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Vocabulary

例如

lì rú — For example; used to introduce an illustration

当

dāng — When; at the time of

太太

tài tai — Mrs.; a married woman or wife

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

她

tā — She; third-person singular female pronoun

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned

般

bān — Like; similar to; in the manner of

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

住所

zhù suǒ — Residence; place where one lives

里

lǐ — Inside; within a place or container

举办

jǔ bàn — To hold; to organize an event or activity

聚会

jù huì — Gathering; a social meeting or party

时

shí — When; at the time that something occurs

那个

nà ge — That one; referring to a specific person or thing

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young in age or size

女仆

nǚ pú — Maidservant; a female domestic servant

因

yīn — Because; due to a reason or cause

请求

qǐng qiú — To request; to ask for something politely

从

cóng — From; starting point of an action or location

沙发

shā fā — Sofa; an upholstered seat for multiple people

底下

dǐ xia — Underneath; below the surface of something

取出

qǔ chū — To take out; to retrieve from a place

茶盘

chá pán — Tea tray; a tray used for serving tea

而

ér — And yet; conjunction linking contrasting clauses

打扰

dǎ rǎo — To disturb; to interrupt someone's activity

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

坐在

zuò zài — Sitting at; being seated at a location

上

shàng — On top of; above a surface or position

女士们

nǚ shì men — Ladies; plural form addressing women politely

所有人

suǒ yǒu rén — Everyone; all people present in a group

都

dōu — All; both; every one without exception

将

jiāng — Will; about to; used for future actions

这一

zhè yī — This one; referring to a specific instance

新奇

xīn qí — Novel; strange and interesting; unusual thing

之举

zhī jǔ — Such an act; a particular deed or action

视为

shì wéi — To regard as; to consider something to be

世界

shì jiè — World; the earth and all of humanity

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree of an adjective

自然

zì rán — Natural; occurring without force or artificiality

不过

bù guò — However; but; no more than

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing that happens

继续

jì xù — To continue; to keep doing without stopping

谈论

tán lùn — To discuss; to talk about a topic

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuous action

家务

jiā wù — Household chores; domestic tasks at home

礼节

lǐ jié — Etiquette; proper manners and social conventions

与

yǔ — And; together with; connecting two elements

仪式

yí shì — Ceremony; a formal ritual or procedure

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if; seemingly; giving the impression that

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

相信

xiāng xìn — To believe; to trust in something as true

女主人

nǚ zhǔ rén — Hostess; female head of a household

拥有

yōng yǒu — To possess; to own something of value

一个

yī ge — One; a single unit of something

正规

zhèng guī — Formal; regular; following proper standards

仆人

pú rén — Servant; a person employed to serve others

厅

tīng — Hall; a large room for receiving guests

配有

pèi yǒu — Equipped with; furnished with certain staff or items

女管家

nǚ guǎn jiā — Housekeeper; female supervisor of domestic staff

和

hé — And; together with; linking two nouns

男管家

nán guǎn jiā — Butler; male supervisor of a household's staff

而非

ér fēi — Rather than; instead of; contrasting two options

只有

zhǐ yǒu — Only; having nothing more than what is stated

慈善

cí shàn — Charitable; benevolent; relating to philanthropy

学校

xué xiào — School; an institution for education and learning

来

lái — To come; used as directional complement

短短

duǎn duǎn — Very short; brief in length or duration

红润

hóng rùn — Ruddy; rosy and healthy-looking complexion

手臂

shǒu bì — Arm; the upper limb of a human body

根本

gēn běn — Fundamentally; simply; not at all (with negation)

不够

bù gòu — Not enough; insufficient in quantity or strength

强壮

qiáng zhuàng — Strong; physically powerful and robust

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to; having no way to do something

托盘

tuō pán — Tray; a flat container for carrying items

端

duān — To carry level; to hold flat with both hands

上楼

shàng lóu — To go upstairs; to ascend to a higher floor

若非

ruò fēi — If not for; were it not for a condition

私下里

sī xià lǐ — Privately; in secret away from public view

帮

bāng — To help; to assist someone with a task

忙

máng — Busy; occupied with work or activity

此刻

cǐ kè — At this moment; right now at present

正

zhèng — Just; exactly; in the process of doing

端坐

duān zuò — To sit upright; to sit in a dignified manner

摆出

bǎi chū — To put on; to display a posture or attitude

架势

jià shi — Posture; manner; an affected air or stance

假装

jiǎ zhuāng — To pretend; to feign; to act as if

不知道

bù zhī dào — To not know; to be unaware of something

送

sòng — To send; to deliver something to someone

上来

shàng lái — To bring up; to come up to a higher place

是

shì — Is; to be; linking subject and predicate

什么

shén me — What; an interrogative pronoun asking about identity

糕点

gāo diǎn — Pastries; cakes and sweet baked confections

尽管

jǐn guǎn — Even though; despite the fact that

知道

zhī dào — To know; to be aware of information

也

yě — Also; too; likewise; as well

整个

zhěng gè — Entire; the whole of something without exception

上午

shàng wǔ — Morning; the period before noon

忙着

máng zhe — Busy with; occupied doing something continuously

制作

zhì zuò — To make; to produce or manufacture something

茶点

chá diǎn — Tea refreshments; light snacks served with tea

面包

miàn bāo — Bread; a baked food made from flour

海绵

hǎi mián — Sponge; porous material or sponge cake type

蛋糕

dàn gāo — Cake; a sweet baked dessert food

由

yóu — From; due to; caused by something

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of situation

普遍

pǔ biàn — Universal; widespread; common across a group

却

què — Yet; however; expressing contrast or contradiction

不为人

bù wéi rén — Not acknowledged by people; unrecognized publicly

承认

chéng rèn — To admit; to acknowledge a fact or truth

贫困

pín kùn — Poverty; a state of being very poor

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; together with

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives action

大加

dà jiā — Greatly; to a large degree; excessively

认可

rèn kě — To approve; to endorse or acknowledge positively

绅士

shēn shì — Gentleman; a man of refined manners and status

风度

fēng dù — Demeanor; graceful bearing and dignified manner

产生

chǎn shēng — To produce; to give rise to a result

一

yī — One; the numeral indicating a single unit

两个

liǎng ge — Two; a pair of something or someone

结果

jié guǒ — Result; outcome of a situation or action

这些

zhè xiē — These; plural demonstrative referring to nearby things

并非

bìng fēi — Not at all; contrary to what is assumed

不好

bù hǎo — Not good; bad; unfavorable in quality

或许

huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; expressing permission or possibility

引入

yǐn rù — To introduce into; to bring something into use

许多

xǔ duō — Many; a large number or quantity of things

社会

shè huì — Society; the community of people living together

圈子

quān zi — Circle; a social group or community sphere

之中

zhī zhōng — Among; within a group or space

使之

shǐ zhī — To cause it; to make it do something

大为

dà wéi — Greatly; to a considerable or significant degree

改善

gǎi shàn — To improve; to make something better than before

居民们

jū mín men — Residents; people who live in a place

作息

zuò xī — Daily routine; schedule of work and rest

甚早

shèn zǎo — Very early; extremely early in the day

约在

yuē zài — Around; approximately at a certain time

夜晚

yè wǎn — Night; the period after sunset until dawn

九点

jiǔ diǎn — Nine o'clock; the ninth hour of the day

钟

zhōng — Clock; o'clock; unit for telling time

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; indicating a subsequent action

踏着

tà zhe — Stepping on; treading while walking along

木屐

mù jī — Wooden clogs; traditional wooden-soled footwear

叮叮当当

dīng dīng dāng dāng — Clinking and clanging; sound of hard objects colliding

地

de — Adverbial particle connecting adverb to verb

引领

yǐn lǐng — To lead; to guide someone along a path

下

xià — Under; down; below a position or level

回家

huí jiā — To go home; to return to one's residence

整座

zhěng zuò — The entire; the whole of a structure or town

小镇

xiǎo zhèn — Small town; a minor urban settlement

到

dào — To arrive at; reaching a time or place

十点半

shí diǎn bàn — Half past ten; ten thirty on the clock

便已

biàn yǐ — Already; by then had already done something

上床

shàng chuáng — To go to bed; to get into bed to sleep

入睡

rù shuì — To fall asleep; to enter a state of sleep