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初刻拍案惊奇
初刻拍案驚奇
ChūkèPāiànJīngqí
1.
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu [[凌濛初|凌蒙初<LíngMéngchū>]]
Noun
Character Breakdown
初
chū
beginning, initial, primary
HSK 5
7 丶
刻
kè
to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
HSK 3
8 丶
拍
pāi
to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm
HSK 5
8 丶
案
àn
file, legal case; bench, table
HSK 4
10 丶
惊
jīng
to frighten, to startle; surprise, alarm
HSK 4
11 丶
奇
qí
strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
HSK 3
8 丶
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