- 闹花nào huā
- nào huā: flowers blooming in a lively crowd.闹花：开得热热闹闹的花。
- 层楼céng lóu
- céng lóu: a tall, many-storey building.层楼：高楼。
- 画帘huà lián
- huà lián: a painted curtain.画帘：有画饰的帘子。
- 东风软dōng fēng ruǎn
- dōng fēng ruǎn: the spring breeze is soft. The east wind is the spring wind.东风软：春风柔和。东风，就是春风。
- 翠陌cuì mò
- cuì mò: green paths between the fields.翠陌：绿油油的田间小路。
- 平莎茸嫩píng suō róng nèn
- píng suō róng nèn: on flat ground the sedge grass is soft and young, like fluffy down. Sedge is a kind of wild grass.平莎茸嫩：平地上的莎草又细又嫩，像软软的绒毛。莎草，一种野草。
- 垂杨金浅chuí yáng jīn qiǎn
- chuí yáng jīn qiǎn: the weeping willows have just put out pale gold buds.垂杨金浅：垂柳刚长出浅黄色的嫩芽。
- 迟日chí rì
- chí rì: the spring sun. In spring the days grow long, as if the sun moves slowly.迟日：春天的太阳。春天白天变长，太阳好像走得很慢。
- 阁雨gé yǔ
- gé yǔ: rain that holds back and does not fall. Gé here means to hold or stop.阁雨：雨要下又没下下来。阁，同“搁”，停住。
- 芳菲世界fāng fēi shì jiè
- fāng fēi shì jiè: a world full of flowers and sweet smells, that is, spring.芳菲世界：花草遍地、香气四溢的春天。
- 付与fù yǔ
- fù yǔ: to hand over to.付与：交给。
- 莺和燕yīng hé yàn
- yīng hé yàn: orioles and swallows, birds often seen in spring.莺和燕：黄莺和燕子，都是春天常见的鸟。
- 凭高念远píng gāo niàn yuǎn
- píng gāo niàn yuǎn: leaning on a high railing, thinking of someone far away.凭高念远：靠着高处的栏杆，想念远方的人。
- 归雁guī yàn
- guī yàn: wild geese flying back north.归雁：飞回北方的大雁。
- 金钗斗草jīn chāi dòu cǎo
- jīn chāi dòu cǎo: girls with gold hairpins playing the grass game. In the grass game people compared who had picked the most or the rarest plants; it was an old spring pastime.金钗斗草：戴着金钗的女子玩斗草游戏。斗草，比谁采的花草多、种类奇，是古代春天的游戏。
- 青丝勒马qīng sī lè mǎ
- qīng sī lè mǎ: pulling up a horse with reins of dark silk. It recalls riding out together in the old days.青丝勒马：用青丝做的缰绳拉住马。这里写当年骑马同游。
- 风流云散fēng liú yún sàn
- fēng liú yún sàn: like wind blowing off and clouds drifting apart, everyone has gone their own way.风流云散：像风吹走、云飘散一样，大家都分开了。
- 罗绶分香luó shòu fēn xiāng
- luó shòu fēn xiāng: luó shòu is a silk ribbon. At parting, scented ribbons were shared as keepsakes.罗绶分香：罗绶，丝带。分别时把带着香气的丝带分给对方作纪念。
- 翠绡封泪cuì xiāo fēng lèi
- cuì xiāo fēng lèi: wrapping tears in thin green silk to send, a picture of the pain of parting.翠绡封泪：用绿色的薄绸包着眼泪寄给对方，写离别的伤心。
- 幽怨yōu yuàn
- yōu yuàn: hidden sorrow that cannot be spoken.幽怨：藏在心里说不出的怨恨。
- 销魂xiāo hún
- xiāo hún: so sad it is as if the soul has melted away.销魂：伤心得好像魂都没了。
- 疏烟淡月shū yān dàn yuè
- shū yān dàn yuè: thin mist and pale moonlight.疏烟淡月：稀薄的烟雾，暗淡的月光。
- 子规zǐ guī
- zǐ guī: the cuckoo. Its call is said to sound like "better to go home".子规：杜鹃鸟。传说它的叫声像在说“不如归去”。
- 声断shēng duàn
- shēng duàn: its cries break off, as if it has called until its voice gives out.声断：叫声断断续续，一直叫到声音都断了。