The Story of Mencius and His Mother

孟子是中国历史上影响最大的思想家之一。 他很小的时候，父亲就去世了，孟子是他的母亲带大的。孟子的家附近是一块墓地， 他经常去那儿玩，和邻居的小孩一起学着大人跪拜、哭嚎的样子。孟子的母亲看见了就说： “这地方对小孩不好。”所以她就把家搬到别的地方去了。新家在一个市场旁边，孟子常常去市场玩， 学商人做生意，杀猪卖肉的样子。他的母亲知道了皱皱眉头说： “这地方对小孩也不好。” 就把家搬到了一个学校旁边。孟子看到学校里的学生都念书， 也跟着念书。 孟子的母亲满意地笑着说： "这才是小孩子应该住的地方。“ 所以， 孟子的母亲跟孟子就在那儿住下来了。孟子后来成了一个很有学问的人。

Vocabulary List

孟子 mèng zǐ - Mencius 

中国 zhōng guó - China 

历史 lì shǐ - history 

影响 yǐng xiǎng - influence 

思想家 sī xiǎng jiā - philosopher 

小的 shǎo de - small 

时候 shí hòu - time 

父亲 fù qīn - father 

世了 shì le - deceased 

母亲 mǔ qīn - mother 

带大 dài dà - raise 

家 jiā - home 

附近 fù jìn - nearby 

墓地 mù dì - cemetery 

经常 jīng cháng - often 

玩 wán - play 

邻居 lín jū - neighbor 

小孩 xiǎo hái - child 

学着 xué zhe - learn 

大人 dà rén - adult 

跪拜 guì bài - kneel and worship 

哭嚎 kū háo - crying 

样子 yàng zi - appearance 

看见 kàn jiàn - see 

说 shuō - say 

不好 bù hǎo - not good 

别的 bié de - other 

市场 shì chǎng - market 

商人 shāng rén - merchant 

做生意 zuò shēng yì - do business 

杀猪 shā zhū - kill pigs 

卖肉 mài ròu - sell meat 

皱皱眉头 zhòu zhòu méi tóu - furrow brow 

学校 xué xiào - school 

学生 xué shēng - student 

念书 niàn shū - study 

后来 hòu lái - later 

学问 xué wèn - knowledge

......... The above story is from the Chinese Garden blog of 我的老师。老师谢谢您！

夜里: during the night / at night / nighttime

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感： feel, perceive, emotion

 

I used the MDGB dictionary search for words with the character "感". MDGB is very useful and has been recently changed. It's really easy to use. I can see that I'll be spending more time using it to search for connections and ways to remember the characters I'm learning.

They do have a link for sample sentences (which come from Jukuu.com). It's good to see how the character is used, but the translations are not always great. Still, it's a good tool. NCIKU also has sample sentences.

感冒：to catch cold / (common) cold

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Dining Out - Chapter 12

饭馆       fànguǎn          restaurant

好像       hǎoxiàng        to seem; to be like

位子           wèizi          seat

服务员   fúwùyuán     waiter; attendant

点菜           diǎn cài      to order food

盘               pán          plate; dish

桌子           zhuōzi     table

素               sù           vegetarian; made from vegetables

饺子           jiǎo zi      dumpling (with vegetables and/or meat filling)

家常           jiā cháng      home-style

豆腐           dòufu           tofu; bean curd

肉               ròu              meat

碗               wǎn            bowl

酸辣汤      suānlàtāng  hot and sour soup

味精           wèijīng     monosodium glutamate (MSG)

盐               yán                       salt

白菜           bái cài                  bok choy

刚               gāng                     just

卖完           màiwán                to be sold out

青菜           qīng cài                green/leafy vegetables

冰茶           bīng chá               iced tea

渴               kě                          thirsty

些               xiē      (measure word for an indefinite quantity); some

上菜           shàngcài       to serve food

师傅           shīfu              master worker

好吃           hǎo chī        delicious

糖醋鱼   tángcùyú      fish in sweet and sour sauce

甜               tián                  sweet

酸               suān                 sour

极               jí                       extremely

红烧           hóngshāo         to braise in soy sauce

牛肉           niúròu             beef

鱼               yú                         fish

凉拌           liángbàn       (of food) cold "blended"; cold tossed

黄瓜           huánggua            cucumber

米饭           mǐfàn                   cooked rice

忘               wàng                     to forget

带               dài                        to bring; to take; 
                                                to carry; to come with

饭卡           fànkǎ                    meal card

错               cuò                       wrong

清楚           qīngchu                clear

没关系      méi guānxi           it doesn't matter

上海           Shànghǎi              Shanghai

放               fang                      to put; to place

够               gòu                       enough

饿               è                            hungry

吃坏: to get sick because of bad food

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医院: hospital

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