Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 39 - Page 1

to, for

to care for, to be concerned with

workshop

to elect

director, head

still aspires to gallop a thousand li, (fig.) old people may still cherish high aspirations

(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse)

meaning

though, although

but

book, notebook

spring

to retire

street

no sooner ... than ..., as soon as

auntie

neighbor

distant place

guest, visitor

to remain, to ask somebody to stay

father's younger brother, uncle

intelligent, bright

to finish, to be over

to feel embarrassed, to feel embarrassing (to do something)

happy, delighted

always, forever

to remember, to bear in mind

(name of a person)

wardrobe

bookshelf

master, a qualified worker

(there is something) wrong with, out of order

hand

a short note, a slip of paper

to close, to shut