Sense and Sensibility — Page 3

Vocabulary

每当

měi dāng — whenever; every time a certain situation occurs

她们

tā men — they/them (referring to a group of females)

离开

lí kāi — to leave; to depart from a place

庄园

zhuāng yuán — manor; estate; large country property

在

zài — at; in; to be located at a place

新的

xīn de — new; referring to something recently acquired

地方

dì fāng — place; location; a certain area or region

安家落户

ān jiā luò hù — to settle down and establish a home somewhere

时

shí — when; at the time of a certain event

我们

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

必须

bì xū — must; have to; indicating strong necessity

为

wèi — for; on behalf of; for the sake of

做些

zuò xiē — to do some; to carry out certain actions

什么

shén me — what; used in questions or indefinite reference

好吧

hǎo ba — alright; okay; expression of reluctant agreement

那就

nà jiù — then; in that case; used to draw a conclusion

但

dàn — but; however; introducing a contrasting statement

那件事

nà jiàn shì — that matter; that particular thing or affair

不必

bù bì — need not; it is unnecessary to do something

是

shì — to be; is; am; are; linking verb

三千

sān qiān — three thousand; the number 3000

英镑

yīng bàng — British pound; currency unit of the United Kingdom

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

想想

xiǎng xiǎng — think about it; consider carefully for a moment

她

tā — she; her; third-person singular female pronoun

补充

bǔ chōng — to add; to supplement; to make an additional remark

道

dào — said; remarked; used after speech attribution

钱

qián — money; currency; financial resources

一旦

yī dàn — once; as soon as something happens

给

gěi — to give; to provide something to someone

出去

chū qù — to go out; to be given away or sent out

就

jiù — then; at once; indicating a consequence or condition

再也

zài yě — never again; no longer; used with negation

回不来

huí bu lái — cannot come back; unable to be returned

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change of state

你的

nǐ de — your; belonging to you

姐妹们

jiě mèi men — sisters; plural form referring to female siblings

会

huì — will; can; indicating future possibility or ability

嫁人

jià rén — to marry; (of a woman) to get married

那

nà — then; in that case; that; demonstrative or conjunctive

永远

yǒng yuǎn — forever; permanently; always; for all time

消失

xiāo shī — to disappear; to vanish; to cease to exist

如果

rú guǒ — if; supposing; in the event that

那笔

nà bǐ — that sum (of money); referring to a specific amount

能

néng — can; able to; having the ability or possibility

回到

huí dào — to return to; to go back to a place or person

可怜的

kě lián de — poor; pitiful; deserving of sympathy

小

xiǎo — small; little; young; of small size or age

儿子

ér zi — son; male child of a parent

身上

shēn shàng — on one's body; in one's possession or hands

哦

ó / ò — oh; an interjection expressing realization or response

当然

dāng rán — of course; naturally; certainly without doubt

她的

tā de — her; belonging to her

丈夫

zhàng fu — husband; a woman's male spouse

非常

fēi cháng — very; extremely; unusually; to a great degree

严肃

yán sù — serious; solemn; grave in manner or expression

地

de — structural particle used before verbs as adverbial marker

说

shuō — to say; to speak; to tell

大不相同

dà bù xiāng tóng — vastly different; completely unlike each other

将来

jiāng lái — in the future; at some future time

也许

yě xǔ — perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty

后悔

hòu huǐ — to regret; to feel sorry about a past action

当初

dāng chū — at the time; originally; back then; in the beginning

把

bǎ — particle indicating disposal of an object in a sentence

这么

zhè me — so; such; this much; to this degree

大

dà — large; big; great in size or amount

一笔

yī bǐ — a sum; a lump amount of money

给了

gěi le — gave; has given; past form of giving something

比如

bǐ rú — for example; for instance; such as

他

tā — he; him; third-person singular male pronoun

子女

zǐ nǚ — children; sons and daughters; offspring

众多

zhòng duō — numerous; a great many; large in number

这笔

zhè bǐ — this sum (of money); this particular amount

将是

jiāng shì — will be; future tense of 'to be'

便利的

biàn lì de — convenient; useful; providing ease or advantage

那么

nà me — then; in that case; so; to that extent

对

duì — for; toward; correct; regarding a person or thing

各方

gè fāng — all parties; every side involved

来说

lái shuō — speaking of; as far as something is concerned

将

jiāng — will; shall; future tense auxiliary verb

减少

jiǎn shǎo — to reduce; to decrease; to lessen in amount

一半

yī bàn — half; one half of a whole amount

更好

gèng hǎo — better; even better; superior in comparison

五百

wǔ bǎi — five hundred; the number 500

她们的

tā men de — their; belonging to them (female group)

财产

cái chǎn — property; assets; wealth; financial possessions

巨大的

jù dà de — enormous; huge; of very great size or significance

增加

zēng jiā — to increase; to add to; to grow in amount

真是

zhēn shì — truly; really; indeed; expressing genuine feeling

太好

tài hǎo — too good; excellent; wonderfully good

天下

tiān xià — the world; under heaven; all people everywhere

哪个

nǎ ge — which one; which; used in questions or generalizations

兄弟

xiōng dì — brothers; male siblings; brotherhood

姐妹

jiě mèi — sisters; female siblings; sisterhood

做

zuò — to do; to make; to perform an action

这么多

zhè me duō — this much; so many; such a large amount

哪怕

nǎ pà — even if; even though; no matter what

真的

zhēn de — real; truly; genuine; actually being the case

亲

qīn — blood-related; close; dear; intimate kin

而

ér — but; and; yet; conjunction linking contrasting clauses

现在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently; at this moment

只不过

zhǐ bù guò — merely; only; nothing more than; just

同父异母

tóng fù yì mǔ — half-siblings sharing a father but different mothers

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

慷慨大方

kāng kǎi dà fāng — generous; liberal; open-handed with money or resources

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

不愿

bù yuàn — unwilling; reluctant; not wanting to do something

任何

rèn hé — any; whatever; used in negative or conditional sentences

吝啬的

lìn sè de — stingy; miserly; unwilling to spend or give

事

shì — matter; thing; affair; an event or issue

回答

huí dá — to answer; to reply; to respond to a question

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of; such a sort

场合

chǎng hé — occasion; situation; a particular social setting

宁可

nìng kě — would rather; prefer to; expressing a preference

做得

zuò de — to do to a certain degree; done in a manner

太多

tài duō — too much; excessively; more than needed

也

yě — also; too; as well; even; still

不要

bù yào — don't; do not; don't want to; prohibition

太少

tài shǎo — too little; too few; insufficient in amount

至少

zhì shǎo — at least; at the minimum; no fewer than

没有人

méi yǒu rén — nobody; no one; there is no person who

认为

rèn wéi — to think; to believe; to consider to be

不够

bù gòu — not enough; insufficient; lacking in quantity

就连

jiù lián — even; used to emphasize an extreme case

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; self; one's own person

很难

hěn nán — very difficult; hard to do or achieve

期望

qī wàng — to expect; to hope for; expectation or aspiration

得到

dé dào — to obtain; to get; to receive something

更多

gèng duō — more; even more; a greater amount or number