Great Expectations — Page 8

Vocabulary

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or existence

河岸

hé àn — Riverbank; the edge or shore of a river

边

biān — Side, edge, border of something

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

隐约

yǐn yuē — Vaguely, faintly; not clearly visible or audible

能

néng — Can, able to; expressing ability or possibility

辨认

biàn rèn — Identify, recognize; distinguish something from surroundings

出

chū — Out; resultative complement indicating successful completion

整片

zhěng piàn — The entire expanse; a whole stretch of area

景色

jǐng sè — Scenery, landscape; the visual appearance of surroundings

中

zhōng — Among, within; in the middle of something

仅有

jǐn yǒu — Only have; there exists only a limited number

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

两样

liǎng yàng — Two kinds; two types or sorts of things

直立

zhí lì — Standing upright, erect; vertically standing position

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state or action

黑色

hēi sè — Black color; the darkest color

东西

dōng xi — Thing, object; a general term for any item

其中

qí zhōng — Among them, within which; referring to a subset

一样

yī yàng — One kind; same, alike; one type of thing

是

shì — Is, are, am; linking verb to be

水手

shuǐ shǒu — Sailor, seaman; person who works on a ship

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns

用来

yòng lái — Used for, used to; serves the purpose of

导航

dǎo háng — Navigate, navigation; guide ships or vessels safely

航标

háng biāo — Navigational marker, buoy; signal guiding ships at sea

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like, resembles; used to make a comparison

一根

yī gēn — One long thin object; measure word for sticks, poles

杆子

gǎn zi — Pole, rod, stick; a long rigid cylindrical object

上

shàng — On top of, above; upper position or surface

顶着

dǐng zhe — Topped with, bearing on top; carrying something above

一只

yī zhī — One (measure word for small objects, animals, containers)

没有

méi yǒu — Without, does not have; negation of possession

箍

gū — Hoop, metal band; ring binding around a barrel

木桶

mù tǒng — Wooden barrel, wooden bucket; container made of wood

近看

jìn kàn — Look closely, view up close; examine from nearby

时

shí — When, at the time of; temporal conjunction

丑陋

chǒu lòu — Ugly, hideous; unpleasant or offensive in appearance

无比

wú bǐ — Incomparable, unmatched; beyond all comparison or measure

另一样

lìng yī yàng — The other one; another type or kind of thing

一座

yī zuò — One (measure word for large structures like gallows, mountains)

绞架

jiǎo jià — Gallows; a frame used for hanging criminals

上面

shàng miàn — On top, above, on the upper surface of something

挂着

guà zhe — Hanging on; suspended from a surface or structure

几根

jǐ gēn — Several (long thin things); a few rods or chains

锁链

suǒ liàn — Chains, shackles; metal links used to restrain someone

曾经

céng jīng — Once, formerly; something that happened in the past

锁过

suǒ guò — Had locked; previously used to restrain or secure

一个

yī gè — One (general measure word for people or objects)

海盗

hǎi dào — Pirate; a person who robs ships at sea

那个

nà gè — That one; demonstrative pronoun referring to distant object

男人

nán rén — Man, male adult; an adult male person

一瘸一拐

yī qué yī guǎi — Limping, hobbling; walking with an unsteady halting gait

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb

朝

cháo — Toward, facing; in the direction of something

后者

hòu zhě — The latter; the second of two previously mentioned things

走去

zǒu qù — Walk toward, go toward; move away in a direction

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if, seem like; giving an impression of something

他

tā — He, him; third-person singular male pronoun

就是

jiù shì — Is exactly, precisely; used for emphasis or affirmation

死而复生

sǐ ér fù shēng — Rise from the dead; return to life after dying

从

cóng — From; indicating starting point of movement or time

下来

xià lái — Come down; movement from higher to lower position

又要

yòu yào — About to again; going to do something once more

回去

huí qù — Go back, return; move back to a previous place

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; introduces object before verb phrase

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

挂

guà — Hang, suspend; attach something to a higher point

上去

shàng qù — Go up, hang up; movement upward onto something

一般

yī bān — Like, as if; used in simile comparisons

当

dāng — When; at the time that something is happening

这样

zhè yàng — Like this, in this way; in such a manner

想

xiǎng — Think, consider; to have thoughts in one's mind

时候

shí hòu — Time, moment; a particular point or period in time

心里

xīn lǐ — In one's heart, in one's mind; inner feelings

不禁

bù jīn — Cannot help but; do something involuntarily or spontaneously

大为

dà wéi — Greatly, tremendously; to a very large degree

震骇

zhèn hài — Shocked and horrified; deeply alarmed and frightened

看到

kàn dào — See, catch sight of; successfully perceive with eyes

牲口

shēng kǒu — Livestock, farm animals; domesticated animals like cattle

纷纷

fēn fēn — One after another; in succession, simultaneously in numbers

抬起

tái qǐ — Lift up, raise; move something upward from below

头来

tóu lái — Head; raise the head upward to look

望着

wàng zhe — Gazing at, watching; looking steadily at something

远去

yuǎn qù — Recede into the distance; move farther away gradually

背影

bèi yǐng — Retreating figure, back view; silhouette of someone leaving

心想

xīn xiǎng — Think to oneself; wonder inwardly without speaking

它们

tā men — They, them; third-person plural for animals or objects

是否

shì fǒu — Whether or not; used to pose a yes-no question

也有

yě yǒu — Also have; similarly possess or experience something

同样

tóng yàng — Same, identical; in the same way or manner

念头

niàn tou — Thought, idea; a notion that comes to mind

四处

sì chù — All around, everywhere; in all directions

张望

zhāng wàng — Look around; peer about in different directions nervously

寻找

xún zhǎo — Search for, look for; try to find something

可怕

kě pà — Frightening, terrifying; causing fear or dread

年轻

nián qīng — Young; being in an early stage of life

却

què — But, yet; indicates contrast or unexpected result

不见

bù jiàn — Not visible, cannot be seen; disappeared from sight

踪影

zōng yǐng — Trace, sign; any visible evidence of someone's presence

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

此刻

cǐ kè — At this moment, right now; the present instant

再度

zài dù — Once again, anew; happening a second or further time

惊恐

jīng kǒng — Terrified, panic-stricken; feeling extreme fear and alarm

起来

qǐ lái — Start to, begin; complement indicating beginning of state

一口气

yī kǒu qì — In one breath; without stopping, all at once

跑回

pǎo huí — Run back; return somewhere quickly by running

了

le — Completion particle; indicates finished action or new state

家

jiā — Home, house; one's place of residence

中途

zhōng tú — Midway, halfway; in the middle of a journey

停歇

tíng xiē — Stop and rest; pause during an activity or journey