//Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/25 words - 5 min 外婆[外婆] wàipó (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother 熙[熙] xī prosperous; splendid 耍[耍] shuǎ to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc) 老子[老子] lǎozi father; daddy; "I, your father" (in anger, or out of contempt); I (used arrogantly or jocularly) 天天[天天] tiāntiān every day 打电话[打電話] dǎdiànhuà to make a telephone call 微信[微信] Wēixìn Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 騰訊|腾讯[Teng2 xun4]) 电话[電話] diànhuà telephone; CL:部[bu4]; phone call; CL:通[tong1]; phone number 硬[硬] yìng hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person) 脑壳[腦殼] nǎoké skull; (fig.) brain (mental capacity) 剃[剃] tì to shave 热水[熱水] rèshuǐ hot water 毛巾[毛巾] máojīn towel; CL:條|条[tiao2] 演讲[演講] yǎnjiǎng lecture; to make a speech 题目[題目] tímù subject; title; topic; CL:個|个[ge4] 武[武] wǔ martial; military 妹妹[妹妹] mèimei younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[ge4] 宽[寬] kuān lenient; wide; broad 鞋[鞋] xié shoe; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 大路[大路] dàlù avenue; CL:條|条[tiao2] 平安[平安] píng'ān safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace 走过[走過] zǒuguò to walk past; to pass by 奈何[奈何] nàihé to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail 桥[橋] qiáo bridge; CL:座[zuo4] 上午[上午] shàngwǔ morning; CL:個|个[ge4] //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/50 words - 5 min 青田[青田] Qīngtián Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水|丽水[Li2 shui3], Zhejiang 殡仪馆[殯儀館] bìnyíguǎn the undertaker's; funeral parlor 春晖[春暉] chūnhuī lit. spring sunshine; fig. parental (often maternal) love 厅[廳] tīng (reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department 升[升] shēng to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3] 天堂[天堂] tiāntáng paradise; heaven 归[歸] guī to return; to go back to; to give back to; (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by; to belong to; to gather together; (used between two identical verbs) despite; to marry (of a woman) (old); division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor 保佑[保佑] bǎoyòu to bless and protect; blessing 儿女[兒女] érnǚ children; sons and daughters 富贵[富貴] fùguì riches and honor 刘[劉] Liú surname Liu 提前[提前] tíqián to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance 车位[車位] chēwèi parking spot; unloading point; garage place; stand for taxi 非[非] fēi to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must 越[越] yuè to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more 添乱[添亂] tiānluàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 发丧[發喪] fāsāng to hold a funeral 北京[北京] Běijīng Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government 机票[機票] jīpiào air ticket; passenger ticket; CL:張|张[zhang1] 警告[警告] jǐnggào to warn; to admonish 大事[大事] dàshì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] 老娘[老娘] lǎoniáng my old mother; I, this old woman; my old lady (colloquial); maternal grandmother; midwife 一会[一會] yīhuì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] 站住[站住] zhànzhù to stand 祖传[祖傳] zǔchuán passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/75 words - 8 min 戒指[戒指] jièzhi (finger) ring 死人[死人] sǐrén dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen 遭[遭] zāo to meet by chance (usually with misfortune); classifier for events: time, turn, incident 报应[報應] bàoyìng retribution; judgment 干吗[幹嗎] gànmá see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2] 搜[搜] sōu to search 流氓[流氓] liúmáng rogue; hoodlum; gangster; immoral behavior 现行[現行] xiànxíng to be in effect; in force; current 瞎说[瞎說] xiāshuō to talk drivel; to assert sth without a proper understanding or basis in fact; not to know what one is talking about 监狱[監獄] jiānyù prison 裤腰带[褲腰帶] kùyāodài waistband 松[鬆] sōng loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) 火葬场[火葬場] huǒzàngchǎng crematorium 出殡[出殯] chūbìn funeral; funeral procession 账[賬] zhàng account; bill; debt; CL:本[ben3],筆|笔[bi3] 结[結] jié knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) 一路[一路] yīlù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind 箱子[箱子] xiāngzi suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 灰[灰] huī ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected 埋[埋] mái to bury 埋[埋] mán to blame 坟[墳] fén grave; tomb; CL:座[zuo4]; embankment; mound; ancient book 胡说[胡說] húshuō to talk nonsense; drivel 撕烂[撕爛] sīlàn to tear up; to tear to pieces 送走[送走] sòngzǒu to see off; to send off 早晚[早晚] zǎowǎn morning and evening; sooner or later //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/100 words - 9 min 接着[接著] jiēzhe to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn 烟[煙] yān cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke 积[積] jī to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing 德[德] dé virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind 家门[家門] jiāmén house door; family clan 屁事[屁事] pìshì (vulgar) trifling matter; mere trifle; goddamn thing; goddamn business 丧葬[喪葬] sāngzàng funeral; burial 婚[婚] hūn to marry; marriage; wedding; to take a wife 庆[慶] qìng to celebrate 门口[門口] ménkǒu doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4] 做生意[做生意] zuòshēngyì to do business 胖[胖] pàng fat; plump 洗手[洗手] xǐshǒu to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet 开水[開水] kāishuǐ boiled water; boiling water 烫[燙] tàng to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot 烂[爛] làn soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad 漱口[漱口] shùkǒu to rinse one's mouth; to gargle 桃[桃] táo peach 老爷子[老爺子] lǎoyézi my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male 浆糊[漿糊] jiànghu paste; Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] 糊弄[糊弄] hùnong to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions 遵守[遵守] zūnshǒu to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) 诺言[諾言] nuòyán promise 一行[一行] yīxíng party; delegation 能耐[能耐] néngnài ability; capability //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/125 words - 11 min 笔记[筆記] bǐjì to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3] 爷爷[爺爺] yéye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[ge4] 二哥[二哥] èrgē second brother 亲手[親手] qīnshǒu personally; with one's own hands 继承[繼承] jìchéng to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) 发送[發送] fāsòng to transmit; to dispatch; to issue (an official document or credential) 总结[總結] zǒngjié to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4] 定期[定期] dìngqī at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term 磕头[磕頭] kētóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) 大姐[大姐] dàjiě big sister; elder sister; older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) 磕[磕] kē to tap; to knock (against sth hard); to knock (mud from boots, ashes from a pipe etc) 孙子[孫子] sūnzi grandson; son's son 身份证[身份證] shēnfènzhèng identity card; ID 过户[過戶] guòhù to transfer ownership (of a vehicle, securities etc); (real estate) conveyancing 照片[照片] zhàopiàn photograph; picture; CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2] 阿姨[阿姨] āyí maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:個|个[ge4] 手机[手機] shǒujī cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1] 铃声[鈴聲] língshēng ring; ringtone; bell stroke; tintinnabulation 停业[停業] tíngyè to cease trading (temporarily or permanently); to close down 砸[砸] zá to smash; to pound; to fail; to muck up; to bungle 爸[爸] bà father; dad; pa; papa 房子[房子] fángzi house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] 弄到手[弄到手] nòngdàoshǒu to get in hand; to get (one's) hands on; to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire) 加盟[加盟] jiāméng to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join; participate 一家[一家] yījiā the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/150 words - 13 min 母[母] mǔ mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female 婴[嬰] yīng infant; baby 憋[憋] biē to choke; to stifle; to restrain; to hold back; to hold in (urine); to hold (one's breath) 妹[妹] mèi younger sister 床单[床單] chuángdān bed sheet; CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2] 稀烂[稀爛] xīlàn smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy 老婆[老婆] lǎopó (coll.) wife 松手[鬆手] sōngshǒu to relinquish one's grip; to let go 怀孕[懷孕] huáiyùn pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy 打架[打架] dǎjià to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows; CL:場|场[chang2] 依靠[依靠] yīkào to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on 成熟[成熟] chéngshú mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] 爹[爹] diē dad 补偿[補償] bǔcháng to compensate; to make up 毛病[毛病] máobìng fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment; CL:個|个[ge4] 童年[童年] tóngnián childhood 赶紧[趕緊] gǎnjǐn hurriedly; without delay 家长[家長] jiāzhǎng head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child 动画片[動畫片] dònghuàpiàn animated film 要不[要不] yàobù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) 冰激凌[冰激凌] bīngjīlíng ice cream 添麻烦[添麻煩] tiānmáfan to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience 小朋友[小朋友] xiǎopéngyǒu child; CL:個|个[ge4] 到处[到處] dàochù everywhere 乱跑[亂跑] luànpǎo to run around all over the place //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/175 words - 14 min 文[文] wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 屋子[屋子] wūzi house; room; CL:間|间[jian1] 松口[鬆口] sōngkǒu to let go of sth held in one's mouth; (fig.) to relent; to yield 属[屬] shǔ category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute 混蛋[混蛋] húndàn scoundrel; bastard; hoodlum; wretch 房[房] fáng house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines) 到手[到手] dàoshǒu to take possession of; to get hold of 兑[兌] duì to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱ 合并[合併] hébìng to merge; to annex 婚庆[婚慶] hūnqìng wedding celebration 股份[股份] gǔfèn a share (in a company); stock 门风[門風] ménfēng family tradition; family principles 殡葬[殯葬] bìnzàng funeral and interment 行业[行業] hángyè industry; business 风水[風水] fēngshuǐ feng shui; geomancy 老爸[老爸] lǎobà father; dad 中年[中年] zhōngnián middle age 丧[喪] sāng mourning; funeral; (old) corpse 丧[喪] sàng to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged 姐[姐] jiě older sister 守[守] shǒu to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining 半辈子[半輩子] bànbèizi half of a lifetime 寡[寡] guǎ few; scant; widowed 女朋友[女朋友] nǚpéngyou girlfriend 娶[娶] qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) 洞房[洞房] dòngfáng secret inner room; bridal room //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/200 words - 15 min 慢走[慢走] mànzǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! 婚纱[婚紗] hūnshā wedding dress; CL:身[shen1] 西瓜[西瓜] xīguā watermelon; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5] 下雨[下雨] xiàyǔ to rain 娘[娘] niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate 改行[改行] gǎiháng to change profession 法[法] fǎ law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist 坎[坎] kǎn pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water; ☵ 开解[開解] kāijiě to straighten out; to explain; to ease sb's anxiety 冤枉[冤枉] yuānwang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile 戴绿帽子[戴綠帽子] dàilǜmàozi a cuckold; to be cuckolded by one's wife 有钱[有錢] yǒuqián well-off; wealthy 牢[牢] láo firm; sturdy; fold (for animals); sacrifice; prison 低[低] dī low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 一等[一等] yīděng first class; grade A 恶心[噁心] ěxīn variant of 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1] 招牌[招牌] zhāopai signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business 摘[摘] zhāi to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 归根结底[歸根結底] guīgēnjiédǐ in the final analysis; ultimately 心态[心態] xīntài attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality 净[淨] jìng clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role 小偷[小偷] xiǎotōu thief 小贩[小販] xiǎofàn peddler; hawker 难受[難受] nánshòu to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear 瞧不起[瞧不起] qiáobùqǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/225 words - 17 min 瞧[瞧] qiáo to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit 咬[咬] yǎo to bite; to nip 舅舅[舅舅] jiùjiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal); CL:個|个[ge4] 圈[圈] quān circle; ring; loop; classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to surround; to circle 再不[再不] zàibù if not, then; otherwise 赶不上[趕不上] gǎnbùshàng can't keep up with; can't catch up with; cannot overtake 飞机[飛機] fēijī airplane; CL:架[jia4] 耽误[耽誤] dānwu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with 师傅[師傅] shīfu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 后备箱[後備箱] hòubèixiāng trunk; boot (of a car) 坚决[堅決] jiānjué firm; resolute; determined 寿[壽] shòu long life; old age; age; life; birthday; funerary 衣[衣] yī clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145 孤儿院[孤兒院] gū'éryuàn orphanage; child asylum 不光[不光] bùguāng not the only one; not only 同情[同情] tóngqíng to sympathize with; sympathy 着急[著急] zháojí to worry; to feel anxious; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2] 拜托[拜託] bàituō to request sb to do sth; please! 听话[聽話] tīnghuà to do what one is told; obedient 仇[仇] chóu hatred; animosity; enmity; foe; enemy; to feel animosity toward (the wealthy, foreigners etc) 哪吒[哪吒] Nézha Nezha, protection deity 热水澡[熱水澡] rèshuǐzǎo hot bath or shower 感冒[感冒] gǎnmào to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand 蒜[蒜] suàn garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4] 面[麵] miàn flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/250 words - 20 min 香味[香味] xiāngwèi fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3] 一半[一半] yībàn half 爸妈[爸媽] bàmā dad and mom 拍[拍] pāi to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) 鼻子[鼻子] bízi nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 下面[下面] xiàmiàn below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5] 游戏[遊戲] yóuxì game; CL:場|场[chang3]; to play 捉迷藏[捉迷藏] zhuōmícáng to play hide-and-seek 平时[平時] píngshí ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime 麻将[麻將] májiàng mahjong; CL:副[fu4] 小孩子[小孩子] xiǎoháizi child 四条[四條] sìtiáo four of a kind; quads (poker) 局[局] jú office; situation; classifier for games: match, set, round etc 天亮[天亮] tiānliàng dawn; daybreak 胡[胡] hú non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2]) 清一色[清一色] qīngyīsè monotone; only one ingredient; (mahjong) all in the same suit 一条龙[一條龍] yītiáolóng lit. one dragon; integrated chain; coordinated process 捉[捉] zhuō to clutch; to grab; to capture 魁[魁] kuí chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart 见好就收[見好就收] jiànhǎojiùshōu to quit while one is ahead (idiom); to know when to stop 羊[羊] yáng sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] 尿[尿] niào to urinate; urine; CL:泡[pao1] 尿尿[尿尿] niàoniào to pee 厕所[廁所] cèsuǒ toilet; lavatory; CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4] 洗手间[洗手間] xǐshǒujiān toilet; lavatory; washroom //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/275 words - 22 min 茅厕[茅廁] máosi (dialect) latrine 深更半夜[深更半夜] shēngēngbànyè in the dead of night (idiom) 吼[吼] hǒu to roar; to howl; to shriek; roar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage 尿床[尿床] niàochuáng bed-wetting 纸[紙] zhǐ paper; CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]; classifier for documents, letter etc 糊[糊] hú muddled; paste; scorched 丑[醜] chǒu shameful; ugly; disgraceful 老虎[老虎] lǎohǔ tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1] 豆角[豆角] dòujiǎo string bean; snap bean; green bean 它们[它們] tāmen they (for inanimate objects) 黄瓜[黃瓜] huángguā cucumber; CL:條|条[tiao2] 茄子[茄子] qiézi eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese" 困[睏] kùn sleepy; tired 觉[覺] jiào a nap; a sleep; CL:場|场[chang2] 觉[覺] jué to feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware 丫头[丫頭] yātou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) 大厅[大廳] dàtīng hall; lounge 上房[上房] shàngfáng see 正房[zheng4 fang2] 信息[信息] xìnxī information; news; message 补[補] bǔ to repair; to patch; to mend; to make up for; to fill (a vacancy); to supplement 遗失[遺失] yíshī to lose; lost 声明[聲明] shēngmíng to state; to declare; statement; declaration; CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4] 公告[公告] gōnggào post; announcement 最少[最少] zuìshǎo at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal 左右[左右] zuǒyòu left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence 教条[教條] jiàotiáo doctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/300 words - 25 min 用得着[用得著] yòngdezháo to be able to use; useable; to have a use for sth; (in interrogative sentence) to be necessary to 脑子[腦子] nǎozi brains; mind; CL:個|个[ge4] 意[意] yì idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate 主意[主意] zhǔyi plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5] 医院[醫院] yīyuàn hospital; CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4] 唱反调[唱反調] chàngfǎndiào to express a different view; to take a different position 戳[戳] chuō to jab; to poke; to stab; to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand sth upright 饶[饒] ráo rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although 睡醒[睡醒] shuìxǐng to wake up 骗人[騙人] piànrén to cheat sb; a scam 节哀顺变[節哀順變] jié'āishùnbiàn restrain your grief, accept fate (condolence phrase) 咽气[嚥氣] yànqì to die; to breathe one's last 医生[醫生] yīshēng doctor; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 宣布[宣布] xuānbù to declare; to announce; to proclaim 死亡[死亡] sǐwáng to die; death 扑[撲] pū to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies; to flap; to flutter; to dab; to pat; to bend over 小姑[小姑] xiǎogū husband's younger sister; sister-in-law 衰[衰] shuāi to decline; to wane; to become weak or feeble 老头子[老頭子] lǎotóuzi (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man 经[經] jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] 方[方] fāng square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter 走廊[走廊] zǒuláng corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda 发脾气[發脾氣] fāpíqì to get angry 理解[理解] lǐjiě to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding 后事[後事] hòushì future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/325 words - 28 min 屋[屋] wū house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 垮[垮] kuǎ to collapse; to break or wear down; to defeat 穷[窮] qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly 信得过[信得過] xìndeguò trustworthy; reliable 单[單] dān bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4] 挣钱[掙錢] zhèngqián to make money 一早[一早] yīzǎo early in the morning; at dawn 火化[火化] huǒhuà to cremate; to incinerate 合同[合同] hétong (business) contract; CL:個|个[ge4] 稳[穩] wěn settled; steady; stable 愿[願] yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing 病痛[病痛] bìngtòng slight illness; indisposition; ailment 全体人员[全體人員] quántǐrényuán crew 灵[靈] líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin 前行[前行] qiánxíng (literary) to go forward 鞠躬[鞠躬] jūgōng to bow; (literary) to bend down 礼[禮] lǐ gift; rite; ceremony; CL:份[fen4]; propriety; etiquette; courtesy 领导[領導] lǐngdǎo lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 照办[照辦] zhàobàn to follow the rules; to do as instructed; to play by the book; to comply with a request 回头[回頭] huítóu to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by 罚款[罰款] fákuǎn to fine; penalty; fine (monetary) 个把[個把] gèbǎ one or two; a couple of 大闹[大鬧] dànào to cause havoc; to run amok 葬礼[葬禮] zànglǐ burial; funeral 对得起[對得起] duìdeqǐ not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/350 words - 31 min 姐姐[姐姐] jiějie older sister; CL:個|个[ge4] 咋[咋] zǎ dialectal equivalent of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] 样[樣] yàng manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type 离婚[離婚] líhūn to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse) 上天[上天] shàngtiān Heaven; Providence; God; the day before; the sky above; to fly to the sky; to take off and fly into space; to die; to pass away 专门[專門] zhuānmén specialist; specialized; customized 毁[毀] huǐ to destroy; to damage; to ruin; to defame; to slander 倒霉[倒霉] dǎoméi to have bad luck; to be out of luck 盒子[盒子] hézi box; case 烟囱[煙囪] yāncōng chimney 飘[飄] piāo to float 天上[天上] tiānshàng celestial; heavenly 消失[消失] xiāoshī to disappear; to fade away 明[明] míng bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods 星星[星星] xīngxing star in the sky 货[貨] huò goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4] 搞定[搞定] gǎodìng to fix; to settle; to wangle 按照[按照] ànzhào according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of 定制[定製] dìngzhì custom-made; made-to-order; to have something custom made 现[現] xiàn to appear; present; now; existing; current 刻[刻] kè quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals 女孩[女孩] nǚhái girl; lass 藕[藕] ǒu root of lotus 炖[燉] dùn to stew 排[排] pái a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/375 words - 33 min 骨[骨] gǔ bone 外边[外邊] wàibian outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home 阴凉[陰涼] yīnliáng shady 太阳[太陽] tàiyang sun; CL:個|个[ge4]; abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2] 晒黑[曬黑] shàihēi to sunbathe; to tan; to get sunburnt; to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection website) 丫[丫] yā fork; branch; bifurcation; girl 生日[生日] shēngrì birthday; CL:個|个[ge4] 邪[邪] xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal 来着[來著] láizhe auxiliary showing sth happened in the past 克星[剋星] kèxīng nemesis; bane; fated to be ill-matched 压[壓] yā to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure 五指山[五指山] Wǔzhǐshān Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan; Wuzhishan City, Hainan 誓[誓] shì oath; vow; to swear; to pledge 罢休[罷休] bàxiū to give up; to abandon (a goal etc); to let sth go; forget it; let the matter drop 骨灰盒[骨灰盒] gǔhuīhé box for bone ashes; funerary casket 订[訂] dìng to agree; to conclude; to draw up; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to order 早晨[早晨] zǎochén early morning; CL:個|个[ge4] 来得及[來得及] láidejí there's still time; able to do sth in time 洗洁精[洗潔精] xǐjiéjīng dishwashing liquid 消毒[消毒] xiāodú to disinfect; to sterilize 汽油[汽油] qìyóu gasoline 酒精[酒精] jiǔjīng alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol 屁[屁] pì fart; flatulence; nonsense; (usu. in the negative) what; (not) a damn thing 烟灰缸[煙灰缸] yānhuīgāng ashtray 睁[睜] zhēng to open (one's eyes) //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/400 words - 37 min 害死[害死] hàisǐ to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death 大嫂[大嫂] dàsǎo older brother's wife; sister-in-law; elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) 伤心[傷心] shāngxīn to grieve; to be broken-hearted; to feel deeply hurt 同龄人[同齡人] tónglíngrén peer; one's contemporary; person of the same age 哀悼[哀悼] āidào to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning 得出[得出] déchū to obtain (results); to arrive at (a conclusion) 用心[用心] yòngxīn motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful 事业[事業] shìyè undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4] 直到[直到] zhídào until 使不得[使不得] shǐbude cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable 扫把星[掃把星] sàobǎxīng bearer of ill luck; person with the evil eye; comet 明显[明顯] míngxiǎn clear; distinct; obvious 福星[福星] fúxīng mascot; lucky star 地上[地上] dìshang on the ground; on the floor 吐[吐] tù to vomit; to throw up 张嘴[張嘴] zhāngzuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape 咽[嚥] yàn to swallow 粒[粒] lì grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) 皆[皆] jiē all; each and every; in all cases 误[誤] wù mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly 负[負] fù to bear; to carry (on one's back); to turn one's back on; to be defeated; negative (math. etc) 取得[取得] qǔdé to acquire; to get; to obtain 韭菜[韭菜] jiǔcài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) 香蕉[香蕉] xiāngjiāo banana; CL:枝[zhi1],根[gen1],個|个[ge4],把[ba3] 一类[一類] yīlèi same type; category 1 (i.e. class A) //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/425 words - 40 min 观察[觀察] guānchá to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4] 大便[大便] dàbiàn to defecate; excrement; feces 收拾[收拾] shōushi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb 全家[全家] quánjiā whole family 工资[工資] gōngzī wages; pay; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],月[yue4] 倒数[倒數] dàoshǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page); from the back (rows of seats) 心思[心思] xīnsi mind; thoughts; inclination; mood 大哥[大哥] dàgē eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss 单据[單據] dānjù receipts; invoices; transaction records 拖油瓶[拖油瓶] tuōyóupíng (derog.) (of a woman) to bring one's children into a second marriage; children by a previous marriage 四川[四川] Sìchuān Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都 老家[老家] lǎojiā native place; place of origin; home state or region 搞笑[搞笑] gǎoxiào to get people to laugh; funny; hilarious 赚钱[賺錢] zhuànqián to earn money; moneymaking 脏[髒] zāng dirty; filthy 地板[地板] dìbǎn floor 骂人[罵人] màrén to swear or curse (at people); to scold or yell at someone 简直[簡直] jiǎnzhí simply; at all; practically 报警[報警] bàojǐng to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police 巴掌[巴掌] bāzhǎng palm of the hand; classifier: slap 让开[讓開] ràngkāi to get out of the way; to step aside 素质[素質] sùzhì inner quality; basic essence 好事[好事] hǎoshì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead 思想[思想] sīxiǎng thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4] 寿衣[壽衣] shòuyī burial clothes //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/450 words - 42 min 抽[抽] chōu to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash 过得[過得] guòdé How are you getting by?; How's life?; contraction of 過得去|过得去, can get by; tolerably well; not too bad 刺激[刺激] cìjī to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant 孙悟空[孫悟空] SūnWùkōng Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]; Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠[Qi1 long2 zhu1] 一个样[一個樣] yīgeyàng same as 一樣|一样[yi1 yang4]; the same 对了[對了] duìle Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ... 不得[不得] bùdé must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot 妖魔鬼怪[妖魔鬼怪] yāomóguǐguài demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies 吃错药[吃錯藥] chīcuòyào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine; (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual; abnormal 姐夫[姐夫] jiěfu (coll.) older sister's husband 闹翻[鬧翻] nàofān to have a falling out; to have a big argument 结巴[結巴] jiēba to stutter 打小报告[打小報告] dǎxiǎobàogào (coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb 学会[學會] xuéhuì to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association 训[訓] xùn to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule 朝[朝] cháo imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards 朝[朝] zhāo morning 教会[教會] jiàohuì Christian church 考验[考驗] kǎoyàn to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal 期[期] qī a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2] 吓唬[嚇唬] xiàhu to scare; to frighten 买不起[買不起] mǎibuqǐ cannot afford; can't afford buying 报[報] bào to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 价[價] jià price; value; (chemistry) valence 三十[三十] sānshí thirty; 30 五十[五十] wǔshí fifty //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/475 words - 45 min 百万[百萬] bǎiwàn million; millions 否则[否則] fǒuzé if not; otherwise; else; or else 买房[買房] mǎifáng to buy a house 失眠[失眠] shīmián to suffer from insomnia 88[88] bābā (Internet slang) bye-bye (alternative for 拜拜[bai2 bai2]) 压住[壓住] yāzhù to press down; to crush down; to restrain (anger); to keep down (voice) 下巴[下巴] xiàba chin; CL:個|个[ge4] 洞[洞] dòng cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4] 超过[超過] chāoguò to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip 秒[秒] miǎo second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly 立下[立下] lìxià to set up; to establish 规矩[規矩] guīju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved 细嚼慢咽[細嚼慢嚥] xìjiáomànyàn to eat slowly (idiom) 不干不净[不乾不淨] bùgānbùjìng unclean; filthy; foul-mouthed 忘掉[忘掉] wàngdiào to forget 不许[不許] bùxǔ not to allow; must not; can't 神经[神經] shénjīng nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob 兮兮[兮兮] xīxī (particle used to exaggerate certain adjectives, in particular 神經兮兮|神经兮兮, 髒兮兮|脏兮兮, 可憐兮兮|可怜兮兮, and 慘兮兮|惨兮兮) 拉屎[拉屎] lāshǐ to defecate; to shit; to crap 第五[第五] dìwǔ fifth 自称[自稱] zìchēng to call oneself; to claim to be; to profess; to claim a title 掏[掏] tāo to fish out (from pocket); to scoop 干脆[乾脆] gāncuì straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply 散伙[散伙] sànhuǒ to disband; (of a partnership, group etc) to break up 惹[惹] rě to provoke; to irritate; to vex; to stir up; to anger; to attract (troubles); to cause (problems) //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/500 words - 47 min 祸[禍] huò disaster; misfortune; calamity 扛[扛] káng to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc) 较[較] jiào to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3] 劲[勁] jìn strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4] 消[消] xiāo to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need 个头[個頭] gètóu size; height 完了[完了] wánle to be finished; to be done for; ruined; gone to the dogs; oh no 非得[非得] fēiděi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must 公园[公園] gōngyuán park (for public recreation); CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 舞伴[舞伴] wǔbàn dancing partner 懂事[懂事] dǒngshì sensible; thoughtful; intelligent 扯淡[扯淡] chědàn to talk nonsense 谈谈[談談] tántán to discuss; to have a chat 牵挂[牽掛] qiānguà to worry about; to be concerned about 古代[古代] gǔdài ancient times; olden times 穷人[窮人] qióngrén poor people; the poor 凉席[涼席] liángxí summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo); CL:張|张[zhang1],領|领[ling3] 打发[打發] dǎfa to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc) 皇上[皇上] huángshang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty 举国上下[舉國上下] jǔguóshàngxià the entire nation; the whole country, from the leadership to the rank and file 哭丧[哭喪] kūsāng to wail at a funeral; formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed 半个[半個] bànge half of sth 国库[國庫] guókù public purse; state treasury; national exchequer 付[付] fù to pay; to hand over to; classifier for pairs or sets of things 定金[定金] dìngjīn down payment; advance payment //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/525 words - 48 min 成交[成交] chéngjiāo to complete a contract; to reach a deal 干杯[乾杯] gānbēi to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup 解铃还须系铃人[解鈴還須繫鈴人] jiělíngháixūxìlíngrén lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); fig. whoever started the trouble should end it 确实[確實] quèshí indeed; really; reliable; real; true 闯祸[闖禍] chuǎnghuò to cause an accident; to make trouble; to get into trouble 捅[捅] tǒng to stab; to poke; to prod; to nudge; to disclose 窟窿[窟窿] kūlong hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt 转眼[轉眼] zhuǎnyǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance 填[填] tián to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in 斟酌[斟酌] zhēnzhuó to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim 荒诞[荒誕] huāngdàn beyond belief; incredible; preposterous; fantastic 林子[林子] línzi woods; grove; forest 鸟[鳥] niǎo bird; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]; (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddam 服装[服裝] fúzhuāng dress; clothing; costume; clothes; CL:身[shen1] 场景[場景] chǎngjǐng scene; scenario; setting 白雪[白雪] báixuě snow 剧团[劇團] jùtuán theatrical troupe 建[建] jiàn to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct 仁[仁] rén humane; kernel 群众[群眾] qúnzhòng mass; multitude; the masses 演员[演員] yǎnyuán actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] 古装[古裝] gǔzhuāng ancient costume; period costume (in movies etc) 戏[戲] xì trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] 总体[總體] zǒngtǐ completely; totally; total; entire; overall; population (statistics) 原则[原則] yuánzé principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4] //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/550 words - 51 min 省[省] shěng to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department 省[省] xǐng to inspect; to examine; to be aware; to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders) 则[則] zé (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items 天呀[天呀] tiānya Heavens!; My goodness! 叔叔[叔叔] shūshu father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 酬劳[酬勞] chóuláo reward 不怎么[不怎麼] bùzěnme not very; not particularly 苍天[蒼天] cāngtiān firmament 垂泪[垂淚] chuílèi to shed tears 大地[大地] dàdì earth; mother earth 悲鸣[悲鳴] bēimíng utter sad calls; lament 山河[山河] shānhé mountains and rivers; the whole country 震荡[震盪] zhèndàng to shake up; to jolt; to vibrate; to oscillate; to fluctuate 日月[日月] rìyuè the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood 陛下[陛下] bìxià Your Majesty; His or Her Majesty 驾崩[駕崩] jiàbēng death of king or emperor; demise 奏乐[奏樂] zòuyuè to perform music; to play a tune 大声[大聲] dàshēng loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly 莫[莫] mò do not; there is none who 抓住[抓住] zhuāzhù to grab; to capture 消炎[消炎] xiāoyán to reduce fever; antipyretic; to decrease inflammation 止痛[止痛] zhǐtòng to relieve pain; to stop pain; analgesic 签[簽] qiān to sign one's name; visa; variant of 籤|签[qian1] 正经[正經] zhèngjīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards 吃饱[吃飽] chībǎo to eat one's fill 撑[撐] chēng to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/575 words - 53 min 前年[前年] qiánnián the year before last 拆迁[拆遷] chāiqiān to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants 笔[筆] bǐ pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] 款[款] kuǎn section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product) 清静[清靜] qīngjìng quiet; peaceful and quiet 由头[由頭] yóutou pretext; excuse; justification; reason 取出[取出] qǔchū to take out; to extract; to draw out 难处[難處] nánchu trouble; difficulty; problem 五行[五行] wǔxíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 山[山] shān mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable 今后[今後] jīnhòu hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on 在世[在世] zàishì to be alive 小伙子[小伙子] xiǎohuǒzi young man; young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個|个[ge4] 砸烂[砸爛] zálàn to smash 火烧[火燒] huǒshāo to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake 兔崽子[兔崽子] tùzǎizi brat; bastard 祸害[禍害] huòhài disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck 活人[活人] huórén living person 先例[先例] xiānlì antecedent; precedent 总得[總得] zǒngděi must; have to; be bound to 老头[老頭] lǎotóu old fellow; old man; father; husband 月底[月底] yuèdǐ end of the month 搬家[搬家] bānjiā to move house; removal 消气[消氣] xiāoqì to cool one's temper 楼上[樓上] lóushàng upstairs //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/600 words - 56 min 转身[轉身] zhuǎnshēn (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) 亲生[親生] qīnshēng one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents) 打死[打死] dǎsǐ to kill; to beat to death 惹祸[惹禍] rěhuò to stir up trouble; to invite disaster 缨[纓] yīng tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon 枪[槍] qiāng gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots 修好[修好] xiūhǎo to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds 本事[本事] běnshi ability; skill 睡着[睡著] shuìzháo to fall asleep 里头[裡頭] lǐtou inside; interior 聊天[聊天] liáotiān to chat; to gossip 手表[手錶] shǒubiǎo wrist watch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 修[修] xiū to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) 凑合[湊合] còuhe to bring together; to make do in a bad situation; to just get by; to improvise; passable; not too bad 文化[文化] wénhuà culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 唐诗[唐詩] Tángshī Tang poetry; a Tang poem 登[登] dēng to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) 鹳[鸛] guàn crane; stork 雀[雀] què small bird; sparrow; also pr. [qiao3] 楼[樓] lóu house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] 唐[唐] táng to exaggerate; empty; in vain; old variant of 螗[tang2] 涣[渙] huàn to dissipate; to dissolve 白日[白日] báirì daytime; sun; time 依[依] yī to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of 黄河[黃河] HuángHé Yellow River or Huang He //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/625 words - 58 min 海[海] hǎi ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous 流[流] liú to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade 欲[欲] yù to wish for; to desire; variant of 慾|欲[yu4] 里[里] lǐ li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels 目[目] mù eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title 更上一层楼[更上一層樓] gèngshàngyīcénglóu to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level 上学[上學] shàngxué to go to school; to attend school 学费[學費] xuéfèi tuition fee; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4] 妈的[媽的] māde see 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5] 苦[苦] kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly 宝宝[寶寶] bǎobǎo darling; baby 孽缘[孽緣] nièyuán ill-fated relationship 父亲[父親] fùqīn father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4] 论理[論理] lùnlǐ normally; as things should be; by rights; to reason things out; logic 抚养[撫養] fǔyǎng to foster; to bring up; to raise 窝囊[窩囊] wōnang to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly 哭哭啼啼[哭哭啼啼] kūkutítí to weep endlessly; interminable wailing 收养[收養] shōuyǎng to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption 九[九] jiǔ nine; 9 规定[規定] guīdìng provision; to fix; to set; to formulate; to stipulate; to provide; regulation; rule; CL:個|个[ge4] 配偶[配偶] pèi'ǒu consort; mate; spouse 男性[男性] nánxìng the male sex; a male 女性[女性] nǚxìng woman; the female sex 年龄[年齡] niánlíng (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4] 应当[應當] yīngdāng should; ought to //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/650 words - 60 min 相差[相差] xiāngchà to differ; discrepancy between 周岁[週歲] zhōusuì one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday) 以上[以上] yǐshàng that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. 结婚[結婚] jiéhūn to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4] 具备[具備] jùbèi to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) 条件[條件] tiáojiàn condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4] 宵夜[宵夜] xiāoyè midnight snack; late-night snack 民政[民政] mínzhèng civil administration 喷[噴] pēn to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt 香水[香水] xiāngshuǐ perfume; cologne 撞见[撞見] zhuàngjiàn to meet by accident 摊牌[攤牌] tānpái to lay one's cards on the table 领证[領證] lǐngzhèng to obtain a certificate or license etc; (PRC) to obtain a marriage license; to marry 咱们[咱們] zánmen we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5] 一家人[一家人] yījiārén household; the whole family 举[舉] jǔ to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed 材料[材料] cáiliào material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] 确认[確認] quèrèn to confirm; to verify; confirmation 签字[簽字] qiānzì to sign (one's name); signature 幼儿园[幼兒園] yòu'éryuán kindergarten; nursery school 好玩[好玩] hǎowán amusing; fun; interesting 放手[放手] fàngshǒu to let go one's hold; to give up; to have a free hand 拜拜[拜拜] báibái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) 搓[搓] cuō to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist 密[密] mì secret; confidential; close; thick; dense //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/675 words - 62 min 封[封] fēng to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters 采光[採光] cǎiguāng lighting; day lighting 书桌[書桌] shūzhuō desk; CL:張|张[zhang1] 现成[現成] xiànchéng ready-made; readily available 放学[放學] fàngxué to dismiss students at the end of the school day 别着急[別著急] biézháojí Don't worry! 最新[最新] zuìxīn latest; newest 齐天大圣[齊天大聖] QítiānDàshèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] 这不[這不] zhèbu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) 施法[施法] shīfǎ to implement the law; to perform sorcery 今日[今日] jīnrì today 寿终正寝[壽終正寢] shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age 老者[老者] lǎozhě old man; elderly man 辆[輛] liàng classifier for vehicles 轮[輪] lún wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; by turn; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn 碾碎[碾碎] niǎnsuì to pulverize; to crush 醉[醉] zuì intoxicated 驾[駕] jià to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) 逆行[逆行] nìxíng to go the wrong way; to go against one-way traffic regulation 责[責] zé duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame 赔偿[賠償] péicháng to compensate 想见[想見] xiǎngjiàn to infer; to gather 一面[一面] yīmiàn one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face 完整[完整] wánzhěng complete; intact 整容[整容] zhěngróng plastic surgery //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/700 words - 68 min 起开[起開] qǐkai (dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way! 大名[大名] dàmíng famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name 废话[廢話] fèihuà nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) 乱讲[亂講] luànjiǎng to talk nonsense; nonsense! 歉[歉] qiàn to apologize; to regret; deficient 主要[主要] zhǔyào main; principal; major; primary 僵[僵] jiāng rigid; deadlock; stiff (corpse) 不能不[不能不] bùnéngbù have to; cannot but 凭什么[憑什麼] píngshénme (spoken) why?; for which reason? 孙女[孫女] sūnnǚ son's daughter; granddaughter 瓶[瓶] píng bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids 工具[工具] gōngjù tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) 图[圖] tú diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek 拼[拼] pīn to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell 骨架[骨架] gǔjià framework; skeleton 顺[順] shùn to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable 筋[筋] jīn muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) 到头[到頭] dàotóu to the end (of); at the end of; in the end; to come to an end 回数[回數] huíshù number of times (sth happens); number of chapters in a classical novel; (math.) palindromic number 四肢[四肢] sìzhī the four limbs of the body 躯干[軀幹] qūgàn trunk; torso 五脏六腑[五臟六腑] wǔzàngliùfǔ five viscera and six bowels (TCM) 脑[腦] nǎo brain; mind; head; essence 颅骨[顱骨] lúgǔ skull (of a dead body) 眉[眉] méi eyebrow; upper margin //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/725 words - 71 min 鼻[鼻] bí nose 中间[中間] zhōngjiān between; intermediate; mid; middle 缝合[縫合] fénghé to sew together; suture (in surgery); to sew up (a wound) 喝酒[喝酒] hējiǔ to drink (alcohol) 忍[忍] rěn to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself 自私[自私] zìsī selfish; selfishness 老毛病[老毛病] lǎomáobìng chronic illness; old weakness; chronic problem 死不了[死不了] sǐbùliǎo Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant) 总算[總算] zǒngsuàn at long last; finally; on the whole 上心[上心] shàngxīn carefully; meticulously; to set one's heart on sth 节目[節目] jiémù program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4] 联袂[聯袂] liánmèi jointly; as a group; together 演出[演出] yǎnchū to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] 掌声[掌聲] zhǎngshēng applause; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 有请[有請] yǒuqǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) 加油[加油] jiāyóu to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on 跪[跪] guì to kneel 孝子[孝子] xiàozǐ filial son 碗[碗] wǎn bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] 西方[西方] Xīfāng the West; the Occident; Western countries 接引[接引] jiēyǐn to greet and usher in (guests, newcomers etc); (Buddhism) to receive into the Pure Land 折射[折射] zhéshè to refract; refraction; to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of) 教育[教育] jiàoyù to educate; to teach; education 重视[重視] zhòngshì to attach importance to sth; to value 程度[程度] chéngdù degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4] //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/750 words - 73 min 亲子[親子] qīnzǐ parent and child; parent-child (relationship); two successive generations 课[課] kè subject; course; CL:門|门[men2]; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2]; to levy; tax; form of divination 美术[美術] měishù art; fine arts; painting; CL:種|种[zhong3] 花圈[花圈] huāquān wreath; garland 职业[職業] zhíyè occupation; profession; vocation; professional 家教[家教] jiājiào family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor 冒犯[冒犯] màofàn to offend 忌日[忌日] jìrì anniversary of a death; inauspicious day 每年[每年] měinián every year; each year; yearly 过年[過年] guònián to celebrate the Chinese New Year 祖宗[祖宗] zǔzōng ancestor; forebear 记恨[記恨] jìhèn to bear grudges 闻[聞] wén to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at 夏天[夏天] xiàtiān summer; CL:個|个[ge4] 长江[長江] ChángJiāng Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang 捞[撈] lāo to fish up; to dredge up 尸[屍] shī corpse 沉[沉] chén to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy 岸边[岸邊] ànbiān shore 拨[撥] bō to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate; to set aside (money); to poke (the fire); to pluck (a string instrument); to turn round; classifier: group, batch 水里[水里] Shuǐlǐ Shuili township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan 偷偷[偷偷] tōutōu stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly 地下[地下] dìxià underground; subterranean; covert 尸体[屍體] shītǐ dead body; corpse; carcass; CL:具[ju4] 折[折] zhé to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/775 words - 77 min 翻[翻] fān to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross 页[頁] yè page; leaf 句号[句號] jùhào full stop; period (punct.) 省略号[省略號] shěnglüèhào ellipsis (punct.) 除[除] chú to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including 利[利] lì sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit 过眼烟云[過眼煙雲] guòyǎnyānyún ephemeral (idiom) 圣人[聖人] shèngrén saint; sage; refers to Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]; the current reigning Emperor 卷[卷] juǎn to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) 卷[卷] juàn scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll 毛[毛] máo hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) 数据[數據] shùjù data; numbers; digital 恢复[恢復] huīfù to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate 学习[學習] xuéxí to learn; to study 电子商务[電子商務] diànzǐshāngwù e-commerce 转行[轉行] zhuǎnháng to change profession 日落西山[日落西山] rìluòxīshān the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end; fig. time of decline; the end of an era; Sic transit gloria mundi 众人[眾人] zhòngrén everyone 守灵[守靈] shǒulíng to keep watch beside a coffin 号子[號子] hàozi work chant; prison cell; type; sort; mark; sign; signal; (Tw) brokerage firm 搭腔[搭腔] dāqiāng to answer; to respond; to converse 屎壳郎[屎殼郎] shǐkélàng see 屎蚵螂[shi3 ke1 lang2] 爬[爬] pá to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up 不定[不定] bùdìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious 彻底[徹底] chèdǐ thorough; thoroughly; complete 没戏[沒戲] méixì (coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/800 words - 80 min 大神[大神] dàshén deity; (Internet slang) guru; expert; whiz 生日快乐[生日快樂] shēngrìkuàilè Happy birthday 耳朵[耳朵] ěrduo ear; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]; handle (on a cup) 尾巴[尾巴] wěiba tail; colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5] 摁[摁] èn to press (with finger) 排骨[排骨] páigǔ pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person 莲藕[蓮藕] lián'ǒu lotus root 红糖[紅糖] hóngtáng dark brown sugar; molasses 糍粑[糍粑] cíbā sticky rice cake 裙子[裙子] qúnzi skirt; CL:條|条[tiao2] 合[合] hé to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2] 合适[合適] héshì suitable; fitting; appropriate 把门[把門] bǎmén to stand as a goalkeeper; to keep guard on a gate 反锁[反鎖] fǎnsuǒ locked in (with the door locked from the outside) 扎[紮] zā to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2] 小辫子[小辮子] xiǎobiànzi pigtail; (fig.) a shortcoming or evidence of wrongdoing that can be seized upon by others 一口[一口] yīkǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite 早上好[早上好] zǎoshanghǎo Good morning! 水壶[水壺] shuǐhú kettle; canteen; watering can 菲[菲] fěi poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old) 亲妈[親媽] qīnmā one's own mother; biological mother 复杂[複雜] fùzá complicated; complex 销[銷] xiāo to melt (metal); to cancel or annul; to sell; to spend; to fasten with a bolt; bolt or pin 户[戶] hù a household; door; family 剖[剖] pōu to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. [pou3] //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/825 words - 83 min 左[左] zuǒ left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3] 脚踝[腳踝] jiǎohuái ankle 菱形[菱形] língxíng rhombus 胎记[胎記] tāijì birthmark 亲子鉴定[親子鑒定] qīnzǐjiàndìng paternity or maternity test 鉴定[鑑定] jiàndìng to appraise; to identify; to evaluate 石头[石頭] shítou stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4] 缝[縫] féng to sew; to stitch 缝[縫] fèng seam; crack; narrow slit; CL:道[dao4] 蹦出来[蹦出來] bèngchūlai to crop up; to pop up; to emerge abruptly 外头[外頭] wàitou outside; out 惹是生非[惹是生非] rěshìshēngfēi to stir up trouble 舅妈[舅媽] jiùmā (coll.) aunt; maternal uncle's wife 好不容易[好不容易] hǎobùróngyì with great difficulty; very difficult 十几[十幾] shíjǐ more than ten; a dozen or more 同学[同學] tóngxué to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4] 闯[闖] chuǎng to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) 社会[社會] shèhuì society; CL:個|个[ge4] 名堂[名堂] míngtang item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye 男朋友[男朋友] nánpéngyou boyfriend 不死心[不死心] bùsǐxīn unwilling to give up; unresigned 国外[國外] guówài abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign 歪[歪] wāi askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side 联系[聯繫] liánxì connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch 下贱[下賤] xiàjiàn humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible 称职[稱職] chènzhí well qualified; competent; to be equal to the task; able to do sth very well //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/850 words - 92 min 肉[肉] ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 西边[西邊] xībiān west; west side; western part; to the west of 网上[網上] wǎngshàng online 老师[老師] lǎoshī teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 延[延] yán to prolong; to extend; to delay 江[江] jiāng river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] 市[市] shì market; city; CL:個|个[ge4] 雨花区[雨花區] Yǔhuāqū Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 shi4], Hunan 槐[槐] huái Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica); Japanese pagoda tree 镜子[鏡子] jìngzi mirror; CL:面[mian4],個|个[ge4] 零食[零食] língshí between-meal nibbles; snacks 书包[書包] shūbāo schoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 布[布] bù cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known 胳膊[胳膊] gēbo arm; CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1] 嘬[嘬] chuài (literary) to gnaw; to eat ravenously 狼吞虎咽[狼吞虎嚥] lángtūnhǔyàn to wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself 介意[介意] jièyì to care about; to take offense; to mind 开车[開車] kāichē to drive a car 自以为是[自以為是] zìyǐwéishì to believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated 征求[徵求] zhēngqiú to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition 意见[意見] yìjiàn idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2] 户口[戶口] hùkǒu population (counted as number of households for census or taxation); registered residence; residence permit; (in Hong Kong and Macau) bank account 散[散] sǎn scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine 散[散] sàn to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack 狼心狗肺[狼心狗肺] lángxīngǒufèi lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom); cruel and unscrupulous 活该[活該] huógāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/875 words - 100 min 弟[弟] dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) 总归[總歸] zǒngguī eventually; after all; anyhow 披麻戴孝[披麻戴孝] pīmádàixiào to wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻帶孝|披麻带孝 一套[一套] yītào suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior 乱花钱[亂花錢] luànhuāqián to spend money recklessly; to squander 私人[私人] sīrén private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique 订制[訂製] dìngzhì custom-made; made-to-order; to have something custom made; also written 定製|定制 体面[體面] tǐmiàn dignity; face (as in "losing face"); honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable 省钱[省錢] shěngqián to save money 罐子[罐子] guànzi jar; pitcher; pot 做主[做主] zuòzhǔ see 作主[zuo4 zhu3] 留给[留給] liúgěi to set aside for 想不到[想不到] xiǎngbudào unexpected; hard to imagine; it had not occurred to me; who could have thought that 骨灰[骨灰] gǔhuī bone ash; ashes of the dead 合葬[合葬] hézàng to bury husband and wife together; joint interment 遗嘱[遺囑] yízhǔ testament; will 扬[揚] yáng to raise; to hoist; the action of tossing or winnowing; scattering (in the wind); to flutter; to propagate 拦住[攔住] lánzhù to stop; to bar the way 停车[停車] tíngchē to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall 停下来[停下來] tíngxiàlái to stop 梦想[夢想] mèngxiǎng (fig.) to dream of; dream 大半夜[大半夜] dàbànyè the middle of the night 瞎[瞎] xiā blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose 坏人[壞人] huàirén bad person; villain 拐[拐] guǎi to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle; to misappropriate; walking stick; crutch; seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1]) //Lighting Up the Stars - S1/Ep1/890 words - 102 min 街坊[街坊] jiēfāng neighborhood; neighbor 邻居[鄰居] línjū neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4] 亲朋好友[親朋好友] qīnpénghǎoyǒu friends and family; kith and kin 兄弟姐妹[兄弟姐妹] xiōngdìjiěmèi brothers and sisters; siblings 响[響] xiǎng echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises 欢呼[歡呼] huānhū to cheer for; to acclaim 尖叫[尖叫] jiānjiào to screech; to shriek 喜[喜] xǐ to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad 堂[堂] táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture 喜糖[喜糖] xǐtáng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 一生[一生] yīshēng all one's life; throughout one's life 下辈子[下輩子] xiàbèizi the next life 牵手[牽手] qiānshǒu to hold hands 胎[胎] tāi fetus; litter; tire; abbr. of 輪胎|轮胎 闹洞房[鬧洞房] nàodòngfáng disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)