Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 10

Vocabulary

鲸鱼

jīngyú — Whale; large marine mammal living in oceans.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

比

bǐ — Compared to; used for making comparisons.

还要

háiyào — Even more; still bigger or greater than before.

粗

cū — Thick; wide in diameter or girth.

而

ér — Conjunction meaning 'and,' 'but,' or 'yet.'

水流

shuǐliú — Water current; the flow or stream of water.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuous action.

穿过

chuānguò — To pass through; to go across or penetrate something.

那

nà — That; a demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

管道

guǎndào — Pipeline; a tube or conduit for transporting fluids.

时

shí — When; at the time of a particular moment.

其

qí — Its; third-person possessive pronoun in formal writing.

与

yǔ — And; together with; a formal conjunction.

速度

sùdù — Speed; rate at which something moves or operates.

都

dōu — All; both; indicating inclusiveness or totality.

不及

bùjí — Not as good as; failing to reach a standard.

从

cóng — From; indicating a starting point of movement.

心脏

xīnzàng — Heart; the organ that pumps blood in the body.

中

zhōng — In; inside; within a location or context.

血液

xuèyè — Blood; the red fluid circulating in the body.

是

shì — Is/are; the main linking verb in Chinese sentences.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type or variety of something.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; lacking or without a certain thing.

哺乳动物

bǔrǔ dòngwù — Mammal; warm-blooded animal that nurses young with milk.

在

zài — At; in; located at a specific place or time.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

看见

kànjiàn — To see; to catch sight of something visually.

了

le — Particle indicating completion of an action or change.

但

dàn — But; however; a conjunction indicating contrast.

直到

zhídào — Until; up to a certain point in time.

五月

wǔyuè — May; the fifth month of the calendar year.

一日

yī rì — The first day; the first of a given month.

才

cái — Only then; indicating a delayed or conditional result.

捕获

bǔhuò — To capture; to catch or seize an animal or person.

那时

nà shí — At that time; referring to a past moment or period.

海面

hǎimiàn — Sea surface; the top layer of the ocean water.

上

shàng — On; above; atop a surface or location.

到处

dàochù — Everywhere; in all places or directions around.

都是

dōu shì — All are; everything is a certain way or thing.

它们

tāmen — They/them; third-person plural pronoun for non-humans.

为

wèi — For; in order to achieve a purpose or goal.

扩展

kuòzhǎn — To expand; to extend or enlarge the scope of something.

渔业

yúyè — Fishing industry; the business of catching fish commercially.

进行

jìnxíng — To carry out; to conduct or engage in an activity.

航行

hángxíng — To navigate; to sail or travel by ship on water.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

脚下

jiǎoxià — Underfoot; beneath one's feet or in proximity below.

自由

zìyóu — Freedom; liberty; the state of being unrestricted.

元素

yuánsù — Element; a fundamental component or basic substance.

追逐

zhuīzhú — To chase; to pursue something or someone eagerly.

搏斗

bódòu — To fight; to struggle or battle against an opponent.

各色

gèsè — Various colors; of all different kinds or varieties.

各类

gè lèi — All types; every category or kind of something.

鱼儿

yú'er — Little fish; an affectionate term for fish.

语言

yǔyán — Language; a system of communication using words.

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to; impossible to do a certain thing.

描绘

miáohuì — To depict; to describe or portray vividly in words.

水手

shuǐshǒu — Sailor; a person who works on a ship at sea.

从未

cóngwèi — Never; at no time in the past has something occurred.

见过

jiànguò — Have seen; experienced seeing something previously.

令人生畏

lìng rén shēng wèi — Awe-inspiring; causing fear or deep reverence in people.

到

dào — To; arriving at a destination or reaching a point.

于

yú — In; at; a formal preposition indicating location.

每一

měi yī — Every; each single one without exception.

亿万

yìwàn — Hundreds of millions; an enormous uncountable quantity.

成

chéng — Into; to become or form a resulting state.

庞大

pángdà — Enormous; very large in size or scale.

鱼群

yúqún — School of fish; a large group of fish swimming together.

如同

rútóng — Just like; similar to; resembling something else closely.

漂浮

piāofú — To float; to drift on or near a surface lightly.

岛屿

dǎoyǔ — Islands; landmasses surrounded by water of various sizes.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.

神秘

shénmì — Mysterious; strange and not easily understood or explained.

本能

běnnéng — Instinct; an innate natural impulse or drive.

引领

yǐnlǐng — To lead; to guide or direct toward a destination.

穿越

chuānyuè — To cross through; to traverse or pass across a space.

海域

hǎiyù — Sea area; a defined region of ocean or sea.

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite a certain condition.

四面八方

sìmiàn bāfāng — All directions; from every side surrounding a place.

贪婪

tānlán — Greedy; excessively eager to acquire or consume more.

侵袭

qīnxí — To invade; to attack or assail suddenly and aggressively.

鲨鱼

shāyú — Shark; a large predatory fish with sharp teeth.

怪兽

guàishòu — Monster; a strange and fearsome beast or creature.

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of a tool or method.

或

huò — Or; either one of two presented alternatives.

武装

wǔzhuāng — Armed; equipped with weapons for combat or defense.

持

chí — To hold; to carry or wield something in hand.

世界

shìjiè — World; the earth and everything existing upon it.

吧

ba — Sentence-final particle suggesting a mild command or suggestion.

献给

xiàn gěi — To dedicate to; to offer something as a tribute.

广阔

guǎngkuò — Vast; broad and expansive in area or extent.

大西洋

Dàxīyáng — Atlantic Ocean; the large ocean between the Americas and Europe.

这

zhè — This; a demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby.

更

gèng — Even more; to a greater degree than before.

强大

qiángdà — Powerful; strong and mighty in force or influence.

极地

jídì — Polar region; the area around the North or South Pole.

海洋

hǎiyáng — Ocean; vast body of salt water covering the earth.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for non-human things.

鱼

yú — Fish; aquatic vertebrate animal living in water.

胜利

shènglì — Victory; success in a competition or conflict.