- 海客hǎi kè
- hǎi kè: seafarers, people who sail the sea and have heard of faraway things.海客：在海上航行的人，见过很多远方的事。
- 瀛洲yíng zhōu
- yíng zhōu: a magic island of immortals said to lie in the Eastern Sea, one of the Three Divine Mountains with Penglai and Fangzhang.瀛洲：传说中东海里的一座仙山，和蓬莱、方丈合称三神山。
- 烟涛yān tāo
- yān tāo: misty, smoke-like waves.烟涛：像烟雾一样迷蒙的波涛。
- 微茫wēi máng
- wēi máng: dim and blurry.微茫：模模糊糊，看不清楚。
- 信难求xìn nán qiú
- xìn nán qiú: truly hard to find. Xìn means truly.信难求：实在难以找到。信，确实。
- 越人yuè rén
- yuè rén: people of Yue, the region of today's Zhejiang.越人：越地的人。越地就是今天的浙江一带。
- 语yǔ
- yǔ: to talk about.语：说起。
- 天姥tiān mǔ
- tiān mǔ: Mount Tianmu, east of today's Xinchang County in Zhejiang. Legend says climbers could hear a heavenly old woman singing, hence the name.天姥：天姥山，在今浙江新昌县东。相传登山的人能听到仙女（天姥）唱歌，所以叫这个名字。姥，读 mǔ。
- 明灭míng miè
- míng miè: now bright, now dim.明灭：一会儿亮，一会儿暗。
- 或可睹huò kě dǔ
- huò kě dǔ: may perhaps be seen. Huò means perhaps; dǔ means to see.或可睹：也许能看到。或，也许；睹，看见。
- 连天lián tiān
- lián tiān: joined to the sky, meaning extremely high.连天：和天连在一起，形容极高。
- 向天横xiàng tiān héng
- xiàng tiān héng: stretching across the sky. Héng means to lie across.向天横：向天边伸展开去，挡住了天空。横，横着伸展。
- 势拔五岳shì bá wǔ yuè
- shì bá wǔ yuè: its height rises above the Five Great Mountains. Bá means to rise above; the Five Great Mountains are Tai, Hua, Heng (in Hunan), Heng (in Shanxi) and Song.势拔五岳：山势超过了五岳。拔，超出；五岳，泰山、华山、衡山、恒山、嵩山五座名山。
- 掩yǎn
- yǎn: to overshadow.掩：遮盖，压倒。
- 赤城chì chéng
- chì chéng: Mount Chicheng, north of today's Tiantai County in Zhejiang, known for its red rocks.赤城：赤城山，在今浙江天台县北，山上的土石是红色的。
- 天台tiān tāi
- tiān tāi: Mount Tiantai, north of today's Tiantai County in Zhejiang.天台：天台山，在今浙江天台县北。这里“台”读 tāi。
- 四万八千丈sì wàn bā qiān zhàng
- sì wàn bā qiān zhàng: an exaggeration, meaning very, very high.四万八千丈：夸张的说法，形容非常高。
- 对此欲倒东南倾duì cǐ yù dǎo dōng nán qīng
- duì cǐ yù dǎo dōng nán qīng: facing Mount Tianmu, it seems ready to bow down and lean away to the southeast. Cǐ refers to Mount Tianmu.对此欲倒东南倾：对着天姥山，好像要拜倒在它脚下，向东南方向倾斜。此，指天姥山。
- 因之yīn zhī
- yīn zhī: because of what the people of Yue said. Yīn means based on; zhī refers to their words.因之：根据越人说的话。因，依据；之，指越人的话。
- 梦吴越mèng wú yuè
- mèng wú yuè: to travel in a dream to Wu and Yue, around today's Jiangsu and Zhejiang.梦吴越：在梦里游吴越一带。吴越，今江苏、浙江一带。
- 度dù
- dù: to cross.度：越过。
- 镜湖jìng hú
- jìng hú: Mirror Lake, also called Jian Lake, south of today's Shaoxing in Zhejiang. Its water is as smooth as a mirror.镜湖：又叫鉴湖，在今浙江绍兴南。湖水像镜子一样平。
- 剡溪shàn xī
- shàn xī: the Shan Stream, south of today's Shengzhou in Zhejiang.剡溪：水名，在今浙江嵊州南。剡，读 shàn。
- 谢公xiè gōng
- xiè gōng: Xie Lingyun, a poet of the Southern Dynasties. When he visited Mount Tianmu, he stayed by the Shan Stream.谢公：南朝诗人谢灵运。他游天姥山时，曾在剡溪住过。
- 宿处sù chù
- sù chù: the place where he stayed.宿处：住过的地方。
- 渌水lù shuǐ
- lù shuǐ: clear water.渌水：清澈的水。
- 荡漾dàng yàng
- dàng yàng: rippling gently.荡漾：水波一起一伏地晃动。
- 清猿啼qīng yuán tí
- qīng yuán tí: apes calling in clear voices.清猿啼：猿猴发出清亮的叫声。
- 著zhuó
- zhuó: to wear.著：穿。这里读 zhuó。
- 谢公屐xiè gōng jī
- xiè gōng jī: Xie Lingyun's special wooden hiking shoes. The soles had removable spikes: he took off the front ones going uphill and the back ones going downhill, so he walked steadily.谢公屐：谢灵运特制的一种登山木鞋，鞋底装着可以拆下的齿。上山时去掉前齿，下山时去掉后齿，走起来更稳。
- 青云梯qīng yún tī
- qīng yún tī: stone steps climbing high into the clouds.青云梯：高入云霄的石阶山路。
- 半壁bàn bì
- bàn bì: halfway up the mountain.半壁：半山腰。
- 海日hǎi rì
- hǎi rì: the sun rising from the sea.海日：从海上升起的太阳。
- 天鸡tiān jī
- tiān jī: the heavenly rooster of myth. It lived in a great tree on a mountain in the southeast. When the sun first lit the tree, it crowed, and all the roosters in the world crowed after it.天鸡：神话里的鸡。传说东南有座桃都山，山上大树上住着天鸡，太阳一照到这棵树，天鸡就叫，天下的鸡都跟着叫。
- 千岩万转qiān yán wàn zhuǎn
- qiān yán wàn zhuǎn: the path twisting among a thousand cliffs.千岩万转：山路在无数山岩间弯来转去。
- 路不定lù bú dìng
- lù bù dìng: the way keeps changing direction.路不定：路的方向一直在变。
- 迷花倚石mí huā yǐ shí
- mí huā yǐ shí: charmed by flowers, resting against a rock. Mí means to be enchanted.迷花倚石：被花迷住了，靠在石头上休息。迷，迷恋。
- 忽已暝hū yǐ míng
- hū yǐ míng: suddenly it is already dark. Míng means dusk.忽已暝：不知不觉天已经黑了。暝，天色昏暗。
- 咆páo
- páo: to roar.咆：怒吼。
- 吟yín
- yín: to drone or hum long and low.吟：低沉地长鸣。
- 殷岩泉yǐn yán quán
- yǐn yán quán: the sound booms like thunder among the rocks and springs. Yǐn describes the rumble of thunder.殷岩泉：声音在山岩和泉水间像雷一样轰响。殷，这里读 yǐn，形容雷声。
- 栗深林兮惊层巅lì shēn lín xī jīng céng diān
- lì shēn lín xī jīng céng diān: making the deep woods tremble and the layered peaks shake. Lì means to tremble; céng diān means peak after peak.栗深林兮惊层巅：使深林战栗，使层层山峰惊动。栗，发抖；层巅，层层叠叠的山顶。
- 兮xī
- xī: a word for rhythm, like “oh”.兮：语气词，相当于“啊”。
- 青青qīng qīng
- qīng qīng: dark and heavy.青青：黑沉沉的样子。
- 欲雨yù yǔ
- yù yǔ: about to rain.欲雨：快要下雨。
- 澹澹dàn dàn
- dàn dàn: gently rippling.澹澹：水波轻轻起伏的样子。
- 生烟shēng yān
- shēng yān: giving off mist.生烟：升起水汽。
- 列缺liè quē
- liè quē: lightning.列缺：闪电。
- 霹雳pī lì
- pī lì: a thunderclap.霹雳：响雷。
- 丘峦崩摧qiū luán bēng cuī
- qiū luán bēng cuī: hills and peaks crumble. Qiū luán means hills and peaks.丘峦崩摧：山峰崩塌。丘峦，山丘和山峰。
- 洞天dòng tiān
- dòng tiān: a cave home of immortals, with a whole world inside.洞天：神仙住的洞府，洞里另有一片天地。
- 石扉shí fēi
- shí fēi: a stone door. Fēi means a door.石扉：石门。扉，门扇。
- 訇然hōng rán
- hōng rán: with a loud boom.訇然：形容很大的声音，“轰”的一声。
- 中开zhōng kāi
- zhōng kāi: opening from the middle.中开：从中间打开。
- 青冥qīng míng
- qīng míng: the blue sky.青冥：青色的天空。
- 浩荡hào dàng
- hào dàng: vast and endless.浩荡：广阔无边的样子。
- 金银台jīn yín tái
- jīn yín tái: palaces of gold and silver, where immortals live.金银台：金银筑成的宫阙，指神仙住的地方。
- 霓为衣ní wéi yī
- ní wéi yī: rainbows for clothes. Ní is a kind of rainbow.霓为衣：用彩虹做衣裳。霓，彩虹的一种。
- 风为马fēng wéi mǎ
- fēng wéi mǎ: the wind for horses.风为马：把风当马来骑。
- 云之君yún zhī jūn
- yún zhī jūn: the lords of the clouds, gods who live in the clouds.云之君：云里的神仙。
- 纷纷fēn fēn
- fēn fēn: one after another, in great numbers.纷纷：一个接一个，很多的样子。
- 来下lái xià
- lái xià: to come down.来下：降落下来。
- 鼓瑟gǔ sè
- gǔ sè: to play the sè, a stringed instrument like a zither.鼓瑟：弹瑟。瑟，一种像古筝的弦乐器。
- 鸾luán
- luán: the luán, a magic bird like a phoenix.鸾：传说中像凤凰一样的神鸟。
- 回车huí chē
- huí chē: to turn the carriage around.回车：拉着车子回转。
- 仙之人xiān zhī rén
- xiān zhī rén: the immortals.仙之人：仙人们。
- 列如麻liè rú má
- liè rú má: standing in rows as thick as hemp stalks.列如麻：排列得密密麻麻，像麻秆一样多。
- 魂悸以魄动hún jì yǐ pò dòng
- hún jì yǐ pò dòng: the spirit is startled. Jì means the heart jumps; hún and pò are a person's soul.魂悸以魄动：心神被惊动。悸，心猛地一跳；魂魄，人的精神。
- 恍huǎng
- huǎng: suddenly, as one comes to oneself.恍：猛然醒来、回过神的样子。
- 长嗟cháng jiē
- cháng jiē: a long sigh.长嗟：长长地叹气。
- 惟wéi
- wéi: only.惟：只有。
- 觉时jué shí
- jué shí: the moment of waking. Jué means to wake up.觉时：醒来的时候。觉，睡醒，读 jué。
- 枕席zhěn xí
- zhěn xí: pillow and mat, that is, the bed.枕席：枕头和席子，指床铺。
- 向来xiàng lái
- xiàng lái: a moment ago.向来：刚才。
- 烟霞yān xiá
- yān xiá: mist and rosy clouds, meaning the fairyland of the dream.烟霞：云雾和彩霞，指梦里的仙境。
- 行乐xíng lè
- xíng lè: seeking pleasure and fun.行乐：寻欢作乐，享受快乐。
- 东流水dōng liú shuǐ
- dōng liú shuǐ: like water flowing east, gone and never coming back.东流水：像向东流去的水，一去不回。
- 君jūn
- jūn: you, his friends in Eastern Lu.君：你们，指东鲁的朋友。
- 且qiě
- qiě: for now.且：暂且。
- 白鹿bái lù
- bái lù: a white deer. Legend says immortals and hermits rode white deer.白鹿：白色的鹿。传说神仙和隐士骑白鹿。
- 青崖qīng yá
- qīng yá: green cliffs.青崖：青山。
- 须行即骑xū xíng jí qí
- xū xíng jí qí: when I need to go, I will ride it. Xū means to need.须行即骑：要走的时候就骑上它。须，需要。
- 安能ān néng
- ān néng: how could I.安能：怎么能。
- 摧眉折腰cuī méi zhé yāo
- cuī méi zhé yāo: to lower one's brows and bend one's waist, that is, to flatter and fawn on others.摧眉折腰：低着眉头，弯着腰，指讨好巴结别人。
- 事shì
- shì: to serve.事：侍奉，伺候。
- 权贵quán guì
- quán guì: the rich and powerful.权贵：有权有势的人。
- 开心颜kāi xīn yán
- kāi xīn yán: a happy heart and a smiling face.开心颜：心情舒畅，脸上露出笑容。