McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 13

Vocabulary

他们

tāmen — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they/them'.

去

qù — To go; to travel to a place.

上学

shàng xué — To attend school; to go to school.

我

wǒ — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I/me'.

每天

měi tiān — Every day; each day without exception.

都

dōu — All; both; every; always (adverb).

看到

kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of something.

拿着

ná zhe — Holding; carrying something in one's hand.

书

shū — Book; a written or printed publication.

和

hé — And; used to connect nouns or phrases.

石板

shí bǎn — Slate; a flat stone slab used for writing.

经过

jīng guò — To pass by; to go past a place.

梅

Méi — Plum blossom; also a Chinese surname.

小姐

xiǎo jiě — Miss; form of address for a young woman.

告诉

gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something.

男孩

nán hái — Boy; a young male child.

女孩

nǚ hái — Girl; a young female child.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.

当

dāng — When; at the time that something happens.

铃声

líng shēng — Bell sound; the ringing of a bell.

响起

xiǎng qǐ — To ring out; to begin to sound loudly.

时

shí — When; at the time of an event.

应该

yīng gāi — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation.

在

zài — At; in; to be located at a place.

学校

xué xiào — School; an institution for education.

里

lǐ — Inside; within; interior of a place.

所以

suǒ yǐ — Therefore; so; as a result of this.

走

zǒu — To walk; to go on foot.

得

de — Complement particle indicating degree or result.

很快

hěn kuài — Very fast; quickly; at high speed.

是

shì — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate.

第一个

dì yī gè — The first one; number one among a group.

到

dào — To arrive at; to reach a destination.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

他

tā — He; him; third person masculine singular pronoun.

个

gè — General measure word for people and objects.

好孩子

hǎo hái zi — Good child; a well-behaved young person.

想要

xiǎng yào — To want; to desire to have or do.

遵守

zūn shǒu — To obey; to comply with rules or regulations.

规定

guī dìng — Rule; regulation; an established requirement.

不是

bú shì — Is not; negation of the verb 'to be'.

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to consider something true.

不

bù — No; not; negation adverb for verbs and adjectives.

喜欢

xǐ huān — To like; to be fond of someone or something.

或

huò — Or; either; used to connect alternatives.

教堂

jiào táng — Church; a Christian place of worship.

看见

kàn jiàn — To see; to perceive visually with success.

试图

shì tú — To attempt; to try to do something.

用

yòng — To use; to employ something as a tool.

石头

shí tou — Stone; rock; a hard natural mineral object.

打死

dǎ sǐ — To beat to death; to kill by hitting.

一只

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

鹌鹑

ān chún — Quail; a small ground-dwelling bird species.

一种

yī zhǒng — A type of; a kind of something.

行动

xíng dòng — Action; movement; to take action or move.

太快

tài kuài — Too fast; excessively quick in movement.

鸟

niǎo — Bird; a feathered winged animal.

没有

méi yǒu — Did not; have not; negation of past actions.

伤到

shāng dào — To injure; to successfully harm or wound someone.

它

tā — It; third person singular pronoun for objects/animals.

但

dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting statement.

知道

zhī dào — To know; to be aware of a fact.

一个

yī gè — One; a single person or thing.

不会

bù huì — Will not; cannot; lack of ability or likelihood.

杀死

shā sǐ — To kill; to cause death of a living thing.

家里

jiā lǐ — At home; inside the house or family.

有

yǒu — To have; to possess; there is/are.

婴儿

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

她

tā — She; her; third person feminine singular pronoun.

名字

míng zi — Name; the word used to identify a person.

叫

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

爱

ài — To love; to feel deep affection for someone.

伤害

shāng hài — To harm; to hurt; to cause injury or damage.

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.

那块

nà kuài — That piece/block; measure word for flat objects.

高

gāo — High; tall; elevated in position or stature.

岩石

yán shí — Rock; a large solid mass of stone.

上

shàng — On top of; above; upper surface location.

那座

nà zuò — That (building/mountain); measure word for large structures.

高楼

gāo lóu — Tall building; a high-rise structure.

一座

yī zuò — One (building/mountain); measure word for structures.

灯塔

dēng tǎ — Lighthouse; a tower emitting guiding light for ships.

夜晚

yè wǎn — Night; the hours of darkness after sunset.

灯光

dēng guāng — Light; the illumination produced by a lamp.

远处

yuǎn chù — The distance; a far-away place or location.

海面

hǎi miàn — Sea surface; the top of the ocean water.

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; expressing permission or possibility.

船上

chuán shàng — On the ship; aboard a boat or vessel.

人们

rén men — People; persons; human beings in general.

能够

néng gòu — To be able to; capable of doing something.

该

gāi — Should; ought to; indicating what is proper.

往

wǎng — Toward; in the direction of a place.

哪里

nǎ lǐ — Where; which place; asking about location.

如果

rú guǒ — If; supposing that; introducing a condition.

这个

zhè gè — This; this one; referring to something nearby.

就会

jiù huì — Then will; indicating a certain consequence will follow.

撞上

zhuàng shàng — To crash into; to collide with an object.

想

xiǎng — To think; to want; to consider or desire.

住在

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

吗

ma — Question particle forming yes/no questions.