Chapter 15

Question 1

俺

Answer 1

ǎn - pron. I, my, we, our

Question 2

娘

Answer 2

niáng - n. (dial.) mom, mother

Question 3

漫长

Answer 3

màncháng - adj. very long

Question 4

订婚

Answer 4

dìnghūn - v. to be engaged (to be married)

Question 5

啥

Answer 5

shá - pron. (dial.) what

Question 6

掀

Answer 6

xiān - v. to lift (a cover, etc.)

Question 7

丑

Answer 7

chǒu - adj. ugly

Question 8

俊

Answer 8

jùn - adj. pretty

Question 9

掘

Answer 9

juè - adj. stubborn

Question 10

木匠

Answer 10

mùjiang - n. carpenter

Question 11

气氛

Answer 11

qìfēn - n. atmosphere

Question 12

动不动

Answer 12

dòngbudòng - adv. (of an act or situation, usu. unwished for) happening frequently

Question 13

惯

Answer 13

guàn - v. to spol, to pamper

Question 14

透

Answer 14

tòu - adj. fully, to the extreme

Question 15

煤油

Answer 15

méiyóu - n. kerosene

Question 16

多亏

Answer 16

duōkuī - v. thanks to

Question 17

钉子

Answer 17

dīngzi - n. nail, tack

Question 18

舅舅

Answer 18

jiùjiu - n. mother’s brother, maternal uncle

Question 19

姥姥

Answer 19

lǎolao - n. mother’s mother, maternal grandmother

Question 20

总算

Answer 20

zǒngsuàn - adv. at long last

Question 21

处

Answer 21

chǔ - v. to get along (with sb)

Question 22

假装

Answer 22

jiǎzhuāng - v. to pretend

Question 23

和睦

Answer 23

hémù - adj. harmonious

Question 24

无非

Answer 24

wúfēi - adv. nothing but

Question 25

较真

Answer 25

jiào zhēn - v./adj. to take sth. seriously; serious

Question 26

风光

Answer 26

fēngguāng - n. scene, view, sight

Question 27

规矩

Answer 27

guīju - n. rule, established practice

Question 28

胡来

Answer 28

húlái - v. to mess things up

Question 29

台阶

Answer 29

táijiē - n. staircase

Question 30

步

Answer 30

bù - n. step

Question 31

高潮

Answer 31

gāocháo - n. climax

Question 32

旅店

Answer 32

lǚdiàn - n. hotel

Question 33

结

Answer 33

jié - v. to settle, to finish

Question 34

账

Answer 34

zhàng - n. account

Question 35

裂

Answer 35

liè - v. to crack

Question 36

赔偿

Answer 36

péicháng - v. to compensate for, to pay for

Question 37

反而

Answer 37

fǎn'ér - adv. on the contrary

Question 38

破例

Answer 38

pòlì - v. to break a rule, to make an exception

Question 39

须知

Answer 39

xūzhī - n. notice

Question 40

地道

Answer 40

dìdao - adj. pure, authentic

Question 41

老人家

Answer 41

lǎorenjia - n. (polite) old person

Question 42

挖苦

Answer 42

wāku - v. to speak sarcastically or ironically

Question 43

反倒

Answer 43

fǎndào - adv. quite the reverse, instead

Question 44

大方

Answer 44

dàfang - adj. generous

Question 45

丢人

Answer 45

diūrén - v. to lose face

Question 46

送行

Answer 46

sòngxíng - v. to see sb off

Question 47

猛然

Answer 47

měngrán - adv. suddenly

Question 48

照例

Answer 48

zhàolì - adv. as a rule, as usual

Question 49

手电

Answer 49

shǒudiàn - n. flashlight

Question 50

非

Answer 50

fēi - adv. (used to indicate willfulness or determination)

Question 51

以至

Answer 51

yǐzhì - conj. (used to indicate the extension of time, number, degree, scope, etc.) down to, up to

Question 52

消失

Answer 52

xiāoshī - v. to disappear

Question 53

亲

Answer 53

qīn - adj. related by blood