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Vocabulary

自

zì — From; since; self

破晓

pò xiǎo — Dawn; the moment daylight breaks

时分

shí fēn — Time; a particular moment or period

起

qǐ — Starting from; to rise; begin

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; as soon as

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; exist

相当

xiāng dāng — Quite; considerably; a fair amount of

数量

shù liàng — Quantity; number; amount of something

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

好奇

hào qí — Curious; inquisitive; eager to know

善良

shàn liáng — Kind-hearted; good-natured; benevolent person

之人

zhī rén — Such people; persons of this kind

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

宫殿

gōng diàn — Palace; grand royal or imperial building

宏伟

hóng wěi — Magnificent; grand; imposing in scale

阶梯

jiē tī — Steps; staircase; a flight of stairs

前

qián — In front of; before; preceding

瑟瑟发抖

sè sè fā dǒu — Trembling and shivering from cold or fear

甚至

shèn zhì — Even; going so far as to

有人

yǒu rén — Some people; someone; there are those who

声称

shēng chēng — To claim; to assert; to profess

他们

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

已

yǐ — Already; previously; having done something

大门

dà mén — Main gate; front door; grand entrance

门槛

mén kǎn — Threshold; doorstep; entrance barrier

旁

páng — Beside; next to; alongside

度过

dù guò — To spend time; to pass through a period

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

一整夜

yī zhěng yè — An entire night; the whole night through

为的是

wèi de shì — In order to; for the purpose of

确保

què bǎo — To ensure; to guarantee; to make certain

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own

能

néng — Can; to be able to; capable of

第一个

dì yī gè — The first one; the foremost person or thing

入内

rù nèi — To enter inside; to go in

人群

rén qún — Crowd; a large gathering of people

每时每刻

měi shí měi kè — Every moment; at all times; constantly

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception

愈发

yù fā — Increasingly; more and more; even more so

稠密

chóu mì — Dense; thick; closely packed together

如同

rú tóng — Just like; as if; similar to

水位

shuǐ wèi — Water level; the height of water

漫过

màn guò — To overflow; to flood over; to submerge past

洪流

hóng liú — Torrent; flood current; powerful rushing stream

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; commencement

沿着

yán zhe — Along; following the length of something

墙壁

qiáng bì — Wall; the vertical surface of a building

攀升

pān shēng — To climb up; to rise; to ascend

廊柱

láng zhù — Colonnade pillars; corridor columns of a building

周围

zhōu wéi — Surrounding; around; in the vicinity of

涌聚

yǒng jù — To surge and gather; to crowd together

蔓延

màn yán — To spread; to extend; to proliferate outward

至

zhì — To; until; reaching up to

之上

zhī shàng — Above; on top of; over something

飞檐

fēi yán — Upturned eaves; curved roof edges of Chinese buildings

窗台

chuāng tái — Windowsill; the ledge below a window

建筑

jiàn zhù — Building; architecture; constructed structure

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; all existing things

突出

tū chū — Protruding; projecting outward; prominent feature

之处

zhī chù — Place; location; part where something exists

雕塑

diāo sù — Sculpture; carved or molded artistic figure

凸起

tū qǐ — Raised; protruding; a bump or raised portion

纹饰

wén shì — Decorative patterns; ornamental designs on surfaces

于是

yú shì — Thus; as a result; consequently

身体

shēn tǐ — Body; physical form; one's health

不适

bù shì — Discomfort; unwell; physical or emotional unease

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart; one's innermost feelings

焦躁

jiāo zào — Anxious and irritable; restlessly agitated

难耐

nán nài — Hard to endure; unbearable; difficult to tolerate

倦怠

juàn dài — Fatigue; weariness; exhausted and listless feeling

一日

yī rì — One day; within a single day

之间

zhī jiān — Between; among; within a span

肆意

sì yì — Wantonly; without restraint; to act freely

放纵

fàng zòng — To indulge; to let loose; unrestrained behavior

玩世不恭

wán shì bù gōng — Cynical; flippant attitude toward life and society

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

癫狂

diān kuáng — Frenzied; mad; wildly irrational behavior

因

yīn — Because of; due to; caused by

各种

gè zhǒng — Various kinds; all sorts; different types

缘由

yuán yóu — Reason; cause; the origin of something

而

ér — And; yet; thereby; connecting clauses

迸发

bèng fā — To burst out; to erupt; suddenly breaking forth

争吵

zhēng chǎo — To quarrel; to argue; heated verbal dispute

尖锐

jiān ruì — Sharp; piercing; keen; incisive

肘击

zhǒu jī — Elbow strike; hitting with the elbow

踩踏

cǎi tà — To trample; to step on; to tread upon

久候

jiǔ hòu — Long wait; having waited for a long time

疲倦

pí juàn — Tired; weary; fatigued from exertion

早在

zǎo zài — As early as; long before a given time

使节们

shǐ jié men — Envoys; diplomatic representatives; official delegates

驾临

jià lín — To arrive in person; honored arrival of someone

约定

yuē dìng — Agreed upon; appointed; prearranged time or meeting

时刻

shí kè — Moment; point in time; a specific instant

之前

zhī qián — Before; prior to; preceding a time or event

许久

xǔ jiǔ — For a long time; quite a while

便已

biàn yǐ — Had already; by then had already done so

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; because of

这些

zhè xiē — These; this group of things or people

被困

bèi kùn — Trapped; stuck; confined against one's will

其中

qí zhōng — Among them; within it; in the middle of

相互

xiāng hù — Mutually; each other; reciprocally

遭人

zāo rén — To suffer at others' hands; subjected to others

推搡

tuī sǎng — To shove; to push roughly; jostling someone

践踏

jiàn tà — To trample on; to tread over; to crush underfoot

窒息

zhì xī — To suffocate; choking; unable to breathe

人们

rén men — People; the public; people in general

喧嚣

xuān xiāo — Clamor; uproar; loud noisy commotion

添上

tiān shàng — To add; to append; to layer something onto

一层

yī céng — One layer; a stratum; an additional level

粗粝

cū lì — Rough; coarse; harsh and abrasive quality

辛苦

xīn kǔ — Hardship; toil; painstaking and laborious effort

意味

yì wèi — Flavor; implication; meaningful quality or tone