A Study in Scarlet — Page 1

Vocabulary

血字

xuè zì — blood-written characters; title referring to a bloody clue

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

研究

yán jiū — to research or study; investigation

作者

zuò zhě — author; the person who wrote something

目

mù — eye; item; category; used in table of contents

录

lù — to record; a record or list

第

dì — prefix forming ordinal numbers (first, second, etc.)

一

yī — the number one; first

部

bù — part; section; volume of a work

章

zhāng — chapter of a book or document

先生

xiān sheng — Mr.; gentleman; a respectful address for a man

二

èr — the number two; second

演绎

yǎn yì — deduction; to deduce logically from principles

科学

kē xué — science; scientific knowledge or method

三

sān — the number three; third

花园

huā yuán — garden; a place where flowers and plants grow

之谜

zhī mí — mystery of; enigma or puzzle surrounding something

四

sì — the number four; fourth

陈述

chén shù — to state; a formal account or statement of facts

五

wǔ — the number five; fifth

我们

wǒ men — we; us; first-person plural pronoun

广告

guǎng gào — advertisement; a public notice promoting something

引来

yǐn lái — to attract; to bring someone or something here

了

le — particle indicating completed action or changed state

一位

yī wèi — one (person); a polite counter for people

访客

fǎng kè — visitor; a person who comes to visit

六

liù — the number six; sixth

显

xiǎn — to show; to display; obvious or apparent

身手

shēn shǒu — skill; ability; agility in action or performance

七

qī — the number seven; seventh

黑暗

hēi àn — darkness; absence of light; figuratively evil or ignorance

中

zhōng — middle; in the midst of; within

曙光

shǔ guāng — dawn light; first signs of hope or new beginning

圣徒

shèng tú — saint; a holy person or religious devotee

之乡

zhī xiāng — hometown of; the land or homeland associated with something

在

zài — at; in; to be located at a place

广袤

guǎng mào — vast; expansive; describing a wide stretch of land

碱土

jiǎn tǔ — alkaline soil; arid land with high mineral content

平原

píng yuán — plain; flat open land; prairie

上

shàng — on top of; above; on a surface

之花

zhī huā — flower of; a prized or beautiful product of something

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

先知

xiān zhī — prophet; one who foretells or receives divine revelation

谈话

tán huà — to talk; a conversation or discussion between people

亡命

wáng mìng — to flee for one's life; desperate escape from danger

出逃

chū táo — to escape; to flee away from a dangerous place

复仇

fù chóu — revenge; to take vengeance against someone

天使

tiān shǐ — angel; a divine messenger or heavenly being

医学

yī xué — medicine; the study and practice of medical science

博士

bó shì — doctor; PhD; a person with the highest academic degree

回忆录

huí yì lù — memoir; a written record of personal memories

续篇

xù piān — sequel; a continuation of a story or work

结局

jié jú — ending; final outcome or conclusion of a story