Grimms' Fairy Tales — Page 1

Vocabulary

童话

tónghuà — Fairy tale; stories for children with magical elements

和

hé — And; connecting two or more items together

著

zhù — Written by; authored by a person

编者

biānzhě — Editor; person who compiles or edits a work

注

zhù — Note; annotation or explanatory remark

本

běn — This; used as a demonstrative for the current item

文本

wénběn — Text; written content of a document or book

基于

jīyú — Based on; founded upon a particular source or principle

对

duì — Toward; regarding a particular subject or object

儿童

értóng — Children; young people of a young age

与

yǔ — And; connecting nouns or phrases in formal writing

家庭

jiātíng — Family; a group of related people living together

的

de — Possessive or descriptive particle linking modifier to noun

英译本

yīng yì běn — English translation edition of a foreign language work

目录

mùlù — Table of contents; list of chapters or sections

金

jīn — Gold; precious yellow metal, or the color golden

鸟

niǎo — Bird; a feathered winged animal that can fly

幸运

xìngyùn — Lucky; having good fortune or favorable circumstances

音乐家

yīnyuèjiā — Musician; a person who plays or composes music professionally

老

lǎo — Old; having lived or existed for a long time

稻草

dàocǎo — Straw; dried stalks of grain used as material

煤炭

méitàn — Coal; black fossil fuel burned for heat or energy

豆子

dòuzi — Bean; small edible seed of a legume plant

野

yě — Wild; existing in nature, not domesticated or cultivated

蔷薇

qiángwēi — Wild rose; a thorny flowering shrub with pink blooms

狗

gǒu — Dog; a common domesticated canine animal

麻雀

máquè — Sparrow; a small common brown bird found worldwide

十二

shí'èr — Twelve; the number 12

个

gè — General measure word for people or objects

跳舞

tiàowǔ — To dance; move rhythmically to music

公主

gōngzhǔ — Princess; daughter of a king or royal family member

渔夫

yúfū — Fisherman; a man who catches fish for a living

他

tā — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

妻子

qīzi — Wife; a woman who is married to someone

熊

xióng — Bear; a large wild mammal with thick fur

青蛙

qīngwā — Frog; a small amphibian that jumps and lives near water

王子

wángzǐ — Prince; son of a king or male royal heir

猫

māo — Cat; a small domesticated feline animal

老鼠

lǎoshǔ — Mouse or rat; a small rodent animal

合伙

héhuǒ — Partnership; working together as business or companions

女

nǚ — Female; woman or girl gender designation

公鸡

gōngjī — Rooster; an adult male chicken

母鸡

mǔjī — Hen; an adult female chicken

冒险

màoxiǎn — Adventure; taking risks in exciting or dangerous situations

一

yī — One; the number 1 or first

他们

tāmen — They; third-person plural pronoun referring to people

如何

rúhé — How; in what way or manner something is done

去

qù — To go; move toward a destination

山里

shān lǐ — In the mountains; inside or within a mountainous area

吃

chī — To eat; consume food through the mouth

坚果

jiānguǒ — Nuts; hard-shelled edible seeds or fruits

二

èr — Two; the number 2 or second

拜访

bàifǎng — To visit; call on someone formally or socially

先生

xiānsheng — Mister; polite title for an adult male

长发

cháng fà — Long hair; hair that grows to a great length

姑娘

gūniang — Girl; a young woman or unmarried female

勇敢

yǒnggǎn — Brave; showing courage in the face of danger

小

xiǎo — Small; little in size or young in age

裁缝

cáifeng — Tailor; a person who makes or alters clothing

小鸟

xiǎoniǎo — Little bird; a small or young bird

香肠

xiāngcháng — Sausage; a seasoned ground meat in a casing

太太

tàitai — Madam or Mrs.; polite title for a married woman

红帽

hóng mào — Red cap; referring to Little Red Riding Hood story

强盗

qiángdào — Robber; a person who steals using force or threats

新郎

xīnláng — Bridegroom; a man who is about to be or just married

拇指

mǔzhǐ — Thumb; the short thick first digit of the hand

侏儒

zhūrú — Dwarf; a person or creature of very small stature

怪

guài — Strange; unusual or odd in appearance or behavior

聪明

cōngming — Clever; having quick intelligence or sharp mental ability

老人

lǎorén — Elderly person; an old man or old woman

孙子

sūnzi — Grandson; son's or daughter's male child

农夫

nóngfū — Farmer; a man who works land to grow crops

恋人

liànrén — Lover; a romantic partner or sweetheart

白雪

báixuě — White snow; pure white snow, also Snow White's name

花

huā — Flower; the colorful blossom of a plant

灌木丛

guànmùcóng — Thicket; a dense group of shrubs or bushes

里

lǐ — Inside; within a place or container

守财奴

shǒucáinú — Miser; a person who hoards money and avoids spending

灰

huī — Gray or ash; dull color between black and white

白

bái — White; the lightest color, opposite of black

蛇

shé — Snake; a legless reptile that slithers along the ground

狼

láng — Wolf; a wild predatory canine animal

七只

qī zhī — Seven (animals); the number seven with animal measure word

山羊

shānyáng — Goat; a horned domesticated animal related to sheep

蜂

fēng — Bee; a flying insect that produces honey

后

hòu — Queen or empress; female sovereign ruler

精灵

jīnglíng — Elf or sprite; a small magical supernatural being

鞋匠

xiéjiàng — Shoemaker; a craftsman who makes or repairs shoes

树

shù — Tree; a large woody plant with trunk and branches