Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 8

Vocabulary

他

tā — Third person singular pronoun: he, him

质问

zhì wèn — To question or interrogate someone accusingly

道

dào — To say; used after speech in narrative

难怪

nán guài — No wonder; it is not surprising that

倒吸

dào xī — To sharply inhale; gasp in surprise

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

一口气

yī kǒu qì — One breath; in one go without stopping

董事会

dǒng shì huì — Board of directors of an organization

主席

zhǔ xí — Chairperson or president of an organization

坐在

zuò zài — To be seated at or in a place

教堂

jiào táng — Church; a Christian place of worship

执事

zhí shì — Deacon; a church official or administrator

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

荣誉

róng yù — Honor, glory, or prestige bestowed on someone

席位

xí wèi — Seat or position in an organization

上

shàng — On, above, or upon a surface

这个

zhè ge — This; referring to a nearby thing or idea

想法

xiǎng fǎ — Idea, thought, or way of thinking

简直

jiǎn zhí — Simply, just, or absolutely; used for emphasis

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

异端邪说

yì duān xié shuō — Heresy; unorthodox and deviant beliefs or doctrines

事实上

shì shí shàng — In fact; actually; in reality

本人

běn rén — Oneself; the person in question

不过

bù guò — However; but; merely; only

开玩笑

kāi wán xiào — To joke; to make a jest

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

夸大其词

kuā dà qí cí — To exaggerate; overstate facts in one's words

那天

nà tiān — That day; referring to a specific past day

早上

zǎo shàng — Morning; the early part of the day

镇上

zhèn shàng — In town; within the town area

为数不少

wéi shù bù shǎo — A considerable number; quite a few

几个

jǐ ge — Several; a few; some in small number

不循规蹈矩

bù xún guī dǎo jǔ — Not following rules; unconventional; nonconforming

农民

nóng mín — Farmer; peasant; agricultural worker

来到

lái dào — To arrive at; to come to a place

店里

diàn lǐ — Inside the shop or store

住在

zhù zài — To live at or reside in a place

北坡

běi pō — North slope; northern hillside

提议

tí yì — To propose or suggest a plan or idea

提名

tí míng — To nominate someone for a position

担任

dān rèn — To hold or assume a position or role

职务

zhí wù — Official duty, post, or job position

令

lìng — To cause or make someone feel something

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to plural distant things or people

墨守成规

mò shǒu chéng guī — To rigidly follow old rules; be conventionally conservative

人们

rén men — People; folks; general reference to persons

瞠目结舌

chēng mù jié shé — Dumbfounded; staring wide-eyed and speechless with shock

在

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

修缮

xiū shàn — To repair and restore a building or structure

尖塔

jiān tǎ — Spire or steeple of a church or building

时

shí — When; at the time of; during

曾

céng — Once; had previously done something in the past

一两次

yī liǎng cì — Once or twice; a small number of times

停下

tíng xià — To stop; to halt an action or movement

越过

yuè guò — To cross over or go beyond something

树梢

shù shāo — Treetop; the topmost tip of a tree

眺望

tiào wàng — To gaze into the distance; look out afar

那

nà — That; referring to something distant or mentioned before

顶天立地

dǐng tiān lì dì — Standing between heaven and earth; of great stature

一直

yī zhí — Always; continuously; straight; all along

把

bǎ — Particle marking the object before the verb

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — Various; all sorts of things or kinds

迹象

jì xiàng — Sign, indication, or clue of something

联系

lián xì — To connect or link things together; contact

起来

qǐ lái — Resultative complement indicating beginning or combining action

推敲

tuī qiāo — To deliberate carefully; weigh and consider details

而

ér — And; but; yet; connecting clauses with contrast

如今

rú jīn — Nowadays; at the present time; now

结论

jié lùn — Conclusion; final judgment reached after reasoning

稍稍

shāo shāo — Slightly; a little; just a bit

夸大

kuā dà — To exaggerate; magnify beyond actual proportions

一点

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

记得

jì de — To remember; to recall something from memory

多年来

duō nián lái — Over many years; for years and years

奔走

bēn zǒu — To rush about; run around doing business

收购

shōu gòu — To purchase or acquire goods or a company

皮革

pí gé — Leather; processed animal hide material

和

hé — And; together with; connecting nouns or phrases

羊毛

yáng máo — Wool; fiber from sheep

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously doing two actions

收取

shōu qǔ — To collect or charge a fee or payment

抵押

dǐ yā — Mortgage; to pledge property as loan collateral

贷款

dài kuǎn — Loan; money borrowed from a financial institution

利息

lì xī — Interest; charge paid on borrowed money

很想

hěn xiǎng — Really want to; strongly desire to do something

责备

zé bèi — To blame or reproach someone for wrongdoing

告诉

gào sù — To tell or inform someone of something

有些

yǒu xiē — Some; certain; there are some things

事情

shì qíng — Matter, thing, or affair to deal with

不该

bù gāi — Should not; ought not to have done

镇务

zhèn wù — Town affairs; matters related to town administration

委员会

wěi yuán huì — Committee; an official group for managing affairs

哦

ó / ò — Oh; interjection expressing realization or mild surprise

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

真的

zhēn de — Really; truly; genuinely

相信

xiāng xìn — To believe or trust in something or someone

小

xiǎo — Small, little; also used as a diminutive prefix

来

lái — To come; directional complement toward speaker

说道

shuō dào — Said; remarked; narrative verb for speech

一边

yī biān — While; simultaneously doing another action

木钉

mù dīng — Wooden peg or nail used in carpentry

收进

shōu jìn — To put away; tuck into a pocket or container

围裙

wéi qún — Apron; protective garment worn over clothing

准备

zhǔn bèi — To prepare; get ready for something

再次

zài cì — Once again; one more time

爬

pá — To climb; crawl up using hands and feet

上去

shàng qù — To go up; directional complement moving upward

料想

liào xiǎng — To expect or anticipate; suppose beforehand

很快

hěn kuài — Very soon; quickly; in a short time

就会

jiù huì — Will then; is bound to happen soon

出现

chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to show up

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

能

néng — Can; to be able to; capable of

建造

jiàn zào — To build or construct a structure

人

rén — Person; human being; people

说话

shuō huà — To speak; to talk; to say words

却

què — But; yet; however; expressing contrast

真是

zhēn shì — Really is; truly; used to emphasize a judgment

愚蠢

yú chǔn — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or sense

边走边

biān zǒu biān — While walking; doing something as one walks