Harrigan — Page 8

Vocabulary

另一个

lìng yī gè — another one, a different one

人

rén — person, human being

战斗

zhàn dòu — to fight, engage in combat

时

shí — when, at the time of

僵直

jiāng zhí — stiff and rigid, without flexibility

地

de — structural particle for adverbial phrases

挺立

tǐng lì — to stand upright, erect

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

双脚

shuāng jiǎo — both feet

稳稳

wěn wěn — steadily, firmly without wavering

撑地

chēng dì — to brace against the ground

将

jiāng — to channel, direct toward something

全身

quán shēn — the whole body

的

de — structural possessive or attributive particle

重量

zhòng liàng — weight, heaviness

贯注

guàn zhù — to concentrate, pour all energy into

于

yú — in, at, toward (literary preposition)

每一

měi yī — every single one

拳

quán — fist, a punch

而

ér — conjunction contrasting two clauses

则

zé — on the other hand, whereas

像

xiàng — to resemble, be like

一头

yī tóu — one (animal), used as measure word

豹子

bào zi — leopard, panther

般

bān — like, similar to (literary)

来回

lái huí — back and forth, to and fro

穿梭

chuān suō — to shuttle back and forth rapidly

以

yǐ — using, with, by means of

猫

māo — cat

一般

yī bān — like, similar to; ordinary

灵巧

líng qiǎo — nimble, dexterous, skillful

动作

dòng zuò — movement, action, motion

躲避

duǒ bì — to dodge, evade, avoid

拳击

quán jī — boxing, punching

双手

shuāng shǒu — both hands

得以

dé yǐ — to be able to, thus enabling

自由

zì yóu — freedom, freely, without restraint

挥出

huī chū — to swing out, throw a punch freely

如

rú — like, as if (literary comparison)

大锤

dà chuí — large hammer, sledgehammer

沉重

chén zhòng — heavy, weighty, ponderous

打击

dǎ jī — to strike, hit, deliver a blow

不久

bù jiǔ — soon, before long, shortly after

他

tā — he, him (third person male)

听到

tīng dào — to hear, catch the sound of

身旁

shēn páng — beside oneself, at one's side

传来

chuán lái — to come from, drift over (sound)

一阵

yī zhèn — a burst of, a spell of

低笑声

dī xiào shēng — low chuckling sound, quiet laughter

用

yòng — to use, by means of

眼角

yǎn jiǎo — corner of the eye

瞥见

piē jiàn — to catch a glimpse of

那个

nà ge — that one, that (demonstrative)

黑发

hēi fà — black hair, dark-haired

男人

nán rén — man, male person

加入

jiā rù — to join, enter, participate in

了

le — particle indicating completed action

依然

yī rán — still, as before, unchanged

从前

cóng qián — formerly, in the past, as before

那样

nà yàng — like that, in that manner

笔直

bǐ zhí — perfectly straight, bolt upright

僵硬

jiāng yìng — stiff, rigid, inflexible

活塞

huó sāi — piston (mechanical component)

一样

yī yàng — the same as, just like

猛力

měng lì — with great force, forcefully

伸出

shēn chū — to extend, stretch out

那

nà — that (demonstrative pronoun)

是

shì — to be, is, am, are

一幅

yī fú — one (painting/scene), a measure word

壮观

zhuàng guān — magnificent, grand, spectacular sight

景象

jǐng xiàng — scene, sight, spectacle

某种

mǒu zhǒng — a certain kind of, some sort of

情绪

qíng xù — emotion, mood, feeling

使

shǐ — to cause, make someone feel

心胸

xīn xiōng — heart and mind, one's inner feelings

为之

wèi zhī — because of it, thereby (literary)

激荡

jī dàng — to surge, stir up turbulently

涌上

yǒng shàng — to well up, surge upward

喉头

hóu tóu — throat, larynx area

胀满

zhàng mǎn — to swell and fill up completely

咽喉

yān hóu — throat, pharynx and larynx

再度

zài dù — once again, a second time

涌起

yǒng qǐ — to well up, surge upward again

化作

huà zuò — to transform into, become

舌尖

shé jiān — tip of the tongue

上

shàng — on, upon, at the top of

一声

yī shēng — a sound, one cry or shout

狂野

kuáng yě — wild, fierce, untamed

呐喊

nà hǎn — to shout, battle cry, war cry

那些

nà xiē — those (plural demonstrative)

不幸

bù xìng — unfortunate, unlucky, ill-fated

在

zài — at, in, on (preposition of location)

战场

zhàn chǎng — battlefield, field of combat

与

yǔ — with, and (literary conjunction)

爱尔兰

Ài ěr lán — Ireland (country name)

军团

jūn tuán — legion, military corps, regiment

对阵

duì zhèn — to face off against, oppose in battle

过

guò — particle indicating past experience

都

dōu — all, both, every

知道

zhī dào — to know, be aware of

士兵

shì bīng — soldier, enlisted military personnel

不

bù — no, not (negation particle)

他们

tā men — they, them (third person plural)

因此

yīn cǐ — therefore, as a result, consequently

退缩

tuì suō — to shrink back, flinch, recoil

片刻

piàn kè — a moment, a brief instant

另一件

lìng yī jiàn — another (matter or thing)

事

shì — matter, affair, thing

更

gèng — even more, further, still more

令

lìng — to cause, make (someone feel)

士气

shì qì — morale, fighting spirit of troops

大挫

dà cuò — severely dampened, greatly frustrated

警察

jǐng chá — police, police officer

巡逻车

xún luó chē — patrol car, police cruiser

急驰

jí chí — to speed along, race rapidly

停下

tíng xià — to stop, come to a halt

发出

fā chū — to emit, produce (a sound)

铿锵声

kēng qiāng shēng — clanging metallic sound, clatter

随后

suí hòu — shortly after, immediately following

一队

yī duì — a team, a squad, a group

后备

hòu bèi — reserves, backup personnel

蜂拥而出

fēng yōng ér chū — to swarm out like bees

我们

wǒ men — we, us (first person plural)

末日

mò rì — doomsday, the end, final day

到了

dào le — has arrived, it's here now

气喘吁吁

qì chuǎn xū xū — panting heavily, out of breath

对

duì — to, toward, addressing someone

战友

zhàn yǒu — comrade-in-arms, fellow soldier

说

shuō — to say, speak, tell

但是

dàn shì — but, however, nevertheless

啊

ā — ah, oh (exclamatory particle)

老兄

lǎo xiōng — old brother, buddy (informal address)

我

wǒ — I, me (first person singular)

想着

xiǎng zhe — thinking about, keep thinking of

这段

zhè duàn — this period, this segment of time

时光

shí guāng — time, a period of time, days

可

kě — really, indeed (emphatic particle)

真是

zhēn shì — truly, really, what a (emphatic)

甜蜜

tián mì — sweet, pleasant, blissful

激动万分

jī dòng wàn fēn — extremely excited, deeply stirred emotionally

时刻

shí kè — moment, instant, point in time

浓重

nóng zhòng — thick, strong, heavy (accent/flavor)

口音

kǒu yīn — accent, regional pronunciation style

便

biàn — then, thereupon (literary connector)

充盈

chōng yíng — to fill up, be full and abundant

结束

jié shù — to end, conclude, finish

个

gè — general measure word for objects/people

屁

pì — fart; nonsense (vulgar dismissal)

另一人

lìng yī rén — another person, someone else

咕哝

gū nong — to mutter, grumble under one's breath

道

dào — to say (literary verb of speech)

跟着

gēn zhe — to follow, come after, keep up with

小子

xiǎo zi — fellow, young man (informal/slightly rough)

公牛

gōng niú — bull, male bovine

低下

dī xià — to lower, bow down (one's head)

头

tóu — head

向

xiàng — toward, in the direction of

人群

rén qún — crowd, group of people

猛冲

měng chōng — to charge fiercely, rush headlong

而去

ér qù — and went off, departing thus (literary)

立刻

lì kè — immediately, at once, right away

领会

lǐng huì — to understand, grasp, comprehend intent

这个

zhè ge — this, this one (demonstrative)

意图

yì tú — intention, purpose, aim

肩膀

jiān bǎng — shoulder

抵住

dǐ zhù — to press against, brace against

朋友

péng yǒu — friend

臀部

tún bù — buttocks, hips, rear end