Spoon River Anthology — Page 5

Vocabulary

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

就是

jiù shì — Exactly is; precisely; that is to say.

我的

wǒ de — My; belonging to me.

丈夫

zhàngfu — Husband; one's male spouse.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using.

隐秘

yǐnmì — Secret; hidden; covert and concealed.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

残忍

cánrěn — Cruel; brutal; mercilessly vicious and heartless.

难以

nányǐ — Difficult to; hard to accomplish or express.

言说

yánshuō — To speak of; to express in words.

夺走

duó zǒu — To take away forcibly; to snatch something away.

了

le — Particle indicating completion of an action.

青春

qīngchūn — Youth; the period of youthful vigor and beauty.

与

yǔ — And; together with; used to connect nouns.

美貌

měimào — Beautiful appearance; good looks; physical attractiveness.

直到

zhídào — Until; up to a certain point in time.

最终

zuìzhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end.

满脸

mǎn liǎn — Face full of; covering the entire face.

皱纹

zhòuwén — Wrinkles; creases or lines on the skin.

牙齿

yáchǐ — Teeth; the hard structures used for chewing.

枯黄

kūhuáng — Withered and yellow; dried out and discolored.

带着

dài zhe — Carrying; bearing; accompanied by something.

破碎

pòsuì — Shattered; broken into pieces; fragmented.

自尊

zìzūn — Self-respect; self-esteem; personal dignity.

可耻

kěchǐ — Shameful; disgraceful; deserving of shame.

卑微

bēiwēi — Humble; lowly; of very low status or worth.

我

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

沉入

chén rù — To sink into; to descend deeply into something.

坟墓

fénmù — Grave; tomb; burial place of the dead.

但

dàn — But; however; expressing contrast or exception.

你

nǐ — You; the second-person singular pronoun.

以为

yǐwéi — To think; to mistakenly believe something is true.

什么

shénme — What; used in questions asking for identification.

在

zài — At; in; existing at a location or state.

心

xīn — Heart; the center of emotion and feeling.

昔日

xīrì — Former days; the past; days gone by.

面容

miànróng — Facial appearance; the look of one's face.

他

tā — He; him; the third-person masculine singular pronoun.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; marker of future or causation.

塑造

sùzào — To shape; to mold; to create a form.

那张

nà zhāng — That (one); classifier for flat objects like faces.

脸

liǎn — Face; the front part of one's head.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things or people.

正

zhèng — Just; precisely; currently in the process of.

长眠

cháng mián — Eternal sleep; euphemism for death and burial.

之处

zhī chù — The place of; location where something occurs.

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore; as a result; for this reason.

死亡

sǐwáng — Death; the end of life; dying.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of; inside.

得到

dédào — To obtain; to receive; to gain something.

报偿

bàocháng — Recompense; reward; compensation for efforts or suffering.

她

tā — She; her; third-person feminine singular pronoun.

一分

yī fēn — A portion; one part; a tiny bit of something.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase.

力气

lìqi — Physical strength; energy; bodily power.

一时

yīshí — At one time; temporarily; for a brief moment.

耗尽

hàojìn — To exhaust completely; to use up all resources.

生命

shēngmìng — Life; the state of being alive; one's vitality.

榨干

zhàgān — To drain dry; to squeeze out every last drop.

如同

rútóng — Just like; as if; similar to something else.

发热

fārè — Feverish; generating heat; burning with fever.

月亮

yuèliang — The moon; Earth's natural satellite.

旋转

xuánzhuǎn — To rotate; to spin; turning in a circle.

世界

shìjiè — World; the earth; all of existence around us.

生气

shēngqì — Vitality; life energy; also means to be angry.

岁月

suìyuè — Years; time; the passage of months and years.

逝去

shìqù — To pass away; to elapse; to vanish with time.

时分

shífēn — A moment in time; a particular point or hour.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart; within the mind or inner feelings.

怜悯

liánmǐn — Compassion; pity; sympathy for another's suffering.

化作

huà zuò — To transform into; to turn into something else.

微笑

wēixiào — A smile; a gentle upward curve of the lips.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the verb to be.

一块

yī kuài — A piece of; one block of material substance.

雕塑家

diāosùjiā — Sculptor; an artist who creates three-dimensional artwork.

泥土

nítǔ — Clay; soil; earth used for molding and shaping.

思绪

sīxù — Thoughts; train of thought; one's mental threads.

便是

biàn shì — Then is; which is precisely; serving as.

手指

shǒuzhǐ — Fingers; the digits of the human hand.

它们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural for objects or animals.

飞入

fēi rù — To fly into; to dart quickly into a space.

沉思

chénsī — Deep thought; meditation; contemplating seriously.

额头

étóu — Forehead; the front upper part of the face.

之后

zhīhòu — After; afterward; following a particular event.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; referring to a distant location.

深深

shēnshēn — Deeply; profoundly; to a great extent.

痛苦

tòngkǔ — Pain; suffering; anguish and distress.

嘴唇

zuǐchún — Lips; the fleshy parts around the mouth.

令

lìng — To cause; to make; to order someone to do.

双颊

shuāng jiá — Both cheeks; the two sides of one's face.

下垂

xiàchuí — To droop; to hang down; to sag downward.

又

yòu — Again; also; in addition; furthermore.

悲伤

bēishāng — Sadness; grief; deep sorrow and emotional pain.

使

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

双眼

shuāng yǎn — Both eyes; the pair of eyes.

低垂

dīchuí — To droop low; to hang down; lowered downward.

灵魂

línghún — Soul; spirit; the immaterial essence of a person.

已

yǐ — Already; having completed an action or state.

进入

jìnrù — To enter; to go into a place or state.

如

rú — Like; as; similar to; resembling something.

七个

qī gè — Seven; a quantity of seven items.

恶魔

èmó — Demon; devil; an evil supernatural being.

般

bān — Like; similar to; in the manner of.

挣扎

zhēngzhá — To struggle; to fight against difficulty or restraint.

搏斗

bódòu — To fight; to wrestle; to battle fiercely.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects or animals.

不

bù — No; not; negation of verbs and adjectives.

属于

shǔyú — To belong to; to be part of something.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; equally.

握住

wò zhù — To grip; to hold tightly in one's hand.

它的

tā de — Its; belonging to it; possessive of a thing.

一张

yī zhāng — One (face/sheet); classifier for flat objects.

憎恶

zēngwù — Hatred; loathing; strong feelings of disgust and aversion.

也是

yě shì — Also is; likewise; it is also the case.

不敢

bù gǎn — Dare not; not having the courage to do.

直视

zhíshì — To look directly at; to stare straight at.

敲打

qiāodǎ — To knock; to beat; to strike repeatedly on something.

窗户

chuānghu — Window; an opening in a wall for light.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject.

角落

jiǎoluò — Corner; a secluded or hidden spot in a room.

然后

ránhòu — Then; afterward; following that in sequence.

死去

sǐ qù — To die; to pass away; to cease living.

来

lái — To come; to arrive; directional complement toward speaker.

缠绕

chánrào — To entwine; to wrap around; to entangle persistently.

着

zhe — Continuous aspect particle; indicating ongoing action or state.

终身

zhōngshēn — Lifelong; for one's entire life; throughout life.