Chinese vocabulary — Văn học topic

writer; author

novel

legend; folklore

literature

article; essay

reader

to depict, to portray

fruit; outcome

myth, mythology

poem, poetry

plot

to beat one's head on the ground

time, times past

poetry

symbol

legend

biography, life story

arrogant; conceited

portrayal, true reflection

cold-blooded and ruthless; utterly heartless

to come out of the mountains; to leave the mountains (literal)

to originate from, to come from

and yet; but

to sketch, to outline

cloth bundle; wrapped package

a vast army; an immense, powerful force

praiseworthy and moving

classic work, masterpiece

to enlighten, to instruct in the basics, initial education

to shout, to yell, to cry out

to whimper, to sob (a suppressed, choked-back crying)

to call, to call out; a call

To summon wind and rain, to wield enormous power (usually figurative).

to beg; to implore

joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness

beaming with joy, radiant

memoir

shell, hard outer covering

the earth, the land, nature

angel

exaggeration; hyperbole

enraptured; entranced as if intoxicated

Chang'e (a goddess in Chinese mythology who flew to the moon)

ignorant, lacking knowledge

pest; insect that harms crops and plants

hidden meaning, deeper message (of a story, symbol, or act)

fable

couplet

pawn (in Chinese chess), foot soldier

to stand towering and majestic

illusory image, phantom, mirage

A story, scenery, or thing that is fascinating and captivating, drawing one into a beautiful, delightful world.

to return; to come back

melancholy, sorrowful

to keep deeply in mind, never to forget

steep cliff, precipice

sorrows and joys, partings and reunions; refers to the ups and downs and changes in human life.

earth-shaking, world-shaking

to marvel at, to praise (out of emotion or surprise)

To grip the heart; to be thrilling and moving.

to express, to pour out (one's mood or feelings)

man of letters, person learned in literature

whirlpool, vortex

to say, to state (used in formal, classical speech and writing)

song, musical piece

vivid, engaging, full of color

ridgepole and beam (the main load-bearing parts of a house)

ladder (a tool for climbing up high)

to praise, to extol

to step into, to enter

metaphor; to compare; figure of speech

vast, boundless (usually referring to a body of water)

precipitate, sediment

great waves, billows, surging waves

waves, ripples (used for water)

to brim with, to overflow with (joy, an atmosphere, etc.)

implication; deep meaning hidden within

to overflow, to brim over

spark, sparkling flash

to polish, to refine

heartbreaking, grievous

table of contents, catalog

spearhead; the tip of a spear

已了 (sentence-final particle indicating a completed action or a state that has occurred)

great fruit, great achievement

scripture, classic (often refers to canonical texts in Buddhism or Confucianism)

ending, conclusion

to describe very vividly, as if real

to succeed (to a position), then, subsequently

worth pondering, with deep implied meaning

helmsman

fragrant, sweet-smelling

to ripple, to undulate (of water's surface)

To meet by chance, without prior arrangement

to set off, to foil, to highlight (something else)

to narrate, to recount

to part forever, to bid farewell never to meet again

to say that, to state that

mystery, an enigma

alarm bell

to grant, to bestow (usually from a superior to an inferior, a king to a subject, an elder to a junior)

to reach a dead end, to have no way out

trajectory; track; path

bitter, painful (about emotions or difficult experiences)

to one's heart's content; thoroughly enjoyable; with full gusto (usually describing a feeling of joy, satisfaction, or complete expression).

to pave a road (literal)

staircase, steps, rung

target (to shoot at or throw at)

winds and waves

hardships and trials (in life)

fine steed, good horse (usually a strong, fast horse)

a hidden hand, a dark force (someone secretly causing harm)

to read silently, to read in one's head without making a sound