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Question 1: 派来

  1. to be sent here
  2. to take away; to take to
  3. to pass on a message; to act as a messenger
  4. from birth; since childhood
  5. purpose of one's visit; intention
  6. please come in; please enter

Question 2: 轿子

  1. sedan chair
  2. maidservant; serving girl
  3. traditional Chinese opera
  4. thatched cottage; hut
  5. curtain; screen; blind
  6. teahouse; tea shop

Question 3: 岸边

  1. shore; bank; waterfront
  2. to be adjacent; to be neighboring
  3. woods; forest
  4. to face; to face toward; to be oriented toward
  5. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  6. to support by the arm

Question 4: 外祖母

  1. maternal grandmother
  2. older female cousin
  3. maidservant
  4. to support by the arm
  5. to be born
  6. old age; one's later years

Question 5: 仆妇

  1. maidservant
  2. maternal grandmother
  3. boor; lout; churl
  4. sedan chair
  5. to assist; to help; to aid
  6. sisters; sister (in compounds)

Question 6: 何况

  1. let alone; much less; not to mention
  2. then; afterwards
  3. long ago; already
  4. for a long time; for ages
  5. must not be missed; do not let slip
  6. seemingly; apparently; as if

Question 7: 步步

  1. step by step; gradually
  2. trend; direction
  3. completely; entirely
  4. only; merely; just
  5. then; afterwards
  6. below the steps; at the bottom

Question 8: 步步留心

  1. to be cautious at every step; to be careful every step of the way
  2. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  3. wholeheartedly; heart and soul
  4. frank and outspoken; straightforward
  5. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  6. must not be missed; do not let slip

Question 9: 多说

  1. at most
  2. for a long time
  3. let alone; much less; not to mention
  4. only; merely; just
  5. dozens; tens (of)
  6. then; afterwards

Question 10: 耻笑

  1. to mock; to ridicule
  2. to amuse; to coax; to humor
  3. to talk nonsense; to drivel
  4. cold; callous; cruel
  5. to be impolite; to be rude
  6. to hit; to beat

Question 11: 三四

  1. three or four; a few
  2. both; in pairs
  3. that's all; and nothing more
  4. husband and wife; married couple
  5. completely; entirely
  6. line of a poem; verse

Question 12: 帘子

  1. curtain; screen; blind
  2. a blind person
  3. line of a poem; verse
  4. sedan chair
  5. complicated; full of twists and turns
  6. teahouse; tea shop

Question 13: 传话

  1. to pass on a message; to act as a messenger
  2. to conduct; to transmit
  3. to ask about; to inquire about
  4. to be sent here
  5. frank and outspoken; straightforward
  6. to take away; to take to

Question 14: 进屋

  1. to go inside; to enter
  2. to return; to go back
  3. to go away from home; to go out
  4. to go to; to head for
  5. to take away; to take to
  6. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)

Question 15: 搀扶

  1. to support by the arm
  2. to accompany; to keep company
  3. to dissuade; to advise against
  4. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  5. step by step; gradually
  6. to bear; to shoulder

Question 16: 银发

  1. silver hair; white hair
  2. old age; one's later years
  3. ink-painted eyebrows; dark distinct eyebrows
  4. line of a poem; verse
  5. maidservant; serving girl
  6. writing; text; prose

Question 17: 拜见

  1. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  2. purpose of one's visit; intention
  3. to dismount; to get off a horse
  4. to be impolite; to be rude
  5. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  6. to present respectfully; to offer up

Question 18: 早已

  1. long ago; already
  2. only; merely; just
  3. for a while; for some time
  4. let alone; much less; not to mention
  5. carefully; in detail
  6. when did (one) ever...?

Question 19: 怀中

  1. in one's bosom; in one's breast; against one's chest
  2. lofty ambition; high aspiration
  3. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  4. to support by the arm
  5. old age; one's later years
  6. to accompany; to keep company

Question 20: 解劝

  1. to mediate (a dispute); to console; to comfort
  2. to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold
  3. to settle; to place; to arrange for
  4. to amuse; to coax; to humor
  5. to support by the arm
  6. melancholy; disconsolate

Question 21: 几位

  1. how many people
  2. please come in; please enter
  3. dozens; tens (of)
  4. three or four; a few
  5. a portion; a set
  6. one room; a room

Question 22: 四书

  1. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  2. writing; text; prose
  3. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  4. all; many; various
  5. to attend school; to pursue one's studies
  6. line of a poem; verse

Question 23: 姐姐

  1. older female cousin
  2. maternal grandmother
  3. Guo (a surname)
  4. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  5. maidservant; serving girl
  6. for a long time; for ages

Question 24: 不过

  1. only; merely; just
  2. long ago; already
  3. feel free to; by all means; do not hesitate to
  4. just; fair; impartial
  5. step by step; gradually
  6. unfortunately; inopportunely

Question 25: 瞎子

  1. a blind person
  2. curtain; screen; blind
  3. to insult; to call someone names
  4. to be impolite; to be rude
  5. villager; peasant; rustic
  6. Xie (a surname)

Question 26: 罢了

  1. that's all; and nothing more
  2. three or four; a few
  3. old age; one's later years
  4. completely; entirely
  5. long ago; already
  6. to work until death; to continue until death

Question 27: 姊妹

  1. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  2. maternal grandmother
  3. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  4. both; in pairs
  5. all; many; various
  6. eldest brother

Question 28: 一起读书

  1. to read together; to study together
  2. to attend school; to pursue one's studies
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. to accompany; to keep company
  5. both; in pairs
  6. one room; a room

Question 29: 混世魔王

  1. devil incarnate; fiend who brings chaos to the world
  2. great chaos; total disorder
  3. sovereignty; rule over a country
  4. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  5. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  6. to contend for hegemony; to vie for supremacy

Question 30: 只管

  1. feel free to; by all means; do not hesitate to
  2. only; merely; just
  3. so be it; never mind; let it be; fine
  4. please come in; please enter
  5. let alone; much less; not to mention
  6. (just) do it and be done with it

Question 31: 点头答应

  1. to nod in agreement; to consent
  2. to return; to go back
  3. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  4. to be overjoyed; to be delighted
  5. to sincerely invite; to cordially request
  6. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy

Question 32: 表兄

  1. older male cousin
  2. maternal grandmother
  3. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  4. old acquaintance; longtime friend
  5. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  6. Guo (a surname)

Question 33: 出生

  1. to be born
  2. to go away from home; to go out
  3. to return; to go back
  4. to have the same name
  5. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)
  6. to be sent here

Question 34: 顽劣

  1. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  2. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  3. boor; lout; churl
  4. to insult; to call someone names
  5. villain; negative character
  6. to be impolite; to be rude

Question 35: 溺爱

  1. to dote on excessively; to spoil (a child)
  2. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  3. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  4. from birth; since childhood
  5. the apple of one's eye; lifeblood; something of vital importance
  6. rare; uncommon

Question 36: 也罢

  1. so be it; never mind; let it be; fine
  2. why bother; is it worth the trouble?
  3. when did (one) ever...?
  4. feel free to; by all means; do not hesitate to
  5. then; afterwards
  6. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke

Question 37: 丫鬟

  1. maidservant; serving girl
  2. boy; child
  3. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  4. ink-painted eyebrows; dark distinct eyebrows
  5. younger female cousin
  6. to accompany; to keep company

Question 38: 公子

  1. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  2. sovereignty; rule over a country
  3. maidservant; serving girl
  4. to take one's leave; to say goodbye
  5. boor; lout; churl
  6. all; many; various

Question 39: 美玉

  1. fine jade; beautiful jade; good stone
  2. Liang (a surname)
  3. fresh and green; emerald green
  4. fine; meticulous; precise
  5. good show; great performance
  6. writing; text; prose

Question 40: 春晓

  1. spring morning
  2. east wind; spring breeze
  3. early in the morning
  4. traditional Chinese opera
  5. fresh and green; emerald green
  6. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder

Question 41: 鬓若刀裁

  1. neatly trimmed; sharply defined
  2. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  3. learned and talented; erudite and talented
  4. fresh and green; emerald green
  5. lofty ambition; great aspiration
  6. to command like a god; to be a military genius

Question 42: 眉如墨画

  1. ink-painted eyebrows; dark distinct eyebrows
  2. amorous glance (of a woman)
  3. fresh and green; emerald green
  4. to live and fly together; to be inseparable as lovers
  5. maidservant; serving girl
  6. learned and talented; erudite and talented

Question 43: 秋波

  1. amorous glance (of a woman)
  2. ink-painted eyebrows; dark distinct eyebrows
  3. to be in love with; to feel a deep attachment to
  4. east wind; spring breeze
  5. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  6. fresh and green; emerald green

Question 44: 一惊

  1. a startle; a shock
  2. early in the morning
  3. a long while; quite some time
  4. step by step; gradually
  5. to be overjoyed; to be delighted
  6. fear cold; be sensitive to cold

Question 45: 倒像

  1. seemingly; apparently; as if
  2. unfortunately; inopportunely
  3. then; afterwards
  4. to answer; to reply
  5. from birth; since childhood
  6. completely; entirely

Question 46: 请安

  1. to pay one's respects; to wish sb. well
  2. please come in; please enter
  3. to ask about; to inquire about
  4. to be impolite; to be rude
  5. early in the morning
  6. to announce (a visitor)

Question 47: 妹妹

  1. younger female cousin
  2. maidservant; serving girl
  3. maternal grandmother
  4. eldest brother
  5. to insult; to call someone names
  6. Guo (a surname)

Question 48: 细细

  1. carefully; in detail
  2. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  3. to ask about; to inquire about
  4. complicated; full of twists and turns
  5. clever; smart; quick-witted
  6. as soon as possible; promptly; without delay

Question 49: 一番

  1. once; one time
  2. for a while; for some time
  3. one room; a room
  4. step by step; gradually
  5. a portion; a set
  6. early in the morning

Question 50: 胡说

  1. to talk nonsense; to drivel
  2. to mock; to ridicule
  3. to sob; to sigh mournfully
  4. to be impolite; to be rude
  5. frank and outspoken; straightforward
  6. only; merely; just

Question 51: 何曾

  1. when did (one) ever...?
  2. for a long time
  3. so be it; never mind; let it be; fine
  4. long ago; already
  5. only; merely; just
  6. from birth; since childhood

Question 52: 面善

  1. to look familiar
  2. old acquaintance; longtime friend
  3. all over one's face
  4. to face; to face toward; to be oriented toward
  5. ink-painted eyebrows; dark distinct eyebrows
  6. seemingly; apparently; as if

Question 53: 旧相识

  1. old acquaintance; longtime friend
  2. to look familiar
  3. for a long time; for ages
  4. old age; one's later years
  5. to accompany; to keep company
  6. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)

Question 54: 相识

  1. acquaintance
  2. to look familiar
  3. to meet again; to be reunited
  4. to have the same name
  5. to be in love with; to feel a deep attachment to
  6. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy

Question 55: 久别重逢

  1. reunion after a long separation; to meet again after a long time
  2. for a long time
  3. long ago; already
  4. to live and fly together; to be inseparable as lovers
  5. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  6. for a while; for some time

Question 56: 久别

  1. to be separated for a long time
  2. a long while; quite some time
  3. old age; one's later years
  4. to live and fly together; to be inseparable as lovers
  5. to wait for; to await
  6. to be in love with; to feel a deep attachment to

Question 57: 重逢

  1. to meet again; to be reunited
  2. to return; to go back
  3. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  4. to unify; to unite; to integrate
  5. both; in pairs
  6. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy

Question 58: 生来

  1. from birth; since childhood
  2. old age; one's later years
  3. later generations; posterity
  4. talented; gifted
  5. to be sent here
  6. sincerity; wholeheartedness

Question 59: 答道

  1. to answer; to reply
  2. then; afterwards
  3. to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold
  4. seemingly; apparently; as if
  5. to wait for; to await
  6. step by step; gradually

Question 60: 稀罕

  1. rare; uncommon
  2. carefully; in detail
  3. to dote on excessively; to spoil (a child)
  4. from birth; since childhood
  5. completely; entirely
  6. let alone; much less; not to mention

Question 61: 什么

  1. What?!
  2. a startle; a shock
  3. when did (one) ever...?
  4. why bother; is it worth the trouble?
  5. true; real; actual
  6. let alone; much less; not to mention

Question 62: 东西

  1. creature; fellow; guy
  2. to insult; to call someone names
  3. boy; child
  4. completely; entirely
  5. old acquaintance; longtime friend
  6. genre; literary form

Question 63: 通灵

  1. to communicate with spirits; to be psychically attuned
  2. clever; smart; quick-witted
  3. talented; gifted
  4. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  5. to conduct; to transmit
  6. to announce (a visitor)

Question 64: 打人

  1. to hit; to beat
  2. to ask about; to inquire about
  3. to anger; to annoy; to provoke
  4. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  5. to return; to go back
  6. to be impolite; to be rude

Question 65: 骂人

  1. to insult; to call someone names
  2. lousy; rotten; worthless
  3. to return; to go back
  4. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  5. arrogant; haughty
  6. to pass on a message; to act as a messenger

Question 66: 何苦

  1. why bother; is it worth the trouble?
  2. so be it; never mind; let it be; fine
  3. only; merely; just
  4. (just) do it and be done with it
  5. to anger; to annoy; to provoke
  6. cannot bear the burden; overwhelmed

Question 67: 命根子

  1. the apple of one's eye; lifeblood; something of vital importance
  2. to dote on excessively; to spoil (a child)
  3. precious item; rare treasure
  4. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  5. amorous glance (of a woman)
  6. frank and outspoken; straightforward

Question 68: 满面

  1. all over one's face
  2. to face; to face toward; to be oriented toward
  3. to look familiar
  4. completely; entirely
  5. all; many; various
  6. ink-painted eyebrows; dark distinct eyebrows

Question 69: 好东西

  1. precious item; rare treasure
  2. a long while; quite some time
  3. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder
  4. talented; gifted
  5. carefully; in detail
  6. must not be missed; do not let slip

Question 70: 拿去

  1. to take away; to take to
  2. to be sent here
  3. to take one's leave; to say goodbye
  4. to make a wasted trip; to go for nothing
  5. to anger; to annoy; to provoke
  6. to conduct; to transmit

Question 71: 安置

  1. to settle; to place; to arrange for
  2. to banish; to exile
  3. to establish; to lay
  4. to mediate (a dispute); to console; to comfort
  5. to commit arson; to set fire to something
  6. to be sent here

Question 72: 住宿

  1. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night
  2. to wait for; to await
  3. to take an afternoon nap; to have a siesta
  4. to go to; to head for
  5. to go away from home; to go out
  6. one room; a room

Question 73: 相邻

  1. to be adjacent; to be neighboring
  2. to face; to face toward; to be oriented toward
  3. both; in pairs
  4. side; flank; aspect
  5. shore; bank; waterfront
  6. to crowd around; to surround

Question 74: 作伴

  1. to accompany; to keep company
  2. to support by the arm
  3. to assist; to help; to aid
  4. to live and fly together; to be inseparable as lovers
  5. husband and wife; married couple
  6. to play; to have fun

Question 75: 三顾茅庐

  1. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  2. to sincerely invite; to cordially request
  3. to have lofty aspirations in old age
  4. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  5. to command like a god; to be a military genius
  6. thatched cottage; grass hut

Question 76: 茅庐

  1. thatched cottage; hut
  2. boor; lout; churl
  3. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  4. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night
  5. Jiangdong; the territory of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
  6. teahouse; tea shop

Question 77: 群雄

  1. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  2. mountain range; chain of mountains
  3. great ambition; lofty aspiration
  4. people of the world; everyone
  5. Jiangdong; the territory of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
  6. devil incarnate; fiend who brings chaos to the world

Question 78: 争霸

  1. to contend for hegemony; to vie for supremacy
  2. to unify (a country)
  3. great chaos under heaven; total disorder; big mess
  4. to seize state power by force
  5. to use military force; to wage war; to deploy troops
  6. power; force; influence

Question 79: 天下

  1. sovereignty; rule over a country
  2. to use military force; to wage war; to deploy troops
  3. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  4. devil incarnate; fiend who brings chaos to the world
  5. I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me
  6. later generations; posterity

Question 80: 天下大乱

  1. great chaos under heaven; total disorder; big mess
  2. to seize state power by force
  3. to contend for hegemony; to vie for supremacy
  4. to unify (a country)
  5. the weather is cold and the ground is frozen; bitterly cold
  6. I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me

Question 81: 大乱

  1. great chaos; total disorder
  2. devil incarnate; fiend who brings chaos to the world
  3. to be overjoyed; to be delighted
  4. sovereignty; rule over a country
  5. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  6. to alarm; to disturb; to startle

Question 82: 北方

  1. north
  2. to face; to face toward; to be oriented toward
  3. to return; to go back
  4. east wind; spring breeze
  5. bitterly cold; severe cold
  6. then; afterwards

Question 83: 江东

  1. Jiangdong; the territory of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
  2. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  3. east wind; spring breeze
  4. three or four; a few
  5. later generations; posterity
  6. thatched cottage; hut

Question 84: 势力

  1. power; force; influence
  2. to strengthen; to expand; to grow in strength
  3. to contend for hegemony; to vie for supremacy
  4. trend; direction
  5. just; fair; impartial
  6. reality; actuality

Question 85: 强大

  1. powerful; formidable; strong
  2. arrogant; haughty
  3. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  4. savage; cruel; brutal
  5. great ambition; lofty aspiration
  6. just; fair; impartial

Question 86: 多方

  1. multilateral
  2. for a long time
  3. talented; gifted; multi-talented person
  4. side; flank; aspect
  5. to unify; to unite; to integrate
  6. economic; commercial

Question 87: 劣势

  1. disadvantage; unfavorable position
  2. unfortunately; inopportunely
  3. negative
  4. to decline; to decay
  5. cannot bear the burden; overwhelmed
  6. disappointed

Question 88: 足智多谋

  1. wise and resourceful; full of stratagems
  2. to spare no effort; to serve devotedly until death
  3. to aspire to greatness; to have grand ambitions
  4. erudite; learned
  5. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  6. fine; meticulous; precise

Question 89: 群山

  1. mountain range; chain of mountains
  2. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  3. to rise and fall; to undulate
  4. line of a poem; verse
  5. all; many; various
  6. woods; forest

Question 90: 起伏

  1. to rise and fall; to undulate
  2. mountain range; chain of mountains
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. writing; text; prose
  5. to sob; to sigh mournfully
  6. prosperous; flourishing; thriving

Question 91: 林木

  1. woods; forest
  2. writing; text; prose
  3. fresh and green; emerald green
  4. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  5. mountain range; chain of mountains
  6. shore; bank; waterfront

Question 92: 青翠

  1. fresh and green; emerald green
  2. ink-painted eyebrows; dark distinct eyebrows
  3. fine jade; beautiful jade; good stone
  4. amorous glance (of a woman)
  5. woods; forest
  6. mountain range; chain of mountains

Question 93: 秀丽

  1. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  2. powerful; formidable; strong
  3. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  4. solid; substantial; sturdy
  5. clever; smart; quick-witted
  6. learned and talented; erudite and talented

Question 94: 一间

  1. one room; a room
  2. once; one time
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night
  5. for a while; for some time
  6. to unify (a country)

Question 95: 下马

  1. to dismount; to get off a horse
  2. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)
  3. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  4. below the steps; at the bottom
  5. to establish; to lay
  6. to take away; to take to

Question 96: 童子

  1. boy; child
  2. maidservant; serving girl
  3. creature; fellow; guy
  4. in one's bosom; in one's breast; against one's chest
  5. later generations; posterity
  6. sisters; sister (in compounds)

Question 97: 表明

  1. to make clear; to indicate; to show
  2. trend; direction
  3. seemingly; apparently; as if
  4. to announce (a visitor)
  5. to unify; to unite; to integrate
  6. to face; to face toward; to be oriented toward

Question 98: 来意

  1. purpose of one's visit; intention
  2. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  3. to be impolite; to be rude
  4. to announce (a visitor)
  5. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  6. to be sent here

Question 99: 一早

  1. early in the morning
  2. a startle; a shock
  3. completely; entirely
  4. step by step; gradually
  5. spring morning
  6. to pay one's respects; to wish sb. well

Question 100: 一概

  1. without exception; across the board
  2. to unify; to unite; to integrate
  3. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  4. wholeheartedly; heart and soul
  5. only; merely; just
  6. all; many; various

Question 101: 惆怅

  1. melancholy; disconsolate
  2. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  3. disappointed
  4. tragedy; tragic event
  5. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  6. old age; one's later years

Question 102: 心直口快

  1. frank and outspoken; straightforward
  2. sincerity; good faith
  3. honest; incorruptible; clean
  4. talented; gifted
  5. to be cautious at every step; to be careful every step of the way
  6. treacherous; deceitful; crafty

Question 103: 心直

  1. simple and honest; straightforward
  2. just; fair; impartial
  3. great ambition; lofty aspiration
  4. complicated; full of twists and turns
  5. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  6. carefully; in detail

Question 104: 口快

  1. blunt; tactless
  2. to be impolite; to be rude
  3. unfortunately; inopportunely
  4. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  5. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  6. treacherous; deceitful; crafty

Question 105: 算了

  1. (just) do it and be done with it
  2. only; merely; just
  3. why bother; is it worth the trouble?
  4. then; afterwards
  5. feel free to; by all means; do not hesitate to
  6. let alone; much less; not to mention

Question 106: 上马

  1. to mount a horse
  2. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)
  3. stabled horse; horse in stable
  4. to go to; to head for
  5. to go inside; to enter
  6. to return; to go back

Question 107: 返回

  1. to return; to go back
  2. to make a wasted trip; to go for nothing
  3. to go inside; to enter
  4. to meet again; to be reunited
  5. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  6. trend; direction

Question 108: 打听

  1. to ask about; to inquire about
  2. to hit; to beat
  3. to pass on a message; to act as a messenger
  4. carefully; in detail
  5. to search (a person or place); to frisk
  6. to announce (a visitor)

Question 109: 备马

  1. to saddle a horse; to prepare a horse; to get a horse ready
  2. stabled horse; horse in stable
  3. to use military force; to wage war; to deploy troops
  4. to go to; to head for
  5. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)
  6. to wait for; to await

Question 110: 村夫

  1. villager; peasant; rustic
  2. thatched cottage; grass hut
  3. husband and wife; married couple
  4. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  5. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  6. old age; one's later years

Question 111: 斥责

  1. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  2. to dote on excessively; to spoil (a child)
  3. savage; cruel; brutal
  4. honest; incorruptible; clean
  5. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  6. to decline; to decay

Question 112: 有才

  1. talented; gifted
  2. clever; smart; quick-witted
  3. erudite; learned
  4. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  5. from birth; since childhood
  6. frank and outspoken; straightforward

Question 113: 时值

  1. to coincide with; to happen to be at
  2. unfortunately; inopportunely
  3. to go to; to head for
  4. for a long time
  5. seemingly; apparently; as if
  6. then; afterwards

Question 114: 隆冬

  1. midwinter; the depth of winter
  2. old age; one's later years
  3. east wind; spring breeze
  4. cold; callous; cruel
  5. fear cold; be sensitive to cold
  6. lofty ambition; great aspiration

Question 115: 严寒

  1. bitterly cold; severe cold
  2. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  3. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  4. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  5. honest; incorruptible; clean
  6. treacherous; deceitful; crafty

Question 116: 天寒地冻

  1. the weather is cold and the ground is frozen; bitterly cold
  2. great chaos under heaven; total disorder; big mess
  3. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  4. cannot bear the burden; overwhelmed
  5. learned and talented; erudite and talented
  6. frank and outspoken; straightforward

Question 117: 诚意

  1. sincerity; good faith
  2. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  3. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  4. true; real; actual
  5. frank and outspoken; straightforward
  6. only; merely; just

Question 118: 怕冷

  1. fear cold; be sensitive to cold
  2. a startle; a shock
  3. to anger; to annoy; to provoke
  4. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  5. to support by the arm
  6. from birth; since childhood

Question 119: 大哥

  1. eldest brother
  2. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  3. to be overjoyed; to be delighted
  4. great chaos; total disorder
  5. early in the morning
  6. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)

Question 120: 白跑

  1. to make a wasted trip; to go for nothing
  2. to return; to go back
  3. to play; to have fun
  4. to take away; to take to
  5. to go away from home; to go out
  6. that's all; and nothing more

Question 121: 大喜

  1. to be overjoyed; to be delighted
  2. great chaos; total disorder
  3. a startle; a shock
  4. to be unable to bear; cannot stand
  5. to strengthen; to expand; to grow in strength
  6. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)

Question 122: 施礼

  1. to salute; to bow; to perform a courtesy
  2. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  3. to present respectfully; to offer up
  4. to sincerely invite; to cordially request
  5. Xie (a surname)
  6. to dismount; to get off a horse

Question 123: 还礼

  1. to return a salute
  2. to be impolite; to be rude
  3. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  4. to take one's leave; to say goodbye
  5. to answer; to reply
  6. cautious and conscientious

Question 124: 不巧

  1. unfortunately; inopportunely
  2. extremely; very
  3. seemingly; apparently; as if
  4. must not be missed; do not let slip
  5. only; merely; just
  6. disadvantage; unfavorable position

Question 125: 出外

  1. to go away from home; to go out
  2. to go to; to head for
  3. to go inside; to enter
  4. to take one's leave; to say goodbye
  5. to attend school; to pursue one's studies
  6. to make a wasted trip; to go for nothing

Question 126: 游玩

  1. to play; to have fun
  2. to make a wasted trip; to go for nothing
  3. to accompany; to keep company
  4. to hit; to beat
  5. to go to; to head for
  6. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night

Question 127: 失望

  1. disappointed
  2. melancholy; disconsolate
  3. disadvantage; unfavorable position
  4. to be impolite; to be rude
  5. to decline; to decay
  6. unfortunately; inopportunely

Question 128: 起身

  1. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)
  2. to take one's leave; to say goodbye
  3. to dismount; to get off a horse
  4. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  5. to be impolite; to be rude
  6. from birth; since childhood

Question 129: 告辞

  1. to take one's leave; to say goodbye
  2. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)
  3. to sincerely invite; to cordially request
  4. to go away from home; to go out
  5. to take away; to take to
  6. to return; to go back

Question 130: 劝阻

  1. to dissuade; to advise against
  2. to support by the arm
  3. to amuse; to coax; to humor
  4. to alarm; to disturb; to startle
  5. to mock; to ridicule
  6. to banish; to exile

Question 131: 村夫

  1. boor; lout; churl
  2. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  3. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  4. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  5. thatched cottage; grass hut
  6. erudite; learned

Question 132: 麻绳

  1. hemp rope
  2. thatched cottage; hut
  3. curtain; screen; blind
  4. gripping; thrilling; exciting
  5. line of a poem; verse
  6. one room; a room

Question 133: 训斥

  1. to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold
  2. to answer; to reply
  3. to return; to go back
  4. to amuse; to coax; to humor
  5. to mediate (a dispute); to console; to comfort
  6. cold; callous; cruel

Question 134: 万不可失

  1. must not be missed; do not let slip
  2. unfortunately; inopportunely
  3. let alone; much less; not to mention
  4. to be cautious at every step; to be careful every step of the way
  5. precious item; rare treasure
  6. disadvantage; unfavorable position

Question 135: 失礼

  1. to be impolite; to be rude
  2. please come in; please enter
  3. arrogant; haughty
  4. to anger; to annoy; to provoke
  5. purpose of one's visit; intention
  6. to hit; to beat

Question 136: 通报

  1. to announce (a visitor)
  2. purpose of one's visit; intention
  3. to ask about; to inquire about
  4. to alarm; to disturb; to startle
  5. please come in; please enter
  6. to take one's leave; to say goodbye

Question 137: 草堂

  1. thatched cottage; grass hut
  2. teahouse; tea shop
  3. villager; peasant; rustic
  4. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  5. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night
  6. one room; a room

Question 138: 午睡

  1. to take an afternoon nap; to have a siesta
  2. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night
  3. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)
  4. to take away; to take to
  5. to be impolite; to be rude
  6. to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold

Question 139: 阶下

  1. below the steps; at the bottom
  2. to dismount; to get off a horse
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. maidservant; serving girl
  5. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  6. that's all; and nothing more

Question 140: 等候

  1. to wait for; to await
  2. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night
  3. to crowd around; to surround
  4. as soon as possible; promptly; without delay
  5. to prevent; to stop; to block
  6. for a while; for some time

Question 141: 许久

  1. for a long time; for ages
  2. decades; dozens of years
  3. old acquaintance; longtime friend
  4. let alone; much less; not to mention
  5. then; afterwards
  6. to have a long talk

Question 142: 傲慢

  1. arrogant; haughty
  2. to be impolite; to be rude
  3. powerful; formidable; strong
  4. cold; callous; cruel
  5. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  6. erudite; learned

Question 143: 放火

  1. to commit arson; to set fire to something
  2. to establish; to lay
  3. to insult; to call someone names
  4. to banish; to exile
  5. to settle; to place; to arrange for
  6. to search (a person or place); to frisk

Question 144: 会不会

  1. will (or won't); can (or can't)
  2. feel free to; by all means; do not hesitate to
  3. when did (one) ever...?
  4. What?!
  5. let alone; much less; not to mention
  6. to nod in agreement; to consent

Question 145: 阻止

  1. to prevent; to stop; to block
  2. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  3. to wait for; to await
  4. to alarm; to disturb; to startle
  5. to assist; to help; to aid
  6. to answer; to reply

Question 146: 翻身

  1. to turn over (in bed)
  2. to return; to go back
  3. to rise and fall; to undulate
  4. to take an afternoon nap; to have a siesta
  5. to face; to face toward; to be oriented toward
  6. to support by the arm

Question 147: 一个

  1. completely; entirely
  2. extremely; very
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. that's all; and nothing more
  5. three or four; a few
  6. sincerity; wholeheartedness

Question 148: 面朝

  1. to face; to face toward; to be oriented toward
  2. to be adjacent; to be neighboring
  3. all over one's face
  4. to return; to go back
  5. to look familiar
  6. to go to; to head for

Question 149: 惊动

  1. to alarm; to disturb; to startle
  2. to amuse; to coax; to humor
  3. to anger; to annoy; to provoke
  4. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  5. to prevent; to stop; to block
  6. to ask about; to inquire about

Question 150: 好一阵

  1. a long while; quite some time
  2. good show; great performance
  3. to be separated for a long time
  4. precious item; rare treasure
  5. a startle; a shock
  6. completely; entirely

Question 151: 一阵子

  1. for a while; for some time
  2. once; one time
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. long ago; already
  5. decades; dozens of years
  6. to wait for; to await

Question 152: 多时

  1. for a long time
  2. decades; dozens of years
  3. when did (one) ever...?
  4. then; afterwards
  5. reunion after a long separation; to meet again after a long time
  6. to have a long talk

Question 153: 请进

  1. please come in; please enter
  2. to be impolite; to be rude
  3. to pay one's respects; to wish sb. well
  4. how many people
  5. to announce (a visitor)
  6. to return; to go back

Question 154: 长谈

  1. to have a long talk
  2. for a long time
  3. to be separated for a long time
  4. to pass on a message; to act as a messenger
  5. long ago; already
  6. for a while; for some time

Question 155: 畅谈

  1. to talk freely and to one's heart's content; to have a good talk
  2. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder
  3. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy
  4. reunion after a long separation; to meet again after a long time
  5. to pass on a message; to act as a messenger
  6. carefully; in detail

Question 156: 博学

  1. erudite; learned
  2. talented; gifted
  3. arrogant; haughty
  4. wise and resourceful; full of stratagems
  5. to attend school; to pursue one's studies
  6. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly

Question 157: 博学多才

  1. learned and talented; erudite and talented
  2. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  3. clever; smart; quick-witted
  4. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  5. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  6. frank and outspoken; straightforward

Question 158: 多才

  1. talented; gifted; multi-talented person
  2. erudite; learned
  3. frank and outspoken; straightforward
  4. to dote on excessively; to spoil (a child)
  5. clever; smart; quick-witted
  6. old age; one's later years

Question 159: 恳请

  1. to sincerely invite; to cordially request
  2. to present respectfully; to offer up
  3. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  4. to take one's leave; to say goodbye
  5. to be impolite; to be rude
  6. as soon as possible; promptly; without delay

Question 160: 出山

  1. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  2. old age; one's later years
  3. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  4. to aspire to greatness; to have grand ambitions
  5. to get up; to rise (from a sitting or lying position)
  6. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help

Question 161: 诚心

  1. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  2. lofty ambition; high aspiration
  3. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  4. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  5. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  6. carefully; in detail

Question 162: 辅助

  1. to assist; to help; to aid
  2. to accompany; to keep company
  3. to select; to choose
  4. to prevent; to stop; to block
  5. to crowd around; to surround
  6. to be adjacent; to be neighboring

Question 163: 打天下

  1. to seize state power by force
  2. to establish; to lay
  3. great chaos under heaven; total disorder; big mess
  4. to contend for hegemony; to vie for supremacy
  5. political power; state power; regime
  6. power; force; influence

Question 164: 军师

  1. strategist; advisor
  2. to use military force; to wage war; to deploy troops
  3. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  4. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  5. the empty fort strategy
  6. thatched cottage; hut

Question 165: 蜀汉

  1. Shu-Han
  2. Jiangdong; the territory of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
  3. Memorial to the Emperor
  4. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  5. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  6. Xie (a surname)

Question 166: 王朝

  1. dynasty
  2. Shu-Han
  3. to unify (a country)
  4. sovereignty; rule over a country
  5. history book
  6. rival warlords; powerful contenders

Question 167: 毕生

  1. lifelong; all one's life
  2. wholeheartedly; heart and soul
  3. later generations; posterity
  4. lofty ambition; high aspiration
  5. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  6. completely; entirely

Question 168: 梁山伯

  1. Liang Shanbo
  2. Liang (a surname)
  3. traditional Chinese opera
  4. Shu-Han
  5. Memorial to the Emperor
  6. Borrowing the East Wind

Question 169: 祝英台

  1. Zhu Yingtai
  2. traditional Chinese opera
  3. maidservant; serving girl
  4. Liang (a surname)
  5. Xie (a surname)
  6. Memorial to the Emperor

Question 170: 戏曲

  1. traditional Chinese opera
  2. good show; great performance
  3. stage play; modern drama
  4. tragedy (as a genre of drama)
  5. among the people; popular; folk
  6. sedan chair

Question 171: 改编自

  1. adapted from
  2. from birth; since childhood
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. play; drama; dramatic work
  5. plot; storyline
  6. then; afterwards

Question 172: 民间

  1. among the people; popular; folk
  2. traditional Chinese opera
  3. east wind; spring breeze
  4. husband and wife; married couple
  5. writing; text; prose
  6. three or four; a few

Question 173: 求学

  1. to attend school; to pursue one's studies
  2. to go to; to head for
  3. to go away from home; to go out
  4. erudite; learned
  5. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night
  6. the Four Books (of Confucianism)

Question 174: 爱恋

  1. to be in love with; to feel a deep attachment to
  2. amorous glance (of a woman)
  3. to be separated for a long time
  4. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  5. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy
  6. to accompany; to keep company

Question 175: 夫妻

  1. husband and wife; married couple
  2. three or four; a few
  3. to accompany; to keep company
  4. old age; one's later years
  5. among the people; popular; folk
  6. dozens; tens (of)

Question 176: 双双

  1. both; in pairs
  2. three or four; a few
  3. completely; entirely
  4. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  5. dozens; tens (of)
  6. east wind; spring breeze

Question 177: 双宿双飞

  1. to live and fly together; to be inseparable as lovers
  2. to accompany; to keep company
  3. ink-painted eyebrows; dark distinct eyebrows
  4. to be separated for a long time
  5. to dote on excessively; to spoil (a child)
  6. amorous glance (of a woman)

Question 178: 曲折

  1. complicated; full of twists and turns
  2. gripping; thrilling; exciting
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. simple and honest; straightforward
  5. carefully; in detail
  6. forked road; side road

Question 179: 悲剧

  1. tragedy; tragic event
  2. melancholy; disconsolate
  3. plot; storyline
  4. overwhelmed with sorrow; deeply sighing
  5. savage; cruel; brutal
  6. complicated; full of twists and turns

Question 180: 不胜

  1. extremely; very
  2. unfortunately; inopportunely
  3. completely; entirely
  4. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  5. only; merely; just
  6. three or four; a few

Question 181: 不胜唏嘘

  1. overwhelmed with sorrow; deeply sighing
  2. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  3. that's all; and nothing more
  4. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  5. gripping; thrilling; exciting
  6. undaunted ambition; lofty aspirations remain

Question 182: 唏嘘

  1. to sob; to sigh mournfully
  2. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  3. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy
  4. to talk nonsense; to drivel
  5. carefully; in detail
  6. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder

Question 183: 茶馆

  1. teahouse; tea shop
  2. thatched cottage; grass hut
  3. glove puppetry; hand puppet theater
  4. sedan chair
  5. among the people; popular; folk
  6. maidservant; serving girl

Question 184: 老舍

  1. Lao She
  2. Old Nine; intellectual (derogatory)
  3. Xie (a surname)
  4. Memorial to the Emperor
  5. traditional Chinese opera
  6. to have lofty aspirations in old age

Question 185: 经典

  1. classic; quintessential
  2. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder
  3. writing; text; prose
  4. genre; literary form
  5. true; real; actual
  6. erudite; learned

Question 186: 话剧

  1. stage play; modern drama
  2. good show; great performance
  3. traditional Chinese opera
  4. life is like a play
  5. tragedy; tragic event
  6. teahouse; tea shop

Question 187: 兴旺

  1. prosperous; flourishing; thriving
  2. Rong (a surname)
  3. to rise and fall; to undulate
  4. husband and wife; married couple
  5. lofty ambition; great aspiration
  6. to be overjoyed; to be delighted

Question 188: 严酷

  1. cruel; ruthless
  2. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  3. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  4. just; fair; impartial
  5. arrogant; haughty
  6. powerful; formidable; strong

Question 189: 现实

  1. reality; actuality
  2. to come to realize; to apprehend
  3. sincerity; good faith
  4. economic; commercial
  5. writing; text; prose
  6. solid; substantial; sturdy

Question 190: 不胜

  1. to be unable to bear; cannot stand
  2. unfortunately; inopportunely
  3. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  4. disadvantage; unfavorable position
  5. that's all; and nothing more
  6. let alone; much less; not to mention

Question 191: 不胜负荷

  1. cannot bear the burden; overwhelmed
  2. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  3. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  4. disadvantage; unfavorable position
  5. unfortunately; inopportunely
  6. to dote on excessively; to spoil (a child)

Question 192: 负荷

  1. to bear; to shoulder
  2. to support by the arm
  3. to wait for; to await
  4. to rise and fall; to undulate
  5. to assist; to help; to aid
  6. to crowd around; to surround

Question 193: 一步步

  1. step by step; gradually
  2. for a while; for some time
  3. complicated; full of twists and turns
  4. wholeheartedly; heart and soul
  5. once; one time
  6. course; process; journey

Question 194: 走向

  1. trend; direction
  2. step by step; gradually
  3. to return; to go back
  4. to conduct; to transmit
  5. to go to; to head for
  6. complicated; full of twists and turns

Question 195: 衰败

  1. to decline; to decay
  2. old age; one's later years
  3. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  4. to strengthen; to expand; to grow in strength
  5. disadvantage; unfavorable position
  6. to sob; to sigh mournfully

Question 196: 世纪末

  1. fin de siècle; end of the century
  2. to decline; to decay
  3. old age; one's later years
  4. later generations; posterity
  5. decades; dozens of years
  6. mid-period; middle stage

Question 197: 中期

  1. mid-period; middle stage
  2. later generations; posterity
  3. course; process; journey
  4. step by step; gradually
  5. old age; one's later years
  6. long ago; already

Question 198: 人生如戏

  1. life is like a play
  2. good show; great performance
  3. stage play; modern drama
  4. traditional Chinese opera
  5. reality; actuality
  6. to play; to have fun

Question 199: 呈献

  1. to present respectfully; to offer up
  2. to sincerely invite; to cordially request
  3. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  4. to salute; to bow; to perform a courtesy
  5. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  6. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all

Question 200: 扣人心弦

  1. gripping; thrilling; exciting
  2. complicated; full of twists and turns
  3. wholeheartedly; heart and soul
  4. compact; well-knit
  5. frank and outspoken; straightforward
  6. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless

Question 201: 好戏

  1. good show; great performance
  2. traditional Chinese opera
  3. stage play; modern drama
  4. a long while; quite some time
  5. life is like a play
  6. fine jade; beautiful jade; good stone

Question 202: 从速

  1. as soon as possible; promptly; without delay
  2. to wait for; to await
  3. carefully; in detail
  4. long ago; already
  5. to sincerely invite; to cordially request
  6. to go to; to head for

Question 203: 老九

  1. Old Nine; intellectual (derogatory)
  2. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  3. lousy; rotten; worthless
  4. boor; lout; churl
  5. pawn; small fry; underling
  6. the Four Books (of Confucianism)

Question 204: 音乐剧

  1. musical; musical comedy
  2. tragedy (as a genre of drama)
  3. traditional Chinese opera
  4. good show; great performance
  5. plot; storyline
  6. economic; commercial

Question 205: 我國

  1. our country; my country
  2. among the people; popular; folk
  3. to unify (a country)
  4. Guo (a surname)
  5. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  6. sovereignty; rule over a country

Question 206: 同名

  1. to have the same name
  2. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy
  3. both; in pairs
  4. to meet again; to be reunited
  5. old acquaintance; longtime friend
  6. seemingly; apparently; as if

Question 207: 剧作

  1. play; drama; dramatic work
  2. good show; great performance
  3. traditional Chinese opera
  4. genre; literary form
  5. tragedy; tragic event
  6. writing; text; prose

Question 208: 机灵

  1. clever; smart; quick-witted
  2. talented; gifted
  3. carefully; in detail
  4. to communicate with spirits; to be psychically attuned
  5. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  6. fine; meticulous; precise

Question 209: 奖学金

  1. scholarship; fellowship
  2. to attend school; to pursue one's studies
  3. résumé; curriculum vitae (CV)
  4. erudite; learned
  5. economic; commercial
  6. reality; actuality

Question 210: 布袋戏

  1. glove puppetry; hand puppet theater
  2. stage play; modern drama
  3. among the people; popular; folk
  4. teahouse; tea shop
  5. tragedy (as a genre of drama)
  6. good show; great performance

Question 211: 岔路

  1. forked road; side road
  2. complicated; full of twists and turns
  3. trend; direction
  4. side; flank; aspect
  5. to answer; to reply
  6. course; process; journey

Question 212: 放逐

  1. to banish; to exile
  2. to settle; to place; to arrange for
  3. to return; to go back
  4. to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold
  5. to mock; to ridicule
  6. to go away from home; to go out

Question 213: 追逐

  1. to seek; to pursue (fame, fortune, etc.)
  2. to go to; to head for
  3. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  4. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  5. lofty ambition; great aspiration
  6. reality; actuality

Question 214: 紧凑

  1. compact; well-knit
  2. solid; substantial; sturdy
  3. gripping; thrilling; exciting
  4. clever; smart; quick-witted
  5. economic; commercial
  6. to be adjacent; to be neighboring

Question 215: 无名小卒

  1. an unknown person; a nobody; a small fry
  2. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  3. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  4. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  5. villain; negative character
  6. old acquaintance; longtime friend

Question 216: 小卒

  1. pawn; small fry; underling
  2. Old Nine; intellectual (derogatory)
  3. disadvantage; unfavorable position
  4. lofty ambition; great aspiration
  5. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  6. villager; peasant; rustic

Question 217: 历程

  1. course; process; journey
  2. plot; storyline
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. writing; text; prose
  5. mid-period; middle stage
  6. to come to realize; to apprehend

Question 218: 侧面

  1. side; flank; aspect
  2. negative
  3. to be adjacent; to be neighboring
  4. forked road; side road
  5. to assist; to help; to aid
  6. trend; direction

Question 219: 几十

  1. dozens; tens (of)
  2. for a long time
  3. how many people
  4. both; in pairs
  5. completely; entirely
  6. husband and wife; married couple

Question 220: 几十年

  1. decades; dozens of years
  2. for a long time
  3. for a while; for some time
  4. old age; one's later years
  5. to decline; to decay
  6. long ago; already

Question 221: 共鸣

  1. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy
  2. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder
  3. to sob; to sigh mournfully
  4. to accompany; to keep company
  5. both; in pairs
  6. sincerity; wholeheartedness

Question 222: 坚实

  1. solid; substantial; sturdy
  2. compact; well-knit
  3. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  4. carefully; in detail
  5. true; real; actual
  6. just; fair; impartial

Question 223: 一统

  1. to unify (a country)
  2. to establish; to lay
  3. to use military force; to wage war; to deploy troops
  4. to contend for hegemony; to vie for supremacy
  5. great chaos under heaven; total disorder; big mess
  6. wholeheartedly; heart and soul

Question 224: 感悟

  1. to come to realize; to apprehend
  2. reality; actuality
  3. writing; text; prose
  4. course; process; journey
  5. step by step; gradually
  6. sincerity; wholeheartedness

Question 225: 悲剧

  1. tragedy (as a genre of drama)
  2. genre; literary form
  3. traditional Chinese opera
  4. melancholy; disconsolate
  5. writing; text; prose
  6. the Four Books (of Confucianism)

Question 226: 借东风

  1. Borrowing the East Wind
  2. the empty fort strategy
  3. Jiangdong; the territory of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
  4. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  5. Memorial to the Emperor
  6. to command like a god; to be a military genius

Question 227: 东风

  1. east wind; spring breeze
  2. spring morning
  3. Jiangdong; the territory of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period
  4. both; in pairs
  5. amorous glance (of a woman)
  6. among the people; popular; folk

Question 228: 空城计

  1. the empty fort strategy
  2. strategist; advisor
  3. Borrowing the East Wind
  4. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  5. wise and resourceful; full of stratagems
  6. to spare no effort; to serve devotedly until death

Question 229: 用兵如神

  1. to command like a god; to be a military genius
  2. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  3. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  4. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  5. strategist; advisor
  6. to dispatch troops for battle

Question 230: 用兵

  1. to use military force; to wage war; to deploy troops
  2. to unify (a country)
  3. sovereignty; rule over a country
  4. strategist; advisor
  5. to contend for hegemony; to vie for supremacy
  6. to saddle a horse; to prepare a horse; to get a horse ready

Question 231: 无所不能

  1. to be capable of anything; to be able to do everything
  2. to command like a god; to be a military genius
  3. without exception; across the board
  4. learned and talented; erudite and talented
  5. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  6. completely; entirely

Question 232: 政治家

  1. statesman; politician
  2. political power; state power; regime
  3. strategist; advisor
  4. person of noble ambition; person with lofty ideals
  5. erudite; learned
  6. people of the world; everyone

Question 233: 壮大

  1. to strengthen; to expand; to grow in strength
  2. power; force; influence
  3. to decline; to decay
  4. great ambition; lofty aspiration
  5. to unify; to unite; to integrate
  6. step by step; gradually

Question 234: 政权

  1. political power; state power; regime
  2. statesman; politician
  3. to seize state power by force
  4. sovereignty; rule over a country
  5. powerful; formidable; strong
  6. genre; literary form

Question 235: 公正

  1. just; fair; impartial
  2. simple and honest; straightforward
  3. cold; callous; cruel
  4. only; merely; just
  5. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  6. beautiful; pretty; graceful

Question 236: 廉洁

  1. honest; incorruptible; clean
  2. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  3. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  4. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  5. frank and outspoken; straightforward
  6. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible

Question 237: 出师

  1. to dispatch troops for battle
  2. to go away from home; to go out
  3. to command like a god; to be a military genius
  4. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  5. strategist; advisor
  6. to spare no effort; to serve devotedly until death

Question 238: 出师表

  1. Memorial to the Emperor
  2. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  3. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  4. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  5. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  6. Borrowing the East Wind

Question 239: 鞠躬

  1. cautious and conscientious
  2. to be cautious at every step; to be careful every step of the way
  3. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  4. honest; incorruptible; clean
  5. carefully; in detail
  6. complicated; full of twists and turns

Question 240: 鞠躬尽瘁

  1. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  2. to be cautious at every step; to be careful every step of the way
  3. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  4. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  5. honest; incorruptible; clean
  6. to command like a god; to be a military genius

Question 241: 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已

  1. to spare no effort; to serve devotedly until death
  2. to aspire to greatness; to have grand ambitions
  3. wise and resourceful; full of stratagems
  4. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  5. honest; incorruptible; clean
  6. lifelong; all one's life

Question 242: 死而后已

  1. to work until death; to continue until death
  2. to have lofty aspirations in old age
  3. lifelong; all one's life
  4. that's all; and nothing more
  5. then; afterwards
  6. old age; one's later years

Question 243: 而后

  1. then; afterwards
  2. let alone; much less; not to mention
  3. to answer; to reply
  4. for a long time
  5. seemingly; apparently; as if
  6. step by step; gradually

Question 244: 一心

  1. wholeheartedly; heart and soul
  2. lifelong; all one's life
  3. to spare no effort; to serve devotedly until death
  4. gripping; thrilling; exciting
  5. step by step; gradually
  6. carefully; in detail

Question 245: 后世

  1. later generations; posterity
  2. lifelong; all one's life
  3. from birth; since childhood
  4. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  5. three or four; a few
  6. sovereignty; rule over a country

Question 246: 推崇

  1. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  2. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  3. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  4. to crowd around; to surround
  5. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  6. later generations; posterity

Question 247: 反面人物

  1. villain; negative character
  2. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  3. disadvantage; unfavorable position
  4. plot; storyline
  5. an unknown person; a nobody; a small fry
  6. savage; cruel; brutal

Question 248: 反面

  1. negative
  2. disadvantage; unfavorable position
  3. side; flank; aspect
  4. to return; to go back
  5. disappointed
  6. to be adjacent; to be neighboring

Question 249: 奸诈

  1. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  2. honest; incorruptible; clean
  3. sincerity; good faith
  4. cruel; ruthless
  5. just; fair; impartial
  6. beautiful; pretty; graceful

Question 250: 凶残

  1. savage; cruel; brutal
  2. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  3. powerful; formidable; strong
  4. beautiful; pretty; graceful
  5. boor; lout; churl
  6. to dote on excessively; to spoil (a child)

Question 251: 宁教我负天下人，休教天下人负我

  1. I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me
  2. sovereignty; rule over a country
  3. treacherous; deceitful; crafty
  4. devil incarnate; fiend who brings chaos to the world
  5. to seize state power by force
  6. to spare no effort; to serve devotedly until death

Question 252: 天下人

  1. people of the world; everyone
  2. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  3. to unify (a country)
  4. later generations; posterity
  5. devil incarnate; fiend who brings chaos to the world
  6. Jiangdong; the territory of the state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period

Question 253: 史书

  1. history book
  2. plot; storyline
  3. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  4. later generations; posterity
  5. course; process; journey
  6. strategist; advisor

Question 254: 冷酷

  1. cold; callous; cruel
  2. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  3. just; fair; impartial
  4. arrogant; haughty
  5. midwinter; the depth of winter
  6. melancholy; disconsolate

Question 255: 无情

  1. unfeeling; heartless; ruthless
  2. bitterly cold; severe cold
  3. sincerity; good faith
  4. melancholy; disconsolate
  5. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  6. treacherous; deceitful; crafty

Question 256: 统一

  1. to unify; to unite; to integrate
  2. without exception; across the board
  3. to strengthen; to expand; to grow in strength
  4. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  5. to crowd around; to surround
  6. step by step; gradually

Question 257: 经济

  1. economic; commercial
  2. reality; actuality
  3. just; fair; impartial
  4. prosperous; flourishing; thriving
  5. to return; to go back
  6. compact; well-knit

Question 258: 打下

  1. to establish; to lay
  2. to seize state power by force
  3. to unify (a country)
  4. to dismount; to get off a horse
  5. to settle; to place; to arrange for
  6. to commit arson; to set fire to something

Question 259: 壮志

  1. lofty ambition; great aspiration
  2. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  3. old age; one's later years
  4. lifelong; all one's life
  5. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  6. simple and honest; straightforward

Question 260: 雄心

  1. great ambition; lofty aspiration
  2. simple and honest; straightforward
  3. rival warlords; powerful contenders
  4. to strengthen; to expand; to grow in strength
  5. to have lofty aspirations in old age
  6. to contend for hegemony; to vie for supremacy

Question 261: 诗句

  1. line of a poem; verse
  2. three or four; a few
  3. old age; one's later years
  4. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  5. non-fiction prose; essay
  6. husband and wife; married couple

Question 262: 老骥伏枥

  1. to have lofty aspirations in old age
  2. to work until death; to continue until death
  3. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  4. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  5. great ambition; lofty aspiration
  6. to saddle a horse; to prepare a horse; to get a horse ready

Question 263: 伏枥

  1. stabled horse; horse in stable
  2. to saddle a horse; to prepare a horse; to get a horse ready
  3. old age; one's later years
  4. undaunted ambition; lofty aspirations remain
  5. thatched cottage; hut
  6. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again

Question 264: 志在千里

  1. to aspire to greatness; to have grand ambitions
  2. to spare no effort; to serve devotedly until death
  3. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  4. wise and resourceful; full of stratagems
  5. talented; gifted
  6. to command like a god; to be a military genius

Question 265: 烈士

  1. person of noble ambition; person with lofty ideals
  2. honest; incorruptible; clean
  3. undaunted ambition; lofty aspirations remain
  4. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  5. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  6. treacherous; deceitful; crafty

Question 266: 暮年

  1. old age; one's later years
  2. to decline; to decay
  3. to come out of retirement; to take up a public post again
  4. lofty ambition; high aspiration
  5. that's all; and nothing more
  6. from birth; since childhood

Question 267: 壮心

  1. lofty ambition; high aspiration
  2. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  3. old age; one's later years
  4. lifelong; all one's life
  5. to spare no effort in performing one's duty; to give one's all
  6. in one's bosom; in one's breast; against one's chest

Question 268: 壮心不已

  1. undaunted ambition; lofty aspirations remain
  2. wholeheartedly; heart and soul
  3. old age; one's later years
  4. person of noble ambition; person with lofty ideals
  5. to strengthen; to expand; to grow in strength
  6. overwhelmed with sorrow; deeply sighing

Question 269: 品味

  1. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder
  2. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy
  3. fine; meticulous; precise
  4. precious item; rare treasure
  5. to sob; to sigh mournfully
  6. sincerity; wholeheartedness

Question 270: 文字

  1. writing; text; prose
  2. all; many; various
  3. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  4. woods; forest
  5. completely; entirely
  6. plot; storyline

Question 271: 故事

  1. plot; storyline
  2. course; process; journey
  3. writing; text; prose
  4. tragedy; tragic event
  5. history book
  6. villain; negative character

Question 272: 姥姥

  1. maternal grandmother
  2. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  3. older male cousin
  4. Guo (a surname)
  5. Old Nine; intellectual (derogatory)
  6. old age; one's later years

Question 273: 塑造

  1. to portray (a character); to depict
  2. genre; literary form
  3. to demonstrate; to set an example
  4. plot; storyline
  5. to make clear; to indicate; to show
  6. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly

Question 274: 示范

  1. to demonstrate; to set an example
  2. to conduct; to transmit
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. trend; direction
  5. to reprimand; to denounce; to rebuke
  6. seemingly; apparently; as if

Question 275: 体裁

  1. genre; literary form
  2. tragedy (as a genre of drama)
  3. non-fiction prose; essay
  4. four kinds; four types
  5. play; drama; dramatic work
  6. sincerity; good faith

Question 276: 散文

  1. non-fiction prose; essay
  2. genre; literary form
  3. line of a poem; verse
  4. tragedy (as a genre of drama)
  5. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder
  6. plot; storyline

Question 277: 四种

  1. four kinds; four types
  2. genre; literary form
  3. completely; entirely
  4. writing; text; prose
  5. all; many; various
  6. dozens; tens (of)

Question 278: 求职

  1. to seek employment; to look for a job
  2. to ask about; to inquire about
  3. to repeatedly and sincerely request someone's help
  4. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night
  5. to pay a formal visit to; to call on (an elder or superior)
  6. to sincerely invite; to cordially request

Question 279: 简历

  1. résumé; curriculum vitae (CV)
  2. scholarship; fellowship
  3. course; process; journey
  4. to return; to go back
  5. genre; literary form
  6. writing; text; prose

Question 280: 一份

  1. a portion; a set
  2. once; one time
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. for a while; for some time
  5. four kinds; four types
  6. a startle; a shock

Question 281: 选取

  1. to select; to choose
  2. refined; choice; selected
  3. to return; to go back
  4. to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold
  5. to play; to have fun
  6. to assist; to help; to aid

Question 282: 黛

  1. Dai (a surname)
  2. Zhang (a surname)
  3. Liang (a surname)
  4. maidservant; serving girl
  5. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  6. hat; cap; crown

Question 283: 荣

  1. Rong (a surname)
  2. prosperous; flourishing; thriving
  3. sisters; sister (in compounds)
  4. hat; cap; crown
  5. to crowd around; to surround
  6. the Four Books (of Confucianism)

Question 284: 冠

  1. hat; cap; crown
  2. Guo (a surname)
  3. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  4. Liang (a surname)
  5. husband and wife; married couple
  6. thatched cottage; grass hut

Question 285: 瓣

  1. petal
  2. curtain; screen; blind
  3. step by step; gradually
  4. east wind; spring breeze
  5. gripping; thrilling; exciting
  6. hat; cap; crown

Question 286: 破

  1. lousy; rotten; worthless
  2. to insult; to call someone names
  3. stubborn and mischievous; unruly; incorrigible
  4. completely; entirely
  5. Old Nine; intellectual (derogatory)
  6. to mock; to ridicule

Question 287: 拥

  1. to crowd around; to surround
  2. to wait for; to await
  3. to hold in high esteem; to praise highly
  4. to amuse; to coax; to humor
  5. to accompany; to keep company
  6. to unify; to unite; to integrate

Question 288: 哄

  1. to amuse; to coax; to humor
  2. to mock; to ridicule
  3. to anger; to annoy; to provoke
  4. to alarm; to disturb; to startle
  5. to dissuade; to advise against
  6. to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold

Question 289: 赶

  1. to go to; to head for
  2. to go away from home; to go out
  3. to attend school; to pursue one's studies
  4. trend; direction
  5. to seek; to pursue (fame, fortune, etc.)
  6. to stay; to lodge; to put up for the night

Question 290: 导

  1. to conduct; to transmit
  2. to pass on a message; to act as a messenger
  3. trend; direction
  4. to demonstrate; to set an example
  5. to take away; to take to
  6. to go to; to head for

Question 291: 映

  1. to reflect; to project
  2. to conduct; to transmit
  3. writing; text; prose
  4. to make clear; to indicate; to show
  5. to resonate with; to strike a chord with; sympathy
  6. to crowd around; to surround

Question 292: 精

  1. refined; choice; selected
  2. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder
  3. to select; to choose
  4. writing; text; prose
  5. fine jade; beautiful jade; good stone
  6. sincerity; wholeheartedness

Question 293: 郭

  1. Guo (a surname)
  2. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  3. older female cousin
  4. maternal grandmother
  5. hat; cap; crown
  6. husband and wife; married couple

Question 294: 谢

  1. Xie (a surname)
  2. to be impolite; to be rude
  3. to take one's leave; to say goodbye
  4. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  5. to salute; to bow; to perform a courtesy
  6. sincerity; wholeheartedness

Question 295: 裕

  1. Yu (a surname)
  2. fine jade; beautiful jade; good stone
  3. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  4. son of a feudal lord or high official; your son (honorific)
  5. hat; cap; crown
  6. refined; choice; selected

Question 296: 良

  1. Liang (a surname)
  2. Dai (a surname)
  3. fine jade; beautiful jade; good stone
  4. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  5. writing; text; prose
  6. three or four; a few

Question 297: 诸

  1. all; many; various
  2. writing; text; prose
  3. completely; entirely
  4. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  5. extremely; very
  6. three or four; a few

Question 298: 精

  1. fine; meticulous; precise
  2. to appreciate; to savor; to ponder
  3. clever; smart; quick-witted
  4. fine jade; beautiful jade; good stone
  5. sincerity; wholeheartedness
  6. writing; text; prose

Question 299: 气

  1. to anger; to annoy; to provoke
  2. to amuse; to coax; to humor
  3. to be impolite; to be rude
  4. to alarm; to disturb; to startle
  5. to hit; to beat
  6. to go to; to head for

Question 300: 的

  1. true; real; actual
  2. sincerity; good faith
  3. only; merely; just
  4. to return; to go back
  5. seemingly; apparently; as if
  6. writing; text; prose

Question 301: 章

  1. Zhang (a surname)
  2. Dai (a surname)
  3. the Four Books (of Confucianism)
  4. hat; cap; crown
  5. writing; text; prose
  6. to anger; to annoy; to provoke

Question 302: 搜

  1. to search (a person or place); to frisk
  2. to ask about; to inquire about
  3. carefully; in detail
  4. to commit arson; to set fire to something
  5. to seek employment; to look for a job
  6. to crowd around; to surround

Question 303: 把

  1. handlebar
  2. to support by the arm
  3. to return; to go back
  4. to mount a horse
  5. to conduct; to transmit
  6. step by step; gradually