Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 4

Vocabulary

除

chú — 除 except, excluding, apart from

上述

shàngshù — aforementioned, mentioned above

诸位

zhūwèi — everyone, all of you (polite address)

及

jí — and, as well as, reaching to

更多

gèng duō — even more, additional, greater quantity

人士

rénshì — person, individual, notable figure

之外

zhīwài — outside of, beyond, apart from

一位

yī wèi — one (person), a single individual (polite)

医生

yīshēng — doctor, physician, medical professional

住在

zhù zài — lives at, resides at a place

第

dì — ordinal prefix, number (used for ranking)

条

tiáo — measure word for long/thin objects, articles

园丁

yuándīng — gardener, person who tends a garden

校长

xiàozhǎng — school principal, university president

屠夫

túfū — butcher, person who slaughters animals

舞蹈

wǔdǎo — dance, the art of dancing

教师

jiàoshī — teacher, instructor, educator

艺术家

yìshùjiā — artist, person skilled in the arts

博物学家

bówùxuéjiā — naturalist, scholar of natural history

专业

zhuānyè — professional, specialized, field of expertise

厨师

chúshī — chef, cook, professional kitchen worker

慈善家

císhànjiā — philanthropist, person who donates to charity

律师

lǜshī — lawyer, attorney, legal professional

外科医生

wàikē yīshēng — surgeon, doctor who performs operations

国际象棋

guójì xiàngqí — international chess, the game of chess

棋手

qíshǒu — chess player, board game competitor

几乎

jīhū — almost, nearly, practically all

就在

jiù zài — right at, exactly at a location

隔壁

gébì — next door, the neighboring room or house

化学家

huàxuéjiā — chemist, scientist specializing in chemistry

草地

cǎodì — lawn, grassy ground, meadow

网球

wǎngqiú — tennis, racket sport played on a court

运动员

yùndòngyuán — athlete, sportsperson, competitor in sports

医师

yīshī — physician, licensed medical practitioner

木材

mùcái — timber, wood used as building material

两位

liǎng wèi — two (people), a pair of individuals (polite)

分别

fēnbié — respectively, separately, each in turn

和

hé — and, with, together with

家禽

jiāqín — poultry, domesticated birds raised for food

饲养者

sìyǎng zhě — breeder, person who raises animals

气象学家

qìxiàng xuéjiā — meteorologist, scientist who studies weather patterns

哲学家们

zhéxuéjiā men — philosophers, thinkers who study fundamental questions

实用

shíyòng — practical, useful, applied in real situations

经济学家

jīngjì xuéjiā — economist, expert in economics and finance

面包师

miànbāo shī — baker, person who makes bread professionally

典礼

diǎnlǐ — ceremony, formal ritual or celebratory event

司仪

sīyí — master of ceremonies, event host or emcee

鸟类

niǎolèi — birds, the class of avian creatures

爱好者

àihào zhě — enthusiast, hobbyist, person passionate about something

分析

fēnxī — analyze, analysis, break down systematically

会计师

kuàijì shī — accountant, professional who manages financial records

如此

rúcǐ — like this, such, in this manner

等等

děngděng — and so on, et cetera, and more

好啊

hǎo a — great, wonderful, expressing approval or agreement

他们

tāmen — they, them, third-person plural pronoun

就

jiù — just, precisely, right away, exactly

那里

nàlǐ — there, that place, over there

随时

suíshí — at any time, anytime, whenever needed

在家

zài jiā — at home, staying at one's residence

敲敲

qiāo qiāo — knock knock, tap lightly on a door

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

门

mén — door, gate, entrance to a building

向内

xiàng nèi — inward, toward the inside, going in

查询

cháxún — inquire, make an inquiry, look up information

无需

wú xū — no need, without needing, unnecessary

付费

fùfèi — pay a fee, make payment for service

在

zài — at, in, on, exist at a location

选取

xuǎnqǔ — select, choose, pick out from options

所

suǒ — particle before verb indicating passive or result

提供

tígōng — provide, supply, offer information or goods

信息

xìnxī — information, data, news, message

时

shí — when, at the time of, during

我们

wǒmen — we, us, first-person plural pronoun

已

yǐ — already, previously, indicates completed action

十分

shífēn — very, extremely, fully, ten parts

审慎

shěnshèn — careful, cautious, prudent, exercising great care

正如

zhèng rú — just as, exactly as, as demonstrated by

名单

míngdān — list of names, roster, directory

充分

chōngfèn — fully, sufficient, ample, adequately demonstrated

显示

xiǎnshì — show, display, indicate, reveal clearly

众多

zhòngduō — numerous, many, a large number of

热心

rèxīn — enthusiastic, warm-hearted, eager to help

且

qiě — and, moreover, furthermore, also

称职

chènzhí — competent, qualified, suited for the job

朋友

péngyǒu — friend, companion, person one is close with

为

wèi — for, on behalf of, in order to

本书

běn shū — this book, the present volume

编纂

biānzuǎn — compile, edit, put together a reference work

出了一份力

chū le yī fèn lì — contributed effort, lent a helping hand

以至于

yǐzhìyú — so much so that, to the extent that

翻开

fān kāi — open up, flip open a book or page

任何

rènhé — any, whichever, no matter which

一页

yī yè — one page, a single page of a book

都会

dōu huì — will all, every one will, inevitably

立刻

lìkè — immediately, at once, right away

令人

lìng rén — makes one feel, causes people to feel

想起

xiǎng qǐ — recall, think of, be reminded of something

长居

cháng jū — reside long-term, live permanently in a place

于此

yú cǐ — here, in this place, at this location

慷慨

kāngkǎi — generous, magnanimous, giving willingly and freely

之友

zhī yǒu — friend of, companion to (literary expression)