Sense and Sensibility — Page 6

Vocabulary

每

měi — Every, each; used before nouns or time words.

到

dào — To arrive at; to reach a place or time.

交租

jiāo zū — To pay rent to a landlord.

日

rì — Day; sun; daily.

都

dōu — All, both; indicates totality or inclusiveness.

要

yào — To want; must; need to do something.

定期

dìng qī — At regular intervals; periodically; fixed-term.

支付

zhī fù — To pay; to make a financial payment.

这样

zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such.

一

yī — One; a single unit or item.

笔

bǐ — Measure word for sums of money or transactions.

款项

kuǎn xiàng — A sum of money; a financial payment or fund.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

绝非

jué fēi — Absolutely not; by no means whatsoever.

令人

lìng rén — To make one feel; causing someone to feel something.

满意

mǎn yì — Satisfied; content; pleased with a result.

之事

zhī shì — A matter of; such a thing (literary expression).

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things.

会

huì — Will; can; to be able to; likely to happen.

剥夺

bō duó — To deprive; to strip someone of something forcibly.

一个

yī gè — One; a single person or thing.

人

rén — Person; human being; people.

的

de — Possessive/attributive particle linking modifier to noun.

自由

zì yóu — Freedom; liberty; free from constraint.

毫无疑问

háo wú yí wèn — Without any doubt; absolutely certain; undoubtedly.

而且

ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.

归根结底

guī gēn jié dǐ — When all is said and done; ultimately; in the end.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

得不到

dé bu dào — Unable to obtain; cannot get or receive something.

任何

rèn hé — Any; whichever; no matter which.

感谢

gǎn xiè — Gratitude; to thank; to feel thankful toward someone.

他们

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

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to consider something to be true.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; one's own self; personally.

有了

yǒu le — Now have; have obtained something new.

保障

bǎo zhàng — Security; guarantee; to safeguard someone's interests.

所做

suǒ zuò — What one does; actions performed; deeds done.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.

不过

bù guò — Only; merely; no more than; however.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; affirmative copula.

分内

fèn nèi — Within one's duty; what one is supposed to do.

根本

gēn běn — Fundamentally; at all; basic; not at all (with negation).

不会

bù huì — Will not; cannot; unable to do something.

激起

jī qǐ — To arouse; to stir up; to provoke a feeling.

感激

gǎn jī — Gratitude; to feel deeply thankful toward someone.

之情

zhī qíng — Such feelings; this emotion (literary suffix for emotions).

如果

rú guǒ — If; supposing that; in the case that.

我

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

无论

wú lùn — No matter; regardless of; whether or not.

做

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

什么

shén me — What; whatever; anything.

应

yīng — Should; ought to; must (indicating obligation).

完全

wán quán — Completely; entirely; fully; totally.

出于

chū yú — To stem from; arising out of a particular motive.

意愿

yì yuàn — Wish; willingness; one's own voluntary desire.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do something.

承诺

chéng nuò — A promise; commitment; to pledge to do something.

每年

měi nián — Every year; annually; each year.

给

gěi — To give; for; to; toward someone.

东西

dōng xi — Thing; stuff; object; item.

有些

yǒu xiē — Some; certain; a few; somewhat.

年份

nián fèn — A particular year; specific year; year (in context).

从

cóng — From; since; following a source or starting point.

我们

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

开销

kāi xiāo — Expenses; expenditure; money spent on daily costs.

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; among.

挤出

jǐ chū — To squeeze out; to manage to free up resources.

一百

yī bǎi — One hundred; the number 100.

英镑

yīng bàng — British pound sterling; UK currency unit.

甚至

shèn zhì — Even; going so far as; to the extent that.

五十

wǔ shí — Fifty; the number 50.

可能

kě néng — Possibly; maybe; likely; potential possibility.

非常

fēi cháng — Very; extremely; exceptionally; unusually.

不便

bù biàn — Inconvenient; difficult; causing difficulty or hardship.

相信

xiāng xìn — To believe; to trust; to have confidence in.

说得对

shuō de duì — That's correct; you're right; what you say is true.

亲爱的

qīn ài de — Dear; darling; beloved; affectionate address term.

最好

zuì hǎo — Best; had better; it would be best to.

不要

bù yào — Don't; must not; do not do something.

设立

shè lì — To establish; to set up; to found something formally.

年金

nián jīn — Annuity; annual allowance; yearly pension payment.

偶尔

ǒu ěr — Occasionally; now and then; from time to time.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to; going to (future marker).

比

bǐ — Than; compared to; more than (comparison particle).

定额

dìng é — Fixed amount; quota; a set sum of money.

补贴

bǔ tiē — Subsidy; allowance; financial supplement given regularly.

更有

gèng yǒu — Even more; more so; to a greater degree helpful.

帮助

bāng zhù — Help; assistance; to assist or aid someone.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; since; due to the reason that.

确信

què xìn — To be certain; to be convinced; firmly believe.

更多

gèng duō — More; even more; a greater quantity or amount.

收入

shōu rù — Income; revenue; earnings from work or investment.

只会

zhǐ huì — Will only; does nothing but; merely results in.

扩大

kuò dà — To expand; to enlarge; to increase in scope.

生活

shēng huó — Life; livelihood; daily living; way of living.

到了

dào le — By the time of; when it reaches a point.

年底

nián dǐ — End of the year; year-end period.

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; as a result; consequently; for this reason.

多出

duō chū — To have extra; to produce a surplus amount.

半个

bàn gè — Half a; half of one unit.

便士

biàn shì — Penny; British penny coin; smallest UK currency unit.

肯定

kěn dìng — Certainly; definitely; to affirm; sure.

方式

fāng shì — Method; way; manner of doing something.

时不时

shí bu shí — From time to time; every now and then; occasionally.

送上

sòng shàng — To present; to offer up; to deliver a gift.

礼物

lǐ wù — Gift; present; something given to someone.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable someone to do something.

不至于

bù zhì yú — Not to the point of; won't go so far as to.

为钱

wèi qián — For money; worried about money; over financial concerns.

发愁

fā chóu — To worry; to feel anxious or troubled about something.

足以

zú yǐ — Enough to; sufficient to; adequate for a purpose.

履行

lǚ xíng — To fulfill; to carry out a duty or obligation.

对

duì — Toward; to; correct; with regard to someone.

父亲

fù qīn — Father; one's male parent (formal expression).

当然

dāng rán — Of course; naturally; certainly; without doubt.

如此

rú cǐ — So; thus; like this; in such a manner.

说实话

shuō shí huà — To tell the truth; honestly speaking; frankly.

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart; innermost feelings; deep inside oneself.

没有

méi yǒu — Don't have; there is no; did not; without.

想到

xiǎng dào — To think of; to realize; to occur to one's mind.

钱

qián — Money; currency; cash.