| 偏要 | pian1 yao4 | to insist on doing sth |
| 先遣队 | xian1 qian3 dui4 | advance party |
| 酬和 | chou2 he4 | to respond to a poem with a poem |
| 万念俱灰 | wan4 nian4 ju4 hui1 wan4 nian4 ju1 hui1 | completely disheartened |
| 史沫特莱 | shi3 mo4 te4 lai2 | Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist and activist, reported on China, esp. the communist side |
| 拜祭 | bai4 ji4 | to pay respects |
| 粗话 | cu1 hua4 | uncultured speech |
| 四德 | si4 de2 | the four Confucian virtues for women of morality å¾·, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 |
| 奉送 | feng4 song4 | (honorific) to give |
| 应市 | ying4 shi4 | to respond to the market |
| 老酒 | lao3 jiu3 | wine, esp. Shaoxing wine |
| 识趣 | shi2 qu4 | tactful |
| 身形 | shen1 xing2 | body image |