McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 16

Vocabulary

一个

yī gè — One; a single unit or item

女孩

nǚ hái — Girl; a young female person

请

qǐng — Please; to invite or request politely

他

tā — He; third-person singular male pronoun

给

gěi — To give; for; indicating recipient of action

她

tā — She; third-person singular female pronoun

指路

zhǐ lù — To give directions; show someone the way

去

qù — To go; to travel toward a destination

镇上

zhèn shàng — In town; at the town or village

告诉

gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something

路

lù — Road; path; route

怎么

zěn me — How; in what way or manner

走

zǒu — To walk; to go; to leave

然后

rán hòu — Then; afterward; next in sequence

继续

jì xù — To continue; to keep going without stopping

驾车

jià chē — To drive a vehicle; travel by car

前行

qián xíng — To move forward; to proceed ahead

第

dì — Ordinal prefix indicating rank or order number

四十九

sì shí jiǔ — Forty-nine; the number 49

课

kè — Lesson; class; a unit of study

我将

wǒ jiāng — I will; I shall (future tense marker)

她将

tā jiāng — She will; she shall (future tense marker)

不要

bù yào — Don't; do not; used to express prohibition

猫咪

māo mī — Kitty; a cute or endearing term for cat

呼噜

hū lū — Purr; snoring or rumbling sound made softly

轻拍

qīng pāi — To gently pat; tap softly with hand

皮毛

pí máo — Fur; skin and hair of an animal

伤害

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

行为

xíng wéi — Behavior; action; conduct of a person

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

爱

ài — To love; love; deep affection for someone

亲爱的

qīn ài de — Dear; beloved; affectionate term of address

她的

tā de — Her; hers; possessive form of she

是

shì — To be; is; am; are (linking verb)

那么

nà me — So; then; that way; to such a degree

温暖

wēn nuǎn — Warm; warmth; giving a comfortable cozy feeling

而且

ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that

如果

rú guǒ — If; supposing that; used for conditional statements

不

bù — No; not; negation word for verbs and adjectives

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise

不会

bù huì — Will not; cannot; unable to do something

会

huì — Will; can; to be able to do something

发出

fā chū — To emit; to produce a sound or signal

呼噜声

hū lū shēng — Purring sound; rumbling noise from an animal

并

bìng — And; also; simultaneously; moreover

向

xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of someone

表示

biǎo shì — To express; to indicate; to show a feeling

感谢

gǎn xiè — To thank; gratitude; expressing appreciation to someone

为了

wèi le — For the sake of; in order to achieve something

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing something or someone

善行

shàn xíng — Good deed; kind act; virtuous behavior or action

五十

wǔ shí — Fifty; the number 50

现在

xiàn zài — Now; at present; currently at this moment

花环

huā huán — Garland; wreath; a circular arrangement of flowers

谁

shuí — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun for people

女王

nǚ wáng — Queen; a female monarch or ruler

树林

shù lín — Woods; forest; a group of trees growing together

应当

yīng dāng — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation or duty

王冠

wáng guān — Crown; a royal headpiece worn by monarchs

五月

wǔ yuè — May; the fifth month of the year

一日

yī rì — First day; day one; the first of a month

男孩

nán hái — Boy; a young male person

和

hé — And; with; together with; connecting nouns

女孩们

nǚ hái men — Girls; plural form of girl

已经

yǐ jīng — Already; having done something before now

树林里

shù lín lǐ — Inside the woods; within the forest area

游玩

yóu wán — To play; to have fun outdoors; recreational activity

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch something

他们

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

在

zài — At; in; on; currently doing an action

玩耍

wán shuǎ — To play; to frolic; engage in playful activity

手里

shǒu lǐ — In hand; within one's hands or grasp

拿着

ná zhe — Holding; carrying something in one's hands

她们

tā men — They (female); them; plural female third-person pronoun

将要

jiāng yào — About to; going to; indicating imminent future action

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; serving a purpose or person

某人

mǒu rén — Someone; a certain person; an unspecified individual

加冕

jiā miǎn — To crown; to place a crown on someone's head

应该

yīng gāi — Should; ought to; expressing recommendation or obligation

呢

ne — Particle expressing question or continuing a topic

最好的

zuì hǎo de — The best; finest; most excellent among all options

那就是

nà jiù shì — That would be; that is exactly; identifying the answer

五十一

wǔ shí yī — Fifty-one; the number 51

上帝

Shàng dì — God; the supreme deity in monotheistic religion

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young; of lesser size

从

cóng — From; since; starting from a point or time

世界

shì jiè — World; the earth; all of existence globally

月亮

yuè liang — Moon; the natural satellite orbiting the earth

照耀

zhào yào — To shine; to illuminate brilliantly with light

坚果

jiān guǒ — Nut; hard-shelled edible seed or fruit

长

zhǎng — To grow; to develop; to increase in size

以前

yǐ qián — Before; previously; in the past; formerly

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

看到

kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of something

那棵

nà kē — That (tree); measure word for trees

高大的

gāo dà de — Tall and large; big in height and size

树

shù — Tree; a large woody perennial plant

了吗

le ma — Have you; did you; question about completed action

很久以前

hěn jiǔ yǐ qián — Long ago; a very long time in the past

它

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

一颗

yī kē — One (small round object); a single seed or nut

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; among a group or place

生长

shēng zhǎng — To grow; to develop naturally over time

出来

chū lái — To come out; to emerge from inside something

知道

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

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to act

这样

zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner

做的

zuò de — Done by; made by; who performed the action

吗

ma — Question particle; turns sentence into a yes/no question

我的

wǒ de — My; mine; possessive form of I

孩子

hái zi — Child; kid; a young person or offspring

创造了

chuàng zào le — Created; made; brought something into existence

其中的

qí zhōng de — Among them; within it; of those things included

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all things; without exception

事物

shì wù — Things; objects; matters; entities in the world

太阳

tài yáng — Sun; the star at the center of our solar system

照亮

zhào liàng — To illuminate; to light up; make something bright

白天

bái tiān — Daytime; the day; hours of daylight

夜晚

yè wǎn — Night; evening; the dark hours after sunset

发光

fā guāng — To glow; to emit light; shine with radiance

通过

tōng guò — Through; by means of; passing through something

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

所做的

suǒ zuò de — What is done; that which one has done

表明

biǎo míng — To demonstrate; to show clearly; make evident