After the party we all went off to our respective rooms.
老
半
天
lǎo bàn tiānA long time; hours
半
天
bàn tiānhalf of the day; a long time; quite a while
他 收拾 行李 , 让 我们 等 了 好 半天 。
tā shōu shi xíng li, ràng wǒ men děng le hào bàn tiān。
He kept us waiting for ages while he packed his luggage.
交
卷
jiāo juànto hand in one's examination script
酒
杯
jiǔ bēiwine cup
他 向 高 脚 酒杯 里 倒 了 一些 葡萄酒 。
tā xiàng gāo jué jiǔ bēi lǐ dào le yī xiē pú tao jiǔ。
He poured some wine into the goblet.
屋
子
wū zihouse; room
酒
味
jiǔ wèismell of alcohol; flavoring of rum or other liquor in food; aroma or nose (of wine)
简
直
jiǎn zhísimply; at all; practically
假期 简直 是 一晃而过 。
jià qī jiǎn zhí shì yī huàng ér guò。
The holidays simply sped by.
胡
闹
hú nàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
李
白
lǐ báiLi Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
李白 是 唐朝 著名 的 诗人 。
Lǐbái shì táng cháo zhù míng de shīrén.
Li Bai was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty.
写
出
xiě chūWrite out
火
冒
三
丈
huǒ mào sān zhàngto get really angry
他 的 评论 把 她 气 得 火冒三丈 。
tā de píng lùn bǎ tā qì de huǒ mào sān zhàng。
She was seething with rage at his remarks.
走
去
zǒu qùto walk over (to)
房
门
fáng méndoor of a room
纸
片
zhǐ piàna piece, scrap or fragment of paper
动
笔
dòng bǐstart writing
读
书
破
万
卷
dú shū pò wàn juànread more than ten thousand books
下
笔
xià bǐto put pen to paper
有
神
yǒu shénof high spirit
着
呢
zhe necomes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather
理
直
气
壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàngin the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful
满
嘴
mǎn zuǐa mouthful
墨
汁
mò zhīprepared Chinese ink
油
灯
yóu dēngoil lamp
油灯 发出 柔和 的 亮光 。
yóu dēng fā chū róu hé de liàng guāng。
The oil-lamp sent out a gentle beam.
发
呆
fā dāito stare blankly; to be stunned; to be lost in thought
胸
中
xiōng zhōngone's mind
墨
水
mò shuǐink
这 支 笔 的 墨水 是 黑色 的 。
Zhè zhī bǐ de mòshuǐ shì hēisè de.
The pen writes in black.
顿
时
dùn shíimmediately; suddenly
喜讯 传 来 , 人们 顿时 欢呼 起来 。
xǐ xùn zhuàn lái, rén men dùn shí huān hū qǐ lai。
People broke into cheers at once when they heard the good news.