The Angel in the House — Page 10

Vocabulary

她

tā — Third-person singular feminine pronoun: she, her.

身上

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

缺乏

quē fá — To lack, be deficient in something.

那

nà — That; used to indicate something previously mentioned.

可爱

kě ài — Cute, lovable, adorable.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

矜持

jīn chí — Reserved, restrained, maintaining dignified composure.

一味

yī wèi — Blindly, one-sidedly, persistently without variation.

讨好

tǎo hǎo — To curry favor, try to please someone.

之人

zhī rén — Classical: the person who; such a person.

令我

lìng wǒ — Makes me, causes me to feel.

快感

kuài gǎn — Pleasure, sense of enjoyment or satisfaction.

全无

quán wú — Completely absent, utterly lacking.

始终

shǐ zhōng — From beginning to end; always, consistently.

最

zuì — Most, superlative degree marker.

中意

zhòng yì — To take a fancy to; to like or prefer.

女子

nǚ zǐ — Woman, female person.

是

shì — To be; affirmative copula verb.

以

yǐ — Classical: with, by means of, using.

讨喜

tǎo xǐ — Pleasing, endearing, winning people's affection naturally.

之态

zhī tài — Classical: such a manner or attitude.

自然

zì rán — Naturally, spontaneously; nature.

流露

liú lù — To reveal naturally, let feelings show unconsciously.

心意

xīn yì — One's feelings, intentions, or heartfelt thoughts.

与

yǔ — And, with; together with.

一

yī — One; numeral or used in set phrases.

一个

yī gè — One (general measure word); a single thing.

早晨

zǎo chen — Morning, early part of the day.

礼拜

lǐ bài — Religious service, worship; also week or Sunday.

散后

sàn hòu — After dispersing or concluding (a gathering).

我

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

漫步

màn bù — To stroll, walk leisurely without hurry.

于

yú — Classical preposition: at, in, on, to.

草坪

cǎo píng — Lawn, grassy open ground.

只

zhǐ — Only, merely, just.

相伴

xiāng bàn — To accompany each other, keep company.

无论

wú lùn — No matter what, regardless of.

我们

wǒ men — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.

谈及

tán jí — To touch upon, mention, talk about.

何事

hé shì — Classical: what matter, what topic.

都

dōu — All, both; universal adverb.

感到

gǎn dào — To feel, sense, experience emotionally.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun.

被

bèi — Passive marker: by, indicating passive voice.

轻柔

qīng róu — Gentle, soft, tender in manner.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

引向

yǐn xiàng — To guide toward, lead in a direction.

了

le — Aspect particle indicating completion or change.

庄重

zhuāng zhòng — Solemn, serious, dignified in manner.

话题

huà tí — Topic of conversation, subject of discussion.

当

dāng — When, at the time of; while.

欣喜

xīn xǐ — Joyful, delighted, pleasantly surprised.

发现

fā xiàn — To discover, find out, realize.

对

duì — Toward, regarding; correct, right.

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart, innermost feelings or thoughts.

平静

píng jìng — Calm, tranquil, peaceful state of mind.

了解

liǎo jiě — To understand, know thoroughly, comprehend.

得

de/dé — Particle indicating degree; to obtain or achieve.

比

bǐ — Than, compared to; comparison marker.

所以为

suǒ yǐ wéi — Classical: what one had supposed or believed.

更多

gèng duō — Even more, a greater amount.

时

shí — When, at the time; moment.

倾心

qīng xīn — To pour out one's heart; to be devoted.

相诉

xiāng sù — To confide in each other, tell one another.

便

biàn — Then, thereupon; classical connective adverb.

向着

xiàng zhe — Facing toward, directed at something.

天际

tiān jì — The horizon, edge of the sky.

生长

shēng zhǎng — To grow, develop, increase in size.

如

rú — Like, as, similar to.

花苞

huā bāo — Flower bud, unopened bloom.

成对

chéng duì — In pairs, two by two.

绽开

zhàn kāi — To bloom, burst open, blossom.

坦陈

tǎn chén — To frankly disclose, openly confess.

昔日

xī rì — Former days, the past, days gone by.

过错

guò cuò — Fault, mistake, error one has committed.

往日

wǎng rì — Former days, past times, bygone days.

嫌隙

xián xì — Old grudge, rift, ill feeling between people.

不仅

bù jǐn — Not only; used in correlative constructions.

得以

dé yǐ — To be able to, manage to achieve.

弥合

mí hé — To heal, mend, close a rift or wound.

而且

ér qiě — Moreover, furthermore, and also.

带着

dài zhe — Carrying, bearing, accompanied by.

特有

tè yǒu — Characteristic of, peculiar to, unique to.

急切

jí qiē — Eager, urgent, anxiously impatient.

渴望

kě wàng — To yearn for, long for earnestly.

友谊

yǒu yì — Friendship, friendly relations between people.

得到

dé dào — To obtain, receive, get something.

完全

wán quán — Completely, entirely, fully.

签订

qiān dìng — To sign and conclude an agreement or treaty.

印证

yìn zhèng — To confirm, verify, corroborate with evidence.

将

jiāng — About to; classical: to take, bring forward.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart, innermost thoughts.

珍藏

zhēn cáng — To treasure and keep, cherish something precious.

献出

xiàn chū — To offer up, dedicate, present as gift.

为祭

wéi jì — As an offering, as a sacrifice or tribute.

取出

qǔ chū — To take out, retrieve from somewhere.

心底

xīn dǐ — The bottom of one's heart, deepest feelings.

保留

bǎo liú — To retain, keep, preserve something.

展示

zhǎn shì — To display, show, present for viewing.

几首

jǐ shǒu — Several (poems); measure word for poetry.

诗

shī — Poem, poetry, verse.

写于

xiě yú — Written at/during a particular time or place.

一切

yī qiē — Everything, all things without exception.

皆

jiē — Classical: all, each and every one.

冷若冰霜

lěng ruò bīng shuāng — Cold as ice and frost; emotionally frigid, aloof.

之时

zhī shí — Classical: at the time of, during.

唯

wéi — Only, solely; classical exclusive adverb.

天堂

tiān táng — Heaven, paradise.

除外

chú wài — Except for, excluding, apart from.

六年

liù nián — Six years; a period of six years.

前

qián — Before, ago, previous, front.

事

shì — Matter, affair, event, thing.

如今

rú jīn — Nowadays, at present, now.

快乐

kuài lè — Happy, joyful, cheerful.

许多

xǔ duō — Many, much, a great deal.

接过

jiē guò — To take over, receive something handed to you.

诗稿

shī gǎo — Poetry manuscript, draft copy of poems.

细细

xì xì — Carefully, attentively, in fine detail.

读来

dú lái — Reading through, as one reads along.

那些

nà xiē — Those, referring to previously mentioned items.

工整

gōng zhěng — Neat, orderly, well-crafted in form.

诗行

shī háng — Lines of poetry, verse lines.

毫无

háo wú — Completely without, not the slightest.

心机

xīn jī — Scheming, calculated cunning, hidden motives.

悔之已迟

huǐ zhī yǐ chí — Too late to regret; regret comes too late.

红了脸

hóng le liǎn — Blushed, face turned red from embarrassment.

说道

shuō dào — Said, spoke; narrative verb for dialogue.

切莫

qiē mò — Must not, by no means, absolutely don't.

在意

zài yì — To mind, care about, pay attention to.

其中

qí zhōng — Among them, within it, therein.

文采

wén cǎi — Literary talent, elegance of writing style.

二

èr — Two; second, used for section numbering.

日复一日

rì fù yī rì — Day after day, repeatedly day by day.

直至

zhí zhì — Until, up to, right up to a point.

今日

jīn rì — Today, this day, the present day.

每天

měi tiān — Every day, each day.

都是

dōu shì — All are, every one is.

往昔

wǎng xī — The past, former times, days of old.

逝去

shì qù — To pass away, elapse, fade into the past.

岁月

suì yuè — Years, time, the passage of time.

翻版

fān bǎn — Reprint, copy, rehash; repetition of old patterns.

同样

tóng yàng — Same, identical, equally so.

沉闷

chén mèn — Dull, oppressive, dreary and stifling.

劳役

láo yì — Toil, forced labor, drudgery, servitude.

疲倦

pí juàn — Tired, fatigued, weary.

路途

lù tú — Journey, road, the path one travels.

软弱

ruǎn ruò — Weak, feeble, lacking strength or resolve.

一次又

yī cì yòu — Once again and again; repeated occurrence.

宽宥

kuān yòu — To pardon, forgive, grant clemency.

被压抑

bèi yā yì — Suppressed, repressed, held down forcibly.

感受

gǎn shòu — Feeling, sensation, emotional experience.

太过

tài guò — Too much, excessively, overly.

微弱

wēi ruò — Faint, feeble, barely perceptible.

几乎

jī hū — Almost, nearly, on the verge of.

遗忘

yí wàng — To forget, be forgotten, fade from memory.

欢愉

huān yú — Joy, delight, pleasurable happiness.

生活

shēng huó — Life, daily living, to live.

那颗

nà kē — That (one); measure word for heart or small round objects.

不安

bù ān — Uneasy, restless, troubled, anxious.

心

xīn — Heart, mind, center of emotion and thought.

跪下

guì xià — To kneel down, go down on one's knees.

祈祷

qí dǎo — To pray, offer prayers to a deity.

却

què — Yet, but, however; adversative conjunction.

徒成

tú chéng — Merely becomes, only results in vainly.

一场

yī chǎng — One bout, one episode; measure word for events.

空乏

kōng fá — Empty, hollow, barren, devoid of substance.

挣扎

zhēng zhá — To struggle, writhe, strive against difficulty.