Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 12

Vocabulary

马

mǎ — Horse, a large domesticated animal.

此时

cǐ shí — At this moment, at this time.

正在

zhèng zài — Currently in the process of doing something.

缓缓

huǎn huǎn — Slowly, gradually, in an unhurried manner.

行走

xíng zǒu — To walk, to move on foot.

突然间

tū rán jiān — All of a sudden, in an instant.

转过

zhuǎn guò — To turn around, to rotate to face another direction.

身来

shēn lái — Used with 转过 to mean turned one's body around.

她

tā — She, third-person singular female pronoun.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

心

xīn — Heart, the organ; also mind or feelings.

顿时

dùn shí — Immediately, all at once, instantly.

停跳

tíng tiào — To stop beating, as a heart skipping a beat.

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state.

一拍

yī pāi — One beat, a single beat of the heart.

你

nǐ — You, second-person singular pronoun.

你好

nǐ hǎo — Hello, a common greeting meaning 'you good'.

吗

ma — Question particle used at end of yes/no questions.

他

tā — He, third-person singular male pronoun.

问道

wèn dào — Said while asking, asked (narrative verb phrase).

林中

lín zhōng — In the forest, inside the woods.

一只

yī zhī — One (of an animal), measure word for animals.

画眉鸟

huà méi niǎo — Thrush, a type of singing bird.

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin, to start an action or event.

唱起

chàng qǐ — To begin singing, to start a song.

一支

yī zhī — One (song or item), measure word for songs.

歌谣

gē yáo — Folk song, ballad, a traditional sung poem.

他们

tā men — They, third-person plural pronoun.

静静地

jìng jìng de — Quietly, silently, in a still manner.

听着

tīng zhe — Listening, in the act of listening.

此后

cǐ hòu — After this, from this point onward.

一片

yī piàn — A stretch of, an expanse of something.

寂静

jì jìng — Silence, complete quietness, stillness.

只有

zhǐ yǒu — Only, there is only, nothing but.

被

bèi — Passive marker, indicating subject receives the action.

歌声

gē shēng — Sound of singing, the voice of a song.

唤起

huàn qǐ — To arouse, to evoke, to call forth.

鸟儿

niǎo er — Birds, a colloquial affectionate term for birds.

此起彼伏

cǐ qǐ bǐ fú — One rises as another falls, continuous alternating activity.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb.

鸣叫

míng jiào — To cry out, to chirp, to make animal sounds.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuing action.

牧师

mù shī — Pastor, minister, a Christian religious clergy member.

在

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

啃食

kěn shí — To gnaw and eat, to nibble on food.

灌木丛

guàn mù cóng — Shrubs, a cluster of bushes or undergrowth.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, self, one's own.

也

yě — Also, too, as well, likewise.

说不清

shuō bu qīng — Cannot explain clearly, unable to articulate.

为何

wèi hé — Why, for what reason.

迟迟

chí chí — Tardily, lingering, taking a long time to act.

不肯

bù kěn — Unwilling to, refusing to do something.

离去

lí qù — To leave, to depart, to go away.

突然

tū rán — Suddenly, unexpectedly, without warning.

向

xiàng — Toward, in the direction of.

抛出

pāo chū — To throw out, to put forward a question.

一个

yī gè — One (general), measure word for general nouns.

问题

wèn tí — Question, problem, issue.

要

yào — To want, to need, going to do something.

去

qù — To go, to travel to a place.

哪儿

nǎ er — Where, which place.

请

qǐng — Please; to invite or request politely.

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss, a polite form of address for a woman.

帮

bāng — To help, to assist someone with a task.

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun.

换

huàn — To exchange, to replace, to swap.

这本

zhè běn — This (book), demonstrative with measure word for books.

书

shū — Book, a written or printed work.

将

jiāng — Will, about to; also a formal preposition marker.

从

cóng — From, since, indicating starting point.

膝上

xī shàng — On one's lap, on top of the knees.

举了

jǔ le — Lifted, raised up (completed action).

起来

qǐ lái — Up, indicating upward movement or beginning of action.

那

nà — That, demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.

是

shì — To be, is, am, are (copula verb).

一本

yī běn — One book, measure word for bound volumes.

非常

fēi cháng — Very, extremely, unusually.

厚重

hòu zhòng — Thick and heavy, substantial in weight and size.

什么

shén me — What, which thing.

追问

zhuī wèn — To press with questions, to ask persistently.

道

dào — Said (narrative verb); also road or way.

谁

shéi — Who, which person.

强大

qiáng dà — Powerful, strong, mighty.

人

rén — Person, human being, people.

出身贫寒

chū shēn pín hán — Born into poverty, from a poor background.

默默无闻

mò mò wú wén — Unknown, obscure, living without fame or recognition.

却

què — But, yet, however, indicating contrast.

一路

yī lù — All the way, throughout the journey.

奋争

fèn zhēng — To struggle hard, to fight strenuously upward.

向上

xiàng shàng — Upward, striving higher, aspiring to improve.

最终

zuì zhōng — Finally, in the end, ultimately.

征服

zhēng fú — To conquer, to subjugate, to overcome by force.

整个

zhěng gè — The whole, the entire, all of something.

世界

shì jiè — World, the earth, the global community.

征

zhēng — To conquer, to campaign militarily; expedition.

你说

nǐ shuō — You say, what do you think.

是的

shì de — Yes, that is correct, affirmative response.

沉思

chén sī — To ponder deeply, to be lost in thought.

我看

wǒ kàn — In my view, I think, it seems to me.

那本

nà běn — That book, demonstrative with measure word for books.

有些

yǒu xiē — Somewhat, a little, rather.

不对劲

bù duì jìn — Something is wrong, feels off or suspicious.

美国

Měi guó — United States of America, the USA.

微笑

wēi xiào — To smile, a gentle and slight smile.

当时

dāng shí — At that time, back then, at that moment.

未曾

wèi céng — Never had, had not yet, did not once.

意识到

yì shí dào — To realize, to become aware of something.

看来

kàn lái — It seems, it appears, apparently.

并不

bìng bù — Not at all, definitely not, emphatic negation.

属于

shǔ yú — To belong to, to be part of.

那个

nà gè — That one, that particular thing or person.

一部分

yī bù fèn — A part of, a portion of something.

欧洲

Ōu zhōu — Europe, the European continent.

国王

guó wáng — King, a male monarch of a kingdom.

与

yǔ — And, with, together with (formal).

王后

wáng hòu — Queen, the wife of a king.

云集

yún jí — To gather in large numbers, to congregate.

之地

zhī dì — A place of, the land where something happens.

并

bìng — And also, moreover, furthermore (formal conjunction).

自立为王

zì lì wéi wáng — To declare oneself king, to crown oneself ruler.

成为

chéng wéi — To become, to turn into.

一位

yī wèi — One (person), respectful measure word for people.

皇帝

huáng dì — Emperor, the supreme ruler of an empire.

真想

zhēn xiǎng — Really want to, truly wish to.

了解

liǎo jiě — To understand, to learn about, to know well.

这个

zhè gè — This one, this particular thing or person.

说道

shuō dào — Said, spoke (narrative verb used in storytelling).

不

bù — No, not, negation of verbs and adjectives.

读

dú — To read, to study a text aloud.

呢

ne — Particle indicating a question or continuation of topic.

回答

huí dá — To answer, to reply to a question.

相信

xiāng xìn — To believe, to trust, to have faith in.

能

néng — Can, to be able to, capable of.

借给

jiè gěi — To lend to someone, to loan something to others.

看

kàn — To look at, to read, to watch.