gǔ shí hou in ancient times; in olden days

cáo cāo Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义

yǒu rén someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)

yī tóu one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously

guān yuán official (in an organization or government); administrator

yī tóng along; together

yī miàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face

zhù zi pillar

wèn tí question; problem; issue; topic

bàn fǎ means; method; way (of doing sth)

xiǎng chū to figure out; to work out (a solution etc); to think up; to come up with (an idea etc)

chuán shàng on board; on the ship

xià chén to sink down

duō shǎo number; amount; somewhat

duō shao how much; how many; which (number); as much as

chuán shēn hull; body of a ship

shēn shang on the body; at hand; among

xià chuán to go ashore; to disembark from a ship

wǎng go toward

zhuāng dress

zhí dào until

duō chóng multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)

duō zhòng how heavy; what is the weight

àn zhào according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of

guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed

chēng chū weigh out

zhòng liàng weight

kuā praise

shén tóng child prodigy