McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 4

Vocabulary

看

kàn — To look at, watch, or read something.

看见

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

青蛙

qīng wā — Frog, a small amphibian animal.

在

zài — At, in, on; indicating location or existence.

圆木上

yuán mù shàng — On top of a log or round timber.

插图

chā tú — Illustration or picture inserted in text.

一个

yī gè — One, a single (general measure word).

男孩

nán hái — Boy, a male child.

坐在

zuò zài — Sitting at or on a location.

栅栏

zhà lan — Fence or railing used as a barrier.

上

shàng — On top of, above, or upper.

看着

kàn zhe — Looking at something continuously or attentively.

圆木

yuán mù — Log, a round piece of timber.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

一根

yī gēn — One (used for long, thin objects).

那只

nà zhī — That one (for animals or small objects).

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.

能

néng — Can, able to, have the ability.

吗

ma — Question particle used for yes-no questions.

狗

gǒu — Dog, a common domesticated animal.

向

xiàng — Toward, in the direction of something.

跑去

pǎo qù — To run toward or run away to.

第

dì — Prefix forming ordinal numbers (first, second…).

八

bā — The number eight.

课

kè — Lesson or class in a textbook.

它

tā — It, third-person pronoun for non-human things.

架子

jià zi — Shelf, rack, or stand for storing things.

安

ān — Peaceful, calm; also a given name.

是

shì — Is, am, are; the verb to be.

灯

dēng — Lamp or light, a lighting device.

垫子

diàn zi — Cushion, mat, or pad for sitting.

母亲

mǔ qīn — Mother, a formal word for one's mom.

与

yǔ — And, together with; formal conjunction.

抱着

bào zhe — Holding or hugging something continuously.

猫

māo — Cat, a common domesticated feline animal.

女孩

nǚ hái — Girl, a female child.

灯光

dēng guāng — Lamplight, the light emitted by a lamp.

旁

páng — Beside, next to, nearby a location.

一块

yī kuài — One piece or chunk of something.

那个

nà gè — That one, referring to a specific thing.

那盏

nà zhǎn — That (lamp); measure word for lamps.

放在

fàng zài — To place or put something somewhere.

九

jiǔ — The number nine.

老马

lǎo mǎ — Old horse, an aged horse.

不

bù — No, not; negation particle in Chinese.

他

tā — He, him; third-person male pronoun.

抓

zhuā — To grab, catch, or seize something.

和

hé — And, with; connects nouns or phrases.

追赶

zhuī gǎn — To chase or pursue someone or something.

马

mǎ — Horse, a large domesticated animal.

那匹

nà pǐ — That (horse); measure word for horses.

抓住

zhuā zhù — To catch and hold, to grab successfully.

不住

bù zhù — Unable to hold or catch; fails to.

也

yě — Also, too; indicates addition or similarity.

跑

pǎo — To run, to move quickly on foot.

十

shí — The number ten.

复习

fù xí — To review or revise previously learned material.

很

hěn — Very, quite; intensifying adverb in Chinese.

肥

féi — Fat, plump; also fertile (for soil).

骑在

qí zài — Riding on top of an animal or vehicle.

老鼠

lǎo shǔ — Mouse or rat, a small rodent.

一只

yī zhī — One (animal or small object measure word).

扇子

shàn zi — Fan, a handheld device for creating airflow.

男人

nán rén — Man, an adult male person.

有

yǒu — To have, there is or are something.

一盏

yī zhǎn — One lamp; measure word for lamps.

书写

shū xiě — To write; the act of handwriting characters.

练习

liàn xí — Practice or exercise for improving a skill.