The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 8

Vocabulary

如果

rúguǒ — if; supposing a certain condition is met

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

想

xiǎng — to think; to want; to miss someone

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

话

huà — words; speech; spoken language

一

yī — one; the number one

只

zhī — measure word for one of a pair or small animals

手

shǒu — hand; a body part used for grasping

绑

bǎng — to tie up; to bind with rope or cord

在

zài — at; in; located at a place

背

bèi — back of the body; to carry on one's back

后

hòu — behind; after; the rear

也

yě — also; too; as well

能

néng — can; to be able to; capable of

揍

zòu — to beat up; to punch; to hit someone

你

nǐ — you; second person singular pronoun

那

nà — then; in that case; that

为什么

wèishénme — why; for what reason

不

bù — no; not; negation particle

动手

dòngshǒu — to start a fight; to raise one's hand against someone

呢

ne — particle indicating continuation or mild questioning

说

shuō — to say; to speak; to tell

做到

zuòdào — to accomplish; to achieve something successfully

好

hǎo — good; well; fine; okay

惹

rě — to provoke; to irritate; to cause trouble

就

jiù — then; right away; as soon as

会

huì — will; can; to be able to do

哦

ó / ò — oh; particle expressing realization or acknowledgment

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

啊

a — exclamatory or softening particle at sentence end

见过

jiànguò — to have seen; to have encountered before

整

zhěng — entire; whole; complete; all of

家人

jiārén — family members; one's relatives at home

都是

dōu shì — all are; every one of them is

这

zhè — this; indicating something nearby

德行

déxing — disgraceful behavior; shameful conduct (colloquial, negative)

臭美

chòuměi — to be vain; to show off one's looks smugly

现在

xiànzài — now; at present; currently

觉得

juéde — to feel; to think; to have an opinion

自己

zìjǐ — oneself; one's own self

了不起

liǎobuqǐ — remarkable; amazing; thinks highly of oneself

吧

ba — particle suggesting supposition or seeking agreement

瞧

qiáo — to look at; to take a look; to see

那顶

nà dǐng — that (measure word for hats); that hat

帽子

màozi — hat; cap worn on the head

要是

yàoshi — if; supposing; in case that

喜欢

xǐhuān — to like; to enjoy; to be fond of

忍着

rěnzhe — to endure; to hold back; to restrain oneself

倒要

dào yào — actually want to; on the contrary intend to

看

kàn — to look; to watch; to see

敢不敢

gǎn bù gǎn — dare or not dare; challenging someone's courage

把

bǎ — disposal particle indicating action on an object

它

tā — it; third person singular for non-human things

打掉

dǎdiào — to knock off; to strike something away

敢

gǎn — to dare; to have courage to do something

接受

jiēshòu — to accept; to receive; to take on a challenge

挑战

tiǎozhàn — challenge; to challenge someone to a contest

人

rén — person; people; human being

窝囊废

wōnangfèi — wimp; useless coward; spineless good-for-nothing person

个

gè — general measure word for people or objects

骗子

piànzi — liar; cheat; swindler; fraud

才是

cái shì — only then is; that is what truly is

好斗

hàodòu — aggressive; combative; eager to fight

却

què — yet; but; however; on the contrary

不敢

bù gǎn — dare not; to lack courage to do something

承认

chéngrèn — to admit; to acknowledge; to confess

哼

hèng — humph; snort of contempt or displeasure

走开

zǒukāi — go away; get out; move away from here

听着

tīngzhe — listen up; pay attention to what I say

再

zài — again; once more; in addition

多

duō — many; much; more; a lot of

废话

fèihuà — nonsense; rubbish talk; pointless words

拿

ná — to take; to grab; to hold in hand

块

kuài — measure word for chunks, pieces, or lumps

石头

shítou — stone; rock; a hard natural mineral object

砸

zá — to smash; to hit hard; to throw at something

头

tóu — head; top part of the body

当然

dāngrán — of course; naturally; certainly without doubt

一直

yīzhí — always; continuously; all along; straight ahead

为了

wèile — for the sake of; in order to achieve something

什么

shénme — what; anything; something

因为

yīnwèi — because; due to; as a result of

怕

pà — to fear; to be afraid of something

了

le — particle indicating completed action or changed state

才

cái — only then; not until; just barely

就是

jiùshì — exactly; precisely; it is none other than

又是

yòu shì — again it is; once more there is

一阵

yīzhèn — a period of time; a spell; a bout of

沉默

chénmò — silence; to be silent; not speaking at all

两人

liǎng rén — two people; both persons; the two of them

继续

jìxù — to continue; to keep going; to carry on

互相

hùxiāng — mutually; each other; reciprocally

打量

dǎliang — to size up; to look someone over carefully

绕着

ràozhe — circling around; going around something repeatedly

对方

duìfāng — the other party; the opposing side; each other

横着

héngzhe — sideways; moving horizontally to the side

步子

bùzi — steps; stride; manner of walking

走

zǒu — to walk; to go; to leave

不一会儿

bù yīhuìr — before long; in a short while; soon after

肩并肩

jiān bìng jiān — shoulder to shoulder; side by side closely

地

de — adverbial particle linking manner to verb

站在

zhàn zài — standing at; to be standing in a place

一起

yīqǐ — together; in the same place at same time

滚开

gǔnkāi — get lost; scram; roll away from here now

滚

gǔn — to roll; get lost; scram (rude command)

于是

yúshì — so; therefore; as a result; thereupon

就这样

jiù zhèyàng — just like this; in this way; and so it continued

僵持

jiāngchí — deadlock; standoff; neither side giving way

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing or continuous action/state

各自

gèzì — each; respectively; each on their own side

斜着

xiézhe — at an angle; tilted; leaning to one side

一只

yī zhī — one (animal or paired object); a single one

脚

jiǎo — foot; the lower extremity used for walking

作

zuò — to serve as; to act as; used as

支撑

zhīchēng — to support; to prop up; a supporting structure

拼尽全力

pīnjìn quánlì — to exert every last bit of one's strength

推搡

tuīsǎng — to push and shove; to jostle roughly against someone

恶狠狠

èhěnhěn — fiercely; viciously; with a menacing angry expression

怒视

nùshì — to glare at; to stare angrily at someone

但

dàn — but; however; yet; nevertheless

谁也

shéi yě — nobody; not anyone; no one at all

占不了

zhàn bu liǎo — unable to gain; cannot take the upper hand

上风

shàngfēng — upper hand; advantageous position; windward side