McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 12

Vocabulary

学校

xuéxiào — School; an institution for education

孩子

háizi — Child; a young person

教堂

jiàotáng — Church; a Christian place of worship

当

dāng — To act as; to serve as; when

书

shū — Book; a written or printed work

石板

shíbǎn — Slate; a flat stone writing board

插图

chātú — Illustration; a picture in a book

几个

jǐ gè — Several; a few in number

人

rén — Person; human being

站

zhàn — To stand; to be upright on feet

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

一所

yī suǒ — One (measure word for buildings)

外观

wàiguān — Appearance; exterior look of something

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

小

xiǎo — Small; little in size

相似

xiāngsì — Similar; resembling each other closely

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

前面

qiánmiàn — In front; the forward-facing side

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby

是

shì — To be; is, am, are

什么

shénme — What; used to ask about something

样

yàng — Kind; type; appearance; style

房子

fángzi — House; a residential building

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

认为

rènwéi — To think; to believe; to consider

还是

háishi — Or; still; used in questions or comparisons

它

tā — It; third person singular for objects

看起来

kàn qǐlái — Looks like; appears to be

像

xiàng — To resemble; to look like something

但

dàn — But; however; a conjunction of contrast

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

看到

kàndào — To see; to catch sight of something

男孩

nánhái — Boy; a male child

和

hé — And; together with; linking nouns

女孩

nǚhái — Girl; a female child

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people

拿着

názhe — Holding; carrying something in hand

他们

tāmen — They; them; third person plural pronoun

铃声

língshēng — Sound of a bell; ringing sound

响起

xiǎngqǐ — To ring out; sound begins to be heard

就会

jiù huì — Will then; indicating a resulting action

走进

zǒujìn — To walk into; to enter by walking

去

qù — To go; to move toward a place

一个

yī gè — One; a single item or person

好

hǎo — Good; well; fine

喜欢

xǐhuān — To like; to be fond of something

上学

shàngxué — To attend school; to go to school

第

dì — Ordinal prefix; used before numbers

三十八

sānshíbā — Thirty-eight; the number 38

课

kè — Lesson; class; a unit of study

鹌鹑

ānchún — Quail; a small ground-dwelling bird

快速

kuàisù — Fast; quick; at high speed

见过

jiànguò — Have seen; experienced seeing before

杀

shā — To kill; to slay; to put to death

哦

ó — Oh; exclamation of surprise or understanding

吃

chī — To eat; to consume food

第一

dì yī — First; number one; the top

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact

灌木丛

guànmùcóng — Bushes; a thicket of shrubs

中

zhōng — Inside; among; in the middle of

过来

guòlái — Come over here; move toward the speaker

快点

kuài diǎn — Hurry up; be quicker; faster

告诉

gàosù — To tell; to inform someone of something

鸟

niǎo — Bird; a feathered flying animal

不

bù — No; not; negation particle

吗

ma — Question particle; turns statement into yes/no question

一只

yī zhī — One (animal); measure word for animals

第一只

dì yī zhī — The first one (animal); first of its kind

好吃

hǎochī — Delicious; tasty; good to eat

是的

shìde — Yes; that is correct; affirmative response

不想

bù xiǎng — Do not want; unwilling to do something

杀掉

shādiào — To kill off; to put to death completely

三十九

sānshíjiǔ — Thirty-nine; the number 39

亲爱的

qīn'àide — Dear; beloved; affectionate form of address

名字

míngzi — Name; a person's given name

蓝色

lánsè — Blue; the color blue

婴儿

yīng'ér — Baby; infant; a very young child

附近

fùjìn — Nearby; in the vicinity of a place

闭上

bìshàng — To close; to shut eyes or mouth

婴儿床

yīng'érchuáng — Crib; a baby's sleeping bed

坐

zuò — To sit; to be seated

熟睡

shúshuì — To sleep soundly; in deep sleep

里

lǐ — Inside; within; interior of something

这个

zhège — This one; this particular thing or person

宝宝

bǎobǎo — Baby; a term of endearment for infants

可爱

kě'ài — Cute; adorable; lovable

她

tā — She; her; third person singular feminine

叫

jiào — To be called; to call out; to name

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to possess

一双

yī shuāng — A pair; one pair of something

大大

dàdà — Big big; very large; emphasizing size

蓝

lán — Blue; the color blue

眼睛

yǎnjīng — Eyes; the organs of sight

看不见

kàn bu jiàn — Cannot see; unable to see something

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; due to the reason that

它们

tāmen — They; them (for objects or animals)

闭着

bìzhe — Closed; in a closed state continuously

是个

shì gè — Is a; to be a certain type of person

乖

guāi — Well-behaved; obedient; good child

如果

rúguǒ — If; in the case that; supposing

受伤

shòushāng — To be injured; to get hurt

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

或者

huòzhě — Or; either; used for alternatives

身体

shēntǐ — Body; physical health; one's physique

舒服

shūfu — Comfortable; feeling at ease physically

哭

kū — To cry; to weep; to shed tears

旁边

pángbiān — Beside; next to; at the side of

摇晃

yáohuàng — To rock; to sway; to shake gently

四十

sìshí — Forty; the number 40

复习

fùxí — To review; to revise previously learned material

住

zhù — To live; to reside; to stay somewhere

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first person plural pronoun

家

jiā — Home; family; house