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Vocabulary

雨水

yǔ shuǐ — Rainwater; water that falls as rain

在

zài — At, in, on; to be located at

五月

wǔ yuè — May; the fifth month of the year

降临

jiàng lín — To arrive, descend; said of rain or events

一如往常

yī rú wǎng cháng — Just as usual; same as always

注满

zhù mǎn — To fill up completely with liquid

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

后门

hòu mén — Back door; rear entrance of a building

台阶

tái jiē — Steps, stairs; a flight of steps outside

旁

páng — Beside, next to, at the side of

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun

陶罐

táo guàn — Ceramic pot, earthen jar or vessel

将

jiāng — Will, shall; used before a verb for future

花园

huā yuán — Garden; an area for growing flowers

变得

biàn de — To become; to change into a state

幽暗

yōu àn — Dim and dark; shadowy and gloomy

而

ér — And, yet; conjunction linking contrasting qualities

丰饶

fēng ráo — Abundant, fertile; rich in produce or resources

鸡蛋花

jī dàn huā — Plumeria, frangipani; tropical flowering tree

花朵

huā duǒ — Flower, blossom; individual flower of a plant

落入

luò rù — To fall into; to drop down into something

泥

ní — Mud, clay; wet earth or soil

中

zhōng — Middle, center; within, inside something

芒果树

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

每场

měi chǎng — Every (storm, event, session); each occurrence

风暴

fēng bào — Storm; violent weather with strong wind

过后

guò hòu — Afterward, after something has passed or ended

要

yào — To want; will; need to; going to

滴水

dī shuǐ — To drip water; water dripping drop by drop

好几天

hǎo jǐ tiān — Several days; quite a few days in duration

天空

tiān kōng — Sky; the open expanse above the earth

早已

zǎo yǐ — Long since, already for a long time

放晴

fàng qíng — To clear up; sky becoming clear after rain

它们

tā men — They, them; third-person plural for non-humans

却

què — Yet, but, however; indicates contrast or contradiction

还在

hái zài — Still doing; continuing to be or act

淌着水

tǎng zhe shuǐ — Trickling with water; water flowing slowly down

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if, as though; seemingly, apparently

不愿

bù yuàn — Unwilling, reluctant; not wanting to do something

停歇

tíng xiē — To stop and rest; to cease activity

考

kǎo — To take an exam; to test, examine

学会了

xué huì le — Has learned; has mastered a skill or habit

进门

jìn mén — To enter a door; to come inside

前

qián — Before, in front of; prior to something

门口

mén kǒu — Doorway, entrance; the area at the door

抖落

dǒu luò — To shake off; to remove by shaking

身上

shēn shang — On one's body; on oneself or one's person

水

shuǐ — Water; liquid essential for life

这个

zhè ge — This, this one; referring to nearby thing

习惯

xí guàn — Habit, custom; a regular behavior or practice

没有

méi yǒu — Don't have; there is not; negation of existence

人

rén — Person, people, human being

教过

jiāo guò — Has taught; previously taught someone something

他

tā — He, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun

觉得

jué de — To feel, think, find; subjective perception

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

太

tài — Too, excessively; overly so

理所当然

lǐ suǒ dāng rán — Taken for granted; naturally so, as expected

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — To the extent that; so much so that

电话里

diàn huà lǐ — On the phone; during a telephone conversation

跟

gēn — With, and; to follow; talking to someone

姐妹

jiě mèi — Sisters; female siblings collectively

提起

tí qǐ — To bring up, mention; to raise a topic

随后

suí hòu — Shortly after, then; immediately following

又

yòu — Again, also; once more, in addition

为

wèi — For, because of; on behalf of

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

这件事

zhè jiàn shì — This matter, this thing; this particular affair

值得

zhí de — Worth, deserving; meriting attention or effort

一提

yī tí — Worth mentioning; to mention once briefly

短暂地

duǎn zàn de — Briefly, momentarily; for a short time only

感到

gǎn dào — To feel, sense; to experience an emotion

有些

yǒu xiē — Somewhat, a little; some degree of feeling

不好意思

bù hǎo yì si — Embarrassed, awkward; feeling shy or sorry

现在

xiàn zài — Now, currently; at the present moment

十二岁

shí èr suì — Twelve years old; aged twelve

她

tā — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun

有

yǒu — To have, possess; there is or are

父亲

fù qīn — Father; one's male parent, formal term

那双

nà shuāng — That pair of; referring to a specific pair

窄窄

zhǎi zhǎi — Quite narrow; slim and slender in shape

肩膀

jiān bǎng — Shoulders; the upper part of the body

也有

yě yǒu — Also has; additionally possessing a quality

母亲

mǔ qīn — Mother; one's female parent, formal term

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type or sort of

认真

rèn zhēn — Serious, earnest; careful and attentive attitude

思考

sī kǎo — To think deeply, ponder; careful consideration

时

shí — When, at the time of; during a moment

陷入

xiàn rù — To fall into, sink into; to become absorbed

沉默

chén mò — Silence; quiet, not speaking or responding

已经

yǐ jīng — Already; indicating something has occurred before now

过了

guò le — Past, beyond; has passed a certain stage

抱着

bào zhe — Holding, hugging; embracing something while doing

睡觉

shuì jiào — To sleep; to go to bed and rest

年纪

nián jì — Age; a person's years of life

太大

tài dà — Too big, too old; excessively large or aged

是

shì — To be; linking subject and predicate

一条

yī tiáo — One (used for long or flexible objects, animals)

真正

zhēn zhèng — Real, genuine, true; authentically so

狗

gǒu — Dog; domesticated canine animal

白色

bái sè — White color; the color white

身形

shēn xíng — Body shape, physique; the form of a body

结实

jiē shi — Sturdy, solid; firm and well-built in body

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause

入睡

rù shuì — To fall asleep; to enter a state of sleep

仍

réng — Still, yet; continuing as before

手

shǒu — Hand; the part of the body at the wrist

垂放

chuí fàng — Hanging down, drooping; letting something dangle

床边

chuáng biān — Bedside; the edge or side of a bed

地板

dì bǎn — Floor; the surface one walks on indoors

上

shàng — On top of, above; upper surface of something

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

一直以来

yī zhí yǐ lái — All along, always; consistently up until now

安睡

ān shuì — To sleep peacefully; to rest in calm slumber

位置

wèi zhì — Position, location, place; where something is

睡眠

shuì mián — Sleep; the state or act of sleeping

围绕着

wéi rào zhe — Surrounding, revolving around; encircling something

那只

nà zhī — That one (for animals); referring to a specific animal

展开

zhǎn kāi — To unfold, spread out; to extend outward

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like, as if; used to make a comparison

植物

zhí wù — Plant; living organism that grows in soil

围绕

wéi rào — To surround, revolve around; encircling something

光

guāng — Light; illumination from a source

生长

shēng zhǎng — To grow; to develop and increase in size

一样

yī yàng — The same, alike; used in comparisons

一年

yī nián — One year; a period of twelve months

学校

xué xiào — School; an institution of learning and education

一位

yī wèi — One (respectful counter for persons); a person

老师

lǎo shī — Teacher; a person who teaches others

提到

tí dào — To mention, bring up; to refer to something

城里

chéng lǐ — In the city; inside an urban area

一所

yī suǒ — One (counter for schools/institutions); a school

中学

zhōng xué — Middle school, high school; secondary education

项目

xiàng mù — Program, project; a specific organized initiative

说

shuō — To say, speak; to tell or express verbally

好

hǎo — Good, well; fine, indicating quality or approval

竞争

jìng zhēng — Competition; to compete for something with others

激烈

jī liè — Intense, fierce; very strong competition or feeling

一试

yī shì — To give it a try; to attempt once

猜想

cāi xiǎng — To guess, conjecture; to speculate without certainty

把

bǎ — Disposal particle; moves object before verb

这话

zhè huà — These words, this statement; what was said

说给

shuō gěi — To say to, tell to; to convey words to someone

好几个

hǎo jǐ ge — Several, quite a few; more than a couple

学生

xué shēng — Student; a person who studies at school

听

tīng — To listen, hear; to pay attention to sound

听进去

tīng jìn qù — To take in, absorb; to really hear and accept

方式

fāng shì — Way, manner, method; how something is done

与

yǔ — And, with; together or compared with another

其他人

qí tā rén — Other people; others besides oneself

不同

bù tóng — Different, unlike; not the same as another

看得出来

kàn de chū lái — Can tell, can see clearly; visibly apparent

因为

yīn wèi — Because, since; gives a reason or cause

女儿

nǚ ér — Daughter; one's female child

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin, start; the commencement of something

以

yǐ — Using, by means of; with a certain method

一种

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

听似

tīng sì — Sounds like; appearing casual when heard

随口一问

suí kǒu yī wèn — To ask casually; a question seemingly off the cuff

提出

tí chū — To raise, put forward; to propose a question

问题

wèn tí — Question, problem; an issue needing an answer

坐

zuò — To sit; to travel by (vehicle)

火车

huǒ chē — Train; a railway locomotive and carriages

多久

duō jiǔ — How long; asking about duration of time

附近

fù jìn — Nearby, in the vicinity; close to a place

什么

shén me — What; interrogative pronoun asking about things

这些

zhè xiē — These; plural demonstrative for nearby things

其实

qí shí — Actually, in fact; revealing the true situation

一个

yī ge — One, a single; general counter for objects

计划

jì huà — Plan, scheme; an organized set of intentions

精心

jīng xīn — Carefully, elaborately; with great care and thought

构架

gòu jià — To construct, framework; to build a structure

泼冷水

pō lěng shuǐ — To pour cold water; to dampen enthusiasm or hopes

一遍遍

yī biàn biàn — Over and over again; repeatedly many times

告诉

gào su — To tell, inform; to let someone know something

这一点

zhè yī diǎn — This point, this aspect; referring to a specific fact

直到

zhí dào — Until, up to; continuing to a certain point

毫无保留

háo wú bǎo liú — Completely, without reservation; holding nothing back

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

相信

xiāng xìn — To believe, trust; to have confidence in something

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects

一直

yī zhí — Continuously, always; straight on without stopping

下到

xià dào — Down to, extending until; reaching a certain point

六月

liù yuè — June; the sixth month of the year

延续

yán xù — To continue, extend; to carry on over time

进了

jìn le — Entered into; moved into a period or place

七月

qī yuè — July; the seventh month of the year