New Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 5.59 - Page 2

stone; rock

to roll

a hundred weight hanging by a hair; in imminent peril

ancient unit of weight (equal to 15 kilos)

hair

slight (or minor) wound

to dash ahead regardless of one's safety

to rescue; to salvage

to save; to rescue

to sacrifice; to give up

to return; to come or go back

to return

things left behind by the deceased; relic

to leave behind; to lose

orphan

one's family member; dear one

dreary; miserable

benefactor

favor; grace; kindness

at the same time

to save somebody else's life at the risk of one's own

to abandon; to give up

to abandon; to give up

to discard; to throw away

pain; suffering

pure

Chongqing (name of a city)

sex scandal; amorous affair

bored; senseless; silly

silently

authority; power

honey; sweet

truth

rose

honest; frank

Qiuyue (name of a person)

Jiaying (name of a person)

page-boy

female servant

a term of address for a young man of a rich or cultured family in feudal China

(used to address one's senior friend) elder brother; my dear friend

to come across; to meet

be predestined

(polite term) to give advice or comments

human feelings; personal relations

be ready to intervene on behalf of an injured party

become sworn brothers or sisters

joss sticks and candles

to part

to divorce