Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 2

Vocabulary

好吧

hǎo ba — Okay, alright; expression of reluctant agreement

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun

知道

zhī dào — To know, to be aware of something

要

yào — To want, need, or be going to do

做

zuò — To do, make, or perform an action

什么

shén me — What; used in questions or indefinite reference

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

坐

zuò — To sit, to take a seat

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

这里

zhè lǐ — Here, this place

听

tīng — To listen, to hear

直到

zhí dào — Until, up to a certain point in time

再次

zài cì — Once again, one more time

听到

tīng dào — To hear, to catch the sound of

它

tā — It; third person singular for objects or animals

为止

wéi zhǐ — Until, up to; marks endpoint of an action

于是

yú shì — So, therefore, as a result

他

tā — He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun

和

hé — And; connects nouns or noun phrases together

之间

zhī jiān — Between, among two or more things

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

地上

dì shang — On the ground, on the floor

背靠

bèi kào — To lean one's back against something

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action

一棵

yī kē — One (tree); measure word for trees

树

shù — Tree; a woody perennial plant

把

bǎ — Particle marking the object of a disposal action

腿

tuǐ — Leg; the limb used for walking

伸展

shēn zhǎn — To stretch out, to extend limbs

开来

kāi lái — Apart, open; resultative complement indicating separation

其中

qí zhōng — Among them, one of which

一条

yī tiáo — One (leg/strip); measure word for long objects

几乎

jī hū — Almost, nearly, on the verge of

碰到

pèng dào — To touch, bump into, or come into contact

鼻子

bí zi — Nose; the facial organ for smelling

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin, to start; the beginning of something

发痒

fā yǎng — To itch, to feel an itching sensation

痒

yǎng — Itchy; sensation causing desire to scratch

得

de — Structural particle linking verb to degree complement

眼泪

yǎn lèi — Tears; liquid produced when crying

都

dōu — All, both; indicates totality or inclusiveness

出来

chū lái — To come out, to emerge from inside

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

不敢

bù gǎn — To not dare, lack courage to do something

去

qù — To go; indicates direction or purpose

挠

náo — To scratch an itch with fingers or nails

接着

jiē zhe — Then, next, continuing immediately afterward

里面

lǐ miàn — Inside, interior of something

也

yě — Also, too; indicates similarity or addition

接下来

jiē xià lái — Next, following that, subsequently

下面

xià miàn — Below, underneath, the following content

不知道

bù zhī dào — To not know, to be unaware of something

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun

怎么

zěn me — How, in what way; asks about method

能

néng — Can, to be able to, capable of

得住

de zhù — Able to hold on or endure successfully

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of, this type of

难受

nán shòu — Uncomfortable, feeling unwell or distressed

感觉

gǎn jué — Feeling, sensation, sense of something

持续

chí xù — To continue, to last, to persist over time

足足

zú zú — A full, entire amount; no less than

六七

liù qī — Six or seven; approximate number around six-seven

分钟

fēn zhōng — Minute(s); unit of time measurement

却

què — Yet, but; indicates unexpected contrast

比

bǐ — Compared to, than; used in comparisons

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

长

cháng — Long in duration or length

得多

de duō — Much more; intensifier in comparative sentences

这时

zhè shí — At this moment, at this point in time

身上

shēn shang — On one's body, on oneself

有

yǒu — To have, there is/are; indicates existence

十一

shí yī — Eleven; the number 11

个

gè — General measure word for people or objects

不同

bù tóng — Different, not the same, distinct

地方

dì fang — Place, location, spot on the body

觉得

jué de — To feel, to think, to sense something

再也

zài yě — No longer, never again; used with negation

撑

chēng — To endure, hold out, prop up under strain

不了

bu liǎo — Cannot manage to, unable to complete action

一

yī — One; the number 1

咬紧牙关

yǎo jǐn yá guān — To grit one's teeth and endure hardship

准备

zhǔn bèi — To prepare, to get ready for something

再

zài — Again, once more, additionally

坚持

jiān chí — To persist, to persevere, to hold on

一下

yī xià — A moment, briefly; softens verb or indicates attempt

就在

jiù zài — Just at, right at a specific moment or place

呼吸

hū xī — To breathe; the act of breathing

沉重

chén zhòng — Heavy, deep; describing labored or heavy breathing

打鼾

dǎ hān — To snore; to make snoring sounds while sleeping

然后

rán hòu — Then, after that, subsequently

很快

hěn kuài — Very quickly, soon, rapidly

就

jiù — Then, immediately; indicates promptness or emphasis

又

yòu — Again, also; indicates repetition or addition

舒服

shū fu — Comfortable, at ease, feeling well

向

xiàng — Toward, to; indicates direction of action

手势

shǒu shì — Gesture; movement of the hand to communicate

用嘴

yòng zuǐ — Using the mouth to produce sounds

发出

fā chū — To emit, to produce a sound or signal

一点

yī diǎn — A little, a bit, a small amount

细微

xì wēi — Subtle, tiny, minute and barely noticeable

声音

shēng yīn — Sound, voice, noise

我们

wǒ men — We, us; first person plural pronoun

手脚并用

shǒu jiǎo bìng yòng — Using both hands and feet simultaneously to crawl

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

悄悄

qiāo qiāo — Quietly, stealthily, without making noise

爬走

pá zǒu — To crawl away, to creep off stealthily

当

dāng — When, at the time of; temporal conjunction

离开

lí kāi — To leave, to depart from a place

十

shí — Ten; the number 10

英尺

yīng chǐ — Foot/feet; imperial unit of length measurement

远

yuǎn — Far, distant; indicating considerable distance

时

shí — When, at the time; temporal marker

悄声

qiāo shēng — In a hushed voice, quietly, in a whisper

对

duì — To, toward; preposition indicating address or direction

说

shuō — To say, to speak, to tell

想

xiǎng — To want, to think, to consider doing something

绑

bǎng — To tie up, to bind with rope or string

树上

shù shang — On the tree, up in a tree

取乐

qǔ lè — To amuse oneself, to have fun at someone's expense

不行

bù xíng — No good, won't work, not allowed

可能

kě néng — Possibly, maybe, might; indicates possibility

会

huì — Will, would; indicates likelihood or ability

醒来

xǐng lái — To wake up, to come out of sleep

闹出

nào chū — To cause, to stir up noise or trouble

动静

dòng jìng — Noise, movement; sign that someone is stirring

那样

nà yàng — Like that, in that way, that manner

他们

tā men — They, them; third person plural pronoun

就会

jiù huì — Then will, would then; indicates consequent outcome

发现

fā xiàn — To discover, to find out, to notice

不在

bù zài — Not there, absent, not present at a place

屋里

wū lǐ — Inside the room, indoors

蜡烛

là zhú — Candle; wax stick burned to provide light

不够

bù gòu — Not enough, insufficient in quantity

用

yòng — To use; serve a purpose or function

溜进

liū jìn — To sneak into, to slip inside quietly

厨房

chú fáng — Kitchen; room where food is prepared

拿

ná — To take, to grab, to pick up something

一些

yī xiē — Some, a few, a certain amount of