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Vocabulary

他

tā — Third person singular pronoun: he, him

不会

bù huì — Will not; unable to; not likely to

在

zài — At, in, on; to be located at

门口

mén kǒu — Doorway, entrance, threshold of a door

哀嚎

āi háo — To wail, howl in grief or pain

抓挠

zhuā náo — To scratch with claws or fingernails

家具

jiā jù — Furniture; household furnishings and fittings

也

yě — Also, too; as well; likewise

像

xiàng — To resemble; like; similar to something

所

suǒ — Particle indicating passive or nominalizing function

认识

rèn shi — To know, recognize, be acquainted with someone

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

其他

qí tā — Other, else; the rest of something

狗

gǒu — Dog; canine animal

那样

nà yàng — Like that; in that way or manner

用

yòng — To use; to employ; with (a tool or method)

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of thing

毫无保留

háo wú bǎo liú — Holding nothing back; completely open and unreserved

执拗

zhí niù — Stubborn, obstinate; persistently unyielding in manner

劲儿

jìn r — Energy, vigor, drive; a particular manner or spirit

索要

suǒ yào — To demand, ask for, solicit something from someone

东西

dōng xi — Thing, object; stuff (general term)

只是

zhǐ shì — Only, merely, just; simply the case that

等待

děng dài — To wait, await; to be in expectation of

观察

guān chá — To observe, watch carefully; to examine closely

似乎

sì hū — It seems, apparently; as if, seemingly

已

yǐ — Already; completed action marker (literary)

对

duì — Toward, regarding; correct; to face something

家中

jiā zhōng — Within the home; inside one's household

每个人

měi gè rén — Every person, everyone, each individual person

作出

zuò chū — To make, render, produce (a judgment or decision)

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

判断

pàn duàn — To judge, assess; a judgment or conclusion made

她们

tā men — They, them (referring to a group of females)

两人

liǎng rén — Two people; a pair of individuals

还有

hái yǒu — There is also; and also; furthermore

周末

zhōu mò — Weekend; Saturday and Sunday

来访

lái fǎng — To visit, come to call on someone

姑妈

gū mā — Father's sister; aunt (paternal side)

以及

yǐ jí — And, as well as; along with (formal)

隔壁

gé bì — Next door; the neighboring room or house

那位

nà wèi — That person (polite); that one (respectful reference)

有时

yǒu shí — Sometimes, occasionally; at times

会

huì — Will; can; to be able to; to know how

与

yǔ — With, and; together with (formal/literary)

说话

shuō huà — To speak, talk; to say words to someone

老先生

lǎo xiān sheng — Old gentleman; respectful term for an elderly man

并

bìng — And, moreover; simultaneously; (literary conjunction)

以

yǐ — With, by means of; using (literary/formal)

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of; one sort of

与其说

yǔ qí shuō — Rather than say; it is more accurate to say

像是

xiàng shì — Looks like, seems like; resembling something

训练

xùn liàn — To train, drill; training, conditioning of behavior

出来

chū lái — To come out; resultative complement indicating emergence

不如说

bù rú shuō — Better to say; more accurately described as

更像是

gèng xiàng shì — Even more like; more closely resembling something

发自内心

fā zì nèi xīn — Coming from the heart; genuinely felt and sincere

体恤

tǐ xù — To show empathy, compassion; to understand and care

精准

jīng zhǔn — Precise, accurate; exact and on point

调整

tiáo zhěng — To adjust, regulate, fine-tune something

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, self; one's own person or actions

行为

xíng wéi — Behavior, conduct, action; way of acting

面前

miàn qián — In front of, before; in someone's presence

放松

fàng sōng — To relax, loosen up; to become less tense

而

ér — And, but, yet; connective conjunction (literary)

温热

wēn rè — Warm, lukewarm; pleasantly heated temperature

翻过身来

fān guò shēn lái — To turn one's body over; to roll over

让

ràng — To let, allow; to yield; to cause someone to

她

tā — She, her; third person singular feminine pronoun

揉

róu — To rub, knead, massage gently with hands

肚子

dù zi — Belly, stomach, abdomen

追逐

zhuī zhú — To chase, pursue; to run after something or someone

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state

午间

wǔ jiān — Midday, noontime; around noon

花园里

huā yuán lǐ — Inside the garden; within the garden space

投下

tóu xià — To cast down; to project (a shadow) downward

短小

duǎn xiǎo — Short and small; of slight, compact stature

身影

shēn yǐng — Silhouette, figure, shadow of a person or body

则

zé — Then, in contrast; on the other hand (literary)

更加

gèng jiā — Even more, still more; to a greater degree

克制

kè zhì — Restrained, controlled; to hold back one's impulses

专注

zhuān zhù — Focused, concentrated; giving full attention to something

在场

zài chǎng — To be present; to be on the scene or location

却

què — Yet, but, however; indicating contrast or surprise

沉静

chén jìng — Calm, serene, quiet; peaceful and composed demeanor

不是

bù shì — Is not, are not; negation of identity or state

顺从

shùn cóng — Obedient, submissive; going along with others' wishes

尊重

zūn zhòng — To respect, honor; regard with esteem and deference

那段

nà duàn — That segment, that stretch; that particular portion

距离

jù lí — Distance, gap; the space between two points

还在

hái zài — Still at; still existing or continuing at a place

斟酌

zhēn zhuó — To deliberate, weigh carefully; to consider thoughtfully

究竟

jiū jìng — After all, exactly; used for emphasis in questions

要

yào — To want, need; will; must; about to do

将

jiāng — About to, going to; will (future marker, literary)

它

tā — It; third person singular pronoun for objects/animals

缩短

suō duǎn — To shorten, reduce; to make a distance or time shorter

几分

jǐ fēn — A few parts, somewhat; a degree or measure of something

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

第一个月

dì yī gè yuè — The first month; month number one of a period

将尽

jiāng jìn — About to end; nearing its conclusion or finish

之时

zhī shí — At the time of; when (literary expression)

旱季

hàn jì — Dry season; period of the year with little rain

已然

yǐ rán — Already; has already become so (literary tone)

沉入

chén rù — To sink into; to become submerged in something

真正

zhēn zhèng — True, genuine, real; truly and authentically so

酷热

kù rè — Intense heat; extremely hot weather or temperature

之中

zhī zhōng — Within, in the midst of (literary expression)

芒果树

máng guǒ shù — Mango tree; tropical tree bearing mango fruit

午后

wǔ hòu — Afternoon; the time period after noon

沉甸甸

chén diān diān — Heavy, weighty; describing a heavy, dragging sensation

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

静立

jìng lì — To stand still and quietly; to stand motionless

树影

shù yǐng — Tree shadow; the shade cast by a tree

汇聚

huì jù — To converge, gather together; to collect at one point

一处

yī chù — One place; a single spot or location

幽深

yōu shēn — Deep and secluded; profound and dim in atmosphere

暗沉

àn chén — Dark and heavy; gloomy and dim in tone or color

鸡蛋花

jī dàn huā — Plumeria, frangipani; fragrant tropical flowering plant

盛开

shèng kāi — In full bloom; flowering at peak beauty

每天

měi tiān — Every day, daily; each and every day

清晨

qīng chén — Early morning, dawn; the clear early hours

蜡质

là zhì — Waxy in texture; having a smooth wax-like quality

花朵

huā duǒ — Flower, blossom; an individual flower or bloom

飘落

piāo luò — To drift down and fall; to float gently downward

前路

qián lù — The road ahead; the path in front of one

上

shàng — On, above, upon; on top of a surface

空气

kōng qì — Air; the atmosphere; ambient air around us

染上

rǎn shàng — To become tinged with; to take on a color or quality

甜蜜

tián mì — Sweet and wonderful; pleasantly sweet sensation or feeling

略带

lüè dài — Slightly carrying; tinged with a hint of something

哀悼

āi dào — To mourn, grieve; expressing sorrow for a loss

气息

qì xī — Breath, scent; atmosphere or aura of a place

香味

xiāng wèi — Fragrance, aroma; a pleasant sweet smell

向来

xiàng lái — Always, consistently; has always been the case

喜爱

xǐ ài — To love, be fond of; to feel affection toward something

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective nearby

从未

cóng wèi — Never, has never; not once at any time

知晓

zhī xiǎo — To know, be aware of; to understand clearly (literary)

该

gāi — Should, ought to; the said (referring to something)

如何

rú hé — How; in what way; what to do about something

言说

yán shuō — To speak, express verbally; to put into words

这份

zhè fèn — This portion; this particular feeling or amount

扫起

sǎo qǐ — To sweep up; to gather by sweeping from the ground

一两朵

yī liǎng duǒ — One or two blossoms; a small number of flowers

放入

fàng rù — To place into; to put something inside a container

门廊

mén láng — Porch, veranda; covered entrance area of a building

栏杆

lán gān — Railing, balustrade; a barrier or fence rail

一只

yī zhī — One (used with animals and certain objects)

盛了水

chéng le shuǐ — Filled with water; containing water (in a vessel)

小

xiǎo — Small, little; of diminutive size

陶碗

táo wǎn — Ceramic bowl; a small bowl made of clay

里

lǐ — Inside, within; in the interior of something

其中

qí zhōng — Among them, within it; in the middle of something

漂浮

piāo fú — To float; to drift on the surface of liquid

缓缓

huǎn huǎn — Slowly, gently; at a leisurely and unhurried pace

转动

zhuǎn dòng — To rotate, revolve, turn around slowly

考

kǎo — To consider; to examine; test (here: to think over)

习惯了

xí guàn le — Have gotten used to; accustomed to by now

一天

yī tiān — One day; a single day; the whole day

最热

zuì rè — The hottest; the peak of heat in a day

时分

shí fēn — Time, moment; a particular time of day

睡在

shuì zài — To sleep at, sleep in (a specific location)

选中

xuǎn zhòng — To select, choose; to pick out from options

那一道

nà yī dào — That one strip or band; that particular line of something

阴影

yīn yǐng — Shadow, shade; darkness cast by an object

趴在

pā zài — To lie face down at; to rest prone on a surface

那里

nà lǐ — There, that place; over there at that location

下巴

xià ba — Chin; the lower part of the face below mouth

搁在

gē zài — To rest on, place on; to set something upon

前爪

qián zhuǎ — Front paws; the forefeet or claws of an animal

凝望

níng wàng — To gaze steadily, stare intently at something

大门

dà mén — Main gate, front door; the large entrance of a property

带着

dài zhe — Carrying, bearing; having with one; along with

无处可去

wú chù kě qù — Nowhere to go; having no place to go to

之人

zhī rén — A person who; one who (literary nominal phrase)

才有

cái yǒu — Only then has; only such a person possesses

从容

cóng róng — Calm and unhurried; composed and at ease manner

花园

huā yuán — Garden; an outdoor space with plants and flowers

墙外

qiáng wài — Outside the wall; beyond the surrounding wall

路上

lù shàng — On the road, on the way; along the street

汽车

qì chē — Car, automobile; a motorized vehicle

驶过

shǐ guò — To drive past; to pass by in a vehicle