Practical Chinese Reader Lesson 56 - Page 1

alas, oh dear

generation

female cousin with a different surname

male cousin with a different surname (older than oneself)

patient, invalid (noun)

to treat, to deal with

at that time, originally

only natural, as it should be, certainly, of course, without doubt

to pour, to tip

boy- or girl-friend

to defend, to prevent

have ample food and clothing, be well-fed and well-clothed

to separate, to stand or lie between

brothers, boys

husband's father, father-in-law

to contribute, to dedicate, to devote, contribution

to attend to

lonely, solitary

to go back, to return

happy, joyous, gay

the daily life of a family

to educate, to teach, education

family, household

household duties, housework

to play a joke, to make fun of, to joke

mouth, (a measure word, for people or persons in a family)

(an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood)

to pull

(a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family to indicate affection or familiarity)

the second child or brother (or sister)

(of an old married couple) husband or wife

an old married couple

old people, the aged

an auxiliary word

clear, obvious, to understand, to realize

son-in-law

to hope for, to long for, to expect

ordinary, common, usually, ordinarily

husband's family

husband's mother, mother-in-law

the year before last

deer, intimate

parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law, relatives by marriage

day, date

to go to work, to be on duty, to start work

fruit

daughter's daughter, granddaughter

joke, jest

to feed

to come or go off work