The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 13

Vocabulary

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.

这个

zhège — This; refers to a specific nearby thing or person.

案例

ànlì — Case; a specific instance or example for analysis.

中

zhōng — In, among, within; inside a space or group.

我

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

发现

fāxiàn — To discover, find out; to become aware of something.

她

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

的

de — Possessive or descriptive particle; links modifier to noun.

传记

zhuànjì — Biography; written account of someone's life.

夹

jiā — To sandwich, clip, or insert between two things.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); polite measure word for people.

希伯来

Xībólái — Hebrew; relating to the Hebrew people or language.

拉比

lābǐ — Rabbi; Jewish religious leader or teacher.

和

hé — And; connects two nouns or clauses together.

曾

céng — Once, formerly; indicates a past experience or action.

撰写

zhuànxiě — To write, compose; to author a formal written work.

过

guò — Experiential particle; indicates a past experience occurred.

深海

shēnhǎi — Deep sea; the deep ocean environment.

鱼类

yúlèi — Fish; the category or classification of fish species.

专著

zhuānzhù — Monograph; a scholarly book on a specific subject.

参谋

cānmóu — Staff officer; military advisor who assists commanding officers.

长官

zhǎngguān — Commanding officer; a person of high official rank.

之间

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

让

ràng — Let, allow, cause; to permit someone to do something.

看看

kànkàn — Take a look; to have a brief glance at something.

说道

shuōdào — Said, remarked; a verb indicating speech in narration.

嗯

ń/ňg — Hmm; interjection expressing thought, acknowledgment, or hesitation.

年

nián — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months.

生于

shēng yú — Born in/at; indicates the place or time of birth.

州

zhōu — State, province; an administrative territorial division.

女低音

nǚ dīyīn — Contralto; the lowest female singing voice range.

歌剧院

gējùyuàn — Opera house; a theater specifically designed for opera.

皇家

huángjiā — Royal; relating to or belonging to a royal family.

首席

shǒuxí — Chief, leading; the top or most prominent position.

女演员

nǚ yǎnyuán — Actress; a female performer in theater or film.

是的

shìde — Yes, that's right; affirmative response confirming a statement.

已

yǐ — Already; indicates an action has been completed.

从

cóng — From; indicates a starting point in time or space.

歌剧

gējù — Opera; a dramatic musical art form featuring singing.

舞台

wǔtái — Stage; the platform where performers act or perform.

退休

tuìxiū — To retire; to stop working permanently, especially from career.

哈

hā — Ha; interjection expressing laughter or sudden realization.

现居

xiànjū — Currently resides; living at a place at present time.

正是

zhèngshì — Exactly, precisely; used to confirm or emphasize a fact.

如此

rúcǐ — So, thus, like this; in this manner or way.

据

jù — According to, based on; used to introduce a source.

理解

lǐjiě — To understand, comprehend; to grasp the meaning of something.

陛下

bìxià — Your Majesty; respectful address for a monarch or king.

与

yǔ — With, and; connects two nouns or indicates association.

这位

zhèwèi — This person; polite way to refer to someone nearby.

年轻

niánqīng — Young; being in an early stage of life.

女子

nǚzǐ — Woman, young lady; a female person, often formal usage.

纠缠

jiūchán — To entangle, involve; to be caught up in complications.

不清

bù qīng — Not clear, unclear; lacking clarity or resolution.

给

gěi — To give; for, to; indicates the recipient of an action.

写过

xiěguò — Has written; past experience of writing something before.

一些

yīxiē — Some, a few; an indefinite small quantity of something.

有损

yǒusǔn — Damaging to, harmful; causing harm to reputation or interest.

名誉

míngyù — Reputation, honor; one's public standing and good name.

信件

xìnjiàn — Letters, correspondence; written messages sent to someone.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays, now; at the present time or moment.

希望

xīwàng — To hope, wish; a desire for something to happen.

将

jiāng — Will, shall; indicates a future action about to occur.

那些

nàxiē — Those; refers to multiple things previously mentioned or distant.

追回

zhuīhuí — To retrieve, recover; to get back something lost or taken.

但是

dànshì — But, however; introduces a contrasting or opposing statement.

如何

rúhé — How; in what way or manner to do something.

有过

yǒuguò — Have had; indicates past existence or experience of something.

秘密

mìmì — Secret; something kept hidden from others' knowledge.

婚姻

hūnyīn — Marriage; the formal union between two people.

吗

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

没有

méiyǒu — Don't have, there is no; negates existence or possession.

法律

fǎlǜ — Law; the system of rules enforced by a society.

文件

wénjiàn — Document, file; an official or formal written record.

或

huò — Or; presents an alternative option between two choices.

证书

zhèngshū — Certificate; an official document certifying a fact or achievement.

那么

nàme — Then, in that case; used to draw a logical conclusion.

就

jiù — Then, just; indicates a result or action following a condition.

不

bù — Not, no; negates a verb or adjective.

明白

míngbai — To understand, clear; to comprehend the meaning of something.

意思

yìsi — Meaning, idea; the sense conveyed by words or actions.

了

le — Completion or change-of-state particle; indicates new situation.

倘若

tǎngruò — If, supposing; a formal conditional conjunction for hypotheticals.

拿出

náchū — To take out, produce; to bring something forward as evidence.

用于

yòng yú — Used for; to apply something toward a specific purpose.

勒索

lèsuǒ — To blackmail, extort; to demand money using threats.

其他

qítā — Other, else; refers to remaining or additional things.

目的

mùdì — Purpose, goal; the intended aim behind an action.

又

yòu — Again, also; indicates repetition or addition of an action.

证明

zhèngmíng — To prove, certify; to demonstrate the truth of something.

其

qí — Its, their, his/her; formal third-person possessive pronoun.

真实性

zhēnshíxìng — Authenticity, genuineness; the quality of being real and true.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle expressing continuation or mild questioning.

有

yǒu — To have, there is; indicates possession or existence.

笔迹

bǐjì — Handwriting; the style of someone's written characters.

为证

wéi zhèng — As evidence; serving as proof to support a claim.

哼

hēng — Humph; interjection expressing contempt, displeasure, or disbelief.

伪造

wěizào — To forge, fabricate; to create a fake document or signature.

而已

éryǐ — That's all, merely; used to downplay the significance of something.

那是

nà shì — That is; used to identify or introduce something specific.

私人

sīrén — Private, personal; belonging to an individual, not public.

信纸

xìnzhǐ — Letter paper, stationery; paper specifically used for writing letters.

被盗

bèi dào — Stolen; passive construction indicating something was taken illegally.

之物

zhī wù — Object, item; formal suffix indicating a thing previously mentioned.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun referring back to the subject.

印章

yìnzhāng — Seal, stamp; an official stamp used to authenticate documents.

仿造

fǎngzào — To counterfeit, imitate; to make a fake copy of something.

还有

háiyǒu — Also, furthermore, there is also; adds an additional item.

照片

zhàopiàn — Photograph; an image captured by a camera.

购得

gòudé — Purchased, acquired by buying; obtained through a transaction.

上

shàng — On, above, up; indicates position or direction upward.

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.

两人

liǎng rén — Two people; refers to a pair of individuals.

哦

ó/ò — Oh; interjection expressing surprise or sudden understanding.

天哪

tiān na — Good heavens, oh my; exclamation of surprise or dismay.

那

nà — That; refers to something distant or previously mentioned.

可

kě — Indeed, but; emphasizes degree or introduces a contrast.

糟糕

zāogāo — Terrible, awful; describes a very bad or unfortunate situation.

确实

quèshí — Indeed, truly; used to firmly confirm a fact.

行事

xíngshì — To act, conduct oneself; the way one handles affairs.

欠妥

qiàntuǒ — Improper, inappropriate; not quite right or suitable in conduct.

当时

dāngshí — At that time; referring to a specific past moment.

疯了

fēngle — Gone crazy, mad; lost one's mind or acted irrationally.

神志不清

shénzhì bù qīng — Mentally confused, not in one's right mind.

您

nín — You (respectful); polite second-person singular pronoun.

置于

zhìyú — To place in; to put someone or something into a situation.

极为

jíwéi — Extremely, highly; used to indicate a very high degree.

不利

bùlì — Unfavorable, disadvantageous; not conducive to one's interests.

境地

jìngdì — Situation, predicament; the circumstances or position one is in.

那时

nà shí — At that time, back then; referring to a past period.

不过

búguò — However, but; introduces a mild contrast or limitation.

是

shì — To be, is/am/are; the main linking verb in Chinese.

太子

tàizǐ — Crown prince; the heir apparent to a royal throne.

还

hái — Still, also, yet; indicates continuation or addition.

也

yě — Also, too; indicates similarity or addition to prior statement.

才

cái — Only, just; indicates a small amount or recent occurrence.

三十岁

sānshí suì — Thirty years old; the age of thirty.

那封

nà fēng — That (letter); measure word for letters combined with demonstrative.

信

xìn — Letter; a written message sent to another person.

必须

bìxū — Must, have to; expresses a strong obligation or necessity.

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicates that something has occurred before now.

尝试

chángshì — To try, attempt; to make an effort to do something.

但

dàn — But, however; a conjunction introducing contrast or exception.

失败

shībài — To fail; to not succeed in achieving a goal.

出价

chūjià — To make an offer, bid; to propose a price for something.

将其

jiāng qí — To take it; formal construction meaning to deal with it.

买回

mǎihuí — To buy back; to repurchase something previously owned.

不肯

bù kěn — Unwilling, refuses to; not willing to do something.

出售

chūshòu — To sell; to offer something for sale to a buyer.

那就

nà jiù — Then, in that case; draws a conclusion from prior context.

偷

tōu — To steal, sneak; to take something without permission secretly.

回来

huílái — To come back, return; to move back to original location.

五次

wǔ cì — Five times; indicates an action occurred on five occasions.

其中

qízhōng — Among them, of which; refers to items within a group.

两次

liǎng cì — Twice, two times; indicates an action happened two times.

雇用

gùyòng — To hire, employ; to pay someone to perform a task.

盗贼

dàozéi — Thief, burglar; a person who steals from others illegally.

住所

zhùsuǒ — Residence, dwelling; the place where someone lives.

翻了个底朝天

fānle gè dǐ cháo tiān — Turned upside down completely; ransacked a place thoroughly.