xiǎo shí hou in one's childhood

shí hou time; length of time; moment; period

hěn very

ài love

dú shū to read a book; to study; to attend school

kě shì but; however

jiā jìng family financial situation; family circumstances

pín qióng poor; impoverished

tā he

bái tiān daytime; during the day; day

de (particle, de)

dé get

děi have to

qù go

zhòng tián to farm; farming

wǎn shang evening; night; in the evening

cái talent

shí jiān time; period

dàn shì but; however

mǎi bu qǐ cannot afford; can't afford buying

yóu oil

bù néng cannot; must not; should not

yī tiān one day

tǎng zài lying

chuáng shàng on the bed

bēi zhe carrying on back

bèi shū to repeat a lesson; to learn by heart; to endorse a check

qián jǐ tiān a few days before

de of

dí exact

dì target

tū rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected

kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of

cóng follow

qiáng bì wall

tòu guò through; via

guò lái to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

guò lai to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

yī shù A bunch

liàng guāng light; beam of light; gleam of light; light reflected from an object

mǎ shàng at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)

zuò sit

qǐ lai to stand up; to get up; beginning; upward; bring together; preliminary judgement

zǒu dào Walk to

qiáng biān along the wall

yuán lái original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out

lǐ inside

lín jū neighbor; next door

dēng guāng (stage) lighting; light

xīng fèn excited; excitement

xīn xiǎng to think to oneself; to think; to assume

tài hǎo le very good

hǎo le all right; done

wǒ I, me

kě yǐ can; may; possible; able to

gēn follow

yī diǎn a bit; a little; one dot; one point

yī diǎn r a bit; a little; one dot; one point

diǎn r point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items

yú shì thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence

zhǎo lái find and come back

yī bǎ a handful; one (tool, article)

xiǎo dāo knife

wā dig

yī xiē some; a few; a little

yě also

kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous

xué xí to learn; to study

zhǎng dà to grow up

zhǎng dà hòu when one grows up

chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do!

yī gè one

yǒu xué wèn erudite; learned; informed; scholarly

xué wèn learning; knowledge

rén person