Romeo and Juliet — Page 8

Vocabulary

叫

jiào — to call, to be called, to shout

一个

yī gè — one, a single (general measure word)

病人

bìng rén — patient, sick person

在

zài — at, in, on; to be present

悲痛

bēi tòng — grief, deep sorrow, heartache

中

zhōng — in the middle of, within, among

立

lì — to stand; to draw up, to establish

遗嘱

yí zhǔ — will, testament, last wishes

对

duì — toward, for; correct, right

如此

rú cǐ — like this, so, in this manner

病重

bìng zhòng — seriously ill, critically sick

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

人

rén — person, human being, people

来说

lái shuō — speaking of, in terms of, for

这话

zhè huà — these words, this remark, this statement

说得

shuō de — said in a manner; spoken so as to

太

tài — too, excessively, overly

不合时宜

bù hé shí yí — untimely, inappropriate for the occasion

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

说

shuō — to speak, to say, to talk

真的

zhēn de — really, truly, honestly speaking

表兄

biǎo xiōng — older male cousin (from different surname family)

我

wǒ — I, me, my

确实

què shí — indeed, truly, certainly, in fact

爱上

ài shàng — to fall in love with, to become fond of

女人

nǚ rén — woman, female person

猜

cāi — to guess, to speculate, to suspect

你

nǐ — you (singular)

恋爱

liàn ài — romantic love, to be in a relationship

果然

guǒ rán — as expected, sure enough, indeed

猜得

cāi de — guessed correctly, managed to guess

八九不离十

bā jiǔ bù lí shí — very close to the truth, pretty much right

好

hǎo — good, well; very (intensifier)

神箭手

shén jiàn shǒu — divine archer, remarkably skilled bowman

爱

ài — love, affection; to love

她

tā — she, her

貌美如花

mào měi rú huā — beautiful as a flower, strikingly attractive woman

越是

yuè shì — the more (something is the case)

美丽

měi lì — beautiful, pretty, lovely

靶子

bǎ zi — target, bullseye, object aimed at

容易

róng yì — easy, likely, prone to

射中

shè zhòng — to hit the target, to strike accurately

唉

āi — sigh exclamation expressing regret or resignation

这

zhè — this, these

一点

yī diǎn — a little, a bit, one point

上

shàng — on, above; regarding this point

猜错

cāi cuò — to guess wrongly, to be mistaken

是

shì — to be; yes, correct

不会

bù huì — will not, cannot, unable to

被

bèi — passive marker; by (in passive sentences)

箭

jiàn — arrow, dart

伤不了

shāng bù liǎo — cannot wound, unable to injure or hurt

有

yǒu — to have, there is, there are

智慧

zhì huì — wisdom, intelligence, sagacity

以

yǐ — using, with, by means of

坚贞

jiān zhēn — steadfast loyalty, firm and chaste devotion

贞洁

zhēn jié — chastity, purity, moral virtue in fidelity

为

wéi — as, to be, to serve as

盔甲

kuī jiǎ — armor, helmet and suit of protection

将

jiāng — will, shall; to take (classical usage)

自身

zì shēn — oneself, one's own self, personally

护卫得

hù wèi de — to guard and protect (in a manner)

严严实实

yán yán shí shí — tightly sealed, thoroughly protected, completely covered

爱神

ài shén — god of love, Cupid or Eros

那

nà — that, those

柔弱

róu ruò — weak, tender, delicate, feeble

孩气

hái qì — childlike, boyish, having a childish air

弓箭

gōng jiàn — bow and arrow, archery weapon

毫无

háo wú — completely without, not the slightest

魔力

mó lì — magic power, charm, enchanting force

不肯

bù kěn — unwilling, refuse to, not willing to

接受

jiē shòu — to accept, to receive, to take in

情话

qíng huà — sweet nothings, words of love and affection

围攻

wéi gōng — to besiege, to surround and attack

也

yě — also, too, as well

不愿

bù yuàn — unwilling, reluctant, not wishing to

承受

chéng shòu — to bear, to endure, to receive

含情

hán qíng — full of tender feeling, amorous, loving

目光

mù guāng — gaze, look, eyesight, line of sight

进击

jìn jī — to advance and attack, to assault

更

gèng — even more, still more, furthermore

向

xiàng — toward, facing, in the direction of

能

néng — can, able to, capable of

诱惑

yòu huò — to tempt, to seduce, temptation, allure

圣人

shèng rén — sage, saint, holy person of great wisdom

黄金

huáng jīn — gold, golden; highly valuable thing

敞开

chǎng kāi — to open wide, to spread open freely

怀抱

huái bào — embrace, bosom; to cherish in one's heart

哦

ó / ò — oh! expressing realization or understanding

美貌

měi mào — beautiful appearance, good looks, handsomeness

富足

fù zú — abundant, wealthy, plentiful, prosperous

唯一

wéi yī — only, sole, unique, the one and only

贫乏

pín fá — poor, lacking, deficient, impoverished

在于

zài yú — to lie in, to consist in, to depend on

当

dāng — when, at the time of; to serve as

死去

sǐ qù — to die, to pass away, to perish

也将

yě jiāng — will also, shall likewise (future marker)

随之

suí zhī — along with it, following that, thereupon

消逝

xiāo shì — to vanish, to fade away, to disappear

不留

bù liú — leaving nothing behind, without retaining any

分毫

fēn háo — the slightest amount, not even a trace

那么

nà me — then, in that case, so, therefore

已

yǐ — already, previously (classical/literary particle)

发誓

fā shì — to swear an oath, to vow solemnly

要

yào — to want, will, must, should

永守

yǒng shǒu — to guard forever, to keep eternally, eternal fidelity

是的

shì de — yes, that is correct, indeed so

而

ér — but, yet, and, while (conjunction)

这般

zhè bān — like this, in this way, such

吝惜

lìn xī — to be stingy with, to grudge, to stint

却是

què shì — yet it is, but in fact, however

极大

jí dà — extremely great, enormous, very significant

浪费

làng fèi — to waste, to squander, wasteful

因为

yīn wèi — because, since, due to

严苛

yán kē — harsh, severe, excessively strict and demanding

枯萎

kū wěi — to wither, to wilt, to shrivel up

凋零

diāo líng — to wither and fall, to decline, to fade

使

shǐ — to cause, to make, to let

与

yǔ — and, with, together with

后世

hòu shì — later generations, posterity, future ages

子孙

zǐ sūn — descendants, offspring, children and grandchildren

永绝

yǒng jué — to be forever severed, eternally cut off

太美

tài měi — too beautiful, excessively lovely

聪慧

cōng huì — intelligent and wise, clever, bright

得

de / dé — structural particle; to obtain, to get

绝望

jué wàng — despair, hopelessness, to give up hope

来

lái — to come; used after verb as directional

换取

huàn qǔ — to exchange for, to obtain in return

自己

zì jǐ — oneself, self, one's own

福分

fú fèn — good fortune, one's share of happiness

誓绝

shì jué — to swear to renounce, vow to cut off

爱情

ài qíng — romantic love, love between partners

誓言

shì yán — oath, vow, sworn words

之中

zhī zhōng — within, among, in the midst of

虽生犹死

suī shēng yóu sǐ — alive yet as good as dead, living death

如今

rú jīn — nowadays, now, at present, today

苟活

gǒu huó — to live on without purpose, to eke out existence

于世

yú shì — in the world, on earth, among the living

不过是

bù guò shì — nothing but, merely, only just

此

cǐ — this, these, here (literary)

诉说

sù shuō — to tell, to recount, to pour out feelings

出来

chū lái — to come out; resultative complement of emergence

听

tīng — to listen, to hear, to obey

劝

quàn — to advise, to persuade, to urge

忘了

wàng le — forgot, have forgotten, to forget

吧

ba — suggestion or mild imperative sentence particle

请

qǐng — please; to invite, to request politely

教

jiào / jiāo — to teach, to instruct; tell me how

如何

rú hé — how, in what way, what to do

忘却

wàng què — to forget completely, to put out of mind

思念

sī niàn — to miss, to long for, yearning for someone

让

ràng — to let, to allow, to yield to

眼睛

yǎn jing — eyes, the organ of sight

自由

zì yóu — freedom, liberty, free, unrestrained

驰骋

chí chěng — to gallop freely, to roam, to range

去

qù — to go; directional complement particle

欣赏

xīn shǎng — to appreciate, to enjoy, to admire

其他

qí tā — other, else, the rest, other things

美人

měi rén — beautiful woman, beauty, belle

那样

nà yàng — like that, in that way, such

做

zuò — to do, to make, to act

只会

zhǐ huì — will only, can only result in

更加

gèng jiā — even more, all the more, increasingly

思量

sī liang — to ponder, to think over, to contemplate

无与伦比

wú yǔ lún bǐ — incomparable, unparalleled, without equal, peerless