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Vocabulary

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first person plural pronoun.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

社会

shèhuì — Society; the community or social structure.

首先

shǒuxiān — First of all; in the first place.

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.

女人们

nǚrénmen — Women; plural form referring to a group of women.

天下

tiānxià — The world; domain under heaven; realm.

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; possessing everything mentioned.

租金

zūjīn — Rent; money paid for use of property.

达到

dádào — To reach; to attain a certain level or goal.

一定

yīdìng — A certain; fixed; definite amount or degree.

水平

shuǐpíng — Level; standard; degree of achievement or quality.

以上

yǐshàng — Above; more than; exceeding a specified amount.

房屋

fángwū — House; building; residential property or dwelling.

其

qí — Its; their; third person possessive pronoun (formal).

持有者

chíyǒuzhě — Holder; owner; person who possesses something.

皆为

jiē wéi — All are; every one is (formal literary expression).

女性

nǚxìng — Female; woman; the female gender.

若

ruò — If; supposing; in the event that (literary).

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist.

一对

yī duì — A pair; a couple; two matching items or people.

夫妇

fūfù — Husband and wife; a married couple.

来

lái — To come; to arrive at a place.

镇上

zhèn shàng — In town; on the town; within a small town.

定居

dìngjū — To settle down; to establish a permanent residence.

那位

nà wèi — That (person); polite demonstrative for a person.

绅士

shēnshì — Gentleman; a refined and well-mannered man.

不知为何

bù zhī wèi hé — For some unknown reason; somehow inexplicably.

总会

zǒng huì — Always will; invariably; bound to happen eventually.

销声匿迹

xiāo shēng nì jì — To vanish without a trace; disappear completely.

他

tā — He; him; third person singular male pronoun.

要么

yàome — Either…or; one of two possible alternatives.

被

bèi — By; passive marker indicating something is done to subject.

晚会

wǎnhuì — Evening party; social gathering held at night.

上

shàng — On; above; at (a place or event).

作为

zuòwéi — As; in the role of; serving as something.

唯一

wéiyī — The only one; sole; unique among all others.

男士

nánshì — Gentleman; male person; man (polite form).

处境

chǔjìng — Situation; predicament; circumstances one finds oneself in.

吓得

xià de — Frightened to the point of; scared into doing something.

落荒而逃

luò huāng ér táo — To flee in panic; run away in disarray.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; consequently (literary connective).

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using as a reason.

归队

guī duì — To rejoin one's unit; return to the ranks.

服役

fúyì — To serve in the military; perform military service.

出海

chū hǎi — To go out to sea; embark on a sea voyage.

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively (formal conjunction).

整周

zhěng zhōu — The whole week; an entire week without interruption.

忙于

máng yú — Busy with; occupied by a task or activity.

附近

fùjìn — Nearby; in the vicinity; close to this place.

那座

nà zuò — That (building/city); demonstrative for large structures.

大

dà — Big; large; great in size or importance.

商业

shāngyè — Commerce; business; commercial activity or trade.

城市

chéngshì — City; urban area; a large populated municipality.

生意

shēngyi — Business; trade; commercial dealings or transactions.

为由

wéi yóu — Using as an excuse or reason; citing as justification.

而

ér — And; but; thereupon (literary conjunctive particle).

乘

chéng — To take; to ride (a vehicle or transport).

火车

huǒchē — Train; railway vehicle for passenger or freight transport.

不过

búguò — Only; merely; no more than; however.

二十

èrshí — Twenty; the number 20.

英里

yīnglǐ — Mile; unit of distance equal to about 1.6 km.

之遥

zhī yáo — Away; at a distance of (literary expression).

总而言之

zǒng ér yán zhī — In short; to sum up; all things considered.

无论

wúlùn — No matter; regardless of; whatever the case may be.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to plural things or people at distance.

绅士们

shēnshìmen — Gentlemen; plural form referring to a group of gentlemen.

去了

qù le — Went; have gone; departed to another place.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; which place; interrogative for location.

他们

tāmen — They; them; third person plural pronoun.

都

dōu — All; both; every one without exception.

不在

bú zài — Not present; absent; not here or there.

就算

jiùsuàn — Even if; even though; granted that something is true.

在

zài — At; in; to be present at a location.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; a location already mentioned.

又

yòu — Again; also; furthermore; additionally.

能

néng — Can; able to; having the ability or capacity.

做些

zuò xiē — Do some; accomplish a few things or tasks.

什么

shénme — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun for things.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle expressing continuation or rhetorical question.

外科医生

wàikē yīshēng — Surgeon; a doctor specializing in surgical operations.

巡诊

xúnzhěn — To make medical rounds; visit patients in their homes.

方圆

fāngyuán — Within a radius of; the surrounding area of a place.

三十

sānshí — Thirty; the number 30.

夜宿

yèsù — To stay overnight; lodge somewhere for the night.

但

dàn — But; however; nevertheless (adversative conjunction).

并非

bìng fēi — Not at all; is definitely not; emphatically not.

每个

měi gè — Every; each one; referring to all individuals separately.

男人

nánrén — Man; male person; adult male human being.

都能

dōu néng — All can; everyone is able to do something.

当

dāng — To act as; serve as; be capable of a role.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; future marker (also: to take/manage).

整洁

zhěngjié — Neat and tidy; clean and well-organized in appearance.

花园

huāyuán — Garden; an outdoor area for growing flowers and plants.

打理

dǎlǐ — To manage; to tend; take care of something carefully.

得

de — Structural particle indicating result or degree of action.

繁花似锦

fán huā sì jǐn — Flowers blooming like brocade; dazzlingly flourishing beauty.

还是

háishi — Or; still; had better; alternatively suggesting preference.

透过

tòuguò — Through; looking or passing through an obstacle.

栅栏

zhàlán — Fence; railing; a barrier made of bars or stakes.

痴痴

chīchī — Dazedly; with a blank infatuated stare; longingly.

张望

zhāngwàng — To peer around; look about with curiosity or longing.

花朵

huāduǒ — Flowers; blooms; individual flower heads on a plant.

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young; diminutive in size.

男孩们

nánháimen — Boys; plural form referring to a group of boys.

吓跑

xià pǎo — To scare away; frighten something or someone off.

大门

dàmén — Main gate; front door; large entrance to a property.

不慎

bù shèn — Carelessly; accidentally; without due caution or care.

敞开

chǎng kāi — Wide open; left open; fully opened without restriction.

时

shí — When; at the time of; during a particular moment.

冲出去

chōng chū qù — To rush out; dash outside suddenly and rapidly.

驱赶

qūgǎn — To drive away; chase off; expel from an area.

偶尔

ǒu'ěr — Occasionally; once in a while; not very often.

闯入

chuǎngrù — To intrude; barge into; enter a place without permission.

鹅群

é qún — A flock of geese; a group of geese together.

无需

wú xū — No need to; without needing; not necessary to do.

劳烦

láofán — To trouble someone; to bother; put someone to inconvenience.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or efforts.

列举

lièjǔ — To list; to enumerate; cite items one by one.

理由

lǐyóu — Reason; justification; grounds for a decision or action.

论据

lùnjù — Argument; evidence; supporting basis for a claim.

情况下

qíngkuàng xià — Under the circumstances; in a particular situation or condition.

裁决

cáijué — To adjudicate; make a ruling or final judgment on.

一切

yīqiè — All; everything; every single thing without exception.

文学

wénxué — Literature; written artistic works; the study of texts.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal conjunction).

政治

zhèngzhì — Politics; political affairs; governance and public policy.

问题

wèntí — Question; problem; issue that needs addressing.

教区

jiàoqū — Parish; a district served by one church or priest.

内

nèi — Within; inside; interior of a defined area.

每个人

měi gè rén — Everyone; every person; each individual without exception.

事务

shìwù — Affairs; matters; business dealings or daily concerns.

打探

dǎtàn — To inquire; pry into; investigate someone's private affairs.

清清楚楚

qīng qīng chǔ chǔ — Very clearly; crystal clear; perfectly understood without doubt.

分毫不差

fēn háo bù chā — Perfectly accurate; not off by a single detail.

女仆们

nǚpúmen — Maids; female servants; plural form of female domestic workers.

管束

guǎnshù — To manage and restrain; keep under control and discipline.

井井有条

jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo — In perfect order; well-organized and methodically arranged.

对

duì — Toward; to; with regard to someone or something.

穷人

qióngrén — Poor people; the impoverished; those lacking financial resources.

施以

shī yǐ — To bestow; extend; give or apply something to someone.

善意

shànyì — Goodwill; benevolence; kind and friendly intentions toward others.

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact that.

略带

lüè dài — Slightly tinged with; bearing a hint of something.

专横

zhuānhèng — Domineering; overbearing; acting with arbitrary authority.

彼此

bǐcǐ — Each other; one another; mutually between two parties.

身处

shēn chǔ — To be in; find oneself situated in a circumstance.

困境

kùnjìng — Difficult situation; predicament; a state of hardship.

给予

jǐyǔ — To give; to bestow; provide something to someone.

真诚

zhēnchéng — Sincere; genuine; honest in feelings or intentions.

温柔

wēnróu — Gentle; tender; soft and kind in manner or touch.

援助

yuánzhù — Aid; assistance; help given to those in need.

女士们

nǚshìmen — Ladies; plural polite form addressing a group of women.

皆可

jiē kě — All can; everyone is capable; each one is able.

胜任有余

shèngrèn yǒu yú — More than capable; easily up to the task at hand.