Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5

Vocabulary

突然

tūrán — Suddenly, all at once, without warning

哭

kū — To cry, to weep, to shed tears

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state

起来

qǐlái — Complement indicating start of action or upward movement

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

真

zhēn — Really, truly, genuinely

希望

xīwàng — To hope, to wish; hope, desire

他们

tāmen — They, them, third-person plural pronoun

能

néng — Can, to be able to, capable of

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; to take, to handle something

头

tóu — Head, the top part of the body

低下来

dī xià lái — To lower down, to bend downward

一个人

yī gè rén — Alone, by oneself, one person

待

dāi — To stay, to remain in a place

在

zài — At, in, on; to be located at

这里

zhèlǐ — Here, this place

已经

yǐjīng — Already, by now

非常

fēicháng — Very, extremely, unusually

累

lèi — Tired, exhausted, weary

她

tā — She, her, third-person singular feminine pronoun

说

shuō — To say, to speak, to tell

这话

zhè huà — These words, this statement

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

时候

shíhou — Time, moment, when

低头

dītóu — To lower one's head, to look down

看

kàn — To look, to see, to watch

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, self, one's own

手

shǒu — Hand, hands

惊讶

jīngyà — Surprised, astonished, amazed

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

发现

fāxiàn — To discover, to find out, to notice

说话

shuōhuà — To speak, to talk, speaking

过程中

guòchéng zhōng — During the process, in the course of

竟然

jìngrán — Unexpectedly, surprisingly, to one's amazement

戴上

dài shàng — To put on (gloves, hat, accessories)

兔子

tùzi — Rabbit, bunny

一只

yī zhī — One (measure word for small animals or objects)

羊皮

yángpí — Sheepskin, lambskin leather

手套

shǒutào — Gloves, mittens

心想

xīn xiǎng — To think to oneself, to wonder inwardly

怎么

zěnme — How, why, in what way

可能

kěnéng — Possible, maybe, perhaps, potentially

做

zuò — To do, to make, to perform

这样

zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, such

事

shì — Matter, thing, affair, event

一定

yīdìng — Certainly, definitely, must be

是

shì — To be, is, am, are

又

yòu — Again, once more, also

变小

biàn xiǎo — To become smaller, to shrink in size

站

zhàn — To stand, to be standing

走到

zǒu dào — To walk to, to go up to

桌子

zhuōzi — Table, desk

旁

páng — Beside, next to, at the side of

用

yòng — To use, to employ, using

来

lái — To come; complement indicating purpose

量

liáng — To measure, to take measurements

身高

shēngāo — Height (of a person), stature

现在

xiànzài — Now, at present, currently

大约

dàyuē — Approximately, about, roughly

只有

zhǐyǒu — Only, merely, just, no more than

两

liǎng — Two, a pair of

英尺

yīngchǐ — Foot/feet (unit of measurement)

高

gāo — Tall, high, height

而且

érqiě — Moreover, furthermore, in addition

还在

hái zài — Still continuing, still in the process of

迅速

xùnsù — Rapid, swift, quickly, at high speed

缩小

suōxiǎo — To shrink, to reduce in size

很快

hěn kuài — Very quickly, soon, rapidly

原因

yuányīn — Reason, cause, explanation for something

手中

shǒu zhōng — In one's hand, held in the hand

拿着

ná zhe — Holding, carrying, grasping something

那把

nà bǎ — That (measure word for handled objects)

扇子

shànzi — Fan, a handheld folding fan

便

biàn — Then, thereupon, at once

赶紧

gǎnjǐn — Hurriedly, quickly, without delay

它

tā — It, third-person singular for objects/animals

扔掉

rēng diào — To throw away, to discard, to toss aside

总算

zǒngsuàn — Finally, at last, managing to do something

及时

jíshí — In time, timely, not too late

避免

bìmiǎn — To avoid, to prevent, to avert

彻底

chèdǐ — Completely, thoroughly, totally

消失

xiāoshī — To disappear, to vanish, to cease to exist

那

nà — That, those, in that case

真是

zhēn shì — It really was, truly, indeed

千钧一发

qiānjūn yī fà — Extremely critical moment, hanging by a thread

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating action done to subject

这

zhè — This, these

突如其来

tū rú qí lái — Coming suddenly and unexpectedly, out of nowhere

变化

biànhuà — Change, transformation, alteration

吓得不轻

xià de bù qīng — Frightened quite badly, scared not a little

但

dàn — But, however, yet

庆幸

qìngxìng — To feel fortunate, to rejoice at a lucky escape

依然

yīrán — Still, as before, unchanged

存在

cúnzài — To exist, to be present, existence

去

qù — To go, to head toward

花园

huāyuán — Garden, flower garden

全速

quánsù — Full speed, at maximum speed

跑回

pǎo huí — To run back to, to return by running

那扇

nà shàn — That (measure word for doors/windows)

小门

xiǎo mén — Small door, little gate

可是

kěshì — But, however, yet, nevertheless

唉

āi — Alas, sigh, exclamation of regret or dismay

关上

guān shàng — To close, to shut (a door or window)

还

hái — Still, yet, also, in addition

像

xiàng — Like, similar to, to resemble

之前

zhīqián — Before, prior to, previously

一样

yīyàng — The same, alike, just as before

躺在

tǎng zài — Lying on, resting flat upon a surface

玻璃桌

bōli zhuō — Glass table, table with a glass surface

上

shàng — On top of, above, on a surface

事情

shìqing — Matter, thing, situation, affair

比

bǐ — Compared to, than, more than

以前

yǐqián — Before, in the past, previously

更糟

gèng zāo — Even worse, more terrible than before

可怜

kělián — Poor, pitiful, pitiable, deserving sympathy

孩子

háizi — Child, kid, children

因为

yīnwèi — Because, due to, the reason being

从来没有

cónglái méiyǒu — Never ever, at no time before, not once

这么

zhème — So, this, to such a degree

小

xiǎo — Small, little, tiny

过

guò — Experiential particle indicating past experience

我说

wǒ shuō — I say, I must say, I declare

太过分

tài guòfèn — Too much, going too far, excessive, outrageous

实在

shízài — Really, truly, honestly, indeed

说完

shuō wán — To finish saying, after speaking those words

这些话

zhèxiē huà — These words, these things said

脚

jiǎo — Foot, feet

一滑

yī huá — Slipped, a slip, suddenly slipping

转眼间

zhuǎnyǎn jiān — In the blink of an eye, instantly

扑通

pūtōng — Splash or thud sound, plop, kerplunk

一声

yī shēng — A sound, one sound, with a noise