Tasks and items of daily life Flashcards
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逸 yì
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1) ease, idleness; 2) to let go, to loose (hence here “to develop freely”)
2
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巢 chaó
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to nestle
3
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浮 fú
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to float
4
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蔽 bì
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to cover, to obscure
5
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馳 chí
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gallop, to let/set loose
6
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驅 qū
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drive, ride
7
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焚 fén
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to burn
8
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遺 wèi
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present to, deliver; yí: bequeath, leave to one’s heirs, vestige
9
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萎 weī
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to wither (= 葳)
10
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遇 yù
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to meet, to happen upon
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獵 liè
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hunt
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刈 yì
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to cut, to mow
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犁 lí
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plow
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奉 fèng
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to respectfully offer
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彈 tán
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to pluck a string
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繅 sāo
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to reel silk from cocoons (placed in hot water)
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薦 jiàn
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present, to offer
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乾 gān (干)
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dry
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炊 chuī
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to cook food
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爇 ruò
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to burn
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聘 pìn
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to make an amicable visit; betrothal, to make a wedding agreement
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購 gòu
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to buy, purchase
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寄
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dwell temporarily, stop over, take refuge in; be dependent on; attach to lodge; short sojourn
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镶 xiang
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eat
25
盤 pán
platter, plate, dish (hence also metal)
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甕 wèng
earthen jar
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竈 (灶) zaò
the stove
28
黍餹 shǔtáng
millet sugar
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燭 zhú
candle, torch
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脯 fǔ
dried meat, jerky
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薪 xīn
firewood
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稻 daò
rice, paddy field
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滌 dí
wash, rinse, alter, cleanse (蕩滌 is the antonym to MM 污染)
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Measures (5)
1. 丈 zhàng: length measure equivalent to 10 chĭ 尺 (1 尺 being ten foot)
2. 頃 qĭng: area unit, one hectare equivalent to 100 mŭ 畝.
3. 寸 cùn: measure: inch, one tenth of a Chinese foot 尺 chĭ.
4. 升 shēng: 1. volume measure: a pint (10 升=1 斗); 2. verb: to ascend
5. 斤 jīn: weight measure (catty); equivalent to 16 ‘ounces’
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羅 luó
net, gauze, web, grid
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繩 shéng
cord, rope 繩縷 shénglǚ
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鳶 yuān
kite
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索 suŏ
rope, to bind
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脂 zhī
oil, grease
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軻 kē
pair of wheels
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璧 bì
round jade disc with hole in the middle, often used as a symbol of an agreement
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輿 yú
carriage
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矢 shĭ
1. arrow; 2. excrement屎
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箏 zhēng
lute, harpsichord
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絃 xián
string
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曲 qū
melody, piece of music
47
five notes in the pentatonic scale
宫 商 角 徵（zhǐ） 羽
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章
pattern, a part
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柱 zhù
pillar, fret of a string instrument
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膏 gaō
salve, ointment, balsam
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服 fú
a dose of medicine, to take or apply medicine
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棋/碁 qí
board game, chess
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榻 tà
bed couch
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屩 jué
sandals made of hemp or straw
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絹布 juàn bù
silk or cotton fabric
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素
unadorned, undyed silk; sometimes : typically, expectedly, habitually
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紈 wán
white silk
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椎 chuí/zhuí
iron awl, pin
