Little Women — Page 4

Vocabulary

立刻

lìkè — immediately, at once, right away

坐直

zuò zhí — sit up straight, sit upright

身子

shēnzi — one's body, physical self

把

bǎ — grammatical marker for object before verb

手

shǒu — hand

插进

chā jìn — insert into, stick inside something

口袋

kǒudài — pocket, bag, sack

开始

kāishǐ — begin, start doing something

吹起

chuī qǐ — start blowing, begin to whistle or blow

口哨

kǒushào — whistle, whistling sound made by mouth

来

lái — come; aspect particle indicating action

别

bié — don't, used to give negative commands

这样

zhèyàng — like this, in this way, such

这

zhè — this, referring to something nearby

太

tài — too, excessively, overly

男孩子气

nánháiziqì — tomboyish, boyish manner or behavior

了

le — particle indicating change of state or completion

正

zhèng — precisely because, exactly, just

因为

yīnwèi — because, due to, for the reason that

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person pronoun

才

cái — only then, just, precisely (for emphasis)

吹

chuī — blow, whistle, puff air

的

de — structural particle, links modifier to noun

最

zuì — most, -est, superlative marker

讨厌

tǎoyàn — dislike, find annoying, hate something

粗鲁

cūlǔ — rude, crude, impolite, rough in manner

没有

méiyǒu — do not have, there is no, without

淑女样

shūnǚ yàng — ladylike appearance or manner, refined demeanor

女孩

nǚhái — girl, young female

恨

hèn — hate, detest, resent strongly

那些

nàxiē — those, referring to plural things over there

装腔作势

zhuāng qiāng zuò shì — put on airs, act affectedly, pretend to be important

娇里娇气

jiāo lǐ jiāo qì — excessively delicate, overly dainty and coy

小丫头

xiǎo yātou — little girl, young lass (informal, sometimes dismissive)

鸟儿

niǎor — little bird, small bird (affectionate)

在

zài — at, in, located at a place

小巢

xiǎo cháo — small nest, little dwelling place

里

lǐ — inside, within, in

和睦相处

hémù xiāngchǔ — get along harmoniously, live in peace together

充当

chōngdāng — serve as, act as, play the role of

和事佬

héshìlǎo — peacemaker, mediator who settles disputes

唱道

chàng dào — sang, said in a singing tone or manner

她

tā — she, her, third-person female pronoun

做出

zuò chū — make, produce, put on (an expression)

一副

yī fù — a measure word for expressions or pairs

滑稽

huájī — funny, comical, amusing, ridiculous

表情

biǎoqíng — facial expression, look on one's face

使得

shǐde — cause, make something happen, result in

两个人

liǎng gè rén — two people, both persons

尖锐

jiānruì — sharp, shrill, keen, piercing (sound or mind)

声音

shēngyīn — sound, voice, noise

都

dōu — all, both, entirely, already

化作

huà zuò — transform into, turn into, become

笑声

xiàoshēng — laughter, sound of laughing

这场

zhè chǎng — this (measure word for events or scenes)

啄架

zhuó jià — pecking fight, squabble (like birds pecking)

就此

jiùcǐ — at this point, thereupon, hereby end

告一段落

gào yī duànluò — come to a temporary conclusion, reach a pause

说真的

shuō zhēn de — honestly speaking, to tell the truth

你们

nǐmen — you (plural), all of you

两个

liǎng gè — two, a pair of (measure word)

有错

yǒu cuò — be at fault, have made a mistake

开口

kāikǒu — open one's mouth, begin to speak

说道

shuō dào — said, spoke (narrative verb of speech)

摆出

bǎi chū — put on, assume, display (a posture or attitude)

大姐姐

dà jiějie — eldest sister, big sister (familiar address)

架势

jiàshi — posture, stance, air, imposing manner

训人

xùn rén — lecture someone, scold or reprimand a person

你

nǐ — you, second-person singular pronoun

年纪

niánjì — age, years old, one's age

已经

yǐjīng — already, by now

够大

gòu dà — old enough, big enough, sufficiently grown

该

gāi — should, ought to, it is time to

收起

shōu qǐ — put away, stop doing, give up habits

男孩子

nánháizi — boy, male child

把戏

bǎxì — trick, stunt, antics, childish games

举止

jǔzhǐ — behavior, manners, deportment, conduct

应该

yīnggāi — should, ought to, must

更

gèng — even more, still more, further

得体

détǐ — appropriate, proper, fitting, becoming

些

xiē — a little, somewhat (quantity particle)

还是

háishi — still, or, had better; used in alternatives

小女孩

xiǎo nǚhái — little girl, small female child

时候

shíhou — time, moment, period, when

无所谓

wúsuǒwèi — doesn't matter, indifferent, not an issue

但

dàn — but, however, yet (conjunction)

现在

xiànzài — now, at present, currently

长得

zhǎng de — grown to, having grown (in appearance)

这么

zhème — so, this much, to this degree

高

gāo — tall, high

又

yòu — also, again, furthermore, in addition

头发

tóufa — hair (on the head)

盘起来

pán qǐlái — pin up, coil up (hair into a bun)

记得

jìde — remember, recall, keep in mind

自己

zìjǐ — oneself, self, one's own

是个

shì gè — is a (linking verb with measure word)

年轻

niánqīng — young, youthful

淑女

shūnǚ — lady, refined and gentle woman

才不是

cái bù shì — definitely not, no way (emphatic refusal)

如果

rúguǒ — if, supposing, in case

就

jiù — then, precisely, as soon as

算是

suàn shì — count as, be considered, regarded as

那

nà — then, in that case; that

要

yào — want to, will, must, need

梳成

shū chéng — comb into, style hair into a shape

两条

liǎng tiáo — two (measure word for long flexible things)

辫子

biànzi — braid, pigtail, plaited hair

直到

zhídào — until, up to, all the way until

二十岁

èrshí suì — twenty years old, age of twenty

喊道

hǎn dào — shouted, cried out, exclaimed loudly

一把

yī bǎ — with one hand, suddenly grab (measure word)

扯下

chě xià — yank off, pull down, tear away

发网

fàwǎng — hairnet, net used to hold hair in place

抖落下

dǒuluò xià — shake down, let fall loose by shaking

一头

yī tóu — a head of (hair), measure for hair

栗色

lìsè — chestnut color, dark reddish-brown

长发

chángfà — long hair

一想到

yī xiǎng dào — the moment one thinks of, just thinking about

必须

bìxū — must, have to, be required to

长大成人

zhǎngdà chéngrén — grow up to be an adult, come of age

变成

biàn chéng — become, turn into, change into

小姐

xiǎojiě — Miss, young lady, unmarried woman

穿上

chuān shàng — put on (clothes), wear

长裙

cháng qún — long skirt, long dress

像

xiàng — like, resemble, similar to

一样

yīyàng — the same, alike, just like

一本正经

yī běn zhèng jīng — very serious, prim and proper, solemn

反正

fǎnzhèng — anyway, in any case, regardless

喜欢

xǐhuān — like, enjoy, be fond of

游戏

yóuxì — game, play, recreation

工作

gōngzuò — work, job, to work

和

hé — and, with, together with

做个

zuò gè — be a, become a (with measure word)

女孩子

nǚháizi — girl, female child, young woman

够糟糕

gòu zāogāo — bad enough, sufficiently awful, quite terrible

没能

méi néng — failed to, was unable to, could not

生为

shēng wéi — born as, come into the world as

男孩

nánhái — boy, male child

让

ràng — let, allow, cause, make someone do

无法释怀

wúfǎ shìhuái — unable to let go, cannot get over it

而

ér — and, but, yet (conjunction connecting clauses)

更是

gèng shì — even more so, all the more, especially

糟糕

zāogāo — terrible, awful, too bad, what a mess

透了

tòu le — extremely, to the extreme, utterly (intensifier)

迫切地

pòqiè de — urgently, eagerly, desperately (adverb)

想

xiǎng — want to, think, miss, desire

去

qù — go, go to, leave for

爸爸

bàba — dad, father

一起

yīqǐ — together, at the same time, jointly

上战场

shàng zhànchǎng — go to the battlefield, head to the front

却

què — but, yet, however (contrast conjunction)

只能

zhǐ néng — can only, have no choice but to

待在

dāi zài — stay at, remain in (a place)

家里

jiā lǐ — at home, inside the house

织毛线

zhī máoxiàn — knit wool, do knitting with yarn

像个

xiàng gè — like a, resembling a (with measure word)

无聊

wúliáo — bored, boring, dull, pointless

老太婆

lǎotàipó — old woman, old lady (informal, somewhat dismissive)