Dictionary

thanks to; luckily

(coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother

silk cloth; silk

to give up smoking

to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit

abstract; abstraction

long (tradition, history etc)

to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position

to blame; to criticize; condemnation

hardworking; assiduous

Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period; Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school

stingy; miserly; narrow-minded

change (of money); small change; pocket money

magnetic tape; CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2]

to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth

to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip

to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out

(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful

rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B)

temple; monastery; shrine

as usual

flustered; agitated

to respect and love; to hold in high esteem

hardworking; industrious; diligent

middle third of a month

to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover

coal

to worry; to fret; to be anxious

plain and simple; unadorned; simple living

firecrackers; string of small firecrackers

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)

not necessarily; not likely

filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)

to tell; to exhort; injunction

rubber; an eraser

to leave out; an omission

to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly

to lose heart; to be discouraged

to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction

comb; CL:把[ba3]

cube (math.); abbr. for 立方体; abbr. for 米

ethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry

stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)

riddle; conundrum

to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)

to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail

shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art

dynasty; reign (of a king)

abbr. for 哈萨克斯坦, Kazakhstan; abbr. for 哈尔滨, Harbin

surname Lei; thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine