Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 5

Vocabulary

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some type of something.

程度

chéngdù — Degree, extent, level of something.

上

shàng — On, above; used to indicate aspect or respect.

尽管

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

远

yuǎn — Far, distant; by far, greatly.

不及

bùjí — Not as good as; fall short of something.

此

cǐ — This, these; refers to something previously mentioned.

许多

xǔduō — Many, a lot of, numerous items or people.

有用

yǒuyòng — Useful, helpful, serving a practical purpose.

而

ér — And yet, but; connects contrasting clauses.

广受

guǎng shòu — Widely received; enjoyed by a broad audience.

欢迎

huānyíng — Welcome; popular, well-received by people.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

著作

zhùzuò — Written works, publications, books by an author.

作者

zuòzhě — Author, writer of a book or article.

也

yě — Also, too, as well; indicating addition.

提供

tígōng — To provide, offer, supply something to someone.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

帮助

bāngzhù — Help, assistance; to aid or support someone.

对此

duì cǐ — Regarding this, with respect to this matter.

应

yīng — Should, ought to; expressing obligation or necessity.

予以

yǔyǐ — To give, grant, bestow; formal expression of providing.

适当

shìdàng — Appropriate, suitable, proper for the situation.

致谢

zhì xiè — To express thanks, offer acknowledgment or gratitude.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to a group of nearby things.

中

zhōng — Among, within, in the middle of.

最

zuì — Most, -est; superlative degree marker.

主要

zhǔyào — Main, primary, most important among others.

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; existence.

博士

bóshì — Doctor (PhD); a person with doctoral degree.

厨师

chúshī — Cook, chef; person who prepares food professionally.

宝典

bǎodiǎn — Treasure guide, definitive reference book or manual.

父子

fùzǐ — Father and son; a father-and-son partnership.

工业

gōngyè — Industry, industrial; relating to manufacturing or production.

文库

wénkù — Library series, collection of published books or texts.

店主

diànzhǔ — Shopkeeper, store owner; person running a shop.

指南

zhǐnán — Guide, manual; a book providing practical directions.

主妇

zhǔfù — Housewife, homemaker; woman managing household affairs.

烹饪

pēngrèn — Cooking, culinary arts; the process of preparing food.

实用

shíyòng — Practical, useful; having real-world application.

家庭

jiātíng — Family, household; the domestic unit of people.

以及

yǐjí — As well as, and also; connecting additional items.

原因

yuányīn — Reason, cause; explanation for why something happens.

何在

hé zài — Where is; what is the reason or location.

系列

xìliè — Series, set; a group of related works or items.

丛书

cóngshū — Book series, a collection of books on related topics.

卷册

juǎn cè — Volumes, books; individual books within a series.

最后

zuìhòu — Finally, lastly, at the end; the last item.

正如

zhèngrú — Just as, exactly like; used to draw comparisons.

日常

rìcháng — Daily, everyday; relating to routine activities.

生活

shēnghuó — Life, daily living; everyday existence and activities.

有时

yǒushí — Sometimes, occasionally; not always but at times.

必要

bìyào — Necessary, essential; something that must be done.

对

duì — Toward, for; directed at a person or thing.

房屋

fángwū — House, building; a structure used as dwelling.

家居

jiājū — Home, domestic; relating to household living environment.

进行

jìnxíng — To carry out, conduct, undertake an activity.

彻底

chèdǐ — Thorough, complete; done fully without leaving anything.

检查

jiǎnchá — Inspection, examination; to check something carefully.

并

bìng — And, moreover; connecting two parallel actions.

修缮

xiūshàn — To repair, renovate; restore a building or structure.

改动

gǎidòng — Alteration, modification; to change something slightly.

和

hé — And; connecting two or more words or phrases.

增补

zēngbǔ — To supplement, add to; expand with additional content.

居家

jūjiā — Home-based, domestic; relating to life at home.

顾问

gùwèn — Advisor, consultant; someone providing professional guidance.

近期

jìnqī — Recent, in the near term; happening not long ago.

版本

bǎnběn — Version, edition; a particular form of a publication.

做

zuò — To do, make; to perform an action or task.

同样

tóngyàng — Same, likewise; in the same manner or way.

工作

gōngzuò — Work, job; labor or tasks performed regularly.

增加

zēngjiā — To increase, add; make something larger in quantity.

数百

shù bǎi — Hundreds of; several hundred in quantity.

段

duàn — Section, passage, paragraph; a segment of text.

内容

nèiróng — Content, substance; the material contained in something.

同时

tóngshí — At the same time, simultaneously; meanwhile.

其他

qítā — Other, else; the remaining or different ones.

部分

bùfen — Part, section, portion; a component of a whole.

重新

chóngxīn — Again, anew; doing something over from the start.

整理

zhěnglǐ — To organize, sort out; put things in order.

修订

xiūdìng — To revise, amend; update a text with corrections.

以

yǐ — In order to, so as to; indicating purpose.

符合

fúhé — To conform to, match; be in accordance with.

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.

所处

suǒ chǔ — The situation one is in; one's current position.

时代

shídài — Era, age, times; a distinct historical period.

进步

jìnbù — Progress, advancement; improvement over time.

然而

rán'ér — However, yet, nevertheless; introduces a contrast.

凡

fán — Wherever, whenever, all that; universal qualifier.

无需

wú xū — No need for; not necessary to do something.

之处

zhī chù — Places where; aspects or points of something.

均

jūn — All, without exception; every one of them.

未

wèi — Not yet, have not; negation of past action.

作

zuò — To make, do; to carry out an action.

任何

rènhé — Any, whatever; refers to any item without exception.

更改

gēnggǎi — To change, alter; make modifications to something.

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore, thus; indicating a logical consequence.

实际上

shíjì shàng — In fact, actually; what is true in reality.

这部

zhè bù — This (volume/work); referring to a specific publication.

深受

shēn shòu — Deeply received; greatly influenced or appreciated by.

大众

dàzhòng — The public, the masses; ordinary people generally.

喜爱

xǐ'ài — To love, adore, be fond of something.

仍是

réng shì — Still is, remains; continues to be as before.

原来

yuánlái — Original, former; as it was at the beginning.

诚然

chéngrán — Admittedly, indeed; acknowledging a fact as true.

有所

yǒu suǒ — To some extent, somewhat; having a degree of change.

改进

gǎijìn — Improvement, to improve; make something better than before.

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement.

其

qí — Its, their; third-person possessive pronoun.

变化

biànhuà — Change, variation; transformation from one state to another.

绝未

jué wèi — Absolutely not, by no means; emphatic negation.

大到

dà dào — So large as to; to the extent of being big.

令

lìng — To cause, make; prompts a certain feeling or state.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to a group of distant things.

自

zì — Since, from; starting from a point in time.

首次

shǒucì — First time, for the first time ever.

出版

chūbǎn — To publish; issue a book or printed material.

以来

yǐlái — Since, ever since; from a time up to now.

便

biàn — Then, thus; indicates a natural consequence.

将

jiāng — Will, going to; or treat something as.

作为

zuòwéi — As, in the capacity of; to regard as something.

常备

cháng bèi — Regularly kept on hand; standard reference always available.

参考书

cānkǎo shū — Reference book; a book consulted for information.

读者

dúzhě — Reader; a person who reads books or articles.

感到

gǎndào — To feel, sense; experience a particular emotion.

陌生

mòshēng — Unfamiliar, strange; not known or recognized before.

出版商

chūbǎn shāng — Publisher; a company or person publishing books.

序言

xùyán — Preface, foreword; introductory remarks in a book.

第

dì — Ordinal prefix indicating numbered sequence or order.

七十五

qīshíwǔ — Seventy-five; the number 75.

版

bǎn — Edition, version; a particular printing of a book.

万事

wànshì — Everything, all things; every matter or affair.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize actions.

取得

qǔdé — To achieve, obtain, gain; attain a result.

空前

kōngqián — Unprecedented; never seen or achieved before now.

成功

chénggōng — Success; achieving a desired goal or outcome.

使

shǐ — To cause, make; bring about a certain result.

此时此刻

cǐ shí cǐ kè — At this very moment; right now, this instant.

特别

tèbié — Especially, particularly; more than usual or others.

加以

jiāyǐ — To apply, proceed to; do something to something.

提及

tíjí — To mention, refer to; bring up in conversation.

显著

xiǎnzhù — Remarkable, notable; clearly evident and outstanding.

特点

tèdiǎn — Characteristic, feature; a distinctive quality of something.

用途

yòngtú — Use, application; the purpose something is used for.

广泛

guǎngfàn — Wide-ranging, extensive; covering a broad scope.

价格

jiàgé — Price, cost; the amount of money for something.

低廉

dīlián — Inexpensive, cheap; low in price or cost.

为

wèi — For, in order to; on behalf of something.

赢得

yíngdé — To win, earn, gain; obtain through effort or merit.

普遍

pǔbiàn — Universal, widespread; common among most people.

赞誉

zànyù — Praise, acclaim; favorable recognition from others.