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Vocabulary

她

tā — Third person singular feminine pronoun; she, her.

任由

rèn yóu — To let something happen freely; allow, let.

糖块

táng kuài — A piece or lump of candy or sugar.

滑落

huá luò — To slide or slip downward; fall gradually.

到

dào — To arrive at; reach a destination or point.

身旁

shēn páng — Beside one's body; next to someone.

沉浸

chén jìn — To immerse oneself deeply in something.

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.

忧郁

yōu yù — Melancholy, depression; feeling sad and gloomy.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

沉思

chén sī — Deep thought or meditation; to ponder seriously.

中

zhōng — In the middle of; within a state or place.

直到

zhí dào — Until; up to a certain point in time.

一阵

yī zhèn — A burst or spell of something; a brief period.

轻柔

qīng róu — Gentle and soft; tender in manner or sound.

低语

dī yǔ — A whisper; to speak in a very soft voice.

将

jiāng — Particle indicating future action; about to, will.

从

cóng — From; indicates starting point of movement or action.

思绪

sī xù — Train of thought; one's stream of thoughts or feelings.

唤回

huàn huí — To call back; bring someone's attention back.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

声音

shēng yīn — Sound, voice; auditory sensation produced by something.

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like; used to make a comparison.

人们

rén men — People; referring to people in general.

有时

yǒu shí — Sometimes; occasionally, not always.

夜深人静

yè shēn rén jìng — Deep night when all people are quiet and still.

时

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

听到

tīng dào — To hear; successfully perceive a sound.

有人

yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person doing something.

屋子

wū zi — A room or house; an enclosed living space.

远处

yuǎn chù — A distant place; somewhere far away.

低声

dī shēng — In a low voice; softly or quietly spoken.

说话

shuō huà — To speak, to talk; engage in conversation.

专注

zhuān zhù — To focus attentively; concentrate fully on something.

地

de — Adverbial particle; links adverb or adjective to verb.

倾听

qīng tīng — To listen attentively and carefully; give full attention.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

好

hǎo — Good; also used to intensify duration or degree.

一会儿

yī huì r — A little while; a short period of time.

通常

tōng cháng — Usually, normally; in most cases or situations.

不

bù — No, not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives.

喜欢

xǐ huān — To like, enjoy; have a fondness for something.

谈话

tán huà — Conversation, talk; an exchange of spoken words.

刺耳

cì ěr — Harsh to the ears; unpleasant or jarring sound.

冲击

chōng jī — To strike or impact; a forceful hit or shock.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuing action or state.

感官

gǎn guān — The senses; sensory organs of the body.

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if, seemingly; used to make a comparison.

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some type of something unspecified.

模拟

mó nǐ — To simulate or imitate; a model or analog.

雷鸣

léi míng — Thunder; the loud rumbling sound of thunder.

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement.

这些

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

听来

tīng lái — When heard; sounds like upon listening.

却

què — Yet, but; indicates an unexpected contrast.

毫无

háo wú — Absolutely no; without any trace of something.

之处

zhī chù — A place or aspect of something; in that regard.

令人

lìng rén — To make people feel; causes a certain reaction.

不悦

bù yuè — Displeased, unhappy; feeling of displeasure or discomfort.

之感

zhī gǎn — A feeling or sense of something; that sensation.

由于

yóu yú — Due to, because of; indicates a reason or cause.

一向

yī xiàng — Always, consistently; habitually up to the present.

被迫

bèi pò — To be forced or compelled to do something.

去

qù — To go; used before verbs to indicate purpose.

观察

guān chá — To observe carefully; watch and study something closely.

而非

ér fēi — Rather than; instead of a particular thing or action.

行动

xíng dòng — Action, movement; to take action or act.

各种

gè zhǒng — Various kinds; all sorts of different types.

官能

guān néng — Sensory faculties; the functions of bodily senses.

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore, as a result; indicates a conclusion.

获得

huò dé — To obtain or gain; acquire something successfully.

新的

xīn de — New; something that is novel or recently developed.

方向

fāng xiàng — Direction; the course or orientation of something.

发生

fā shēng — To happen, occur; an event takes place.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject.

也

yě — Also, too; indicates addition or similarity.

未曾

wèi céng — Never have; have not yet done something.

察觉

chá jué — To notice or perceive; become aware of something.

发展

fā zhǎn — To develop, grow; progress or advancement over time.

当

dāng — When; at the moment that something happens.

发现

fā xiàn — To discover or find; realize something previously unknown.

起初

qǐ chū — At first, initially; in the beginning stage.

不过

bù guò — Only, merely; however, used to soften statements.

一片

yī piàn — A stretch or expanse of; a piece of something.

混乱

hùn luàn — Chaos, disorder; a confused and disorganized state.

低语声

dī yǔ shēng — The sound of whispering; soft murmuring voice sounds.

随着

suí zhe — Along with, as; following a change or progression.

全神贯注

quán shén guàn zhù — To concentrate completely; give one's full undivided attention.

聆听

líng tīng — To listen carefully and respectfully; attentive listening.

竟能

jìng néng — Surprisingly able to; unexpectedly capable of doing.

分辨出

fēn biàn chū — To distinguish or make out; identify something clearly.

清晰

qīng xī — Clear, distinct; easy to perceive or understand.

可懂

kě dǒng — Comprehensible, understandable; able to be understood.

话语

huà yǔ — Words, speech; spoken language or utterances.

既

jì — Both; used with 又 to mean both...and...

欣喜

xīn xǐ — Joyful, delighted; feeling of great happiness.

又

yòu — And also; again, additionally in a paired structure.

惊讶

jīng yà — Surprised, astonished; feeling of unexpected amazement.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things or ideas.

实在

shí zài — Really, truly; genuinely, used for emphasis.

值得

zhí dé — Worth it; deserving of effort or consideration.

一个

yī gè — One; the number one with general measure word.

细小

xì xiǎo — Tiny, very small; minute in size or degree.

尖锐

jiān ruì — Sharp, shrill; keen and piercing in sound or nature.

说道

shuō dào — Said; used to attribute spoken words to someone.

离开

lí kāi — To leave, depart; move away from a place.

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun.

摇篮

yáo lán — A cradle; small bed that rocks for babies.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs in passive or nominal constructions.

花费

huā fèi — To spend time or money; expend effort or resources.

那番

nà fān — That amount of; that sort of effort or trouble.

力气

lì qi — Physical strength or effort; energy exerted.

来到

lái dào — To arrive at; come to a place or situation.

这个

zhè gè — This one; demonstrative with general measure word.

世界

shì jiè — The world; the entire earth or a realm.

而

ér — And yet, but; a conjunction linking contrasting ideas.

周围

zhōu wéi — Surroundings; the area all around something.

一切

yī qiè — Everything, all; the totality of things.

都是

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

死寂

sǐ jì — Dead silence; complete and eerie quietness.

啊

ā — Exclamatory particle expressing emotion or emphasis.

如果

rú guǒ — If; introduces a conditional or hypothetical statement.

早知道

zǎo zhī dào — Had known earlier; if only one had known sooner.

如此

rú cǐ — So, like this; in this manner or to this degree.

寒冷

hán lěng — Cold, frigid; a low temperature that causes discomfort.

沉闷

chén mèn — Dull, dreary; stuffy or oppressively boring atmosphere.

就

jiù — Then, just; indicates a consequence or emphasis.

不会

bù huì — Would not; not able or unlikely to do something.

费尽

fèi jìn — To exhaust all effort; use up every bit of energy.

几乎

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

摧毁

cuī huǐ — To destroy completely; demolish or ruin utterly.

破开

pò kāi — To break open; force something apart or through.

屋顶

wū dǐng — Roof; the top covering of a building or house.

狭小

xiá xiǎo — Narrow and small; cramped and confined in space.

家

jiā — Home, family; one's dwelling place or household.

耐心

nài xīn — Patience; ability to wait calmly without complaint.

些

xiē — Some, a little; an indefinite small amount or degree.

另

lìng — Another, the other; a different one of something.

答道

dá dào — Replied, answered; used to attribute a response.

略为

lüè wéi — Slightly, somewhat; to a small or moderate degree.

平静

píng jìng — Calm, tranquil; peaceful and undisturbed in manner.

与

yǔ — And, with; connects nouns or indicates accompaniment.

前者

qián zhě — The former; the first of two previously mentioned items.

颇为

pō wéi — Quite, rather; to a considerable or notable degree.

相似

xiāng sì — Similar, alike; resembling each other in some way.

活得

huó de — To have lived; to be alive in a certain manner.

比

bǐ — Compared to; a comparison particle indicating difference.

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.

长

cháng — Long; extended in time or length.

才

cái — Only then, just; indicates something barely or just happened.

出生

chū shēng — To be born; emerge into life at birth.

几

jǐ — Several, a few; an indefinite small number.

秒钟

miǎo zhōng — Seconds; a unit of time measurement.