Crime and Punishment — Page 10

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — First person singular pronoun meaning I or me

下个月

xià gè yuè — Next month, the month following the current one

再

zài — Again, once more, or then afterward

把

bǎ — Particle marking direct object before verb

利息

lì xi — Interest on a loan or deposit

带来

dài lái — To bring something to a place or person

给

gěi — To give, for, or to someone

你

nǐ — Second person singular pronoun meaning you

等一等

děng yi děng — Wait a moment, hold on briefly

但

dàn — But, however, expressing contrast or exception

那

nà — That, referring to something previously mentioned

得

děi — Must, have to, need to do something

由

yóu — By, from, let, up to someone to decide

作主

zuò zhǔ — To make the decision, be in charge

我的

wǒ de — My, mine, belonging to the speaker

好

hǎo — Good, fine, okay, or very as intensifier

先生

xiān sheng — Mister, sir, or husband, respectful address

是

shì — To be, is, are, affirmative copula verb

等

děng — To wait, await, or et cetera, and so on

还是

hái shì — Or, still, had better, expressing choice

立刻

lì kè — Immediately, at once, right away without delay

你的

nǐ de — Your, yours, belonging to the listener

抵押物

dǐ yā wù — Collateral, pledged item securing a loan

卖掉

mài diào — To sell off, dispose of by selling

肯

kěn — Willing to, agree to do something

出

chū — To offer, put out, or give out amount

多少

duō shao — How much, how many, what amount or quantity

钱

qián — Money, currency, cash for transactions

收

shōu — To accept, receive, collect, or take in

这块

zhè kuài — This piece, this block, this item here

表

biǎo — Watch, clock, or surface, table chart

拿

ná — To take, hold, grab, or bring something

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of, this type of thing

小

xiǎo — Small, little, young in size or age

东西

dōng xi — Thing, object, stuff, an item or article

来

lái — To come, arrive, or used after verb

这

zhè — This, referring to something nearby or mentioned

几乎

jī hū — Almost, nearly, practically equivalent to something

不

bù — No, not, negation of verbs and adjectives

值

zhí — To be worth, have value of amount

什么

shén me — What, anything, something, used in questions

上次

shàng cì — Last time, the previous occasion or instance

那枚

nà méi — That one, classifier for small round objects

戒指

jiè zhi — Ring, finger ring worn as jewelry

给了

gěi le — Gave, past tense of giving to someone

两

liǎng — Two, a pair, used before measure words

卢布

lú bù — Ruble, Russian monetary currency unit

而

ér — But, yet, and, connecting contrasting clauses

在

zài — At, in, on, indicating location or existence

珠宝店

zhū bǎo diàn — Jewelry store, shop selling gems and accessories

里

lǐ — Inside, within, in, interior location marker

一

yī — One, the number one, a single unit

卢布半

lú bù bàn — One and a half rubles, Russian currency amount

就

jiù — Then, just, already, as early as, only

能

néng — Can, able to, capable of doing something

买到

mǎi dào — To successfully buy, manage to purchase something

全新

quán xīn — Brand new, completely new without any use

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun

四

sì — Four, the number four in Chinese

会

huì — Will, can, know how to, able to

它

tā — It, third person pronoun for non-human things

赎回来

shú huí lái — To redeem, buy back a pledged item

父亲

fù qin — Father, a male parent, paternal figure

遗物

yí wù — Belongings left by deceased, keepsake or relic

很快

hěn kuài — Very soon, quickly, before long in time

有钱

yǒu qián — To have money, be wealthy or well-off

如果

rú guǒ — If, supposing that, conditional conjunction word

愿意

yuàn yì — Willing to, be glad to do something

先付

xiān fù — Pay in advance, pay first before receiving

年轻人

nián qīng rén — Young person, youth, someone of young age

喊道

hǎn dào — To shout, cry out, exclaim loudly saying

随你便

suí nǐ biàn — As you like, suit yourself, do as you please

老太婆

lǎo tài pó — Old woman, elderly lady, sometimes derogatory term

还给了

huán gěi le — Returned something back to someone previously

他

tā — He, him, third person singular male pronoun

接过

jiē guò — To take over, receive something handed to you

气得

qì de — So angry that, furious to the point of

要

yào — Want to, going to, need or must do

转身

zhuǎn shēn — To turn around, turn one's body direction

离去

lí qù — To leave, depart, go away from place

克制住了

kè zhì zhù le — Managed to restrain oneself, held back feelings

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, self, referring back to the subject

想起

xiǎng qǐ — To recall, remember, think of suddenly

无处可去

wú chù kě qù — Nowhere to go, no place available to visit

而且

ér qiě — Moreover, furthermore, in addition to that

此行

cǐ xíng — This trip, this visit or journey undertaken

还有

hái yǒu — There is also, and also, furthermore exists

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another one, a different one, the other one

目的

mù dì — Purpose, goal, objective, aim of an action

给我

gěi wǒ — Give me, hand over to me, for me

粗声粗气

cū shēng cū qì — Rough voice, gruff tone, speaking harshly rudely

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

说

shuō — To say, speak, tell, express in words

口袋里

kǒu dài lǐ — Inside the pocket, within a bag or pouch

摸索着

mō suǒ zhe — Fumbling, groping around searching with hands

钥匙

yào shi — Key, small device used to unlock locks

随后

suí hòu — Soon after, shortly afterward, thereupon following

消失

xiāo shī — To disappear, vanish, cease to be visible

帘子

lián zi — Curtain, drape, hanging screen dividing spaces

后面

hòu miàn — Behind, at the back, rear side of something

进了

jìn le — Entered, went into, moved inside a place

房间

fáng jiān — Room, a space within a building or house

独自

dú zì — Alone, by oneself, without any companion present

站在

zhàn zài — Standing at or in a particular location

中央

zhōng yāng — Center, middle, central area of a space

好奇地

hào qí de — Curiously, with curiosity and keen interest

侧耳倾听

cè ěr qīng tīng — To strain one's ears and listen attentively

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart, mind, inner thoughts or feelings

思索着

sī suǒ zhe — Pondering, thinking deeply and carefully about something

听到

tīng dào — To hear, manage to hear a sound

她

tā — She, her, third person singular female pronoun

打开

dǎ kāi — To open, turn on, unfold something closed

五斗柜

wǔ dǒu guì — Chest of drawers, dresser with multiple drawers

声音

shēng yīn — Sound, voice, noise produced by something

一定

yī dìng — Definitely, certainly, must be without doubt

最上面

zuì shàng miàn — The very top, topmost surface or position

那个

nà ge — That one, referring to a specific mentioned thing

抽屉

chōu ti — Drawer, a sliding compartment in furniture

心想

xīn xiǎng — To think to oneself, thought inwardly privately