难度 Difficulty
Reading level here is the share of a chapter’s Han word tokens that sit at HSK 4 or below, counted at build time over the built corpus. Works are ordered most readable first, each with its three most readable chapters — so you can find both which book to start with and which chapter inside it.
Starting out? 入门 Beginner picks the most approachable first chapters, and 练习 Practice reads them with pinyin.
- 呼蘭河傳河hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào))
2. (bound form) the Yellow River
3. (bound form) the Milky Way
4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)傳chuán — 1. to pass on
2. to spread
3. to transmit
4. to infect
5. to transfer
6. to circulate
7. to conduct (electricity) (HSK 3) · 呼兰河传Tales of Hulan River73% of words ≤ HSK 48/8 chapters fully glossed
- 第三章第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)三sān — 1. three 2. 3 (HSK 1)章zhāng — 1. chapter 2. section 3. clause 4. movement (of symphony) 5. seal 6. badge 7. regulation 8. order (HSK 6)Grandfather and the Back Garden76% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 第五章第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)五wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)章zhāng — 1. chapter 2. section 3. clause 4. movement (of symphony) 5. seal 6. badge 7. regulation 8. order (HSK 6)The Child Bride74% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 第一章第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)一yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)章zhāng — 1. chapter 2. section 3. clause 4. movement (of symphony) 5. seal 6. badge 7. regulation 8. order (HSK 6)The Town and Its Great Mud Pit73% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 郁達夫小說選小說xiǎo shuō — 1. novel
2. fiction
3. classifier: 本 (běn), 部 (bù) (HSK 2)選xuǎn — 1. to choose
2. to pick
3. to select
4. to elect (HSK 2) · 郁达夫小说选Yu Dafu: Selected Stories71% of words ≤ HSK 49/9 chapters fully glossed
- 春風沉醉的晚上風fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)沉chén — 1. to submerge 2. to immerse 3. to sink 4. to keep down 5. to lower 6. to drop 7. deep 8. profound 9. heavy (HSK 4)醉zuì — intoxicated (HSK 5)的de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)晚上wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1) · 春风沉醉的晚上Intoxicated Spring Nights75% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 蔦蘿行行xíng — 1. (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel 2. (literary) trip; journey; visit 3. (bound form) temporary; makeshift 4. (bound form) current; in circulation 5. (bound form) to do; to perform 6. capable; competent 7. all right; OK!; will do 8. behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. (xìng)) 9. (literary) about to; soon (HSK 1) · 茑萝行Wisteria and Dodder73% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 沉淪沉chén — 1. to submerge 2. to immerse 3. to sink 4. to keep down 5. to lower 6. to drop 7. deep 8. profound 9. heavy (HSK 4) · 沉沦Sinking72% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 彷徨彷páng — used in 彷徨 (páng huáng) and 彷徉 (páng yáng) (HSK 7-9)Wandering69% of words ≤ HSK 411/11 chapters fully glossed
- 在酒樓上在zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)酒樓jiǔ lóu — restaurant (HSK 7-9)上shàng — 1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous 2. first (of multiple parts) 3. to climb; to get onto; to go up 4. to attend (class or university) 5. (directional complement) up 6. (noun suffix) on; above (HSK 1) · 在酒楼上In the Wine Shop72% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 幸福的家庭幸福xìng fú — 1. happiness 2. happy 3. blessed (HSK 3)的de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)家庭jiā tíng — 1. family; household 2. classifier: 戶 (hù) (HSK 2)A Happy Family72% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 孤獨者孤獨gū dú — 1. lonely 2. solitary (HSK 6)者zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this (HSK 3) · 孤独者The Misanthrope70% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 生死場生死shēng sǐ — life or death (HSK 7-9)場chǎng — 1. large place used for a specific purpose
2. stage
3. scene (of a play)
4. classifier for sporting or recreational activities
5. classifier for number of exams (HSK 2) · 生死场The Field of Life and Death69% of words ≤ HSK 418/18 chapters fully glossed
- 五 羊群五wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)羊yáng — 1. sheep; goat 2. classifier: 頭 (tóu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 3)群qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)The Flock of Sheep73% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 十一 年輪轉動了十shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)一yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)年nián — 1. year 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)輪lún — 1. wheel; disk; ring 2. steamship 3. to take turns; to rotate 4. classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn (HSK 4)轉動zhuǎn dòng — 1. to turn sth around 2. to swivel (HSK 4)了le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1) · 十一 年轮转动了The Wheel of Time Turns72% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 十六 尼姑十shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)六liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)The Nun71% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 空山靈雨空kōng — 1. empty
2. air
3. sky
4. in vain (HSK 3)山shān — 1. mountain; hill (classifier: 座 (zuò))
2. (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on (HSK 1)靈líng — 1. quick
2. alert
3. efficacious
4. effective
5. to come true
6. spirit
7. departed soul
8. coffin (HSK 7-9)雨yǔ — 1. rain
2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1) · 空山灵雨Empty Mountain, Spiritual Rain69% of words ≤ HSK 445/45 chapters fully glossed
- 疲倦的母親疲倦pí juàn — 1. to tire 2. tired (HSK 7-9)的de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)母親mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3) · 疲倦的母亲The Weary Mother76% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 光底死光guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)底dǐ — 1. bottom; base 2. background; foundation 3. copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record 4. (suffix) end of a year or month 5. (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數 (dǐ shù)) (HSK 4)死sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)The Death of Light75% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 暗途暗àn — 1. dark 2. to turn dark 3. secret; hidden 4. (literary) confused; ignorant (HSK 4)The Dark Road74% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 朝花夕拾朝cháo — 1. imperial or royal court
2. government
3. dynasty
4. reign of a sovereign or emperor
5. court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
6. to make a pilgrimage to
7. facing
8. towards (HSK 3)花huā — 1. flower
2. blossom
3. classifier: 朵 (duǒ), 支 (zhī), 束 (shù), 把 (bǎ), 盆 (pén), 簇 (cù)
4. fancy pattern
5. florid
6. to spend (money, time)
7. (coll.) lecherous
8. lustful (HSK 1)拾shí — 1. to pick up
2. to collate or arrange
3. ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) (HSK 5)Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk67% of words ≤ HSK 412/12 chapters fully glossed
- 阿長與《山海經》長cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)與yǔ — 1. (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) 2. (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手 (yǔ tā wò shǒu) "shake hands with him", 與去年不同 (yǔ qù nián bù tóng) "different from last year") 3. (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow (HSK 6)山shān — 1. mountain; hill (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 2. (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on (HSK 1)海hǎi — 1. ocean 2. sea 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 片 (piàn) 4. great number of people or things 5. (dialect) numerous (HSK 2)經jīng — 1. classics 2. sacred book 3. scripture 4. to pass through 5. to undergo 6. to bear 7. to endure 8. warp (textile) 9. longitude 10. menstruation 11. channel (TCM) 12. abbr. for economics 經濟 (jīng jì) (HSK 7-9) · 阿长与《山海经》Ah Chang and the Book of Hills and Seas72% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 藤野先生野yě — 1. field 2. plain 3. open space 4. limit 5. boundary 6. rude 7. feral (HSK 6)先生xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)Mr. Fujino72% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 父亲的病父亲fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)的de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)病bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (HSK 1)Father's Illness69% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 故事新編故事gù shi — narrative; story; tale (HSK 2)新xīn — 1. new
2. newly
3. meso- (chemistry) (HSK 1)編biān — 1. to weave
2. to plait
3. to organize
4. to group
5. to arrange
6. to edit
7. to compile
8. to write
9. to compose
10. to fabricate
11. to make up (HSK 4) · 故事新编Old Tales Retold66% of words ≤ HSK 49/9 chapters fully glossed
- 出關出chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)關guān — 1. mountain pass 2. to close; to shut; to turn off 3. to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) 4. to concern; to involve (HSK 1) · 出关Leaving the Pass68% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 采薇采cǎi — 1. to pick 2. to pluck 3. to collect 4. to select 5. to choose 6. to gather (HSK 7-9)Gathering Vetch67% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 非攻非fēi — 1. to not be; not 2. wrong; incorrect 3. non-; un-; in-; de- 4. to reproach; to blame 5. (coll.) to insist on; simply must (HSK 4)攻gōng — 1. to attack 2. to accuse 3. to study 4. (LGBT) top (HSK 7-9)Opposing Aggression67% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 吶喊吶喊nà hǎn — 1. shout
2. rallying cry
3. cheering
4. to shout (HSK 7-9) · 呐喊Call to Arms65% of words ≤ HSK 414/15 chapters fully glossed
- 兔和貓兔tù — rabbit (HSK 5)和hé — 1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. (hàn)) 2. (math.) sum 3. to make peace 4. (sports) to draw; to tie 5. (bound form) harmonious 6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese (HSK 1)貓māo — 1. cat (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (dialect) to hide oneself 3. (loanword) (coll.) modem (HSK 2) · 兔和猫The Rabbits and the Cat70% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 故鄉故鄉gù xiāng — 1. home 2. homeland 3. native place 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3) · 故乡My Old Home69% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 狂人日記狂kuáng — 1. mad 2. wild 3. violent (HSK 5)人rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)日記rì jì — 1. diary 2. classifier: 則 (zé), 本 (běn), 篇 (piān) (HSK 4) · 狂人日记Diary of a Madman68% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 野草野yě — 1. field
2. plain
3. open space
4. limit
5. boundary
6. rude
7. feral (HSK 6)草cǎo — 1. grass
2. straw
3. manuscript
4. draft (of a document)
5. careless
6. rough
7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)Wild Grass62% of words ≤ HSK 422/22 chapters fully glossed
- 立論立lì — 1. to stand 2. to set up 3. to establish 4. to lay down 5. to draw up 6. at once 7. immediately (HSK 5) · 立论On Expressing an Opinion73% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 影的告别的de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)告别gào bié — 1. to leave; to part from 2. to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to (HSK 3)The Shadow's Farewell71% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 死後死sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)後hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1) · 死后After Death70% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 紅樓夢紅hóng — 1. red
2. popular
3. revolutionary
4. bonus (HSK 2)樓lóu — 1. house with more than 1 story
2. storied building
3. floor
4. classifier: 層 (céng), 座 (zuò), 棟 (dòng) (HSK 1)夢mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng))
2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4) · 红楼梦Dream of the Red Chamber61% of words ≤ HSK 4120/120 chapters fully glossed
- 第三十二回 訴肺腑心迷活寶玉 含耻辱情烈死金釧第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)三sān — 1. three 2. 3 (HSK 1)十shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)二èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)回huí — 1. to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around 2. to reply; to answer 3. classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) 4. classifier for occurrences or times (HSK 1)肺fèi — 1. lung 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)心xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)迷mí — 1. to bewilder 2. crazy about 3. fan 4. enthusiast 5. lost 6. confused (HSK 3)活huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)寶bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)玉yù — jade (HSK 4)含hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)耻辱chǐ rǔ — 1. disgrace 2. shame 3. humiliation (HSK 7-9)情qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)死sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)金jīn — 1. gold 2. chemical element Au 3. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals 4. money 5. golden 6. highly respected 7. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bā yīn) (HSK 3) · 第三十二回 诉肺腑心迷活宝玉 含耻辱情烈死金钏Baoyu Bares His Heart in Confusion; Jinchuan Dies of Shame and Wounded Love68% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 第三十九回 村老嫗荒談承色笑 癡情子實意覓蹤跡第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)三sān — 1. three 2. 3 (HSK 1)十shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)九jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)回huí — 1. to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around 2. to reply; to answer 3. classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) 4. classifier for occurrences or times (HSK 1)村cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)老lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)荒huāng — 1. desolate 2. shortage 3. scarce 4. out of practice 5. absurd 6. uncultivated 7. to neglect (HSK 7-9)談tán — 1. to speak 2. to talk 3. to converse 4. to chat 5. to discuss (HSK 3)色sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)笑xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)情qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)子zi — noun suffix, as in 椅子 (yǐ zi) "chair" (HSK 1) · 第三十九回 村老妪荒谈承色笑 痴情子实意觅踪迹An Old Country Woman's Tall Tales Amuse; A Lovesick Youth Earnestly Seeks Traces68% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 第三十一回 撕扇子作千金一笑 因麒麟伏白首雙星第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)三sān — 1. three 2. 3 (HSK 1)十shí — 1. ten 2. 10 (HSK 1)一yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)回huí — 1. to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around 2. to reply; to answer 3. classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) 4. classifier for occurrences or times (HSK 1)撕sī — to tear (HSK 7-9)扇子shàn zi — 1. fan 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ) (HSK 5)作zuò — 1. to do; to engage in 2. to write; to compose 3. to pretend; to feign 4. to regard as; to consider to be 5. to be; to act the part of 6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) 7. writings; works (HSK 6)千qiān — thousand (HSK 2)金jīn — 1. gold 2. chemical element Au 3. generic term for lustrous and ductile metals 4. money 5. golden 6. highly respected 7. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bā yīn) (HSK 3)一yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)笑xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)因yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)白bái — 1. white 2. snowy 3. pure 4. bright 5. empty 6. blank 7. plain 8. clear 9. to make clear 10. in vain 11. gratuitous 12. free of charge 13. reactionary 14. anti-communist 15. funeral 16. to stare coldly 17. to write wrong character 18. to state 19. to explain 20. vernacular 21. spoken lines in opera (HSK 1)首shǒu — 1. head 2. chief 3. first (occasion, thing etc) 4. classifier for poems, songs etc (HSK 4)雙shuāng — 1. two 2. double 3. pair 4. both 5. even (number) (HSK 3) · 第三十一回 撕扇子作千金一笑 因麒麟伏白首双星A Torn Fan Buys a Precious Smile; A Golden Unicorn Foreshadows a Pair United67% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 西遊記西xī — west (HSK 1)記jì — 1. to record
2. to note
3. to memorize
4. to remember
5. mark
6. sign
7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1) · 西游记Journey to the West54% of words ≤ HSK 4100/100 chapters fully glossed
- 第034回第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)回huí — 1. to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around 2. to reply; to answer 3. classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) 4. classifier for occurrences or times (HSK 1)Monkey Tricks the Demons and Steals Their Magic Gourds61% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 第018回第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)回huí — 1. to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around 2. to reply; to answer 3. classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) 4. classifier for occurrences or times (HSK 1)At Gao Village the Pilgrims Meet Zhu Bajie60% ≤ HSK 4glossed
- 第032回第dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just (HSK 1)回huí — 1. to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around 2. to reply; to answer 3. classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) 4. classifier for occurrences or times (HSK 1)Warning of the Gold and Silver Horned Kings at Level-Top Mountain59% ≤ HSK 4glossed