Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3

Vocabulary

首先

shǒuxiān — First of all; to begin with

她

tā — She; her (third person feminine pronoun)

试着

shìzhe — Trying to do something; attempting an action

向下

xiàngxià — Downward; in a downward direction

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch

想

xiǎng — To think; to want; to miss someone

弄清楚

nòng qīngchǔ — To figure out; to clarify something

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; yourself; himself or herself

将要

jiāngyào — About to; going to happen soon

落到

luòdào — To fall to; to land at a place

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; which place (interrogative)

但是

dànshì — But; however; expressing contrast

太

tài — Too; excessively; extremely

黑

hēi — Black; dark; darkness

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

什么

shénme — What; anything (interrogative pronoun)

也

yě — Also; too; either (adverb)

看不见

kànbujiàn — Cannot see; unable to see anything

然后

ránhòu — Then; afterwards; after that

看了看

kàn le kàn — Took a look; glanced briefly at something

井

jǐng — Well; a deep hole for water

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

两侧

liǎngcè — Both sides; either side of something

注意到

zhùyìdào — To notice; to become aware of something

上面

shàngmiàn — Above; on top; the upper surface

摆满

bǎimǎn — Filled with; arranged full of items

橱柜

chúguì — Cabinet; cupboard for storing items

和

hé — And; together with (conjunction)

书架

shūjià — Bookshelf; a rack for holding books

看到

kàndào — To see; to catch sight of something

这里

zhèlǐ — Here; this place (demonstrative)

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place (demonstrative)

钉着

dīngzhe — Nailed onto; fastened with nails

钉子

dīngzi — Nail; a metal fastening spike

挂着

guàzhe — Hanging; suspended on something

地图

dìtú — Map; a geographical chart or diagram

图画

túhuà — Picture; drawing; painting or illustration

经过时

jīngguò shí — While passing by; at the time of passing

从

cóng — From; starting from a point

一个

yīgè — One; a single item or unit

上

shàng — On; above; on top of

取下

qǔxià — To take down; to remove from above

罐子

guànzi — Jar; a container for storing food

贴着

tiēzhe — Sticking with; having a label attached

橙皮果酱

chéngpí guǒjiàng — Orange marmalade; jam made from orange peel

标签

biāoqiān — Label; a tag attached to something

但

dàn — But; however (shorter conjunction form)

令

lìng — To cause; to make someone feel something

大失所望

dà shī suǒ wàng — Greatly disappointed; utterly let down

是

shì — To be; is, am, are (copula)

空

kōng — Empty; containing nothing inside

不想

bù xiǎng — Don't want to; unwilling to do something

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; handle of an object

丢下去

diū xiàqù — To throw something downward; drop it down

怕

pà — To fear; to be afraid of something

砸伤

záshāng — To injure by hitting; hurt by falling object

下面

xiàmiàn — Below; underneath; the lower area

人

rén — Person; people; human being

于是

yúshì — Therefore; as a result; consequently

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

下落

xiàluò — Falling down; descent; whereabouts

经过

jīngguò — To pass by; to go through something

时

shí — Time; when; at the moment of

设法

shèfǎ — To try to find a way; manage to

放

fàng — To put; to place; to set down

进去

jìnqù — To go inside; put something into something

哎

āi — Interjection expressing surprise or realization

心想

xīn xiǎng — To think to oneself; inwardly thought

经历了

jīnglì le — Having experienced; went through something

这样

zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such

坠落

zhuìluò — To fall; to plummet downward rapidly

以后

yǐhòu — After; afterwards; in the future

楼梯

lóutī — Stairs; staircase; steps in a building

滚下去

gǔn xiàqù — To roll down; tumble downward

不算

bùsuàn — Doesn't count; not considered significant

家里

jiālǐ — At home; inside the family household

都

dōu — All; both; every (adverb of totality)

会

huì — Will; can; to be likely to

觉得

juéde — To feel; to think; to consider

我

wǒ — I; me (first person pronoun)

好

hǎo — Good; well; very (intensifier)

勇敢

yǒnggǎn — Brave; courageous; bold in action

哎呀

āiyā — Oh my; exclamation of surprise or dismay

就算

jiùsuàn — Even if; even though; supposing that

房顶

fángdǐng — Roof; the top of a building

掉下来

diào xiàlái — To fall down; to drop from above

不会

bùhuì — Won't; would not; cannot do something

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell

这

zhè — This; these (demonstrative pronoun)

很可能

hěn kěnéng — Very likely; probably; most likely true

真的

zhēnde — Really; truly; genuinely so

往下

wǎngxià — Downward; heading in a downward direction

难道

nándào — Could it be that; rhetorical question marker

永远

yǒngyuǎn — Forever; eternally; always and ever

结束

jiéshù — To end; to finish; conclusion of something

吗

ma — Question particle for yes/no questions

大声

dàshēng — Loudly; in a loud voice

说道

shuōdào — Said; spoke; uttered (narrative verb)

不知道

bù zhīdào — Don't know; unaware of something

到

dào — To arrive; to reach; until

现在

xiànzài — Now; at present; currently

已经

yǐjīng — Already; by now; previously completed

落下

luòxià — To fall down; descended a distance

多少

duōshǎo — How much; how many; what amount

英里

yīnglǐ — Mile; unit of distance measurement

一定

yīdìng — Certainly; must; definitely

快到

kuài dào — Almost reached; nearly arrived at somewhere

地球

dìqiú — Earth; the planet we live on

中心

zhōngxīn — Center; the middle point of something

附近

fùjìn — Nearby; in the vicinity; close to