There was a sumptuous array of foods at the banquet.
传
说
chuán shuōlegend; folklore; tradition; it is said; they say that...
这个 东方 传说 很 吸引 人 。
zhè gè dōng fāng chuán shuō hěn xī yǐn rén。
This oriental legend is fascinating.
大
禹
dà yǔYu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods
那
时
nà shíthen; at that time; in those days
那时 我们 在 同 一个 班 。
nà shí wǒ men zài tóng yī gè bān。
We were both in the same class.
那
时
候
nà shí houat that time
时
候
shí houtime; length of time; moment; period
饭店 什么 时候 关门 ?
Fàndiàn shénmeshíhou guān mén?
When does the restaurant close?
黄
河
huáng héYellow River or Huang He
黄河 比 珠江 长 。
Huánghé bǐ Zhūjiāng cháng.
The Yellow River is longer than the Pearl River.
河
道
hé dàoriver way; course of a river
堵
塞
dǔ sèto block; to stop; blockage
引
发
yǐn fāto lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)
水
灾
shuǐ zāiflood; flood damage
这里 遭受 了 水灾 。
Zhèli zāoshòule shuǐzāi.
This area has been hit by a flood.
为
了
wèi lein order to; for the purpose of; so as to
为了 买 喜欢 的 糖果 , 她 跑 了 两公里 去 新开 的 糖果店 。
Wèile mǎi xǐhuān de tángguǒ, tā pǎole liǎng gōnglǐ qù xīn kāi de tángguǒ diàn.
In order to buy favorite candy, she ran two kilometers to the newly opened candy store.
治
理
zhì lǐto govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
天
天
tiān tiānevery day
我 天天 看 报纸 。
Wǒ tiāntiān kàn bàozhǐ.
I read the newspaper every day.
野
外
yě wàicountryside; areas outside the city
野外 的 空气 真 好 。
Yěwài de kōngqì zhēn hǎo.
The air in the countryside is really good.
用
餐
yòng cānto eat a meal
他们 全家 在 野外 用餐 。
Tāmen quánjiā zài yěwài yòngcān.
Their whole family went on a picnic.
一
次
yī cìfirst; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
吃
饭
chī fànto eat a meal
吃 饭前洗手 , 是 他 从小 养成 的 习惯 。
Chīfàn qián xǐshǒu, shì tā cóngxiǎo yǎng chéng de xíguàn.
Washing hands before eating is a habit he developed from childhood.
来
不
及
lái bu jíthere's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth)
不
及
bù jíto fall short of; not as good as; too late
等
děnggrade; level; of the same; equal; wait
他 在 耐心 地 等待 。
Tā zài nàixīn de děngdài.
He's waiting patiently.
大小不等等着等等不等等不及等待等到等一等三等奖上等货三等等会儿
凉
liángcool; cold
沙漠 很 荒凉 。
Shāmò hěn huāngliáng.
The desert is very desolate.
凉鞋凉风冬暖夏凉凉风习习后人乘凉夏凉冲凉房乘凉凉爽阴凉凉亭冲凉凉快
下
来
xià laito come down; (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
树
枝
shù zhībranch; twig
猴子 头 向下 倒挂 在 树枝 上 。
hóu zi tou xiàng xià dào guà zài shù zhī shàng。
The monkey was hanging head downwards from the branch.
从
cóngfollow; from
水 从 洞口 流出 。
shuǐ zòng Dòng kǒu liú chū。
Water sluiced out of the hole.
从这以后从前从来从此从来不从来没病从口入从不从军从没从小自从从此以后从早到晚
热
汤
rè tānghot soup
往
wǎnggo toward; past
往 咖啡 里 加点 糖 。
Wǎng kāfēi lǐ jiā diǎn táng.
Add some sugar to the coffee.
往下流送往往上往回往里互不来往童年往事来往往后往来往前往事往往人来人往往前走往上拉往下
嘴
里
zuǐ lǐmouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
老
百
姓
lǎo bǎi xìngordinary people; the person in the street
百
姓
bǎi xìngcommon people
老百姓 希望 生活 安定 。
Lǎobǎixìng xīwàng shēnghuó āndìng.
Ordinary people want a stable life.
看
到
kàn dàosee
纷
纷
fēn fēnone after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell
我们 纷纷 向 灾区 捐献 物品 。
Wǒmen fēnfēn xiàng zāiqū juānxiàn wùpǐn.
One after another, we donated goods to the disaster area.
模
仿
mó fǎngto imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model
I didn't get a good line in advance, I got stuck on the stage.
受
shòureceive; accept; endure
我 受不了 了 。
Wǒ shòu buliǎo le.
I can't stand it anymore!
不好受感受好受难受忍受受不了受到受伤遭受受罚受过忍受着受了伤感受到受过伤
中
国
zhōng guóChina
一直 以来 他 都 想 去 中国 的 首都 北京 , 看一看 天安门 。
Yīzhí yǐlái tā dōu xiǎng qù zhōngguó de shǒudū——běijīng, kàn yī kàn tiān'ānmén.
He always wanted to go to Beijing, the capital of China, to see Tiananmen.
影
响
yǐng xiǎngan influence; an effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb
气候 影响 了 他 的 健康 。
qì hòu yǐng xiǎng le tā de jiàn kāng。
The climate affected his health.
亚
洲
yà zhōuAsia; abbr. for 亚细亚洲
亚洲 的 平原 非常 广阔 。
Yà zhōu de píng yuán fēi cháng guǎng kuò。
The Asiatic plains are very wide.
国
家
guó jiācountry; nation; state
这 是 哪个 国家 的 货币 ?
Zhè shì nǎ gè guójiā de huòbì?
Which country's currency is this?
包
括
bāo kuòto comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of
包括 我 在内 , 我们 组 有 五 个 人 。
Bāokuò wǒ zàinèi, wǒmen zǔ yǒu wǔ gè rén.
There are five people in our team including me.
日
本
rì běnJapan; Japanese
船 起航 前往 日本 。
chuán qǐ háng qián wǎng Rì běn。
The ship launched in the direction of Japan.
韩
国
hán guóSouth Korea (Republic of Korea); Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
韩国 出产 人参 。
Hánguó chūchǎn rénshēn.
Korea produces ginseng.
早
在
zǎo zàias early as
一
千
yī qiānone thousand
多
年
duō niánfor many years
他 研究 犯罪 心理 有 多年 经验 。
tā yán jiū fàn zuì xīn lǐ yǒu duō nián jīng yàn.
He has many years' experience of the criminal mentality.
年
前
nián qián...years ago
开
始
kāi shǐto begin; beginning; to start; initial
新 学期 开始 了 。
Xīn xuéqī kāishǐ le.
The new semester has started.
现
在
xiàn zàinow; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
现在 的 新加坡 , 和 几十年 前 的 样子 已经 完全 不 一样 了 。
Xiànzài de xīnjiāpō, hé jǐ shí nián qián de yàngzi yǐjīng wánquán bù yīyàngle.
Singapore is now completely different from what it was decades ago.
hǎo shìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, a fine thing indeed); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead
hào shìto be meddlesome
帮助 盲人 过 马路 是 做 好事 。
bāng zhù máng rén guò mǎ lù shì zuò hǎo shì.
It is an act of kindness/a kind act to help a blind man across the street.
成
双
chéng shuāngIn pairs
美
好
měi hǎobeautiful; fine
他们 在 回忆 过去 的 美好 时光 。
Tāmen zài huíyì guòqù de měihǎo shíguāng.
They're remembering happy times in their past.
祝
福
zhù fúblessings; to wish sb well
大家 纷纷 向 新娘 新郎 祝福 。
dà jiā fēn fēn xiàng xīn niáng xīn láng zhù fú.
Good wishes showered (down) on the bride and bridegroom.
一
项
yī xiàngOne item
伟
大
wěi dàgreat; mighty; large
伟大 的 画家 总是 走 在 时代 的 前头 。
wěi dà de huà jiā zǒng shì zǒu zài shí dài de qián tou。