McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 11

Vocabulary

火焰

huǒ yàn — Flame; the visible part of a fire

扑灭

pū miè — To extinguish or put out a fire

仍然

réng rán — Still; continuing to be the case

房子

fáng zi — House; a residential building

火灾

huǒ zāi — Fire disaster; a destructive fire

屋顶

wū dǐng — Roof; the top covering of a building

呼叫

hū jiào — To call out; to shout for help

敲响

qiāo xiǎng — To ring or strike something to make sound

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first person plural pronoun

插图

chā tú — Illustration; a picture in a book

男孩们

nán hái men — Boys; plural form of boy

在

zài — At; in; to be present at a place

燃烧

rán shāo — To burn; to be on fire

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

前

qián — Front; before; in front of

奔跑

bēn pǎo — To run fast; to sprint or dash

这座

zhè zuò — This (measure word for buildings or mountains)

着火

zháo huǒ — To catch fire; to be on fire

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch

烧

shāo — To burn; to cook over fire

起来

qǐ lái — Complement indicating beginning or upward action

快跑

kuài pǎo — Run quickly; hurry and run away

孩子们

hái zi men — Children; plural form of child

去

qù — To go; to proceed to a place

敲钟

qiāo zhōng — To ring a bell; to strike a bell

叫

jiào — To call; to shout; to be named

些

xiē — Some; a few; a measure of plurality

人

rén — Person; people; human being

来

lái — To come; to arrive at a place

灭火

miè huǒ — To put out a fire; firefighting

如果

rú guǒ — If; supposing that; in the event that

努力

nǔ lì — To work hard; to make great effort

还

hái — Still; also; yet; in addition

能

néng — Can; able to; to have the ability

救下

jiù xià — To rescue; to save from danger

复习

fù xí — To review; to revise previously learned material

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

听到

tīng dào — To hear; to catch a sound

声音

shēng yīn — Sound; voice; a noise heard

吗

ma — Question particle for yes/no questions

是的

shì de — Yes; that is correct; affirmative response

那

nà — That; those; referring to something distant

是

shì — To be; is; am; are

什么

shén me — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun

旁边

páng biān — Beside; next to; at the side of

磨坊

mò fáng — Mill; a building for grinding grain

木头

mù tou — Wood; a piece of timber or log

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place; over there

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating an action received

锯开

jù kāi — To saw open; to cut apart with a saw

他们

tā men — They; them; third person plural pronoun

怎么

zěn me — How; in what way; by what means

锯

jù — Saw; to cut with a saw tool

用

yòng — To use; to employ; by means of

斧头

fǔ tou — Axe; a tool for chopping wood

不是

bù shì — Is not; to be not; negation of be

太

tài — Too; excessively; extremely

费力

fèi lì — Laborious; requiring great effort or energy

锯子

jù zi — Saw; a cutting tool with a toothed blade

看看

kàn kàn — To take a look; to have a glance

工作

gōng zuò — Work; job; to work or labor

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

想

xiǎng — To think; to want; to miss someone

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; it is permissible to

空气

kōng qì — Air; the atmosphere surrounding the earth

凉爽

liáng shuǎng — Cool and refreshing; pleasantly cool temperature

树荫

shù yīn — Shade of a tree; shadow under trees

下

xià — Under; below; down; beneath something

行走

xíng zǒu — To walk; to travel on foot

应该

yīng gāi — Should; ought to; must do something

快点

kuài diǎn — Hurry up; move faster; be quick

否则

fǒu zé — Otherwise; or else; if not

那堆

nà duī — That pile; that stack of something

就

jiù — Then; just; precisely; already

没了

méi le — Gone; all used up; no longer exists

两只

liǎng zhī — Two (animals); pair of creatures

山羊

shān yáng — Goat; a domesticated horned animal

和

hé — And; together with; connecting nouns

车子

chē zi — Vehicle; cart; a wheeled conveyance

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception

这里

zhè lǐ — Here; this place; at this location

乘车

chéng chē — To ride a vehicle; to take transportation

路

lù — Road; path; route; way

上坡

shàng pō — Uphill; going up a slope or incline

拉着

lā zhe — Pulling; dragging along continuously

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss; young lady; polite address for women

想要

xiǎng yào — To want; to wish to have something

愿意

yuàn yì — Willing; to be willing to do something

告诉

gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something

规则

guī zé — Rule; regulation; a standard to follow

遵守

zūn shǒu — To abide by; to obey rules or laws

好的

hǎo de — Okay; alright; affirmative agreement response

那个

nà ge — That one; referring to a specific thing

每个

měi ge — Every; each one; every single one

六个

liù ge — Six; a quantity of six items

孩子

hái zi — Child; kid; a young person

围着

wéi zhe — Surrounding; gathering around something or someone

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a polite measure for people

年轻

nián qīng — Young; youthful; not old in age

女士

nǚ shì — Lady; Ms.; polite term for a woman

男孩

nán hái — Boy; a male child or youth

女孩们

nǚ hái men — Girls; plural form of girl

喜爱

xǐ ài — To love; to be fond of; to adore

她

tā — She; her; third person singular feminine

对

duì — Toward; correct; right; facing someone

非常

fēi cháng — Very; extremely; unusually so

亲切

qīn qiè — Kind; warm; friendly and caring toward others

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist

一条

yī tiáo — One (long/flexible thing); a rule or item

希望

xī wàng — Hope; to wish for; to desire

就是

jiù shì — Is exactly; precisely; that is to say

别人

bié rén — Other people; others; someone else

待

dài — To treat; to deal with someone in a manner

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby

好

hǎo — Good; well; fine; in a good manner

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; the entirety of something

女孩

nǚ hái — Girl; a female child or youth

它

tā — It; third person singular for objects/animals