Dracula — Page 8

Vocabulary

最终

zuìzhōng — Finally; in the end; ultimately.

她

tā — She; her (third-person feminine pronoun).

跪下

guì xià — To kneel down; to get on one's knees.

来

lái — To come; to arrive; indicating action.

恳求

kěnqiú — To earnestly beg or implore someone.

我

wǒ — I; me (first-person singular pronoun).

不要

bù yào — Don't; used to express a negative imperative.

离去

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

至少

zhìshǎo — At least; at a minimum.

在

zài — At; in; on; to be located at a place.

出发

chūfā — To set off; to depart on a journey.

前

qián — Before; in front of; prior to.

等上

děng shàng — To wait for (a duration); to stay and wait.

一

yī — One; the number one.

两

liǎng — Two; a pair; both.

天

tiān — Day; sky; heaven.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all; the whole of something.

看起来

kàn qǐlái — To look like; to seem; to appear a certain way.

十分

shífēn — Very; extremely; highly (intensifying adverb).

荒唐

huāngtáng — Absurd; ridiculous; preposterous; outrageous.

但

dàn — But; however; yet (conjunction of contrast).

心里

xīnlǐ — In one's heart; inwardly; in one's mind.

并不

bìng bù — Not at all; contrary to expectation, not.

好受

hǎo shòu — Comfortable; feeling good; easy to bear.

然而

rán'ér — However; nevertheless; but (formal conjunction).

有

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

要事

yàoshì — Important matter; urgent business; pressing affair.

在身

zài shēn — On one's person; with oneself; pending obligation.

不能

bù néng — Cannot; must not; to be unable to.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; no matter what.

事情

shìqíng — Matter; affair; thing; issue.

妨碍

fáng'ài — To hinder; to obstruct; to get in the way.

于是

yúshì — Therefore; as a result; thereupon (connective).

试图

shìtú — To try to; to attempt; to endeavor to do.

扶

fú — To support; to help someone up; to steady.

起身

qǐ shēn — To rise; to get up; to stand up.

尽量

jǐnliàng — As much as possible; to the best of one's ability.

严肃

yánsù — Serious; solemn; grave in manner or attitude.

地

de — Structural particle used before verbs as adverbial marker.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.

感谢

gǎnxiè — To thank; to express gratitude; thankfulness.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

好意

hǎoyì — Good intentions; kindness; goodwill.

职责

zhízé — Duty; responsibility; one's professional obligation.

所在

suǒzài — Where something lies; the place or reason for something.

不得不

bù dé bù — Have no choice but to; must; compelled to.

去

qù — To go; to leave; to proceed somewhere.

随即

suíjí — Immediately after; thereupon; at once.

站

zhàn — To stand; to be on one's feet.

拭去

shì qù — To wipe away; to wipe off (tears, etc.).

眼泪

yǎnlèi — Tears; teardrops shed from weeping.

从

cóng — From; since; following (preposition of origin).

颈上

jǐng shàng — On the neck; around one's neck.

取下

qǔ xià — To take off; to remove something from a place.

一个

yī gè — One (general measure word for objects).

十字架

shízìjià — Cross; crucifix; Christian cross symbol.

递给

dì gěi — To hand over to; to pass something to someone.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

不知

bù zhī — Not knowing; unaware; uncertain about something.

如何

rúhé — How; in what way; what to do.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; due to the fact that.

身为

shēn wéi — Being; in the capacity of; as a (role/identity).

英国

Yīngguó — England; Britain; the United Kingdom.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (indicates passive voice).

教导

jiāodǎo — To teach; to instruct; to guide someone morally.

视

shì — To regard as; to view; to consider as.

此类

cǐ lèi — This type; this kind; such things.

物品

wùpǐn — Object; item; article; physical thing.

为

wéi — As; to be; to regard as (formal verb).

多少

duōshǎo — More or less; somewhat; to some extent.

带有

dài yǒu — To carry; to have a trace of; to contain.

偶像崇拜

ǒuxiàng chóngbài — Idolatry; worship of idols or images.

色彩

sècǎi — Color; tinge; flavor; characteristic quality.

拒绝

jùjué — To refuse; to reject; to decline an offer.

一位

yī wèi — One (polite measure word for a person).

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; such; so; in this way.

又

yòu — Also; again; additionally; furthermore.

处于

chǔyú — To be in (a state or situation); to find oneself in.

这般

zhè bān — Such; like this; of this kind (formal/literary).

心境

xīnjìng — State of mind; mood; mental state.

老妇人

lǎo fùrén — Old woman; elderly lady.

显得

xiǎn de — To appear; to seem; to look a certain way.

太过

tài guò — Too; excessively; going too far.

无礼

wúlǐ — Impolite; rude; lacking manners or courtesy.

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think; I suppose; it seemed to me.

看出

kàn chū — To make out; to detect; to perceive from appearance.

脸上

liǎn shàng — On the face; facial expression area.

犹豫

yóuyù — To hesitate; to be undecided; to waver.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; as soon as (formal connective).

将

jiāng — To take; will; about to (formal preposition/auxiliary).

念珠

niànzhū — Rosary beads; prayer beads used in Catholic worship.

套

tào — To slip over; to put on (around something).

说道

shuō dào — Said; spoke (narrative verb introducing direct speech).

为了

wèile — For the sake of; in order to; for a purpose.

你

nǐ — You (second-person singular pronoun).

母亲

mǔqīn — Mother; one's mom (formal/literary term).

缘故

yuángù — Reason; cause; sake; on account of.

随后

suíhòu — Shortly after; then; subsequently.

走出

zǒu chū — To walk out of; to exit a place on foot.

房间

fángjiān — Room; a space within a building.

正在

zhèngzài — In the process of; currently doing (progressive aspect).

等候

děnghòu — To wait for; to await (slightly formal).

马车

mǎchē — Horse-drawn carriage; coach; horse cart.

之际

zhī jì — At the time of; while; during (formal expression).

写下

xiě xià — To write down; to record in writing.

这篇

zhè piān — This (piece/article); measure word for written texts.

日记

rìjì — Diary; journal; daily written record.

自然

zìrán — Naturally; of course; nature; naturally occurring.

误点

wùdiǎn — Late; delayed; behind schedule; running late.

而

ér — And; yet; but (formal conjunction connecting clauses).

那

nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.

依然

yīrán — Still; as before; unchanged; continuing as it was.

挂

guà — To hang; to be suspended from; to hang on.

究竟

jiūjìng — After all; exactly; in the end (interrogative intensifier).

是

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

恐惧

kǒngjù — Fear; dread; terror; to be frightened of.

此地

cǐ dì — This place; here (formal/literary expression).

诸多

zhūduō — Many; numerous; various (formal/literary).

阴森

yīnsēn — Gloomy; eerie; dark and forbidding; sinister.

传说

chuánshuō — Legend; folklore; rumor; a story passed down.

还是

háishi — Or; still; had better (used in questions/alternatives).

本身

běnshēn — Itself; oneself; in and of itself.

说不清楚

shuō bu qīngchǔ — Cannot explain clearly; hard to articulate or define.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart; within one's mind; inwardly.

远不如

yuǎn bù rú — Far inferior to; nowhere near as good as.

往常

wǎngcháng — As usual; in the past; ordinarily; normally.

那般

nà bān — Like that; such; of that kind (literary/formal).

坦然

tǎnrán — Calm; composed; untroubled; at ease in one's mind.