The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — by, from, through; indicates agent or cause

和

hé — and; together with

制作

zhìzuò — to produce, make, or create something

作者

zuòzhě — author, writer of a work

前言

qiányán — preface or foreword of a book

这

zhè — this; refers to something nearby

首

shǒu — measure word for poems or songs

叙事诗

xùshìshī — narrative poem telling a story in verse

无需

wúxū — no need for; does not require

历史

lìshǐ — history; the study of past events

注释

zhùshì — annotation, footnote, or explanatory note

原因

yuányīn — reason, cause, or explanation

很

hěn — very, quite; intensifying adverb

简单

jiǎndān — simple, straightforward, uncomplicated

它

tā — it; third-person pronoun for things

并不

bìng bù — not at all; emphatically does not

声称

shēngchēng — to claim or profess something

是

shì — to be; linking verb

其中

qízhōng — among them; within it

并非

bìng fēi — is definitely not; emphatically not

出于

chūyú — stemming from; arising out of

虚构

xūgòu — fictional, invented, not based on fact

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

部分

bùfen — part, portion, or section of something

如同

rútóng — just like, similar to, as if

任何

rènhé — any, whichever; without exception

关于

guānyú — about, regarding, concerning a topic

过去

guòqù — the past; time that has gone by

散文

sǎnwén — prose writing; non-poetic literary form

浪漫

làngmàn — romantic; idealized or fanciful in character

故事

gùshi — story, tale, or narrative

一样

yīyàng — the same as; alike, identical

旨在

zhǐzài — aimed at; intended to achieve something

强调

qiángdiào — to emphasize or stress something

传统

chuántǒng — tradition; customs passed down through generations

而非

ér fēi — rather than; as opposed to

国王

guówáng — king; monarch of a country

传说

chuánshuō — legend, myth, traditional story

不像

bú xiàng — unlike, not resembling something

那样

nàyàng — like that, in that way

可能

kěnéng — possible, maybe, perhaps

也就是说

yě jiùshì shuō — that is to say; in other words

不是

bú shì — is not; negation of being

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind of; that type of

纯属

chúnshǔ — purely, entirely, wholly belongs to category

但

dàn — but, however; introduces contrast

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

更

gèng — even more, still more; comparatively greater

广泛

guǎngfàn — broad, extensive, wide-ranging

人性化

rénxìnghuà — humanized; made more human or humane

意义上

yìyì shàng — in the sense of; in terms of meaning

一个

yī gè — one; a single unit or person

即

jí — namely, that is; immediately

那些

nàxiē — those; plural demonstrative pronoun

他

tā — he, him; third-person male pronoun

才是

cái shì — only then is; truly is, really is

最

zuì — most; superlative degree marker

重要

zhòngyào — important, significant, crucial

事情

shìqing — matter, thing, affair, issue

对

duì — toward; regarding; correct

崇拜

chóngbài — to worship or adore something

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of; one type of

民间

mínjiān — folk, among the people, popular

从

cóng — from; starting from a point

九世纪

jiǔ shìjì — the ninth century AD

黑暗

hēi'àn — dark, darkness; gloomy or sinister

时代

shídài — era, age, historical period

延续到

yánxù dào — to continue until, extend through to

二十世纪

èrshí shìjì — the twentieth century

渐深

jiàn shēn — gradually deepening, growing darker

暮色

mùsè — dusk, twilight, evening darkness

之中

zhī zhōng — within, in the midst of

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person pronoun

在此

zài cǐ — here, at this point, herein

完全

wánquán — completely, entirely, fully

将

jiāng — will; future marker or preposition

作为

zuòwéi — as, in the capacity of, regarded as

来

lái — to come; directional complement particle

处理

chǔlǐ — to handle, deal with, process

以

yǐ — with, by means of; using

一切

yīqiè — everything, all, the whole lot

都

dōu — all, both; inclusive adverb

一无所知

yī wú suǒ zhī — to know absolutely nothing about something

人

rén — person, human being, people

身份

shēnfèn — identity, status, role of a person

写作

xiězuò — writing; to engage in literary composition

只是

zhǐshì — only, merely, just; simply because

因为

yīnwèi — because, due to, on account of

发现

fāxiàn — to discover, find, realize something

这片

zhè piàn — this piece of; this expanse of land

土地上

tǔdì shàng — on the land, upon this territory

依然

yīrán — still, as before, unchanged

鲜活

xiānhuó — vivid, lively, fresh and alive

举

jǔ — to give, cite, or raise an example

三个

sān gè — three; a quantity of three items

简短

jiǎnduǎn — brief, short, concise

例子

lìzi — example, instance, illustration

说明

shuōmíng — to explain, illustrate, demonstrate

意思

yìsi — meaning, idea, or sense of something

有

yǒu — to have, there is/are, to exist

最终

zuìzhōng — final, ultimate, in the end

胜利

shènglì — victory, triumph, winning

与

yǔ — and, with; connects nouns or phrases

一处

yī chù — a place, a location, one spot

名为

míng wéi — named, called, known as

山谷

shāngǔ — valley, dale, low area between hills

联系

liánxì — connection, link, to associate with

一起

yīqǐ — together, in conjunction, at the same time

曾

céng — once, formerly; past experience marker

见过

jiàn guò — have seen before; experienced encountering

这一

zhè yī — this particular; this one specific thing

质疑

zhìyí — to question, doubt, challenge something

这些

zhèxiē — these; plural near demonstrative pronoun

或许

huòxǔ — perhaps, maybe, possibly

合理

hélǐ — reasonable, rational, justified

不知道

bù zhīdào — don't know, unaware of something

这个

zhège — this; singular near demonstrative pronoun

始于

shǐ yú — began at, started from a point

何时

héshí — when, at what time

何地

hédì — where, at what place

起于

qǐ yú — originating from, arising at a place

某处

mǒuchù — somewhere, a certain unspecified place

而

ér — and, yet, but; connecting clauses

终于

zhōngyú — finally, at last, in the end

已

yǐ — already; indicates completed action

足够

zúgòu — enough, sufficient, adequate

只求

zhǐ qiú — only ask for, merely seek, just hope

像

xiàng — to resemble, like, similar to

古代

gǔdài — ancient times, antiquity, old era

谣曲

yáoqǔ — ballad, folk song, traditional song

凭借

píngjiè — by means of, relying on, through

道听途说

dào tīng tú shuō — hearsay, rumors heard along the way