水池 [shuǐchí] /pond, pool/ 池子 [chízi] /pond/ 主张 [zhǔzhāng] /to advocate, to stand for; view, position, stand, proposition/ 精神 [jīngshén] /vigour, vitality, drive/ 集中 [jízhōng] /to concentrate, to centralize, to focus; centralized, concentrated/ 馒头 [mántou] /steamed bun, steamed bread/ 蘸 [zhàn] /to dip in (ink, sauce, etc.)/ 嘴 [zuǐ] /mouth/ 集邮 [jí yóu] /stamp collecting, philately/ 上学 [shàng xué] /to go to school, to attend school/ 中学 [zhōngxué] /middle school/ 展览会 [zhǎnlǎnhuì] /exhibition/ 展览 [zhǎnlǎn] /to put on display, to exhibit; exhibition, show/ 展出 [zhǎnchū] /to put on display, to be on show/ 行 [háng] /row, line/ 既…又… [jì...yòu...] /both ... and ...; as well as .../ 摄影 [shèyǐng] /to take a photograph/ 弹 [tán] /to play (a stringed musical instrument)/ 钢琴 [gāngqín] /piano/ 天才 [tiāncái] /talent, gift, genius/ 下工夫 [xià gōngfu] /to put in time and energy, to concentrate one's efforts/ 工夫 [gōngfu] /work, labor, effort/ 批评 [pīpíng] /to criticize; criticism/ 杜米 [Dùmǐ] /(name of a person)/ 碑林 [Bēilín] /the Forest of Steles (in Xi'an)/ 十三经 [Shísānjīng] /the Thirteen Confucian Classics/ 唐代 [Tángdài] /the Tang Dynasty/ 颜真卿 [Yán Zhēnqīng] /(name of a famous calligrapher)/ 王羲之 [Wáng Xīzhī] /(name of a famous calligrapher)/ 叙利亚文 [Xùlìyàwén] /Syriac (language)/ 基督教 [Jīdūjiào] /Christianity, the Christian religion/ 颜体 [Yántǐ] /Yan Style (in Chinese calligraphy)/ # end