Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 7

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun

不知道

bù zhīdào — Do not know; to be unaware of something

他

tā — He, him; third person singular male pronoun

是否

shìfǒu — Whether or not; used to express uncertainty

从

cóng — From; indicating starting point or source

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

脸上

liǎn shàng — On the face; referring to facial expression area

看出

kàn chū — To discern, to detect something by observing

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state

想法

xiǎngfǎ — Thought, idea, opinion one holds in mind

因为

yīnwèi — Because; introduces the reason for something

突然间

tūrán jiān — All of a sudden; in an abrupt, unexpected moment

一言不发

yī yán bù fā — Without uttering a single word; completely silent

猛地

měng de — Suddenly and forcefully; with abrupt fierce movement

用力

yòng lì — To exert force; to use strength deliberately

打了

dǎ le — Hit, struck; past action of hitting someone

一下

yī xià — Once; a brief action or single instance

踉跄

liàngqiàng — To stagger, stumble; walk unsteadily after impact

待

dài — To wait; to remain until a condition is met

恢复

huīfù — To recover, to restore to a previous state

平衡

pínghéng — Balance, equilibrium; stable physical or mental state

后

hòu — After, behind; indicating subsequent time or position

椅子

yǐzi — Chair; a piece of furniture for sitting

旁

páng — Beside, next to; indicating proximity to something

后退

hòutuì — To step back, to retreat in a backward direction

一两步

yī liǎng bù — One or two steps; a very short distance backward

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state

为了

wèile — In order to, for the purpose of doing something

惩罚

chéngfá — To punish; penalty given for wrongdoing or misbehavior

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

刚才

gāngcái — Just now; a moment ago, very recently

顶撞

dǐngzhuàng — To talk back, to contradict someone rudely

妈妈

māma — Mom, mother; informal term for one's mother

无礼

wúlǐ — Rude, impolite; lacking proper manners or respect

说

shuō — To say, to speak; to express verbally

也

yě — Also, too; indicating addition or similarity

鬼鬼祟祟

guǐguǐsuìsuì — Sneaky, furtive; behaving in a secretive suspicious manner

躲在

duǒ zài — To hide in or behind; to conceal oneself somewhere

帘子

liánzi — Curtain, screen; a hanging cloth used as divider

后面

hòumiàn — Behind, at the back of something

还

hái — Still, also; indicating continuation or addition

两分钟前

liǎng fēnzhōng qián — Two minutes ago; a short time before now

那副

nà fù — That expression/look; referring to a facial appearance

眼神

yǎnshén — Look in one's eyes; expression conveyed through eyes

这只

zhè zhī — This (one); measure word used for small animals

耗子

hàozi — Rat, mouse; informal term for a rodent

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicating something has occurred before now

习惯了

xíguàn le — Accustomed to; having gotten used to something

辱骂

rǔmà — To verbally abuse, to insult with harsh words

从没

cóng méi — Never; have never done something up to now

想过

xiǎng guò — Have thought about; considered at some previous point

要

yào — To want, to need; indicating desire or intention

还口

huán kǒu — To talk back, to reply in self-defense verbally

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs indicating passive or nominalization

担心

dānxīn — To worry, to be anxious about something

如何

rúhé — How; in what way; used to ask about manner

忍受

rěnshòu — To endure, to tolerate something painful or difficult

随

suí — To follow, to accompany; along with something

之后

zhīhòu — After, afterward; following a certain event or time

必然

bìrán — Inevitable, certain; something that will definitely happen

而来

ér lái — Coming along; arriving as a result or consequence

打击

dǎjī — Blow, strike; physical or emotional damaging impact

在

zài — At, in; indicates location or ongoing action

做

zuò — To do, to make; to perform an action

什么

shénme — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

问道

wèn dào — Asked, inquired; to pose a question to someone

看书

kàn shū — To read a book; the act of reading

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; indicates object receiving an action

书

shū — Book; a bound written or printed publication

拿来

ná lái — To bring over; to fetch and bring here

走回

zǒu huí — To walk back; to return somewhere on foot

窗边

chuāng biān — Beside the window; the area next to a window

那里

nàlǐ — There, that place; referring to a distant location

取来

qǔ lái — To fetch and bring; to retrieve something

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; negation of existence

权利

quánlì — Right, entitlement; a justified claim or privilege

拿

ná — To take, to hold; to grasp with one's hand

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun

是个

shì ge — Is a (measure word); to be a certain kind of person

寄人篱下

jì rén lí xià — To live under someone else's roof; dependent on others

人

rén — Person, people; a human being

钱

qián — Money; currency used for transactions

父亲

fùqīn — Father; a formal term for one's male parent

给

gěi — To give; for; indicating recipient of an action

留下

liú xià — To leave behind; to remain or leave something

任何

rènhé — Any, whichever; referring to any item without restriction

东西

dōngxi — Thing, stuff; a general term for objects or matters

应该

yīnggāi — Should, ought to; indicating moral obligation or expectation

去

qù — To go; to move toward a destination

行乞

xíngqǐ — To beg for charity; to ask strangers for alms

而

ér — But, and; conjunction linking contrasting or sequential clauses

不是

bú shì — Is not; negation of identity or state

住在

zhù zài — To live at, to reside in a place

这里

zhèlǐ — Here, this place; referring to a nearby location

与

yǔ — With, and; formal conjunction linking nouns or clauses

这样

zhèyàng — Like this, such; referring to a described manner

绅士

shēnshì — Gentleman; a man of good social standing and manners

之家

zhī jiā — Household of; a family or home belonging to someone

孩子

háizi — Child, children; a young person or offspring

同住

tóng zhù — To live together; to share a residence with others

和

hé — And, with; conjunction or preposition linking items

吃

chī — To eat; to consume food

一样

yīyàng — The same, alike; indicating identical quality or type

饭

fàn — Meal, cooked rice; food eaten at mealtimes

穿着

chuānzhe — Wearing; dressed in particular clothing

靠

kào — To rely on, to lean against; to depend on something

出钱

chū qián — To pay money; to provide funds for something

衣服

yīfu — Clothes, clothing; garments worn on the body

现在

xiànzài — Now, at present; the current moment in time

让

ràng — To let, to allow; to cause someone to do something

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware or informed of something

翻

fān — To flip through, to rummage; to turn over pages

书架

shūjià — Bookshelf, bookcase; a shelf for storing books

后果

hòuguǒ — Consequence, result; outcome typically of negative actions

那些

nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to distant items

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

整所

zhěng suǒ — The entire; all of a building or institution

房子

fángzi — House, building; a structure used as a residence

都

dōu — All, both; indicating totality of a group

属于

shǔyú — To belong to; to be the property of someone

或者

huòzhě — Or; used to present an alternative possibility

再过

zài guò — After another; in some additional amount of time

几年

jǐ nián — A few years; several unspecified years from now

就会

jiù huì — Will then; indicating a future inevitable outcome

站到

zhàn dào — To stand at; to move and stand in a position

门边

mén biān — Beside the door; the area next to a door

离

lí — Away from; indicating distance from something

镜子

jìngzi — Mirror; a reflective surface used to see oneself

窗户

chuānghù — Window; an opening in a wall for light and air

远

yuǎn — Far, distant; a great distance away

一点

yīdiǎn — A little, a bit; a small amount or degree