Learning Chinese Through Stories

古时候 gǔ shíhòu, noun phrase, ancient times 和尚 héshàng, noun, monk 从小 cóngxiǎo, since one's childhood 喜爱 xǐ'ài, verb, to be fond of; to like 好学 hàoxué, adj, studious; fond of learning 上进 shàngjìn, adj, always want to do better 认真 rènzhēn, adj, careful; serious; diligent 总是 zǒng shì, adv, always 先 xiān, adv, firstly 清（楚）qīng (chǔ) , adj, clear 形状 xíngzhuàng, noun, shape 记住 jì zhù, verb, to memorize 笔顺 bǐshùn, noun, stroke order 一笔一画 yì bǐ yí huà, to write one stroke at one time 照着 zhàozhe, verb, to imitate 进步 jìnbù, verb, to improve; noun, improvement 传说 chuánshuō, It is said that... 当时 dāngshí, pronoun, then; (at) that period of time 贵 guì, expensive 块 kuài, means "piece", it is the measure word for board, candy, meat 木板 mùbǎn, noun, board 日子 rìzi, noun, time; days 竟（然） jìng (rán), adv, surprisingly 穿 chuān, verb, to pierce through 长大，zhǎng dà, verb phrase, to grow up 有名，yǒumíng, adj, famous; well-known 书法家 shūfǎ jiā, noun, calligrapher