Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 3

Vocabulary

晚饭

wǎnfàn — Evening meal; dinner

后

hòu — After; behind; later

她

tā — She; her (third person feminine pronoun)

拿出

náchū — To take out; to produce something from somewhere

书

shū — Book; written work

来

lái — To come; directional complement indicating toward speaker

给

gěi — To give; for; to (beneficiary marker)

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

讲

jiǎng — To tell; to explain; to narrate a story

和

hé — And; with; together with (conjunction)

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

故事

gùshì — Story; tale; narrative account

急切

jíqiè — Eagerly; urgently; with impatient desire

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

想

xiǎng — To want; to think; to desire

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of something

关于

guānyú — About; regarding; concerning a topic

他

tā — He; him; third person masculine pronoun

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all; the entirety of something

但是

dànshì — But; however; expressing contrast or contradiction

过了

guòle — After passing; once a period of time elapsed

一会儿

yīhuìr — A moment; a short while; a brief time

透露

tòulù — To reveal; to disclose; to let information out

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicating something has occurred previously

死了

sǐle — Has died; is dead (completed action)

很长

hěn cháng — Very long; a great length of time or space

时间

shíjiān — Time; a period or duration of time

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

所以

suǒyǐ — Therefore; so; as a result

就

jiù — Then; just; indicating immediacy or emphasis

不再

bùzài — No longer; not anymore; ceased to continue

关心

guānxīn — To care about; to show concern for someone

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; expressing reason or cause

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct (preposition or adjective)

死人

sǐrén — Dead person; corpse; the deceased

没什么

méishénme — Nothing much; not much; no particular interest

兴趣

xìngqù — Interest; hobby; enthusiasm for something

没过

méiguò — Before long; without passing much time

多久

duōjiǔ — How long; much time (in questions/negatives)

抽烟

chōuyān — To smoke; to smoke cigarettes or tobacco

请求

qǐngqiú — To request; to ask for; a formal appeal

寡妇

guǎfù — Widow; a woman whose husband has died

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to permit someone to do

抽

chōu — To smoke; to draw out; to puff

但

dàn — But; however; expressing contrast (short form)

不肯

bùkěn — Unwilling; refusing to do; not agreeing to

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

是个

shìgè — Is a (classifier + noun predicate structure)

坏

huài — Bad; broken; evil; of poor quality

习惯

xíguàn — Habit; custom; to be accustomed to something

不

bù — Not; no; negation of verbs and adjectives

干净

gānjìng — Clean; neat; tidy; free from dirt

必须

bìxū — Must; have to; obligatory action

努力

nǔlì — To work hard; to make an effort; diligently

戒掉

jièdiào — To quit; to give up a bad habit completely

有些

yǒuxiē — Some; certain; a few people or things

人

rén — Person; people; human being

就是

jiùshì — Just; exactly; it is precisely this way

这样

zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner

他们

tāmen — They; them; third person plural pronoun

一件

yījiàn — One item; one matter (measure word for things/affairs)

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; event

一无所知

yīwúsuǒzhī — Know absolutely nothing; completely ignorant about something

却

què — Yet; but; however (expressing unexpected contrast)

偏偏

piānpiān — Stubbornly; contrary to expectation; just happens to

要

yào — To want; to need; will; going to

反对

fǎnduì — To oppose; to be against; to object to

它

tā — It; third person pronoun for objects or animals

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

瞧

qiáo — To look; to see; to check (colloquial)

在

zài — At; in; on; existing at a location

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; over there

为

wèi — For; for the sake of; on behalf of

操心

cāoxīn — To worry; to take trouble; to be concerned

跟

gēn — With; and; to follow (preposition or conjunction)

毫无

háowú — Have absolutely no; without any trace of

亲戚

qīnqi — Relatives; family relations beyond immediate family

关系

guānxi — Relationship; connection; relevance between things

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception

任何人

rènhérén — Anyone; any person; whoever it may be

用处

yòngchu — Use; usefulness; practical value or purpose

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; nevertheless (formal conjunction)

做的

zuò de — What one does; things done by someone

有益

yǒuyì — Beneficial; useful; good for someone or something

百般

bǎibān — In every possible way; repeatedly; all kinds of

挑剔

tiāotì — Picky; fussy; to find fault with everything

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; personally (reflexive pronoun)

还

hái — Still; also; yet; in addition to

吸

xī — To inhale; to absorb; to suck in

呢

ne — Particle indicating ongoing situation or mild question

那

nà — That; those; in that case (demonstrative pronoun)

当然

dāngrán — Of course; naturally; obviously true

是

shì — To be; is; am; are (copula verb)

没

méi — No; not have; negation of existence or completion

问题

wèntí — Problem; question; issue; matter

做

zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action

嘛

ma — Particle emphasizing obviousness or seeking agreement

妹妹

mèimei — Younger sister; younger female sibling

小姐

xiǎojiě — Miss; young woman; unmarried woman (honorific)

一个

yīgè — One; a single (general measure word + numeral)

身材

shēncái — Figure; body shape; physical build of a person

还算

háisuàn — Still counts as; fairly; passably; reasonably

苗条

miáotiao — Slender; slim; having a graceful thin figure

老

lǎo — Old; elderly; aged; longtime

姑娘

gūniang — Girl; young woman; unmarried young lady

戴着

dàizhe — Wearing (accessories); having on glasses or jewelry

一副

yīfù — A pair of; a set of (for glasses, expressions)

眼镜

yǎnjìng — Glasses; spectacles; eyewear for vision correction

刚

gāng — Just; just now; recently; barely enough

同住

tóngzhù — To live together; to share a residence with

这时

zhèshí — At this time; at this moment; just then

拿着

názhe — Holding; carrying in hand (continuous action)

一本

yīběn — One (book); a single volume (measure word)

拼写

pīnxiě — Spelling; to spell words; orthography practice

开始

kāishǐ — To begin; to start; the beginning of something

对付

duìfu — To deal with; to cope with; to handle something

使劲

shǐjìn — To exert force; to try hard; with great effort

折腾

zhēteng — To toss and turn; to make repeated effort; to struggle

大约

dàyuē — Approximately; about; roughly (indicating estimation)

小时

xiǎoshí — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes

然后

ránhòu — Then; after that; afterwards; next in sequence

停了

tíngle — Stopped; came to a halt (completed action)

下来

xiàlái — To come down; directional complement indicating cessation

再也

zàiyě — No longer ever; never again (with negative)

撑不住

chēng bu zhù — Cannot hold on; unable to sustain any longer

接着

jiēzhe — Then; continuing; immediately following that

又是

yòu shì — Again it was; once more there was

死气沉沉

sǐqìchénchén — Lifeless; deadly dull; completely devoid of energy

无聊

wúliáo — Boring; bored; meaningless; having nothing to do

时光

shíguāng — Time; period of time; days gone by

坐立不安

zuòlìbù'ān — Restless; unable to sit or stand still; very anxious