McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 6

Vocabulary

洋娃娃

yáng wá wa — A doll, typically a Western-style toy doll

裙子

qún zi — A skirt or dress worn by women or girls

新的

xīn de — New; something that is brand new

她的

tā de — Her; belonging to her

让

ràng — To let, allow, or cause someone to do something

插图

chā tú — An illustration or picture in a book or text

两个

liǎng gè — Two (of something); a pair of things

女孩

nǚ hái — A girl; a young female person

坐在

zuò zài — Sitting at or in a specific location

树旁

shù páng — Beside or next to a tree

玩着

wán zhe — Playing; in the process of playing

有

yǒu — To have; there is or there are

一个

yī gè — One (of something); a single item

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals

一件

yī jiàn — One piece of clothing or one item

新

xīn — New; fresh; recently made or acquired

她

tā — She; her; third-person female pronoun

会

huì — Can; to be able to; to know how

用

yòng — To use; to employ something for a purpose

手

shǒu — Hand; the hand of a person

抱着

bào zhe — Holding in one's arms; embracing something

给

gěi — To give; for; to provide something to someone

扇风

shān fēng — To fan; to wave a fan creating a breeze

对

duì — Correct; right; toward; facing something

很

hěn — Very; quite; used to intensify adjectives

友善

yǒu shàn — Friendly; kind; having a warm disposition

第

dì — Ordinal prefix meaning number or ranked order

十七

shí qī — Seventeen; the number 17

课

kè — Lesson; class; a unit of study

那里

nà lǐ — There; over there; that place

五

wǔ — Five; the number 5

鸟

niǎo — Bird; a feathered flying animal

树

shù — Tree; a large woody plant

抢

qiǎng — To snatch; to grab something forcefully

做

zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action

猫

māo — Cat; a common domesticated feline animal

注视着

zhù shì zhe — Gazing at; staring fixedly at something

树顶

shù dǐng — Treetop; the top of a tree

巢中

cháo zhōng — Inside a nest; within a bird's nest

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

和

hé — And; together with; connecting two items

鸟蛋

niǎo dàn — Bird egg; an egg laid by a bird

一只

yī zhī — One (animal or bird); a single creature

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

树上

shù shàng — On the tree; up in a tree

巢

cháo — Nest; a bird's or animal's nest

巢里

cháo lǐ — Inside the nest; within the nest

五个

wǔ gè — Five (of something); a group of five

蛋

dàn — Egg; an oval object laid by birds

不要

bù yào — Do not; don't; a negative imperative command

鸟巢

niǎo cháo — Bird's nest; a nest built by birds

拿走

ná zǒu — To take away; to carry something off

它的

tā de — Its; belonging to it (an animal or object)

吗

ma — Question particle placed at end of yes/no questions

十八

shí bā — Eighteen; the number 18

笼子

lóng zi — A cage for keeping animals or birds

宠物

chǒng wù — Pet; a domesticated animal kept at home

唱歌

chàng gē — To sing a song; to perform singing

住

zhù — To live; to reside in a place

所以

suǒ yǐ — Therefore; so; consequently indicating a result

爱

ài — To love; love; deep affection for someone

停在

tíng zài — Stopped at; perched or resting at a place

手上

shǒu shàng — On the hand; on top of one's hand

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

是

shì — Is; am; are; the linking verb to be

宠物鸟

chǒng wù niǎo — Pet bird; a bird kept as a pet

住在

zhù zài — To live in; to reside at a location

里

lǐ — Inside; within; a location particle

站在

zhàn zài — Standing at or on; positioned upright somewhere

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

也

yě — Also; too; as well; similarly

十九

shí jiǔ — Nineteen; the number 19

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

是的

shì de — Yes; that's right; an affirmative response

快

kuài — Fast; quick; rapid in movement or action

喜欢

xǐ huān — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of

男孩们

nán hái men — Boys; plural form referring to multiple boys

玩耍

wán shuǎ — To play; to frolic; to have fun playing

运河旁

yùn hé páng — Beside a canal; next to a waterway

雪地里

xuě dì lǐ — In the snow; inside a snowy field

背景中

bèi jǐng zhōng — In the background; within the backdrop

城镇

chéng zhèn — Town; a small urban settlement or community

看到

kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of something

正在

zhèng zài — Currently doing; in the middle of an action

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

共有

gòng yǒu — There are in total; altogether there are

太

tài — Too; excessively; used before adjectives

胖了

pàng le — Has become fat; gotten overweight now

跑

pǎo — To run; to move quickly on foot

不快

bù kuài — Not fast; slow; lacking speed

能

néng — Can; able to; having the ability to do

追上

zhuī shàng — To catch up with; to overtake someone running

他

tā — He; him; third-person male singular pronoun

看

kàn — To look; to watch; to read or observe

二十

èr shí — Twenty; the number 20

复习

fù xí — To review; to revise previously learned material

一顶

yī dǐng — One (hat); measure word for hats

帽子

màozi — Hat; a head covering worn for warmth or style

抱

bào — To hold in arms; to hug or embrace someone