Notre-Dame de Paris — Page 9

Vocabulary

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or existence.

大厅

dà tīng — A large hall or main lobby of a building.

四周

sì zhōu — All around; on all four sides.

沿着

yán zhe — Along; following the length or edge of.

高耸

gāo sǒng — To tower high; standing tall and imposing.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

墙壁

qiáng bì — Wall; the vertical surface of a room.

门

mén — Door, gate; an entrance or exit.

与

yǔ — And, with; connects nouns or phrases.

之间

zhī jiān — Between, among; in the space separating things.

窗

chuāng — Window; an opening in a wall for light.

柱

zhù — Pillar, column; a vertical supporting structure.

是

shì — To be; links subject and predicate.

法兰西

Fǎ lán xī — France; the transliteration of the country name.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All, every; referring to the totality of something.

国王

guó wáng — King; the male monarch of a country.

无尽

wú jìn — Endless, infinite; without limit or end.

排列

pái liè — To arrange in a row or sequence.

从

cóng — From; indicates a starting point in time or space.

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin, start; the commencement of something.

依次

yī cì — In order, one by one; sequentially.

那些

nà xiē — Those; refers to plural things at a distance.

懒散

lǎn sǎn — Lazy, listless; lacking energy or motivation.

双臂

shuāng bì — Both arms; a person's two arms together.

垂落

chuí luò — To hang down, droop; falling limply downward.

目光

mù guāng — Gaze, look; the direction of one's eyes.

低沉

dī chén — Low and heavy; downcast or gloomy in manner.

英勇

yīng yǒng — Brave, valiant; courageous in the face of danger.

好战

hào zhàn — Warlike, bellicose; fond of fighting or conflict.

昂首

áng shǒu — To hold one's head high; a proud posture.

大胆

dà dǎn — Bold, daring; showing courage without fear.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

朝向

cháo xiàng — Facing toward; directed in a certain direction.

苍天

cāng tiān — The vast sky or heaven; the blue expanse above.

那

nà — That; a demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.

修长

xiū cháng — Slender and tall; long and graceful in shape.

而

ér — And, yet; a conjunction linking contrasting elements.

窗户

chuāng hu — Window; an opening in a wall admitting light.

镶嵌

xiāng qiàn — To inlay, set; embedding material decoratively into another.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or accompanying state.

玻璃

bō li — Glass; transparent material used in windows.

宽阔

kuān kuò — Wide, broad; spacious and expansive in area.

入口

rù kǒu — Entrance, entry point; the way into a place.

处

chù — Place, location; a point or area in space.

雕刻

diāo kè — To carve, engrave; creating art by cutting material.

精美

jīng měi — Exquisite, delicate; finely crafted and beautiful.

华丽

huá lì — Magnificent, gorgeous; splendid and richly ornate.

大门

dà mén — Main gate or large door; principal entrance.

穹顶

qióng dǐng — Dome, vault; a rounded arch ceiling or roof.

柱子

zhù zi — Column, pillar; a cylindrical vertical support structure.

门框

mén kuàng — Door frame; the structural border surrounding a door.

雕像

diāo xiàng — Statue, sculpture; a three-dimensional carved figure.

从上到下

cóng shàng dào xià — From top to bottom; covering entirely from top down.

覆盖

fù gài — To cover, coat; to spread over a surface completely.

辉煌

huī huáng — Glorious, brilliant; splendid and impressively magnificent.

我们

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

所见

suǒ jiàn — What is seen; things perceived by the eyes.

那个

nà ge — That one; demonstrative pronoun for a single object.

年代

nián dài — Era, period; a span of years sharing common features.

略显

lüè xiǎn — Slightly appears; somewhat showing a certain quality.

黯淡

àn dàn — Dim, dull; lacking brightness or luster.

到

dào — To, until; reaching a point in time or space.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

年

nián — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months.

当

dāng — When; at the time that something occurs.

依循

yī xún — To follow, adhere to; acting according to tradition.

传统

chuán tǒng — Tradition; customs and practices passed down through generations.

仍在

réng zài — Still; continuing to do something at present.

赞叹

zàn tàn — To marvel at, admire; expressing great admiration aloud.

它

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

时候

shí hòu — Time, moment; a point or period in time.

这些

zhè xiē — These; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby plural things.

已

yǐ — Already; indicating something has happened previously.

几乎

jī hū — Almost, nearly; very close to but not quite.

完全

wán quán — Completely, entirely; without any exception or remainder.

湮没

yān mò — To be buried, obliterated; lost under layers of neglect.

于

yú — In, at, by; a literary preposition of location.

尘埃

chén āi — Dust; tiny particles settling on surfaces over time.

蛛网

zhū wǎng — Cobweb, spiderweb; the web spun by a spider.

之下

zhī xià — Beneath, under; below or underneath something.

现在

xiàn zài — Now, currently; the present moment in time.

请

qǐng — Please; a polite request particle or verb.

读者

dú zhě — Reader; a person who reads a text.

想象

xiǎng xiàng — To imagine; forming a mental image of something.

一下

yī xià — A bit, once; softens a request or action slightly.

这座

zhè zuò — This (building); demonstrative classifier for large structures.

巨大

jù dà — Huge, enormous; very large in size or scale.

长方形

cháng fāng xíng — Rectangle; a four-sided shape with right angles.

沐浴

mù yù — To bathe in; to be immersed in light or warmth.

一月

yī yuè — January; the first month of the year.

天

tiān — Day, sky; referring to daytime or the heavens.

苍白

cāng bái — Pale, wan; lacking color or vibrancy.

光线

guāng xiàn — Light rays; beams of light illuminating a space.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within, amid; in the middle or interior of something.

被

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

一群

yī qún — A group, crowd; a collection of people or animals.

嘈杂

cáo zá — Noisy, clamorous; full of loud disorderly sounds.

混杂

hùn zá — Mixed, motley; composed of diverse or jumbled elements.

人群

rén qún — Crowd; a large gathering of people together.

所

suǒ — Particle used with passive or relative constructions.

占据

zhàn jù — To occupy, take up; to fill or hold a space.

人们

rén men — People; a general reference to human beings collectively.

涌动

yǒng dòng — To surge, swirl; moving in waves or flowing crowds.

周围

zhōu wéi — Around, surrounding; the area encircling something.

如此

rú cǐ — Thus, in this way; like this or so.

便能

biàn néng — Then one can; thereby being able to do something.

对

duì — Toward, regarding; directed at a subject or object.

这幅

zhè fú — This (picture); demonstrative classifier for paintings or scenes.

画面

huà miàn — Scene, picture; a visual image or tableau.

整体

zhěng tǐ — The whole, overall; considered as one complete unit.

效果

xiào guǒ — Effect, result; the impression or outcome produced.

有

yǒu — To have, exist; indicates possession or existence.

一个

yī gè — One; numeral-classifier phrase for general objects.

模糊

mó hu — Vague, blurry; lacking clarity or distinct outline.

印象

yìn xiàng — Impression; an image or feeling retained in the mind.

其中

qí zhōng — Among them, within; inside or included in a group.

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — Various, all kinds of; many different types or sorts.

奇特

qí tè — Strange, peculiar; unusual and striking in character.

细节

xì jié — Detail; a small particular element of something larger.

将

jiāng — Will; future tense marker or literary preposition.

努力

nǔ lì — To strive, make effort; working hard toward a goal.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree or extent.

精确

jīng què — Precise, accurate; exact and free from error.

加以

jiā yǐ — To apply, proceed to; used before a verb phrase.

描述

miáo shù — To describe; giving a verbal account of something.

可以

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

肯定

kěn dìng — Certainly, affirm; to assert something as definitely true.

倘若

tǎng ruò — If, supposing that; introducing a hypothetical condition.

没有

méi yǒu — Did not, have not; negates past actions or possession.

刺杀

cì shā — To assassinate; to murder a prominent person deliberately.