Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 1 — Page 6

Vocabulary

王

wáng — King; monarch; ruler

如何

rúhé — How; in what way; how to do something

骑马

qí mǎ — To ride a horse

追赶

zhuīgǎn — To chase; to pursue someone or something

那位

nà wèi — That (person); referring to a specific individual politely

女士

nǚshì — Lady; polite term for a woman

和

hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases

带走

dài zǒu — To take away; to carry someone or something off

她

tā — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun

的

de — Possessive or descriptive particle; structural marker

骑士

qíshì — Knight; a mounted armored warrior

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; in addition to

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a polite counter for individuals

向

xiàng — Toward; facing; to direct action at someone

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

求助

qiúzhù — To seek help; to ask for assistance

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; for the sake of

与

yǔ — And; with; together with someone

两名

liǎng míng — Two (people); a measure word for persons

交战

jiāozhàn — To engage in battle; to fight against enemies

其中

qízhōng — Among them; within that group or set

一人

yī rén — One person; a single individual

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time

第一

dì yī — First; number one; the foremost

击

jī — To strike; to hit; a blow or attack

时

shí — When; at the time of; a time marker

便

biàn — Then; immediately; thereupon; as a result

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates action done to subject

杀死

shā sǐ — To kill; to slay; to cause death

第

dì — Ordinal prefix; used before numbers to indicate order

十三

shísān — Thirteen; the number 13

章

zhāng — Chapter; a section of a book

获得

huòdé — To obtain; to acquire; to gain something

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously connecting two actions

将

jiāng — Will; to take; used before verb as marker

带到

dài dào — To bring to; to take someone to a place

宫廷

gōngtíng — Royal court; the palace and its administration

十四

shísì — Fourteen; the number 14

途中

túzhōng — On the way; during the journey; en route

夜晚

yèwǎn — Night; nighttime; the evening hours

躺卧

tǎng wò — To lie down; to recline; to rest lying flat

于

yú — At; in; on; literary preposition of location

山谷

shāngǔ — Valley; a low area between mountains

中

zhōng — In; inside; within; the middle of something

听到

tīng dào — To hear; to catch a sound; to listen and perceive

声音

shēngyīn — Sound; voice; a noise heard by someone

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

冒险

màoxiǎn — Adventure; to take risks; daring endeavor

经历

jīnglì — Experience; to go through events or hardships

十五

shíwǔ — Fifteen; the number 15

抵达

dǐdá — To arrive at; to reach a destination

后

hòu — After; behind; following in time or space

书

shū — Book; a written or printed literary work

上

shàng — On; above; up; on top of something

宣誓

xuānshì — To take an oath; to swear solemnly

讲述

jiǎngshù — To narrate; to tell; to recount a story

其

qí — His; her; its; their; literary possessive pronoun

探索

tànsuǒ — To explore; to search for; to investigate

真相

zhēnxiàng — The truth; the real situation; actual facts

四

sì — Four; the number 4

卷

juàn — Volume; scroll; a division of a book

一

yī — One; the number 1; a single unit

迷恋

míliàn — To be infatuated with; to obsess over someone

湖中

hú zhōng — In the lake; within the body of water

仙女

xiānnǚ — Fairy; female immortal; enchantress

之一

zhī yī — One of; one among a group or set

对其

duì qí — Toward him/her/it; regarding that person or thing

痴迷

chīmí — To be obsessed; to be infatuated; deep fascination

封闭

fēngbì — To seal; to close off; to enclose something

岩石

yánshí — Rock; stone; a large hard natural formation

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; inside; among; in the middle of

一块

yī kuài — A piece of; one chunk; a measure word for solid objects

石头

shítou — Stone; rock; a hard mineral object

下

xià — Under; below; beneath; lower position

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; over there

死去

sǐ qù — To die; to pass away; to cease living

二

èr — Two; the number 2

五位

wǔ wèi — Five (people); polite counter for five individuals

国王

guówáng — King; a male monarch of a country

来到

lái dào — To come to; to arrive at a place

这片

zhè piàn — This area; this stretch of land or region

土地

tǔdì — Land; territory; ground; a piece of earth

针对

zhēnduì — Aimed at; targeting; directed against something

所

suǒ — Particle linking verb to object in formal usage

采取

cǎiqǔ — To adopt; to take measures; to employ a strategy

谋略

móulüè — Strategy; tactics; cunning plans for achieving goals

三

sān — Three; the number 3

将其

jiāng qí — To take it/him/her; literary form of object marker

击败

jī bài — To defeat; to overcome; to beat an opponent

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable someone to do

残余

cányú — Remnant; remaining; leftover forces or people

之人

zhī rén — Those people; the persons belonging to a group

溃逃

kuìtáo — To flee in defeat; to scatter and run away

战斗

zhàndòu — Battle; combat; to fight in a conflict

到来

dàolái — Arrival; the coming of someone or something

之前

zhīqián — Before; prior to; earlier than a time or event

便已

biàn yǐ — Had already; by then it was already done

结束

jiéshù — To end; to conclude; to finish something

战场

zhànchǎng — Battlefield; the site where combat takes place

之地

zhī dì — The place of; a literary term for a location

建立

jiànlì — To establish; to found; to set up something

了

le — Completion marker; indicates finished or changed state

一座

yī zuò — One (building/structure); measure word for large structures

修道院

xiūdàoyuàn — Monastery; abbey; a religious residence for monks

五

wǔ — Five; the number 5

爵士

juéshì — Knight; a person holding the title of Sir

封为

fēng wéi — To confer the title of; to appoint as a rank

圆桌

yuánzhuō — Round Table; King Arthur's legendary circular table

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore; as a result; for this reason

而

ér — And; but; yet; a literary connective particle

不满

bùmǎn — Dissatisfied; discontented; unhappy with a situation

六

liù — Six; the number 6

追逐

zhuīzhú — To chase; to pursue; to follow something eagerly

一头

yī tóu — One (animal); measure word for large animals

雄鹿

xióng lù — Stag; a male deer; a buck

奇异

qíyì — Strange; bizarre; unusual; extraordinarily odd

七

qī — Seven; the number 7