# Practical Chinese Reader Book 4 - Lesson 29 # Published by The Commercial Press, Beijing 1996 - ISBN 710000912 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 重逢 [chóngféng] /to meet again, to have a reunion/ 假山 [jiǎshān] /rockery/ 人影 [rényǐng] /the shadow of a human figure/ 柳条 [liǔtiáo] /willow twig, wicker/ 便 [biàn] /then, thereupon/ 嘴唇 [zuǐchún] /lip/ 微微 [wēiwēi] /slighly, faintly/ 默默 [mòmò] /quietly, silently/ 分明 [fēnmíng] /obviously, evidently, clearly/ 避开 [bì kāi] /to avoid, to evade, to keep clear of/ 避 [bì] /to avoid, to evade/ 禁不住 [jīn bu zhù] /cannot help, can't refrain from/ 半晌 [bànshǎng] /a long time, quite a while/ 答话 [dáhuà] /to make a reply, to answer/ 饶恕 [ráoshù] /to forgive, to pardon, to excuse/ 淡 [dàn] /dry, thin, light/ 表哥 [biǎogē] /cousin/ 亏负 [kuīfù] /to let sb suffer, to let sb down/ 负 [fù] /to bear, to shoulder, to suffer, to owe/ 差不多 [chàbuduō] /almost, nearly; about the same, similar/ 悲哀 [bēi’āi] /grieved, sorrowful/ 眼光 [yǎnguāng] /eye, sight/ 温柔 [wēnróu] /gentle and soft/ 胸膛 [xiōngtáng] /chest/ 难道 [nándào] /is it possible ...?, could it possibly be ...?/ 何曾 [hécéng] /it's not that ... but .../ 怨 [yuàn] /to blame, to complain; resentment, enmity/ 免得 [miǎndé] /so as not to, so as to avoid, lest/ 一时 [yìshí] /a short time (or while)/ 打牌 [dǎ pái] /to play mah-jong/ 忍心 [rěn xīn] /to have the heart to, to be hard-hearted to/ 依旧 [yījiù] /as before, still/ 急促 [jícù] /hurried, rapid, short (of breath)/ 不曾 [bùcéng] /never/ 怀 [huái] /bosom/ 掏 [tāo] /to draw out, to pull out, to fish out, to take sth out of/ 手帕 [shǒupà] /handkerchief/ 揩 [kāi] /to wipe/ 面颊 [miànjiá] /cheek/ 颗 [kē] /(a measure word)/ 闪闪 [shǎnshǎn] /sparkling, glittering/ 断续 [duànxù] /intermittent, disjointed/ 此刻 [cǐkè] /this moment, now, at present/ 心乱如麻 [xīnluànrúmá] /to be utterly confused and disconcerted/ 何 [hé] /what, where/ 拊 [fǔ] /to strike, to slap, to beat/ 连续 [liánxù] /continuously, successively/ 挨 [āi] /to get close to, to be near to/ 身子 [shēnzi] /body/ 任 [rèn] /to let, to allow, to give free rein to/ 悲苦 [bēikǔ] /sad, sorrowful, grieved/ 嫌疑 [xiányí] /suspicion/ 悲伤 [bēishāng] /sad, sorrowful/ 爱惜 [àixī] /to cherish, to treasure/ 挽 [wǎn] /to pull, to draw/ 泪痕 [lèihén] /tear stains/ 凄然 [qīrán] /sad, mournful/ 省城 [shěngchéng] /provincial capital/ 相见 [xiāngjiàn] /to meet each other/ 作主 [zuò zhǔ] /(to do sth) one one's own responsibility, to take the responsibility for a decision/ 表嫂 [biǎosǎo] /cousin sister-in-law/ 往事 [wǎngshì] /past events, the past/ 不要紧 [bù yàojǐn] /it doesn't matter, it's nothing/ 心事 [xīnshì] /something weighing one one's mind, a load on one's mind/ 不如 [bùrú] /not equal to, not as good as/ 叹 [tàn] /to sigh, to heave a sigh/ 盏 [zhǎn] /(a measure word)/ 心醉 [xīnzuì] /to be charmed (enchanted or fascinated)/ 结局 [jiéjú] /(final) result, outcome, ending/ 仍旧 [réngjiù] /still, as usual/ 儿时 [érshí] /childhood/ 时光 [shíguāng] /time/ 倒 [dào] /to move backward, to back up/ 保重 [bǎozhòng] /to take care of oneself/ 制度 [zhìdù] /system/ 专制 [zhuānzhì] /autocracy/ 自觉 [zìjué] /to be (to become) conscious (or aware) of/ 毒害 [dúhài] /to poison sb's mind/ 批判 [pīpàn] /to criticize/ 巴金 [Bā Jīn] /Ba Jin/ 觉新 [Juéxīn] /(a personal name)/ 梅 [Méi] /(a personal name)/ 觉慧 [Juéhuì] /(a personal name)/ # end