Romeo and Juliet — Page 12

Vocabulary

先生

xiānsheng — Mr.; polite title for an adult male.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases.

他的

tā de — His; possessive form of the third-person pronoun.

妻子

qīzi — Wife; a man's female spouse.

及

jí — And; as well as; reaching up to.

女儿们

nǚ'érmen — Daughters; plural form of daughter.

伯爵

bójué — Count or earl; a European noble title.

他

tā — He; third-person singular male pronoun.

美丽的

měilì de — Beautiful; attractive in appearance or quality.

姐妹们

jiěmèimen — Sisters; plural form referring to female siblings.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

遗孀

yíshuāng — Widow; a woman whose husband has died.

夫人

fūren — Madam; Mrs.; respectful title for a married woman.

可爱的

kě'ài de — Lovely; cute; endearing in appearance or manner.

侄女们

zhínǚmen — Nieces; plural form of a brother's daughters.

兄弟

xiōngdì — Brothers; male siblings; close male companions.

我的

wǒ de — My; mine; first-person possessive pronoun.

叔父

shūfù — Uncle; father's younger brother.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

侄女

zhínǚ — Niece; a brother's daughter.

表弟

biǎodì — Male cousin younger than oneself on mother's side.

活泼的

huópō de — Lively; vivacious; full of energy and spirit.

好

hǎo — Good; well; fine; expressing approval or readiness.

一份

yī fèn — One copy; a single portion or serving of something.

宾客

bīnkè — Guests; invited visitors to an event or home.

名单

míngdān — Name list; a written list of people's names.

还回

huán huí — Return something; give back to its original owner.

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

该

gāi — Should; ought to; it is one's turn to act.

去

qù — To go; to move toward a destination.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; which place; asking about a location.

上面

shàngmiàn — On top; above; written or printed on the surface.

赴宴

fù yàn — Attend a banquet; go to a formal dinner event.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

家

jiā — Home; family; house; one's place of residence.

谁

shéi — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun for people.

主人

zhǔrén — Host; master; the owner or head of a household.

确实

quèshí — Indeed; truly; certainly; used to affirm a statement.

应该

yīnggāi — Should; ought to; expressing moral obligation or expectation.

早些

zǎo xiē — A little earlier; sooner; before the current time.

问

wèn — To ask; to inquire; to pose a question to someone.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

这个

zhège — This; this one; referring to a nearby thing or topic.

问题

wèntí — Question; problem; issue that needs to be addressed.

现在

xiànzài — Now; at the present moment or time.

不等

bù děng — Without waiting; not equal; before someone has acted.

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately after a condition is met.

告诉

gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something directly.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the copula verb linking subject and predicate.

富贵

fùguì — Wealthy and honorable; prosperous and of high status.

显赫

xiǎnhè — Illustrious; prominent; of great fame and distinction.

如果

rúguǒ — If; supposing that; introducing a conditional clause.

不是

bú shì — Is not; am not; are not; negation of the copula.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

请你

qǐng nǐ — Please; inviting you; a polite request directed at you.

来

lái — To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker.

饮

yǐn — To drink; to sip; a literary word for consuming liquid.

一杯

yī bēi — One cup; one glass; a single drink of something.

酒

jiǔ — Alcohol; wine; any alcoholic beverage.

祝你

zhù nǐ — Wishing you; expressing good wishes toward someone.

欢乐

huānlè — Joy; happiness; a feeling of delight and merriment.

在

zài — At; in; on; indicating location or ongoing action.

这场

zhè chǎng — This occasion; this event; this particular gathering.

古老的

gǔlǎo de — Ancient; old; having existed for a very long time.

宴会

yànhuì — Banquet; formal dinner party; a celebratory feast.

上

shàng — On; above; upon; at a place or event.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner or degree.

钟爱的

zhōng'ài de — Beloved; cherished; deeply loved and highly treasured.

美丽

měilì — Beauty; beautiful; visually pleasing and attractive.

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of a group or collection.

令人

lìng rén — Making people feel; causing others to experience something.

倾慕的

qīngmù de — Admirable; causing deep admiration and fond regard.

美女

měinǚ — Beautiful woman; a strikingly attractive female person.

共聚

gòng jù — Gather together; assemble jointly in one place.

一堂

yī táng — One hall; together in one room or gathering place.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; referring to a location over there.

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of; a literary preposition.

公正

gōngzhèng — Fair; just; impartial; free from bias or favoritism.

无偏

wú piān — Without bias; impartial; not favoring any one side.

眼光

yǎnguāng — Perspective; vision; one's way of looking at things.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to; a marker of future action.

她的

tā de — Her; hers; possessive form of the female pronoun.

容貌

róngmào — Appearance; looks; one's facial features and bearing.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; a literary conjunction.

将要

jiāngyào — About to; going to; indicating imminent future action.

指给

zhǐ gěi — Point out to; show by pointing; indicate to someone.

你看

nǐ kàn — Look; you see; directing someone's attention to something.

几位

jǐ wèi — Several people; a few individuals (polite counter for people).

相比

xiāngbǐ — Compare; in comparison; measured against each other.

会

huì — Will; can; be able to; expressing ability or likelihood.

让你

ràng nǐ — Make you; cause you; allow you to feel or do something.

觉得

juéde — Feel; think; have the subjective sense or opinion that.

你的

nǐ de — Your; yours; second-person singular possessive pronoun.

天鹅

tiān'é — Swan; a large graceful white waterbird.

不过

búguò — But; however; merely; only; introducing a contrast.

只

zhǐ — Only; merely; just; limiting the scope of a statement.

乌鸦

wūyā — Crow; a large black bird associated with ill omen.

若

ruò — If; should; in case; a literary conditional conjunction.

眼中

yǎn zhōng — In one's eyes; in the view or perception of someone.

虔诚的

qiánchéng de — Devout; pious; sincere in religious belief or devotion.

信仰

xìnyǎng — Faith; belief; religious or ideological conviction.

竟能

jìng néng — Actually can; surprisingly able to; unexpectedly capable.

容忍

róngrěn — Tolerate; endure; put up with something unpleasant.

这样的

zhèyàng de — Such; this kind of; of this sort or nature.

谎言

huǎngyán — Lie; falsehood; an untrue statement meant to deceive.

那

nà — Then; in that case; that; a demonstrative or connector.

就让

jiù ràng — Then let; go ahead and allow; permit something to happen.

泪水

lèishuǐ — Tears; water from the eyes caused by emotion.

化为

huà wéi — Turn into; transform into; become something different.

烈火

lièhuǒ — Raging fire; fierce flames; an intense blaze.

眼睛

yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs of sight on a person's face.

屡遭

lǚ zāo — Repeatedly suffer; be subjected to something many times.

淹没

yānmò — Submerge; flood; be overwhelmed or swallowed by something.

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.

从不

cóng bù — Never; at no time; not at any point in time.

消亡

xiāowáng — Perish; die out; cease to exist completely over time.

它们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun for non-humans.

昭然若揭

zhāo rán ruò jiē — Perfectly obvious; as clear as if unveiled for all.

异端

yìduān — Heresy; heretic; beliefs contrary to orthodox doctrine.

因

yīn — Because; due to; on account of a certain reason.

撒谎

sā huǎng — To lie; to tell a falsehood; to deceive with words.

而

ér — And; yet; but; a literary conjunction linking clauses.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicating the subject undergoes an action.

焚烧

fénshāo — Burn; set on fire; to incinerate or consume with flames.

有人

yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person; referring to an unspecified individual.

比

bǐ — Than; compared to; used in comparative sentences.

爱人

àiren — Loved one; sweetheart; spouse or romantic partner.

更美

gèng měi — Even more beautiful; more attractive than something else.

自

zì — From; since; starting from a point in time or place.

世界

shìjiè — World; the earth; all of human existence and experience.

诞生

dànshēng — Birth; be born; come into existence for the first time.

之初

zhī chū — At the beginning; in the earliest stage of something.

无所不见

wú suǒ bù jiàn — Nothing unseen; having seen everything that exists.

太阳

tàiyáng — The sun; the star at the center of our solar system.

从未

cóng wèi — Never; not ever; at no point in all of history.

见过

jiàn guò — Has seen; have ever encountered or witnessed before.

匹敌

pǐdí — Match; rival; be equal to in quality or ability.