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Vocabulary

他

tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

巡逻区

xúnluó qū — Patrol zone or district assigned to officers.

很

hěn — Adverb meaning 'very' or 'quite'.

平静

píngjìng — Calm, peaceful, or tranquil in state.

我

wǒ — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

要

yào — To want, need, or be going to do something.

不要

bù yào — Do not; used to express negation of desire or command.

叫

jiào — To call, shout, or ask someone to come.

跟

gēn — With; to follow or accompany someone.

我们

wǒmen — First person plural pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'.

一起

yīqǐ — Together; at the same time or place.

来

lái — To come; movement toward the speaker.

不

bù — No; negation particle used before verbs or adjectives.

警长

jǐngzhǎng — Sheriff or police chief; head law enforcement officer.

咧嘴

liě zuǐ — To grin or stretch the mouth wide sideways.

一笑

yī xiào — To give a smile; a single laugh or grin.

随即

suíjí — Immediately afterward; right away after something.

抬起

tái qǐ — To lift or raise something upward.

头

tóu — Head; the uppermost part of the body.

目送

mùsòng — To watch someone leave with one's eyes.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.

红发

hóng fà — Red hair; describing someone with red-colored hair.

男子

nánzǐ — Man; adult male person.

宽阔

kuānkuò — Wide, broad, or spacious in extent.

肩背

jiān bèi — Shoulders and back of a person's upper body.

在

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

人群

rénqún — Crowd; a large group of people gathered together.

中

zhōng — Middle, among, or within a group or space.

穿行

chuānxíng — To pass through or navigate across a space.

宛如

wǎnrú — Just like; resembling something very closely.

船头

chuántóu — The bow or front of a boat or ship.

破浪

pò làng — To cut through waves; forge ahead forcefully.

而

ér — And then; connective linking actions or contrasts.

进

jìn — To enter or move inward into a place.

去

qù — To go; movement away from the speaker.

把

bǎ — Disposal particle marking the object before a verb.

叫来

jiào lái — To call someone over; summon someone to come.

突然

tūrán — Suddenly; happening without prior warning or notice.

说道

shuō dào — Said; used to introduce quoted speech in narrative.

但

dàn — But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

毫无

háowú — Completely without; lacking entirely any trace of something.

顾虑

gùlǜ — Misgiving or concern; worry about possible consequences.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking manner adverbs to verbs.

继续

jìxù — To continue; to keep doing something without stopping.

前行

qiánxíng — To move forward; to proceed ahead in direction.

倒

dào — On the contrary; used to introduce an unexpected contrast.

不是

bù shì — Is not; negation of the verb 'to be'.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; conjunction giving a reason or cause.

忘了

wàng le — Forgot; to have failed to remember something.

那个

nàge — That one; demonstrative referring to a specific thing.

警察

jǐngchá — Police officer; law enforcement personnel.

而是

ér shì — But rather; used to correct and replace a prior statement.

早已

zǎo yǐ — Long since; already for a long time before now.

习惯了

xíguàn le — Grown accustomed to; become used to something.

生活

shēnghuó — Life; daily living and existence.

法律

fǎlǜ — Law; the system of rules enforced by authorities.

怀疑

huáiyí — Suspicion or doubt; to suspect someone or something.

目光

mùguāng — Gaze or look; the direction of one's eyes.

之下

zhī xià — Under or beneath; subordinate to a condition.

漂泊

piāobó — To drift or wander without a settled home.

岁月

suìyuè — Years; the passage of time in one's life.

里

lǐ — Inside or within; spatial or temporal container.

始终

shǐzhōng — From beginning to end; always, consistently throughout.

如影随形

rú yǐng suí xíng — Like a shadow following one everywhere; inseparable companion.

到来

dàolái — Arrival; the coming of someone or something.

对

duì — For; regarding or directed at someone or something.

那些

nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to multiple things.

穿

chuān — To wear; to put on clothing or a uniform.

制服

zhìfú — Uniform; standardized clothing worn by officials or officers.

人

rén — Person or people; human being.

而言

ér yán — As for; speaking from a particular perspective.

就

jiù — Then; exactly, precisely, or as soon as.

如同

rútóng — Just as; similar to or the same as something.

战鼓

zhàngǔ — War drum; drum used to signal battle or charge.

号角

hàojiǎo — Bugle or horn; instrument signaling military action.

之于

zhī yú — To or for; expressing a relationship between two things.

骑兵

qíbīng — Cavalry; soldiers who fight on horseback.

战马

zhànmǎ — War horse; horse trained for use in battle.

然而

rán'ér — However; conjunction indicating contrast or concession.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for something nearby.

是

shì — Is; the verb 'to be' linking subject and predicate.

第一个

dì yī gè — The first one; ordinal marker for number one.

夜晚

yèwǎn — Night; the evening or nighttime hours.

有

yǒu — To have or there is; indicating existence or possession.

许多

xǔduō — Many; a large number or quantity of things.

东西

dōngxi — Things; objects or matters in general.

值得

zhídé — Worth; deserving of time, effort, or attention.

一看

yī kàn — To take a look; a single act of viewing.

事情

shìqing — Matter or affair; something that needs to be done.

去做

qù zuò — To go do; to carry out an action or task.

已

yǐ — Already; indicating a completed or prior state.

街头

jiētóu — Street corner or roadside; out on the streets.

漫无目的

màn wú mùdì — Aimlessly; wandering without any purpose or direction.

游荡

yóudàng — To roam or wander about without a fixed goal.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

一番

yī fān — A round or bout of activity; a spell of doing something.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays; at the present time or moment.

正朝

zhèng cháo — Currently heading toward; moving in a specific direction now.

走去

zǒu qù — To walk toward or in the direction of something.

本能

běnnéng — Instinct; natural inborn drive or impulse.

将

jiāng — Will; a literary particle indicating future action.

引向

yǐn xiàng — To lead or guide toward a particular place or goal.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place over there.

细小

xìxiǎo — Tiny or minute; very small in size or degree.

静默

jìngmò — Silent; quiet and without sound or speech.

声音

shēngyīn — Sound or voice; audible noise produced by something.

一生

yīshēng — A lifetime; the entire span of one's life.

引着

yǐn zhe — Leading or guiding continuously along a path.

从

cóng — From; indicating a starting point of time or place.

一个

yī gè — One; a single unit of something.

麻烦

máfan — Trouble or bother; a problem or nuisance.

走向

zǒu xiàng — To move toward; heading in a certain direction.

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another one; a different single unit or instance.

街角

jiējiǎo — Street corner; the junction of two streets.

停下

tíng xià — To stop; to halt movement or activity.

脚步

jiǎobù — Footstep; the pace or step of walking.

望着

wàng zhe — Gazing at; looking steadily at something or someone.

一群

yī qún — A group of; a cluster of people or animals.

身边

shēnbiān — By one's side; close proximity to a person.

走过

zǒu guò — To walk past; to pass by on foot.

他们

tāmen — They or them; third person plural pronoun.

头戴

tóu dài — Wearing on the head; having something on one's head.

花环

huāhuán — Flower wreath or lei; a ring of woven flowers.

拨弄着

bōnòng zhe — Plucking or strumming; playing strings with fingers continuously.

各自

gèzì — Each one's own; respectively belonging to each individual.

尤克里里琴

yōukèlǐlǐ qín — Ukulele; small four-stringed instrument from Hawaii.

用

yòng — To use; employing a tool, method, or language.

柔软

róuruǎn — Soft and gentle; tender in texture or manner.

富含

fùhán — Rich in; abundantly containing a particular element.

元音

yuányīn — Vowel; a speech sound produced with open vocal tract.

语言

yǔyán — Language; a system of communication used by people.

歌唱

gēchàng — To sing; to perform songs with one's voice.

听来

tīng lái — To the ears; how something sounds when heard.

海水

hǎishuǐ — Seawater; the salt water of the ocean.

沙滩

shātān — Sandy beach; a shore covered with sand.

上

shàng — On top of or upon a surface or place.

涌来

yǒng lái — To surge or rush toward; flowing in rapidly.

退去

tuì qù — To recede or withdraw; flowing or moving back away.

无比

wúbǐ — Incomparably; beyond comparison, extremely so.

抚慰

fǔwèi — To soothe or comfort; to calm someone emotionally.

人心

rénxīn — The human heart; people's emotions or feelings.

又像

yòu xiàng — Also like; resembling something in addition to another thing.

空气

kōngqì — Air; the invisible gaseous mixture surrounding the earth.

一般

yībān — Like; similar to or as if resembling something.

慵懒

yōnglǎn — Languid or lazy; relaxed and lacking energy or urgency.

悠闲

yōuxián — Leisurely; free from haste, relaxed and carefree.

这座

zhè zuò — This; measure word for cities or large structures.

东西方

dōng xī fāng — East and West; referring to both Eastern and Western cultures.

于

yú — At, in, or from; classical preposition indicating location or relation.

太平洋

Tàipíngyáng — The Pacific Ocean; the world's largest ocean.

中央

zhōngyāng — Center or central; the middle point of an area.

交汇

jiāohuì — To converge or meet; coming together at one point.

奇异

qíyì — Strange or extraordinary; unusual and remarkable.

城市

chéngshì — City; a large urban settlement or metropolis.

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all things without exception.

都

dōu — All; an adverb indicating universality or totality.

显得

xiǎnde — To appear or seem; to give a certain impression.

那么

nàme — So or that; indicating a degree or extent.

平和

pínghé — Peaceful and mild; gentle and harmonious in nature.

低沉

dīchén — Low and deep; a muffled, subdued tone or mood.