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Vocabulary: Houyi Shoots the sun

shualaw — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:22:18 +0000

射日 shèrì to shoot the sun
一只 yìzhī classifier for turkey
火鸡 hǔojī turkey
出发 chūfā to set out, to go out
龙车 lóngchē dragon cart
动物 dòngwù animal
人类 rénlèi people/ mankind
不停的 bùtíng de without stopping/
调皮 tíaopí naughty (bad kid)
干 gān dry
后羿 hòuyì hero of the story
射箭 shèjìan to shoot arrows
既不…也不… jìbù… yěbù… neither…nor…
怎么一回事 zěnme yìhúi shì what’s happening!
掉 dìao to fall
烧 shāo to burn
石头 shítóu rock
小岛 xǐaodǎo island
哭 kū to cry
花草 hūacǎo flowers and grass
唱 chàng to sing
歌 gē song
跳起舞来 tìaoqǐwǔlái to begin to dance
喊 hǎn to shout
留下来 líuxìa lái to leave behind

Story of Houyi

Vocab. nǚwā zàorén

shualaw — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:08:46 +0000

1. 神 shén god
2. 女娲 nǚ wā goddess who created mankind
3. 造人 zàorén to create man
4. 泥土 nítǔ soil; mud
5. 照着 zhàozhe according to
6草 cǎo grass
7. 绳子 shéngzi rope
8. 结 jíe a knot
9. 洒 sǎ to spill; to spread/spray sth. generally liquids
10. 一般 ỳibān ordinary
11.不小心 bùxǐaoxīn not careful
12.人群 rénqǘn crowd of people (flock of sheep is yángqǘn 羊群)

Nuwa complete story here

Pangu Vocabulary

shualaw — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:56:37 +0000

The complete story can be found here.

1. 整个 zhěngge whole

2. 蛋 dàn egg

3. 盘古 pǎngǔ name; creator of heaven and earth

4. 难过 nángùo sad; upset

5. 办法 bànfǎ way; method

6. 轰 hōng a big bang; boom

7. 淡 dàn light; slight

8. 举 jǔ to hold up; raise up

9. 倒 dǎo to fall10. 四肢 sìzhī four limbs (肢=量词classifier)

11. 血 xùe (ch), xǔe (ch), xǐe (tw) blood