Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 1

Vocabulary

哎

āi — Interjection expressing surprise or calling attention.

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss; polite form of address for a young woman.

什么

shén me — What; used to ask about identity or nature.

事

shì — Matter, affair, thing, or incident.

您

nín — Polite form of 'you', showing respect to the listener.

没

méi — No, not; negation of existence or past action.

看见

kàn jiàn — To see, to catch sight of something or someone.

老爷

lǎo ye — Master, lord; respectful term for the male head of household.

往

wǎng — Toward, in the direction of; indicates movement direction.

这边

zhè biān — This side, this direction, over here.

走

zǒu — To walk, to go, to move on foot.

过来

guò lái — To come over here, to approach the speaker.

吗

ma — Question particle forming yes/no questions at sentence end.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun, informal register.

这话

zhè huà — These words, this remark, what was just said.

是

shì — To be; copula linking subject and predicate.

意思

yì si — Meaning, sense, intention of words or actions.

父亲

fù qīn — Father; formal word for one's male parent.

这个

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

时候

shí hou — Time, moment, period when something occurs.

从来

cóng lái — Always, never (with negation); at any time up to now.

不

bù — No, not; general negation adverb in Chinese.

在家

zài jiā — To be at home, present in the house.

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun.

只是

zhǐ shì — Just, merely, only; used to limit scope of statement.

以为

yǐ wéi — To think, to assume, often implying mistaken belief.

也许

yě xǔ — Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.

说道

shuō dào — Said, remarked; narrative verb introducing quoted speech.

她

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

说话

shuō huà — To speak, to talk; the act of using language.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

语气

yǔ qì — Tone, manner of speaking; the way something is said.

含混

hán hùn — Vague, ambiguous, unclear in expression or meaning.

不定

bù dìng — Uncertain, unsettled, indefinite; lacking clear determination.

身子

shēn zi — Body, one's physical frame or torso.

稍稍

shāo shāo — Slightly, a little bit; to a small degree.

往后

wǎng hòu — Backward, toward the rear; in a rearward direction.

退

tuì — To retreat, step back, withdraw from a position.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.

个

gè — General measure word for people and many objects.

矮小

ǎi xiǎo — Short and small in stature; of diminutive build.

粗壮

cū zhuàng — Stocky, sturdy, thick-set; strongly built in physique.

女人

nǚ rén — Woman; adult female person.

典型

diǎn xíng — Typical, representative example of a type or category.

长相

zhǎng xiàng — Appearance, looks, facial features of a person.

鼻子

bí zi — Nose; the facial organ for smelling and breathing.

朝天

cháo tiān — Turned upward toward the sky; pointing upward.

嘴巴

zuǐ ba — Mouth; the oral opening used for speaking and eating.

宽大

kuān dà — Wide and large; broad in size or dimension.

眼睛

yǎn jīng — Eyes; the organs of sight.

深邃

shēn suì — Deep-set, profound; having great depth or intensity.

闪烁

shǎn shuò — To twinkle, glimmer, sparkle; shining with flickering light.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or persistent state.

俏皮

qiào pí — Witty, lively, mischievously clever; playfully charming.

光芒

guāng máng — Rays of light, radiance, brilliant gleam.

穿着

chuān zhe — Wearing, dressed in; having clothing on one's body.

一条

yī tiáo — One (strip-shaped item); measure word for long objects.

短

duǎn — Short in length or duration; not long.

而

ér — And, yet; conjunction linking contrasting or parallel clauses.

粗糙

cū cāo — Rough, coarse in texture; not smooth or refined.

外面

wài miàn — Outside, exterior; the outer side of something.

套着

tào zhe — Wearing over (another garment); layered on top of.

一件

yī jiàn — One piece (of clothing); measure word for garments.

所谓

suǒ wèi — So-called; what is known or referred to as.

由

yóu — By, made from; indicates material or agent of action.

相间

xiāng jiàn — Alternating, interspersed; occurring in alternating patterns.

条纹

tiáo wén — Stripes, striped pattern on fabric or surface.

缝制

féng zhì — To sew, to make by stitching fabric together.

腰间

yāo jiān — Around the waist; the area at one's midsection.

用

yòng — To use, to employ; making use of something.

同种

tóng zhǒng — Same type, same kind; of identical variety or material.

布料

bù liào — Fabric, cloth material used for making clothing.

宽

kuān — Wide, broad; having considerable extent from side to side.

腰带

yāo dài — Belt, waistband; strap worn around the waist.

束紧

shù jǐn — To cinch tight, to fasten snugly around the waist.

头发

tóu fa — Hair; the hair growing on a person's head.

已

yǐ — Already; indicates something has occurred or been done.

大半

dà bàn — More than half, the greater part of something.

花白

huā bái — Salt-and-pepper, grizzled; hair mixed with gray and white.

那张

nà zhāng — That (flat object); measure word for face or flat items.

透着

tòu zhe — Radiating, exuding, showing through; revealing from within.

幽默

yōu mò — Humor, humorous; having a sense of comedy or wit.

脸上

liǎn shàng — On the face; the surface of one's facial area.

布满

bù mǎn — Covered with, filled with; spread densely across a surface.

密密麻麻

mì mì má má — Densely packed, thickly crowded together in great numbers.

皱纹

zhòu wén — Wrinkles, lines on the skin caused by aging.

此刻

cǐ kè — At this moment, right now; the current instant.

直视

zhí shì — To stare directly at, to look straight at someone.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, one's own self; reflexive pronoun in Chinese.

正在

zhèng zài — Currently in the process of; indicates ongoing action.

那位

nà wèi — That (person); polite measure word for a person.

年轻

nián qīng — Young, youthful; being in an early stage of life.

姑娘

gū niang — Girl, young woman; an unmarried young female.

露出

lù chū — To reveal, to show, to expose something previously hidden.

一抹

yī mǒ — A trace, a hint of; a slight amount of something.

洁白

jié bái — Pure white, spotlessly white; clean and bright in color.

说

shuō — To say, to speak, to tell something to someone.

真是

zhēn shì — Really, truly; used to emphasize sincerity of statement.

为

wèi — For, on behalf of; indicating the beneficiary of an action.

感到

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

心疼

xīn téng — To feel sorry for; to ache with concern for someone.

啊

ā — Interjection expressing emotion, surprise, or affirmation.

还

hái — Still, yet; indicating an action has not yet occurred.

来不及

lái bu jí — Not have enough time; to be too late to do something.

开口

kāi kǒu — To open one's mouth, to start speaking or talking.

便已

biàn yǐ — Had already; then already done, before something else occurred.

转身

zhuǎn shēn — To turn around, to turn one's body in another direction.

离去

lí qù — To leave, to go away, to depart from a place.

回来

huí lái — To come back, to return to the original place.

不容置疑

bù róng zhì yí — Beyond doubt; allowing no room for questioning or dispute.

马上

mǎ shàng — Immediately, right away; without any delay.

来

lái — To come, to arrive; movement toward the speaker.

亲爱的

qīn ài de — Dear, beloved; affectionate term of address for someone.

孩子们

hái zi men — Children; plural form of child, kids.

在

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

叫我

jiào wǒ — Calling me, summoning me; to call out for me.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle indicating ongoing situation or mild question.

来了

lái le — Coming, I'm coming; arrival is imminent or has occurred.

宝贝

bǎo bèi — Baby, darling, treasure; affectionate term for a child.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective for distant objects.

矮墩墩

ǎi dūn dūn — Short and squat, chubby and low to the ground.

小

xiǎo — Small, little, young; of limited size or age.

身影

shēn yǐng — Figure, silhouette; the shape or shadow of a person.

飞快

fēi kuài — Very fast, at lightning speed; extremely rapid movement.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to a verb.

跑下

pǎo xià — To run down; to run in a downward direction along path.

通往

tōng wǎng — Leading to, heading toward; a path that goes somewhere.

小径

xiǎo jìng — A small path, footpath, narrow trail.

另一侧

lìng yī cè — The other side, the opposite side of something.

有

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

一个

yī gè — One (general); the numeral one plus general measure word.

旋转

xuán zhuǎn — To rotate, to spin, to turn around an axis.

毗邻

pí lín — Adjacent to, bordering on; situated right next to something.

田地

tián dì — Fields, farmland; cultivated land used for agriculture.

远端

yuǎn duān — Far end, distant end; the end that is farther away.

一座

yī zuò — One (building or mountain); measure word for large structures.

泥土

ní tǔ — Earth, soil, mud; the natural ground material.

砌成

qì chéng — Built by stacking; constructed by laying bricks or stones.

小屋

xiǎo wū — A small hut, cottage, or humble dwelling.

只有

zhǐ yǒu — Only have, there is only; indicating sole or single item.

一扇

yī shàn — One (door or window); measure word for doors and windows.

小窗

xiǎo chuāng — A small window; a modest opening in a wall.

屋顶

wū dǐng — Roof; the top covering of a building or house.

铺着

pū zhe — Spread with, covered with; laid over a surface.

茅草

máo cǎo — Thatch, reeds; dried grass used for roofing material.