The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 6

Vocabulary

他

tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

不是

bù shì — Is not; negation of identity or state.

村里

cūn lǐ — Inside the village; within the village community.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

模范

mó fàn — Model; exemplary person worthy of imitation.

男孩

nán hái — Boy; a male child or youth.

不过

bù guò — However; but; transitional word introducing contrast.

很

hěn — Very; quite; intensifying adverb.

了解

liǎo jiě — To understand; to know thoroughly or clearly.

那个

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

并且

bìng qiě — And; moreover; furthermore connecting additional information.

厌恶

yàn wù — To detest; to feel strong disgust or aversion.

不到

bù dào — Less than; not reaching a specified amount or time.

两

liǎng — Two; used before measure words for the number two.

分钟

fēn zhōng — Minute; a unit of time equal to sixty seconds.

甚至

shèn zhì — Even; going so far as to; emphasizing an extreme case.

更短

gèng duǎn — Even shorter; comparatively lesser in duration or length.

就

jiù — Then; immediately; indicating a result or quick action.

忘记

wàng jì — To forget; to fail to remember something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; the entirety of something.

烦恼

fán nǎo — Worries; troubles; feelings of annoyance or distress.

并非

bìng fēi — Is not; definitely not; formal negation of a claim.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; due to; introducing a reason or cause.

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things or matters.

对

duì — To; for; regarding; indicating direction or object.

来说

lái shuō — For; speaking from a particular perspective or standpoint.

比

bǐ — Compared to; than; used in comparative sentences.

成年人

chéng nián rén — Adult; a fully grown person of legal age.

轻

qīng — Light; slight; lesser in weight or burden.

一分

yī fēn — One portion; one point; a small measure or fraction.

苦

kǔ — Suffering; bitterness; hardship or pain endured.

而是

ér shì — But rather; instead; correcting a previous statement.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of something.

新的

xīn de — New; fresh; recently appeared or acquired.

强烈

qiáng liè — Intense; strong; powerful in feeling or effect.

兴趣

xìng qù — Interest; curiosity; enjoyment toward an activity.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; used to indicate future action.

它们

tā men — They; them; third person plural for objects or animals.

压

yā — To press down; to suppress; to exert pressure on.

下去

xià qù — To continue downward; to keep going; to suppress further.

暂时

zàn shí — Temporarily; for the time being; not permanently.

从

cóng — From; since; indicating origin or starting point.

脑海

nǎo hǎi — Mind; one's thoughts; the sea of one's consciousness.

中

zhōng — In; within; inside of a place or concept.

驱散

qū sàn — To dispel; to drive away; to scatter something away.

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like; similar to; used for drawing comparisons.

人们

rén men — People; folks; referring to people in general.

在

zài — At; in; existing at a place or time.

新

xīn — New; fresh; recently started or introduced.

事业

shì yè — Career; enterprise; a significant undertaking or cause.

兴奋

xīng fèn — Excited; thrilled; in a state of energetic enthusiasm.

忘却

wàng què — To forget entirely; to let go of from memory.

不幸

bù xìng — Misfortune; unhappiness; an unfortunate event or state.

一样

yī yàng — The same; alike; used in similes meaning 'just like'.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of; referring to something mentioned.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the verb 'to be' in Chinese.

珍贵

zhēn guì — Precious; valuable; rare and highly treasured.

新式

xīn shì — New style; modern type; a recently developed method or design.

口哨

kǒu shào — Whistle; the act or sound of whistling with the mouth.

技巧

jì qiǎo — Skill; technique; a method requiring practice and expertise.

刚刚

gāng gāng — Just now; a moment ago; very recently.

一个

yī gè — One; a single; a general measure word for persons or things.

黑人

hēi rén — Black person; a person of African descent.

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place; referring to a location away from speaker.

学来

xué lái — Learned from; acquired a skill from someone or somewhere.

渴望

kě wàng — To yearn for; to crave; an intense desire for something.

能

néng — Can; able to; expressing capability or possibility.

不受

bù shòu — Not subject to; free from; unaffected by something.

打扰

dǎ rǎo — To disturb; to interrupt; to bother someone's activity.

地

de — Structural particle linking adverb or phrase to verb.

练习

liàn xí — To practice; to train; repeated exercise to gain skill.

它

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

包含

bāo hán — To contain; to include; to encompass within something.

奇特

qí tè — Peculiar; strange; unusually distinctive or remarkable.

鸟鸣

niǎo míng — Birdsong; the sound or call made by birds.

转音

zhuǎn yīn — Pitch transition; modulation from one musical note to another.

流水

liú shuǐ — Flowing water; running water; smooth continuous movement.

般的

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

颤音

chàn yīn — Trill; vibrato; a quivering musical sound or tone.

吹奏

chuī zòu — To play a wind instrument; to blow and perform music.

乐曲

yuè qǔ — Musical piece; a composition or song performed musically.

过程

guò chéng — Process; course; the sequence of steps in an activity.

以

yǐ — By means of; using; with a particular method or tool.

舌尖

shé jiān — Tip of the tongue; the front point of the tongue.

短促

duǎn cù — Brief; short and quick; fleeting in duration.

抵触

dǐ chù — To touch against; to resist; contact with opposition.

而

ér — And; yet; but; a conjunction linking contrasting clauses.

发出

fā chū — To emit; to produce; to send out a sound or signal.

读者

dú zhě — Reader; a person who reads a text or publication.

若

ruò — If; supposing that; a formal conditional conjunction.

曾经

céng jīng — Once; formerly; having had an experience in the past.

是个

shì gè — Is a; am a; identifying someone as a type of person.

大概

dà gài — Probably; approximately; a rough estimate or guess.

还

hái — Still; also; yet; indicating continuation or addition.

记得

jì de — To remember; to recall something from one's memory.

怎么

zěn me — How; in what way; asking about method or manner.

做

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

勤加

qín jiā — Diligently; assiduously; to apply oneself with effort.

和

hé — And; with; connecting words, phrases, or clauses.

专心致志

zhuān xīn zhì zhì — To concentrate wholeheartedly; fully focused without distraction.

很快

hěn kuài — Very quickly; soon; in a short amount of time.

让

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

掌握

zhǎng wò — To master; to grasp; to have command of a skill.

诀窍

jué qiào — Knack; trick; the secret key to doing something well.

迈步

mài bù — To stride; to take a step forward confidently.

走在

zǒu zài — Walking on; moving along a particular path or street.

街上

jiē shàng — On the street; along the road in a public area.

口中

kǒu zhōng — In the mouth; within one's oral cavity or speech.

充满

chōng mǎn — Filled with; full of; brimming with a quality or thing.

和谐

hé xié — Harmonious; balanced; in pleasing agreement or accord.

旋律

xuán lǜ — Melody; a sequence of musical notes forming a tune.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart; in one's mind; deep within feelings.

感激

gǎn jī — Gratitude; thankfulness; feeling deep appreciation toward others.

之情

zhī qíng — Such feelings; the emotion of; a formal expression of sentiment.

感受

gǎn shòu — To feel; sensation; the experience of an emotion or stimulus.

很像

hěn xiàng — Very similar to; closely resembling something or someone.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a polite measure word for a respected individual.

发现

fā xiàn — To discover; to find; to realize something previously unknown.

行星

xíng xīng — Planet; a celestial body orbiting a star.

天文学家

tiān wén xué jiā — Astronomer; a scientist who studies celestial objects and space.

毫无疑问

háo wú yí wèn — Without a doubt; absolutely certain; beyond any question.

深沉

shēn chén — Deep; profound; serious and not easily expressed outwardly.

纯粹

chún cuì — Pure; purely; entirely without mixture or qualification.

快乐

kuài lè — Happy; joyful; experiencing pleasure and contentment.

而言

ér yán — As for; speaking of; regarding a particular perspective.

占

zhàn — To occupy; to take up; to hold a position or share.

优势

yōu shì — Advantage; superiority; a favorable position over others.

这个

zhè ge — This; this one; referring to something close or just mentioned.

那位

nà wèi — That person; polite reference to a particular individual.

夏日

xià rì — Summer day; a day during the summer season.

傍晚

bàng wǎn — Dusk; early evening; the time just before nightfall.

漫长

màn cháng — Long; lengthy; seemingly endless in duration or distance.

天

tiān — Day; sky; a period of twenty-four hours.

还没有

hái méi yǒu — Not yet; still has not; indicating something hasn't occurred.

黑

hēi — Dark; black; lacking light; nighttime darkness.

不一会儿

bù yī huì er — Before long; in a short while; after a brief moment.

停下

tíng xià — To stop; to halt; to cease movement or an action.

面前

miàn qián — In front of; before; in the presence of someone.

出现

chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to come into sight or existence.

陌生人

mò shēng rén — Stranger; an unfamiliar person one does not know.

略高

lüè gāo — Slightly taller; a little higher than something else.

一些

yī xiē — Some; a few; a small unspecified quantity of something.