The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 9

Vocabulary

两

liǎng — Two (used before measure words)

人

rén — Person; people; human being

挣扎

zhēngzhá — To struggle; to writhe; to resist with effort

得

de/dé/děi — Particle indicating result or complement; to get

满脸

mǎn liǎn — Whole face covered with something

通红

tōng hóng — Completely red; flushed all over

浑身

húnshēn — All over the body; from head to toe

燥热

zàorè — Hot and dry; feeling of feverish heat

之后

zhīhòu — After; afterward; following a certain point

各自

gèzì — Each; respective; separately on one's own

谨慎

jǐnshèn — Cautious; careful; prudent in action

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

松开

sōngkāi — To loosen; to release one's grip

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

劲

jìn — Strength; energy; vigor; effort

说道

shuōdào — Said; spoke (narrative verb for direct speech)

你

nǐ — You (second person singular pronoun)

是

shì — To be; is; am; are

个

gè — General measure word for people and objects

懦夫

nuòfū — Coward; a person lacking courage

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young

我

wǒ — I; me (first person singular pronoun)

要

yào — To want; will; need; must

去

qù — To go; to leave toward a destination

告诉

gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something

哥哥

gēge — Older brother

他

tā — He; him (third person male pronoun)

用

yòng — To use; with; by means of

小拇指

xiǎo mǔzhǐ — Little finger; pinky finger

就

jiù — Just; then; right away; as soon as

能

néng — Can; to be able to; capable of

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to

会

huì — Will; can; to know how to do

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do

这么

zhème — Like this; so; in this way

做

zuò — To do; to make; to act

的

de — Possessive and attributive particle

才

cái — Only then; just; not until; merely

不怕

bù pà — Not afraid; unafraid; fearless

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle expressing continuation or mood

也

yě — Also; too; as well; either

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist

比

bǐ — Compared to; than; to compare

还

hái — Still; even more; also; yet

壮

zhuàng — Strong; sturdy; robust; muscular

更

gèng — Even more; still more; further

厉害

lìhai — Fierce; formidable; impressive; terrific

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; to take and do something

扔

rēng — To throw; to toss; to fling

过

guò — To pass; over; across; through

篱笆

líba — Fence; bamboo or wooden enclosure

两个

liǎng gè — Two (people or objects); a pair of

都

dōu — Both; all; entirely; without exception

凭空

píngkōng — Out of thin air; without basis or foundation

捏造

niēzào — To fabricate; to make up; to invent falsely

那

nà — That; those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

谎话

huǎnghuà — Lie; false statement; untruth

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell

并

bìng — And; moreover; actually; (used for emphasis)

不能

bù néng — Cannot; unable to; not capable of

它

tā — It (third person pronoun for non-humans)

成真

chéng zhēn — To come true; to become reality

大脚趾

dà jiǎozhǐ — Big toe; the largest toe on the foot

在

zài — At; in; on; to be located at

尘土

chéntǔ — Dust; dirt; fine dry earth particles

里

lǐ — Inside; within; in (location particle)

划

huá — To draw a line; to scratch; to mark

一条

yī tiáo — One (measure word for long thin objects)

线

xiàn — Line; thread; wire

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch; to read

敢

gǎn — To dare; to have the courage to

不敢

bù gǎn — Don't dare; not bold enough to do

踩过

cǎi guò — To step over; to tread across something

这条

zhè tiáo — This (measure word for lines or rivers)

要是

yàoshi — If; supposing that; in the event that

打

dǎ — To hit; to beat; to strike

站

zhàn — To stand; to be on one's feet

不

bù — No; not; negation particle

起来

qǐlai — To get up; rise up; complement of upward motion

为止

wéizhǐ — Until; up to; as far as a limit

接受

jiēshòu — To accept; to receive; to take on

挑战

tiǎozhàn — Challenge; to challenge someone to compete

都是

dōu shì — All are; both are; entirely consist of

新来

xīn lái — Newly arrived; recently come to a place

男孩

nánhái — Boy; male child

毫不犹豫

háo bù yóuyù — Without any hesitation; decisively and immediately

跨过

kuà guò — To step over; to stride across something

那条

nà tiáo — That (measure word for lines or strips)

刚才

gāngcái — Just now; a moment ago; very recently

现在

xiànzài — Now; at present; currently

瞧瞧

qiáoqiao — Take a look; have a peek; let's see

怎么

zěnme — How; why; in what way

别

bié — Don't; must not; other; another

逼

bī — To force; to compel; to press someone

最好

zuìhǎo — Had better; best; it would be best

当心

dāngxīn — Be careful; watch out; take caution

点

diǎn — A little; a bit; dot; point

哼

hēng — Humph; to hum; expressing contempt or disdain

说过

shuō guò — Have said; already stated before

为什么

wèishénme — Why; for what reason

动手

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

哎呀

āiyā — Oh my; exclamation of surprise or annoyance

只要

zhǐyào — As long as; provided that; only if

真的

zhēn de — Really; truly; genuine; for real

从

cóng — From; since; through (preposition of origin)

口袋

kǒudài — Pocket; bag; sack

掏出

tāo chū — To pull out; to fish out from pocket

两枚

liǎng méi — Two (measure word for coins or medals)

大

dà — Big; large; great

铜板

tóngbǎn — Copper coin; bronze coin; cent

嘲弄

cháonòng — To mock; to taunt; to make fun of

伸

shēn — To stretch out; to extend (hand or limb)

到

dào — To arrive at; to reach; until; to

面前

miànqián — In front of; before someone's face

一把

yī bǎ — Suddenly; with one swipe; a handful

将

jiāng — Will; about to; (literary disposal marker like 把)

它们

tāmen — They; them (referring to non-human objects)

打落

dǎ luò — To knock down; to strike and cause to fall