Spoon River Anthology — Page 12

Vocabulary

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

黑眼睛

hēi yǎnjing — Black eyes; dark-colored eyes.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

风尘女子

fēngchén nǚzǐ — A woman of the streets; a prostitute.

把

bǎ — Particle marking the object before the verb.

那些

nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun.

泪水

lèishuǐ — Tears; water from crying.

当作

dàngzuò — To regard as; to treat something as something else.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own self.

还有

hái yǒu — Also; in addition; furthermore.

我

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

给

gěi — To give; for; on behalf of.

她

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

虚情假意

xūqíng jiǎyì — False affection; insincere and hypocritical emotions.

吻

wěn — To kiss; a kiss.

不知为何

bù zhī wèi hé — For unknown reasons; without knowing why.

从

cóng — From; since; a preposition of origin or time.

那一刻

nà yī kè — That moment; that specific instant in time.

起

qǐ — Starting from; beginning; a point of origin.

有了

yǒu le — To have gained; to come to have something new.

新的

xīn de — New; fresh; newly acquired or developed.

领悟

lǐngwù — To comprehend; to gain insight or understanding.

亲爱的

qīn'ài de — Dear; beloved; affectionate form of address.

我的

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

孩子

háizi — Child; kid; a young person.

在

zài — At; in; located at a place.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; what place; interrogative of location.

世界

shìjiè — World; the earth; all of existence.

哪个

nǎge — Which one; which; interrogative pronoun.

遥远

yáoyuǎn — Distant; far away; remote in space or time.

角落

jiǎoluò — Corner; a secluded or remote spot.

那个

nàge — That one; referring to a specific thing or person.

学校里

xuéxiào lǐ — Inside the school; within the school premises.

最

zuì — Most; the superlative degree modifier.

疼爱

téng'ài — To dote on; to love dearly and tenderly.

一个

yī ge — One; a single; indefinite article equivalent.

老师

lǎoshī — Teacher; instructor; an educator.

老姑娘

lǎo gūniang — Old spinster; an unmarried older woman.

一颗

yī kē — One (heart/star); measure word for small round objects.

纯洁

chúnjié — Pure; clean; innocent and untainted.

心

xīn — Heart; mind; the center of emotions.

他们

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

都

dōu — All; both; an adverb of totality.

是否

shìfǒu — Whether or not; used to pose yes/no questions.

真正

zhēnzhèng — Truly; genuinely; real and authentic.

了解

liǎojiě — To understand; to know well; to comprehend fully.

他

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

看作

kànzuò — To regard as; to consider something to be something.

燃烧着

ránshāo zhe — Burning; blazing; in the state of being on fire.

激情

jīqíng — Passion; intense enthusiasm or strong emotion.

灵魂

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

积极进取

jījí jìnqǔ — Proactive and ambitious; striving positively for advancement.

永远

yǒngyuǎn — Forever; always; eternally without end.

充满

chōngmǎn — To be filled with; full of something.

抱负

bàofù — Ambition; aspiration; great goals for the future.

哦

ó / ò — Oh; an exclamatory interjection expressing realization or emotion.

为你

wèi nǐ — For you; on your behalf.

祈祷

qídǎo — To pray; to offer a prayer or supplication.

又

yòu — Again; also; once more; another time.

许多个

xǔduō ge — Many; numerous; a large number of.

辗转难眠

zhǎnzhuǎn nán mián — Tossing and turning; unable to fall asleep.

夜晚

yèwǎn — Night; the nighttime hours; evening.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

还

hái — Still; yet; also; an adverb of continuation.

记得

jìde — To remember; to recall; to keep in memory.

写给

xiě gěi — To write to; to compose something for someone.

那封信

nà fēng xìn — That letter; referring to a specific written letter.

吗

ma — Question particle; turns a statement into a yes/no question.

关于

guānyú — About; concerning; regarding a topic.

基督

Jīdū — Christ; Jesus Christ; central figure of Christianity.

美好

měihǎo — Beautiful; wonderful; fine and pleasant.

爱

ài — Love; affection; to love someone or something.

不管

bùguǎn — Regardless of; no matter; despite any condition.

曾

céng — Once; previously; having done something in the past.

读过

dú guò — To have read; past experience of reading something.

它

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

无论

wúlùn — No matter; regardless of; whatever the circumstances.

身在何处

shēn zài hé chù — Wherever one may be; regardless of one's location.

为了

wèile — For the sake of; in order to achieve something.

缘故

yuángù — Reason; cause; for the sake of something.

而

ér — And; but; a conjunction connecting clauses.

努力

nǔlì — To work hard; to strive; to make great effort.

让

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

身上

shēn shang — On one's body; on oneself; about a person.

所有的

suǒyǒu de — All of; every; the entirety of something.

泥土

nítǔ — Soil; mud; earth; dirt on the ground.

渣滓

zhāzǐ — Dregs; residue; worthless or corrupt elements.

都能

dōu néng — All can; all are able to; everyone is capable.

内心

nèixīn — Inner heart; one's innermost feelings or mind.

火焰

huǒyàn — Flame; fire; a burning tongue of fire.

中

zhōng — In; within; inside; the middle of something.

燃尽

ránjìn — To burn out completely; to be consumed by fire.

直到

zhídào — Until; up to; continuing to a certain point.

化为

huà wéi — To transform into; to become; to turn into.

纯粹

chúncuì — Pure; purely; completely and without contamination.

光

guāng — Light; radiance; brightness; a ray of light.

唯有

wéiyǒu — Only; solely; nothing but; exclusively.

药剂师

yàojìshī — Pharmacist; a person who prepares and dispenses medicine.

只有

zhǐyǒu — Only; just; the sole condition or person.

化学家

huàxuéjiā — Chemist; a scientist who studies chemistry.

才能

cáinéng — Only then can; talent; ability required to do something.

说清

shuō qīng — To explain clearly; to make something understandable.

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also in addition.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.

未必

wèibì — Not necessarily; may not; not always certain.

总能

zǒng néng — Always able to; invariably capable of doing something.

将

jiāng — Will; to take; a formal preposition or future marker.

液体

yètǐ — Liquid; fluid; a substance in liquid state.

或

huò — Or; either; indicating an alternative choice.

固体

gùtǐ — Solid; a substance in solid physical state.

混合

hùnhé — To mix; to blend; to combine different substances.

在一起

zài yīqǐ — Together; combined; in the same place or state.

会

huì — Will; can; likely to; expressing possibility or ability.

产生

chǎnshēng — To produce; to generate; to give rise to something.

怎样

zěnyàng — What kind of; how; in what manner or state.

结果

jiéguǒ — Result; outcome; the consequence of an action.

有谁

yǒu shuí — Is there anyone; who can; rhetorical question of ability.

能

néng — Can; to be able to; expressing capability.

男人

nánrén — Man; male person; an adult male.

与

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

女人

nǚrén — Woman; female person; an adult female.

之间

zhījiān — Between; among; in the space separating two things.

如何

rúhé — How; in what way; by what means.

相互

xiānghù — Mutually; each other; reciprocally affecting one another.

影响

yǐngxiǎng — To influence; effect; impact on something or someone.

或者

huòzhě — Or; alternatively; used between two options.

生出

shēng chū — To give birth to; to produce; to bring forth.

和

hé — And; with; together with; a conjunction.

他的

tā de — His; belonging to him; third-person masculine possessive.

妻子

qīzi — Wife; a married woman; one's spouse.

各自

gèzì — Each; individually; separately on their own.

都是

dōu shì — All are; both are; entirely consisting of something.

好人

hǎorén — Good person; a kind and virtuous individual.

却

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

互相

hùxiāng — Each other; mutually; reciprocally between two parties.

伤害

shānghài — To harm; to hurt; to cause injury or pain.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; the copula verb.

氧气

yǎngqì — Oxygen; the chemical element O; essential for breathing.

氢气

qīngqì — Hydrogen; the chemical element H; lightest gas.

儿子

érzi — Son; a male child of a parent.

却是

què shì — Yet is; but turns out to be; however it is.

一场

yī chǎng — One instance of; a measure word for events or disasters.

毁灭性

huǐmièxìng — Destructive; devastating; causing total ruin or annihilation.

大火

dàhuǒ — Great fire; a large destructive blaze.

吝惜

lìnxī — To begrudge; to be stingy with; to stint on.

化学品

huàxuépǐn — Chemical; chemical substance; materials used in chemistry.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

做

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

实验

shíyàn — Experiment; a scientific test or trial.

时

shí — When; at the time of; during a certain period.

意外

yìwài — Accident; unexpected; an unforeseen mishap.

身亡

shēnwáng — To die; to lose one's life; to perish.

终身

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

未娶

wèi qǔ — Never married; did not take a wife; remained single.