HSK5- LESSON 2

串

chuàn - bunch, string

一辈子

yíbèizi - A lifetime; all one's life

农村

nóngcūn - Countryside; rural area

屋子

wūzi - House; room

断

duàn - To break; to cut off; to stop

以来

yǐlái - Since (a certain time)

姥姥

lǎolao - Maternal grandmother

舅舅

jiùjiu - uncle, mother's brother

姑姑

gūgu - aunt, father's sister

坚决

jiānjué - Firm; resolute; determined

卧室

wòshì - Bedroom

铺

pū - To spread; to lay; to pave

飘

piāo - To float; to drift

阵

zhèn - short period; spell of an occurrence or action

感受

gǎnshòu - To feel; feeling; experience

流泪

liúlèi - To shed tears

打工

dǎgōng - To work a temporary job; part-time work

挣

zhèng - To earn (money)

县

xiàn - County

套

tào - Set; cover; measure word for sets

装修

zhuāngxiū - To renovate; decoration

不得了

bùdéliǎo - Extremely; terribly; disastrous

醉

zuì - Drunk

强烈

qiángliè - Strong; intense

夜

yè - Night

锁

suǒ - Lock

临

lín - about to, just before

悄悄

qiāoqiāo - Quietly; secretly

晒

shài - To dry in the sun; to sunbathe

被子

bèizi - Quilt; blanket

长途

chángtú - Long distance

冻

dòng - freeze, to feel very cold

想象

xiǎngxiàng - To imagine; imagination

灰尘

huīchén - Dust

亮

liàng - Bright; to shine

温暖

wēnnuǎn - Warm; warmth

微笑

wēixiào - To smile; smile

立刻

lìkè - Immediately; at once

朴

pū - to pounce on, to dash on

去世

qùshì - to pass away, to die

抑制

yìzhì - to suppress, to restrain

忧伤

yōushāng - grief, sorrow

操场

cāochǎng - playground, sports field

圈

quān - circle, ring

倒

dǎo / dào - to fall (dǎo) / to pour (dào)

痛苦

tòngkǔ - pain, suffering

哀痛

āitòng - deep sorrow, grief

持续

chíxù - to continue, to last

安慰

ānwèi - to comfort, to console

欺骗

qīpiàn - to deceive, to cheat

实话

shíhuà - truth, honest words

传统

chuántǒng - tradition

家庭

jiātíng - family

团聚

tuánjù - to reunite

模式

móshì - model, pattern

儿媳

érxí - daughter-in-law

女婿

nǚxù - son-in-law

一张大桌子旁

yì zhāng dà zhuōzi páng - beside a big table

现代社会

xiàndài shèhuì - modern society

除夕

chúxī - Lunar New Year’s Eve

餐厅

cāntīng - dining room, restaurant

大年初一

dà nián chū yī - the first day of the lunar new year

庙会

miàohuì - temple fair

搀扶

chānfú - to support (by the arm), to help

领

lǐng - to lead, to take

独生子女

dúshēng zǐnǚ - only child

一家欢喜一家忧

yì jiā huānxǐ yì jiā yōu - one family rejoices, another worries

她和爱人是最早的那批独生子女。

tā hé àirén shì zuìzǎo de nà pī dúshēng zǐnǚ - She and her spouse were among the first generation of only children

传统习惯

chuántǒng xíguàn - traditional customs

显

xiǎn - to show, to appear

即使女儿不能在身边也不显得冷清。

jíshǐ nǚ'ér bùnéng zài shēnbiān yě bù xiǎnde lěngqīng - Even if the daughter isn’t nearby, it doesn’t feel lonely

现在为了让两家老人都能在节日里享受到天伦之乐,我们决定和两家老人一起过年。

xiànzài wèile ràng liǎng jiā lǎorén dōu néng zài jiérì lǐ xiǎngshòu dào tiānlún zhī lè, wǒmen juédìng hé liǎng jiā lǎorén yìqǐ guònián - Now, to let both sets of parents enjoy family happiness during the holidays, we decided to celebrate the New Year together with both families.

天伦之乐

tiānlún zhī lè - family happiness, familial bliss

喜气洋洋

xǐqì yángyáng - full of joy and happiness

即将

jíjiāng - soon, about to

为即将离开家独自生活而激动。

wèi jíjiāng líkāi jiā dúzì shēnghuó ér jīdòng - excited about soon leaving home to live independently

气氛

qìfēn - atmosphere, mood

沉重

chénzhòng - heavy, serious

尽量

jǐnliàng - as much as possible

话题

huàtí - topic of conversation

干脆

gāncuì - simply, just, straightforward

搜肠刮肚

sōucháng guādù - to rack one's brains

父亲和我尽量找着话题，搜肠刮肚地讲笑话。

fùqin hé wǒ jǐnliàng zhǎo zhe huàtí, sōucháng guādù de jiǎng xiàohuà - My father and I tried to find topics, racking our brains to tell jokes

宣布

xuānbù - to announce

根拐杖

gēn guǎizhàng - a cane, walking stick

棋

qí - chess, board game

一副围棋

yí fù wéiqí - a set of Go (board game)