Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 4

Vocabulary

是

shì — to be; is, am, are

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

首都

shǒudū — capital city of a country

而

ér — but, yet; used to connect contrasting clauses

不

bù — no, not; negation particle

那

nà — that; referring to something previously mentioned

完全

wánquán — completely, entirely, totally wrong

错了

cuò le — to be wrong; made a mistake

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

确定

quèdìng — to be certain, sure; to confirm something

一定

yīdìng — definitely, certainly; must be the case

被

bèi — passive marker; indicates action done to subject

换成

huàn chéng — to be replaced by; to change into something else

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change of state

来

lái — to come; to arrive; indicating direction toward speaker

试着

shìzhe — to try doing something; to attempt an action

背

bèi — to recite from memory; to memorize and repeat

小

xiǎo — small, little, young in size or age

鳄鱼

èyú — crocodile or alligator; large reptile

她

tā — she, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun

把

bǎ — disposal marker; indicates action on an object

双手

shuāngshǒu — both hands; a pair of hands together

放在

fàng zài — to place on or at a location

好像

hǎoxiàng — as if, seems like; to resemble something

在

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

课文

kèwén — lesson text; a reading passage in a textbook

一样

yīyàng — the same; just like; identical in manner

开始

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

但

dàn — but, however; introduces a contrasting statement

声音

shēngyīn — sound, voice; audible noise produced by something

听起来

tīng qǐlái — to sound like; seems a certain way when heard

奇怪

qíguài — strange, odd, weird; not normal or expected

词句

cíjù — words and phrases; the wording of an expression

也

yě — also, too; additionally the same applies here

不像

bù xiàng — does not resemble; not like something or someone

以前

yǐqián — before, previously; in the past or former times

那样

nàyàng — like that, in that way; as it was before

多

duō — many, much; how; to a great degree

勤快

qínkuài — diligent and hardworking; industrious in doing tasks

它

tā — it; third-person singular pronoun for objects/animals

光滑

guānghuá — smooth and glossy; having a sleek surface

尾巴

wěibā — tail; the rear appendage of an animal

河水

héshuǐ — river water; the water flowing in a river

每

měi — every, each; referring to all individual items

一片

yī piàn — one piece or scale; a flat thin item

上

shàng — on, above, upper; to go up onto something

开心

kāixīn — happy, joyful; feeling pleased and content

爪子

zhuǎzi — claws, paws; the sharp nails of an animal

整齐

zhěngqí — neat, orderly, tidy; arranged in an organized way

张开

zhāngkāi — to open wide; to spread apart or extend outward

微笑

wēixiào — a smile; to smile gently and pleasantly

迎接

yíngjiē — to welcome, to greet; to receive someone coming

游

yóu — to swim; to move through water

进来

jìn lái — to come in, to enter; moving inward toward speaker

那些

nàxiē — those; referring to plural things over there

不是

bùshì — is not; negation of identity or existence

正确

zhèngquè — correct, accurate; right and without error

词

cí — word, term; a unit of vocabulary or expression

可怜

kělián — poor, pitiful; deserving of sympathy and compassion

说

shuō — to say, to speak; to express verbally

眼睛

yǎnjing — eyes; the organs used for seeing

又

yòu — again, once more; also, in addition

充满

chōngmǎn — filled with, full of; brimming with something

泪水

lèishuǐ — tears; water from the eyes when crying

继续

jìxù — to continue, to go on; to keep doing something

说道

shuō dào — said, remarked; used to introduce spoken words

果然

guǒrán — sure enough, as expected; just as predicted

将

jiāng — will, shall; future tense marker in formal writing

不得不

bùdébù — have no choice but to; must inevitably do something

去

qù — to go; to move away from current location

住在

zhù zài — to live at; to reside in a place

房子

fángzi — house, building; a structure people live in

里

lǐ — inside, within; interior of a space or container

几乎

jīhū — almost, nearly; very close to but not quite

没有

méiyǒu — to not have; there is no; lacking something

玩具

wánjù — toy; an object children play with for fun

可以

kěyǐ — can, may; to be allowed or able to do

玩

wán — to play, to have fun; to engage in recreation

而且

érqiě — moreover, furthermore; in addition to that

哦

ó — oh; interjection expressing realization or emotion

还要

hái yào — also need to; still must do something additionally

学

xué — to study, to learn; to acquire knowledge or skill

那么多

nàme duō — so many, that many; such a large quantity

功课

gōngkè — homework, schoolwork; academic assignments to complete

已经

yǐjīng — already; indicating something has happened before now

下定

xiàdìng — to firmly decide; to make up one's mind

决心

juéxīn — determination, resolve; firm decision to do something

如果

rúguǒ — if, suppose; introduces a conditional statement

就

jiù — then, right away; used in conditional sentences

待在

dāi zài — to stay at; to remain in a certain place

这里

zhèlǐ — here, this place; referring to current location

他们

tāmen — they, them; third-person plural pronoun

头

tóu — head; the top part of a person or animal

上来

shàng lái — to come up; to move upward toward speaker

吧

ba — particle suggesting suggestion or mild command

亲爱的

qīn'ài de — dear, beloved; affectionate term of address

用

yòng — to use; to employ something for a purpose

只会

zhǐ huì — can only, only knows how to do something

抬头

táitóu — to look up; to raise one's head upward

是谁

shì shuí — who is it; asking the identity of someone

呢

ne — particle seeking confirmation or continuing a question

先

xiān — first, before; to do something ahead of another

告诉

gàosù — to tell, to inform; to let someone know something

这个

zhège — this, this one; referring to a nearby thing

喜欢

xǐhuān — to like, to enjoy; to be fond of something

做

zuò — to do, to make; to perform an action or task

那个

nàge — that, that one; referring to a distant thing

人

rén — person, people; a human being

上去

shàng qù — to go up; to move upward away from speaker

直到

zhídào — until, up to; continuing all the way to a point

变成

biàn chéng — to become, to turn into; to transform into something

别的

biéde — other, another; different from what is current

但是

dànshì — but, however; introduces a contrasting clause

哎呀

āiyā — oh my, wow; exclamation of surprise or frustration