初刻拍案驚奇 chū kè pāi àn jīng qí

Ming short story collection by Ling Mengchu

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
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Definitions

  1. 1. Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌蒙初líng méng chū

Characters

Character Meaning
初 chū HSK 5
(at the) beginning; at first; first
刻 kè HSK 3
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
拍 pāi HSK 5
to pat; to clap; to slap
案 àn HSK 4
(legal) case; table; file
驚 jīng
to be frightened; to be scared; to startle
奇 qí HSK 3
strange; odd; weird