| 白茫茫 | bai2 mang2 mang2 | [of] [mist,] [snow,] [floodwater,] etc [a] [vast] [expanse] of |
| 直到现在 | zhi2 dao4 xian4 zai4 | even now |
| 识货 | shi2 huo4 | to know whats what |
| 名曲 | ming2 qu3 | famous song |
| 格致 | ge2 zhi4 | word for Western natural sciences during late Qing |
| 踏雪 | ta4 xue3 | to go for a walk in the snow |
| 飘舞 | piao1 wu3 | to fly up |
| 骨子里 | gu3 zi5 li3 | in one's bones |
| 功底 | gong1 di3 | knowledge of the fundamentals |
| 心中有数 | xin1 zhong1 you3 shu4 | to know what's going on |
| 无雪 | wu2 xue3 | snowless |
| 称做 | cheng1 zuo4 | to be called |
| 答理 | da1 li3 | to heed |