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Vocabulary

他

tā — Third-person singular male pronoun: he, him.

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; used before object of verb.

每

měi — Every, each; indicating all members of a group.

一

yī — The number one; a single unit.

条

tiáo — Measure word for long, flexible objects or items.

都

dōu — All, both; indicating totality or universality.

试探

shìtàn — To test, probe, or sound someone out cautiously.

过

guò — Aspect particle indicating past experience; to pass.

次

cì — Measure word for occurrences or times of an action.

然后

ránhòu — Then, after that; indicating sequential action.

接收

jiēshōu — To receive, accept, or pick up a signal or message.

到

dào — To arrive at; resultative complement indicating success.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

她

tā — Third-person singular female pronoun: she, her.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

眼神

yǎnshén — Expression in one's eyes; look, gaze.

不是

bùshì — Is not; negation of identity or state.

呵斥

hēchì — To scold, rebuke, or reprimand someone sharply.

只是

zhǐshì — Just, merely, only; used to limit scope.

一个

yī gè — One (item); general measure word for a single thing.

和

hé — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

十七

shíqī — The number seventeen.

年来

nián lái — Over the past (number of) years; spanning years.

用

yòng — To use, employ; with, by means of.

在

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

身上

shēnshang — On one's body; on a person, about someone.

那个

nà ge — That one; demonstrative pronoun for a specific item.

一模一样

yī mú yī yàng — Exactly the same; identical in every way.

明白

míngbai — To understand, comprehend; clear, obvious.

此后

cǐhòu — After this, henceforth; from this point onward.

遵守

zūnshǒu — To abide by, comply with, observe rules or norms.

规矩

guīju — Rules, norms, conventions; proper etiquette or conduct.

认真

rènzhēn — Serious, earnest, conscientious; taking things carefully.

程度

chéngdù — Degree, extent, level of something.

不亚于

bù yà yú — No less than, not inferior to; at least equal to.

注意到

zhùyì dào — To notice, become aware of something observed.

这

zhè — This; proximal demonstrative pronoun or determiner.

一点

yīdiǎn — A little, a bit; this point or aspect.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; negation of existence or past action.

告诉

gàosu — To tell, inform, let someone know something.

任何人

rènhé rén — Anyone, anybody; no matter who.

但

dàn — But, however; introducing contrast or exception.

预料到

yùliào dào — To anticipate, foresee, expect something in advance.

是

shì — To be; affirmative copula linking subject and predicate.

会

huì — Will; modal verb expressing likelihood or ability.

多大

duō dà — How large, how great; to what extent or degree.

程度上

chéngdù shang — To what degree or extent; in terms of level.

开始

kāishǐ — To begin, start; the beginning of something.

依赖

yīlài — To rely on, depend on; dependence on someone.

发出

fāchū — To emit, produce, give out a sound or signal.

声响

shēngxiǎng — Sound, noise; an audible disturbance in the environment.

离开

líkāi — To leave, depart from a place or person.

之后

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

回来

huílai — To come back, return to where one was before.

之前

zhīqián — Before, prior to; earlier than a point in time.

那段

nà duàn — That period or section; referring to a span of time.

中间

zhōngjiān — In between, the middle; the intervening period or space.

时光

shíguāng — Time, period; time as experienced or remembered.

里

lǐ — Inside, within; used for location within a space.

屋子

wūzi — Room, house; an enclosed indoor living space.

安静

ānjìng — Quiet, calm, still; free from noise or disturbance.

一向

yīxiàng — Always, consistently; all along up to the present.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this, so, thus; in this manner or degree.

并不

bìng bù — Not at all; emphatic negation of a claim or expectation.

介意

jièyì — To mind, take offense; to care or be bothered by.

多年来

duō nián lái — Over many years; throughout a long period of time.

安然

ānrán — Peacefully, safely, calmly; in a composed manner.

活在

huó zài — To live in or within; to exist inside a state or world.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun for any person.

内心

nèixīn — Inner heart, mind; one's internal emotional world.

世界

shìjiè — World; the entirety of existence or a personal realm.

女人

nǚrén — Woman, female adult person.

看来

kànlái — It seems, it appears; indicating a personal assessment.

自家

zìjiā — One's own home or family; belonging to oneself.

厨房

chúfáng — Kitchen; the room used for cooking food.

寂静

jìjìng — Silence, stillness; profound quiet without any sound.

胜过

shèngguò — To surpass, exceed, be better than something else.

大多数

dàduōshù — The majority, most; the greater number of things.

交谈

jiāotán — To converse, chat; mutual exchange of spoken words.

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicating an action has been completed.

懂得

dǒngde — To understand, know how to; grasp through experience.

独处

dúchǔ — To be alone, spend time by oneself; solitude.

时

shí — When, at the time of; temporal marker in written Chinese.

与

yǔ — With, and; formal conjunction or preposition.

某人

mǒu rén — A certain person, someone; unspecified individual.

同处

tóngchǔ — To be together with, share the same space with someone.

却

què — Yet, but, however; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.

彼此

bǐcǐ — Each other, one another; mutual or reciprocal relation.

无言

wúyán — Speechless, silent; having nothing to say to each other.

之间

zhījiān — Between, among; in the space or relationship between.

有

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

区别

qūbié — Difference, distinction; what sets two things apart.

考

kǎo — To examine, test; here possibly 'to observe' contextually.

一天

yītiān — One day; a single day or a whole day's duration.

那些

nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to distant things.

穿行

chuānxíng — To pass through, move through a space or crowd.

带着

dài zhe — Carrying, bearing; having something along with oneself.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of; one variety or sort of something.

自得其乐

zì dé qí lè — Finding contentment in one's own pursuits; self-satisfied enjoyment.

之人

zhī rén — A person who; referring to people with a certain quality.

特有

tèyǒu — Unique to, characteristic of; exclusively belonging to something.

从容

cóngróng — Calm, unhurried, composed; acting with ease and grace.

自足

zìzú — Self-sufficient, content; needing nothing from outside.

打盹

dǎdǔn — To doze, nap; falling into a light brief sleep.

闻听

wéntīng — To hear, listen to; perceiving sounds attentively.

巷子

xiàngzi — Alley, narrow lane; a small passageway between buildings.

动静

dòngjing — Sound of movement, activity; signs that something is happening.

便

biàn — Then, thereupon; indicating immediate consequence or response.

抬起

táiqǐ — To lift up, raise; moving something upward from below.

头来

tóu lái — One's head; used with verbs like lift to mean 'look up.'

从

cóng — From; indicating starting point of action or source.

碗里

wǎn lǐ — Inside the bowl; referring to what is within a bowl.

喝水

hē shuǐ — To drink water; the act of consuming water.

动作

dòngzuò — Movement, action, gesture; a physical motion or act.

小

xiǎo — Small, little; minimal in size or degree.

而

ér — And yet, but; connecting contrasting or complementary clauses.

透着

tòu zhe — Revealing, emanating; showing a quality through appearance.

一股

yī gǔ — A whiff, a streak; measure word for streams or qualities.

利落

lìluo — Neat, nimble, clean-cut; efficient and without wasted motion.

劲儿

jìnr — Energy, spirit, feel; a particular quality or manner.

存在

cúnzài — To exist, be present; existence as a state of being.

于

yú — In, at, to; formal literary preposition of location or relation.

这里

zhèlǐ — Here, this place; referring to the immediate location.

方式

fāngshì — Way, manner, method; the mode in which something occurs.

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like, exactly as; introducing a comparison or simile.

房间

fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

植物

zhíwù — Plant, vegetation; a living organism that photosynthesizes.

那样

nàyàng — Like that, in that way; referring to a manner or degree.

不

bù — No, not; basic negation particle in Chinese.

提

tí — To raise, mention, bring up a topic or request.

任何

rènhé — Any, whatever; used in negatives or conditions.

要求

yāoqiú — Demand, request, requirement; to ask for something.

悄悄

qiāoqiāo — Quietly, stealthily; doing something without being noticed.

改变着

gǎibiàn zhe — Changing, altering continuously; undergoing gradual transformation.

空气

kōngqì — Air; the mixture of gases surrounding us; atmosphere.

质地

zhìdì — Texture, quality, feel; the material nature of something.

说话

shuōhuà — To speak, talk; the act of using spoken language.

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although, even though; conceding a point before contrasting.

并非

bìngfēi — Is not at all; emphatic literary negation of a fact.

有意

yǒuyì — Intentional, deliberate; done on purpose with awareness.

为之

wèi zhī — For it, so doing; literary phrase meaning to do so.

一直

yīzhí — Always, continuously, all along; without interruption.

说

shuō — To say, speak, tell; expressing something verbally.

也

yě — Also, too; indicating addition or similarity.

像

xiàng — To resemble, be like; used for comparisons.

某些人

mǒu xiē rén — Certain people, some people; unspecified individuals.

跟

gēn — With, and; following along or in relation to someone.

动物

dòngwù — Animal; a living creature capable of movement.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of, that type of; referring to a specific manner.

轻声细语

qīng shēng xì yǔ — Speaking softly and gently; talking in a tender quiet voice.

娇声娇气

jiāo shēng jiāo qì — Speaking in an affected coquettish tone; overly sweet-voiced.

腔调

qiāngdiào — Tone, accent, manner of speaking; vocal inflection style.

仿佛

fǎngfú — As if, as though; expressing resemblance or seeming.

需要

xūyào — To need, require; having a necessity for something.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives the action.

哄着

hǒng zhe — Coaxing, cajoling; soothing someone with gentle words.

孩子

háizi — Child, kid; a young person, offspring.

不用

bùyòng — No need to, don't have to; unnecessary to do something.