Romeo and Juliet — Page 4

Vocabulary

三场

sān chǎng — Three times; three instances of an event

市民

shì mín — Citizens; residents of a city or town

争斗

zhēng dòu — Conflict; to fight or struggle against each other

因

yīn — Because of; due to a cause

一句

yī jù — One sentence; a single utterance

轻飘飘

qīng piāo piāo — Light and airy; frivolous or carelessly spoken

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

话

huà — Words; speech; what someone says

而

ér — And; yet; conjunction linking clauses

起

qǐ — To arise; to start; to initiate

由

yóu — By; from; due to; caused by

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

老

lǎo — Old; aged; long-established

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; together with

三度

sān dù — Three times; on three separate occasions

扰乱

rǎo luàn — To disturb; to disrupt order or peace

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

我们

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

街道

jiē dào — Street; road in an urban area

安宁

ān níng — Peace and quiet; tranquility; calmness

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable

年迈

nián mài — Elderly; advanced in age; old

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people

抛下

pāo xià — To cast aside; to abandon something

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

其

qí — His; her; its; their; formal pronoun

身份

shēn fèn — Identity; social status; one's position

相称

xiāng chèn — Befitting; matching one's status or role

庄重

zhuāng zhòng — Dignified; serious; solemn in manner

饰物

shì wù — Ornaments; decorative accessories or adornments

抄起

chāo qǐ — To grab; to snatch up quickly

古旧

gǔ jiù — Old and worn; ancient and outdated

同样

tóng yàng — Equally; in the same way; likewise

苍老

cāng lǎo — Old and weathered; aged in appearance

双手

shuāng shǒu — Both hands; a pair of hands

那双

nà shuāng — That pair; those two (hands or things)

太平

tài píng — Peaceful; tranquil; free from trouble

岁月

suì yuè — Years; the passage of time; long years

生锈

shēng xiù — To rust; to become corroded with rust

手

shǒu — Hand; a person's hand

却要

què yào — Yet must; but still wants to

来

lái — To come; directional complement particle

平息

píng xī — To quell; to suppress; to calm down

你们

nǐ men — You all; second-person plural pronoun

仇恨

chóu hèn — Hatred; deep enmity; bitter hostility

若

ruò — If; should; in the event that

再度

zài dù — Once again; a second or further time

将

jiāng — Will; shall; future action marker

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using

性命

xìng mìng — Life; one's very existence or survival

偿付

cháng fù — To pay; to compensate; to repay a debt

破坏

pò huài — To destroy; to damage; to undermine

和平

hé píng — Peace; peaceful coexistence without conflict

此次

cǐ cì — This time; on this particular occasion

其余

qí yú — The rest; the remaining others

众人

zhòng rén — Everyone; all the people present

一律

yī lǜ — Without exception; all equally; uniformly

散去

sàn qù — To disperse; to scatter and leave

随我

suí wǒ — Follow me; come along with me

同行

tóng xíng — To travel together; to go along with

今日

jīn rì — Today; this present day

午后

wǔ hòu — Afternoon; the time after midday

前来

qián lái — To come forward; to come to a place

知晓

zhī xiǎo — To know; to be informed about something

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

对

duì — Regarding; toward; concerning this matter

此事

cǐ shì — This matter; this particular affair or issue

进一步

jìn yī bù — Further; one step further; additionally

旨意

zhǐ yì — Decree; official will or intention

前往

qián wǎng — To go to; to proceed toward a destination

古老

gǔ lǎo — Ancient; very old; of long history

共同

gòng tóng — Together; jointly; in common

裁判

cái pàn — To judge; judgment; a referee or ruling

再次

zài cì — Once more; again; for another time

警告

jǐng gào — Warning; to warn someone of consequences

违者

wéi zhě — Those who violate; offenders who disobey

处死

chǔ sǐ — To execute; to sentence to death

王子

wáng zǐ — Prince; a male member of royalty

侍从

shì cóng — Attendants; servants accompanying a noble

退场

tuì chǎng — To exit the stage; to leave the scene

及

jí — And; along with; including

仆从

pú cóng — Servants; attendants who serve a master

是

shì — To be; is; am; are

谁

shuí — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun

重新

chóng xīn — Anew; again; to start over afresh

挑起

tiǎo qǐ — To stir up; to provoke or instigate trouble

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby

旧日

jiù rì — Old days; former times; past days

争端

zhēng duān — Dispute; quarrel; a source of conflict

说吧

shuō ba — Go ahead and speak; tell me then

侄儿

zhí ér — Nephew; a brother's or sister's son

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; start; the beginning of something

时

shí — When; at the time of; moment

在场

zài chǎng — Present at the scene; to be there

吗

ma — Question particle for yes/no questions

对手

duì shǒu — Opponent; rival; adversary in conflict

就在

jiù zài — Right at; exactly at this location or time

此处

cǐ chù — Here; at this place or location

在

zài — At; in; to be present somewhere

赶到

gǎn dào — To rush to; to arrive in a hurry

之前

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

已

yǐ — Already; having done something prior

厮杀

sī shā — To fight fiercely; to battle and slaughter

一起

yī qǐ — Together; at the same time; jointly

拔剑

bá jiàn — To draw a sword; to unsheathe a blade

他们

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

分开

fēn kāi — To separate; to pull apart; to divide

此时

cǐ shí — At this moment; at this point in time

来了

lái le — Arrived; someone or something has come

那

nà — That; referring to something farther away

暴烈

bào liè — Fierce; violent; hot-tempered and aggressive

手持

shǒu chí — Holding in hand; carrying in one's hands

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular

向

xiàng — Toward; in the direction of

吐出

tǔ chū — To spit out; to utter or emit words

挑衅

tiǎo xìn — To provoke; to taunt; a provocative challenge

同时

tóng shí — At the same time; simultaneously; meanwhile

头顶

tóu dǐng — Above the head; the top of one's head

挥舞

huī wǔ — To brandish; to wave or swing vigorously

划破

huá pò — To slash through; to cut open or split

毫发无损

háo fà wú sǔn — Completely unharmed; not a hair injured

呼啸声

hū xiào shēng — Howling sound; whistling or whooshing noise

嘲弄

cháo nòng — To mock; to ridicule; to make fun of

着

zhe — Ongoing action particle; in the process of

当

dāng — When; while; at the moment that

你来我往

nǐ lái wǒ wǎng — Back and forth; exchanging blows repeatedly

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

越来越多

yuè lái yuè duō — More and more; increasingly numerous over time

人

rén — Person; people; human being

加入

jiā rù — To join; to take part in; to enter

一方

yī fāng — One side; one party in a conflict

直到

zhí dào — Until; up to the point that

驾到

jià dào — His arrival; arrival of a person of authority

方才

fāng cái — Only then; just then; at that moment

双方

shuāng fāng — Both sides; both parties in a dispute

哦

ó — Oh; an exclamation of realization or concern

在哪里

zài nǎ lǐ — Where is; asking about someone's location

见过

jiàn guò — Have seen; have met or encountered before

未曾

wèi céng — Never; have not ever done something

参与

cān yù — To participate; to take part in an event

这场

zhè chǎng — This bout; this particular fight or event

实感

shí gǎn — Truly feel; genuinely sense or appreciate

庆幸

qìng xìng — To feel fortunate; to be glad about something