Sense and Sensibility — Page 7

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun

敢说

gǎn shuō — dare to say; venture to assert

他

tā — he, him; third person singular male pronoun

所

suǒ — that which; used before verbs as nominalizer

想到

xiǎng dào — think of; come to mind; occur to someone

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

帮助

bāng zhù — help, assist; provide aid or support to someone

不过

bù guò — however, but; used to introduce a contrast

是

shì — to be; copula linking subject and predicate

可以

kě yǐ — can, may; indicating permission or possibility

合理

hé lǐ — reasonable, rational; conforming to logic or fairness

期望

qī wàng — expectation, hope; to expect or anticipate something

您

nín — you (polite/formal form of address)

做到

zuò dào — accomplish, achieve; manage to do something successfully

事情

shì qing — matter, thing; an affair or task to handle

例如

lì rú — for example; used to introduce an illustration

为

wèi — for, on behalf of; indicating purpose or beneficiary

他们

tā men — they, them; third person plural pronoun

物色

wù sè — look for, seek out; search for suitable person or thing

一所

yī suǒ — one (building/school); measure word for houses

舒适

shū shì — comfortable, cozy; providing ease and physical comfort

小

xiǎo — small, little; of lesser size or degree

房子

fáng zi — house, dwelling; a building used as a residence

搬运

bān yùn — transport, carry; move goods from one place to another

物品

wù pǐn — items, goods; objects or articles of various kinds

并

bìng — and, moreover; indicating parallel or additional action

在

zài — at, in, on; indicating location or ongoing action

时令

shí lìng — season, seasonal; pertaining to a particular time of year

季节

jì jié — season; one of four divisions of the year

送些

sòng xiē — send some; give a quantity of something as gift

鱼

yú — fish; aquatic animal used as food

啊

a — ah, oh; exclamatory or softening particle

野味

yě wèi — game, wild game; meat from hunted wild animals

之类

zhī lèi — and the like, such as; indicating similar category

礼物

lǐ wù — gift, present; something given to show goodwill

敢

gǎn — dare; have the courage or boldness to do something

以

yǐ — use, with; indicating means or instrument

性命

xìng mìng — life; one's existence or vital being

担保

dān bǎo — guarantee, vouch for; pledge one's word or security

绝

jué — absolutely, definitely not; used for strong negation

没有

méi yǒu — do not have; there is not, absence of something

更多

gèng duō — more, even more; greater in quantity or degree

意思

yì si — meaning, intention; what is meant or implied

事实上

shì shí shàng — in fact, actually; used to state the real situation

如果

rú guǒ — if; introducing a conditional clause or supposition

有

yǒu — have, there is; indicating existence or possession

那样

nà yàng — like that, in that way; of that sort or manner

那才

nà cái — only then; that would truly be the case

真是

zhēn shì — truly, really; used for emphasis on a statement

奇怪

qí guài — strange, odd; unusual or difficult to understand

而

ér — but, and yet; connective showing contrast or sequence

不合

bù hé — not conform to; inconsistent with a standard or rule

情理

qíng lǐ — reason and human feeling; common sense and decency

呢

ne — particle indicating rhetorical question or continuation

只需

zhǐ xū — only need; all that is required is something

想想

xiǎng xiǎng — think about it; consider or reflect for a moment

亲爱

qīn ài — dear, beloved; used as affectionate form of address

先生

xiān sheng — mister, sir; polite title for an adult male

岳母

yuè mǔ — mother-in-law; wife's mother in Chinese kinship terms

和

hé — and; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together

她

tā — she, her; third person singular female pronoun

女儿们

nǚ ér men — daughters; plural of daughter, female children

靠着

kào zhe — relying on, depending on; sustained by a source

七千

qī qiān — seven thousand; the number 7,000

英镑

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

利息

lì xī — interest; money earned on an investment or loan

加上

jiā shàng — plus, adding; in addition to something else

每个

měi gè — each, every; referring to individual items in a group

女孩

nǚ hái — girl; a young female person

名下

míng xià — under one's name; registered as belonging to someone

一千

yī qiān — one thousand; the number 1,000

每人

měi rén — each person, per person; for every individual

每年

měi nián — every year, annually; occurring once per year

可得

kě dé — can obtain, may receive; able to get something

五十

wǔ shí — fifty; the number 50

当然

dāng rán — of course, naturally; as expected without doubt

她们

tā men — they, them (female); third person female plural pronoun

会

huì — will, can; indicating ability or future likelihood

用

yòng — use; to employ or make use of something

这笔

zhè bǐ — this sum; referring to this amount of money

钱

qián — money; currency used for exchange of goods

付给

fù gěi — pay to; hand over money to a recipient

母亲

mǔ qīn — mother; female parent in a family

伙食费

huǒ shí fèi — board expenses; cost of meals and food provisions

日子

rì zi — days, life; the course or quality of daily living

过得

guò de — live (a life); manage or get along in daily existence

多么

duō me — how, what; exclamatory word expressing degree or extent

加

jiā — add, plus; to combine or increase by addition

一起

yī qǐ — together; combined or jointly as one unit

一年

yī nián — one year; a period of twelve months

共有

gòng yǒu — total, altogether have; jointly possess or amount to

五百

wǔ bǎi — five hundred; the number 500

天底下

tiān dǐ xia — in the whole world; anywhere under the sky

四个

sì gè — four; quantity of four individual items or people

女人

nǚ rén — woman; adult female person

还能

hái néng — still able to; can additionally or furthermore do something

要求

yāo qiú — demand, require; ask for something as a right

什么

shén me — what; interrogative pronoun asking about identity

花销

huā xiāo — expenses, spending; money spent on various things

非常

fēi cháng — very, extremely; to a high or exceptional degree

少

shǎo — little, few; small in quantity or amount

家务

jiā wù — household chores; domestic tasks done at home

开支

kāi zhī — expenditure, expenses; money paid out for various needs

几乎

jī hū — almost, nearly; very close to but not quite

微乎其微

wēi hū qí wēi — extremely small, negligible; almost too little to mention

马车

mǎ chē — carriage, horse-drawn cart; vehicle pulled by horses

马匹

mǎ pǐ — horses; referring to horses as a general category

仆人

pú rén — servant; person employed to do household work

不需

bù xū — do not need; no requirement for something

应酬

yìng chou — social engagements; entertaining guests or social obligations

也

yě — also, too; indicating something applies additionally

不会

bù huì — will not, cannot; indicating unlikelihood or inability

任何

rèn hé — any, whatever; referring to any item without exception

开销

kāi xiāo — expenses; money spent on daily or general costs

只

zhǐ — only, just; limiting to nothing more than stated

实在

shí zài — really, truly; used to emphasize genuineness or sincerity

想象

xiǎng xiàng — imagine; form a mental picture of something

不出

bù chū — cannot figure out; unable to produce or think of

怎么

zěn me — how, why; asking about manner or reason

能

néng — can, be able to; indicating capability or possibility

花掉

huā diào — spend up, use up; consume money entirely

其中

qí zhōng — among them, within; referring to part of a group

一半

yī bàn — half; one of two equal parts of something

至于

zhì yú — as for, regarding; introducing a new topic or point

再

zài — again, more; indicating repetition or additional amount

多给

duō gěi — give more; provide a greater amount to someone

一些

yī xiē — some, a little; an unspecified small quantity

那

nà — that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant

简直

jiǎn zhí — simply, just; used to emphasize an extreme situation

荒唐

huāng táng — absurd, preposterous; completely unreasonable or ridiculous

念头

niàn tou — thought, idea; a notion that comes to mind

倒是

dào shì — but actually, on the contrary; introducing contrasting point

更

gèng — even more; to a greater degree than before

能力

néng lì — ability, capability; power or skill to do something

给

gěi — give, for; to hand something to someone

东西

dōng xi — thing, stuff; a physical object or item

说真的

shuō zhēn de — honestly speaking, to tell the truth; truly meant

说

shuō — say, speak; to express something in words

相信

xiāng xìn — believe, trust; have confidence in truth of something

说得

shuō de — said it; can be said; spoken in a certain way

完全

wán quán — completely, entirely; to the fullest degree possible

正确

zhèng què — correct, accurate; free from error or mistake