A Room with a View — Page 7

Vocabulary

养老公寓

yǎnglǎo gōngyù — Retirement apartment; residential facility for elderly people.

几乎

jīhū — Almost; nearly; on the verge of something.

是

shì — To be; indicates identity or existence.

热情

rèqíng — Enthusiastic; warm and passionate in manner.

地

de — Adverbial particle; modifies verbs or adjectives.

决定

juédìng — To decide; to determine a course of action.

她们

tāmen — They/them; third-person plural feminine pronoun.

合适

héshì — Suitable; appropriate; fitting for a purpose.

的

de — Structural particle; indicates possession or modification.

人选

rénxuǎn — Candidate; person chosen for a role or position.

无论

wúlùn — Regardless of; no matter what the condition is.

往

wǎng — Toward; in the direction of something.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; which place; used in questions or conditions.

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch something.

善意

shànyì — Goodwill; kind intentions toward others.

女士们

nǚshìmen — Ladies; polite plural address for women.

都

dōu — All; both; universally applies to a group.

对

duì — Toward; directed at someone or something.

微笑

wēixiào — To smile; a gentle, pleasant facial expression.

着

zhe — Aspect particle; indicates ongoing or continuous action.

大声

dàshēng — Loudly; in a loud voice or manner.

招呼

zhāohu — To greet; to call out to someone warmly.

尤其

yóuqí — Especially; particularly; more than others.

突出

tūchū — Outstanding; prominent; standing out from the rest.

那位

nà wèi — That one; polite reference to a specific person.

聪慧

cōnghuì — Intelligent and wise; clever and perceptive.

女士

nǚshì — Lady; polite formal address for a woman.

声音

shēngyīn — Sound; voice; an audible noise or tone.

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

嚷道

rǎng dào — To shout out; to exclaim loudly to others.

一定

yīdìng — Definitely; certainly; must without doubt.

要

yào — To want; must; indicates necessity or desire.

去

qù — To go; to travel to a place.

那个

nàge — That; referring to a specific thing or place.

地方

dìfang — Place; location; a specific area or spot.

破败

pòbài — Dilapidated; ruined; in a state of decay.

得

de — Complement particle; links verb to its result or degree.

妙不可言

miào bù kě yán — Indescribably wonderful; too exquisite for words.

真是

zhēn shì — Truly; indeed; used to emphasize a statement.

让人

ràng rén — Makes one feel; causes a person to experience something.

无以形容

wú yǐ xíngróng — Impossible to describe; beyond words or expression.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

喜爱

xǐ'ài — To love; to be fond of something or someone.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; a location previously mentioned.

你们

nǐmen — You (plural); second-person plural pronoun.

也

yě — Also; too; likewise applies to the subject.

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact.

乐于

lèyú — To be happy to; to take pleasure in doing.

摆脱

bǎituō — To break free from; to escape a constraint.

体面

tǐmiàn — Dignity; respectability; proper and socially acceptable behavior.

礼俗

lísú — Social customs; conventional etiquette and social norms.

束缚

shùfù — To restrict; bonds or constraints limiting freedom.

名叫

míng jiào — Named; called by the name of someone.

年轻人

niánqīngrén — Young person; a youth or teenager.

瞥了

piē le — Glanced at; took a brief look at something.

一眼

yī yǎn — One glance; a single quick look at something.

然后

ránhòu — Then; after that; indicating the next action.

郁郁

yùyù — Gloomily; in a melancholic or depressed manner.

低下头

dīxia tóu — To lower one's head; bow the head downward.

继续

jìxù — To continue; to keep doing something without stopping.

对着

duìzhe — Facing toward; directed at something or someone.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; refers reflexively to the subject.

盘子

pánzi — Plate; a flat dish used for serving food.

显然

xiǎnrán — Obviously; evidently; clearly apparent to everyone.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

和

hé — And; with; connecting two nouns or phrases.

父亲

fùqīn — Father; a male parent.

并不

bìng bù — Not at all; emphatically negates a statement.

正

zhèng — Just; right now; indicates an ongoing action.

沉浸

chénjìn — To be immersed in; deeply absorbed in something.

在

zài — In; at; located within a place or state.

众人

zhòngrén — Everyone; the crowd; a group of many people.

追捧

zhuīpěng — To fawn over; to enthusiastically admire and flatter.

之中

zhīzhōng — Among; in the middle of a situation or group.

却

què — Yet; however; indicates contrast with previous statement.

抽出

chōuchū — To spare; to draw out time or attention.

心思

xīnsi — Thought; mental attention; one's mind or intention.

希望

xīwàng — To hope; to wish for something to happen.

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

也能

yě néng — Also can; able to as well; likewise capable.

融入

róngrù — To integrate into; to blend in with a group.

其中

qízhōng — Among them; within that group or situation.

看到

kàndào — To see; to catch sight of something.

有人

yǒurén — Someone; there is a person; somebody.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.

冷落

lěngluò — To be left out; to feel neglected or ignored.

一旁

yī páng — To one side; off to the side; aside.

心里

xīnlǐ — In one's heart; inwardly; emotionally inside oneself.

好受

hǎoshòu — Feel comfortable; feel at ease emotionally or physically.

起身

qǐshēn — To get up; to rise from a seated position.

离去

líqù — To leave; to depart from a place.

时

shí — When; at the time of an action or event.

回过头来

huíguò tóu lái — To turn one's head back; look back around.

略带

lüè dài — Slightly carrying; with a hint or trace of.

紧张

jǐnzhāng — Nervous; tense; feeling anxious or stressed.

向

xiàng — Toward; facing; directed at a person or place.

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

两个

liǎng ge — Two (of something); a pair of people or things.

局外人

júwàirén — Outsider; person not belonging to a group.

微微

wēiwēi — Slightly; gently; a very small degree of something.

一

yī — One; a single unit; the number one.

鞠躬

jūgōng — To bow; a respectful bending of the body.

没有

méiyǒu — Did not; have not; negates past or present action.

注意到

zhùyì dào — To notice; to become aware of something.

儿子

érzi — Son; a male child of a parent.

有所

yǒusuǒ — Having somewhat; to some extent; partially.

回应

huíyìng — To respond; a reply or reaction to something.

并非

bìngfēi — Is not; emphatically not the case.

还

hái — Still; also; return; yet another occurrence.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using something as a tool.

而是

ér shì — But rather; on the contrary; instead it is.

扬起

yángqǐ — To raise up; to lift upward in a gesture.

眉毛

méimao — Eyebrow; the hair above the eye.

一笑

yī xiào — A smile; a single act of smiling briefly.

笑

xiào — To laugh; to smile; an expression of amusement.

似乎

sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if something is the case.

隔着

gézhe — Through; separated by; with something in between.

什么

shénme — What; something; used in questions or vague references.

东西

dōngxi — Thing; object; an item of some kind.

传

chuán — To transmit; to pass something across to someone.

过来

guòlái — To come over; moving toward the speaker's direction.

急忙

jímáng — Hurriedly; in a rush; with urgent haste.

追上

zhuīshàng — To catch up with; to reach someone ahead.

表姐

biǎojiě — Older female cousin; elder cousin on maternal side.

后者

hòuzhě — The latter; the second of two mentioned things.

已

yǐ — Already; having completed an action beforehand.

穿过

chuānguò — To pass through; to go across or through something.

门帘

ménlián — Door curtain; a hanging fabric covering a doorway.

消失

xiāoshī — To disappear; to vanish from sight or existence.

不见

bùjiàn — Gone; no longer visible; cannot be seen.

扑面而来

pū miàn ér lái — To hit one in the face; rush toward overwhelmingly.

不只是

bù zhǐ shì — Not just; more than merely one thing.

布料

bùliào — Fabric; cloth material used for making things.

那般

nà bān — Like that; in that manner or degree.

沉重

chénzhòng — Heavy; weighty; burdensome physically or emotionally.

另一侧

lìng yī cè — The other side; the opposite or alternate side.

站着

zhànzhe — Standing; remaining in an upright position.

靠不住

kào bu zhù — Unreliable; cannot be depended or counted upon.

女老板

nǚ lǎobǎn — Female boss; a woman who owns or manages a business.

客人们

kèrénmen — Guests; visitors; plural form of guest.

道

dào — To say; used to introduce quoted speech.

晚安

wǎn'ān — Good night; a farewell greeting said at night.

身旁

shēnpáng — By one's side; close beside a person.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; indicates possession or existence.

小儿子

xiǎo érzi — Youngest son; the smallest or youngest male child.

女儿

nǚ'ér — Daughter; a female child of a parent.

陪伴

péibàn — To accompany; to keep someone company.

搀扶

chānfú — To support; to hold someone up while walking.

这个

zhège — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

人

rén — Person; human being; people.

试图

shìtú — To attempt; to try to do something.

传递

chuándì — To convey; to pass on information or a feeling.

南方

nánfāng — The south; southern region or direction.

风情

fēngqíng — Local flavor; distinctive charm of a place or culture.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with another thing.

热情好客

rèqíng hàokè — Warm and hospitable; enthusiastically welcoming to guests.

努力

nǔlì — To strive; to work hard toward a goal.

构成了

gòuchéng le — Formed; composed; made up into a whole.

一幅

yī fú — A piece of (painting/scene); measure word for pictures.

奇特

qítè — Peculiar; strange; unusually distinctive in character.

小小

xiǎoxiǎo — Tiny; very small; diminutive in size or scale.

景象

jǐngxiàng — Scene; sight; a visual spectacle or tableau.

而

ér — And; but; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to an even greater degree.

那间

nà jiān — That (room); measure word for enclosed spaces.

客厅

kètīng — Living room; lounge; common sitting area in a home.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects or things.

竭力

jiélì — To do one's utmost; to spare no effort.

想

xiǎng — To want; to think; to wish for something.

寄宿

jìsù — Boarding; lodging; staying at a paid residence.

公寓

gōngyù — Apartment; a residential unit within a larger building.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type or sort of thing.

踏实

tāshi — Steady and reliable; solid and down-to-earth feeling.

舒适

shūshì — Comfortable; cozy; pleasant and at ease.

风格

fēnggé — Style; characteristic manner or aesthetic of something.

相

xiāng — Mutually; each other; used before relational verbs.

媲美

pìměi — To rival; to compare favorably with something excellent.