The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 4

Vocabulary

如此

rúcǐ — like this; in such a way; so

抛向

pāo xiàng — to throw toward; to fling in a direction

苍天

cāngtiān — the vast sky; heaven above

人

rén — person; human being; people

能

néng — can; able to; capable of

辨识

biànshí — to identify; to distinguish; to recognize

何种

hé zhǒng — what kind; which type of

形状

xíngzhuàng — shape; form; appearance of an object

这些

zhèxiē — these; referring to multiple nearby things

领主

lǐngzhǔ — lord; feudal ruler of a territory

照亮

zhàoliàng — to illuminate; to light up something

玄机

xuánjī — hidden mystery; profound secret or truth

关乎

guānhū — to relate to; to concern; to pertain

或

huò — or; alternatively; perhaps

胜利

shènglì — victory; triumph; winning a contest

这些人

zhèxiē rén — these people; referring to specific persons

在

zài — at; in; located at; to be present

史册

shǐcè — historical records; annals of history

中

zhōng — in; inside; within; middle

驰骋

chíchěng — to gallop freely; to roam with great energy

高位

gāowèi — high position; elevated rank or status

然而

rán'ér — however; yet; but; nevertheless

将

jiāng — will; about to; going to (future marker)

一去不返

yī qù bù fǎn — gone forever; never to return again

旗帜

qízhì — flag; banner; standard of a group

上

shàng — on; above; on top of

被刺穿

bèi cìchuān — to be pierced through; to be stabbed through

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or description

已然

yǐrán — already; having already become so

殒命

yǔnmìng — to die; to lose one's life; to perish

我们

wǒmen — we; us; our group

无法

wúfǎ — cannot; unable to; no way to

以

yǐ — with; by means of; using

歌谣

gēyáo — folk song; ballad; traditional rhyme

琴弦

qínxián — string of a musical instrument

唤醒

huànxǐng — to wake up; to awaken someone or something

那

nà — that; those; referring to distant thing

事物

shìwù — thing; matter; object; affair

美好

měihǎo — wonderful; beautiful; fine and good

年代

niándài — era; age; decade; a period of time

无缘

wúyuán — to have no chance; not destined to encounter

神圣

shénshèng — sacred; holy; divine and revered

君王

jūnwáng — king; monarch; sovereign ruler

河畔

hépàn — riverbank; the side or shore of a river

僵硬

jiāngyìng — stiff; rigid; inflexible in movement

奇异

qíyì — strange; peculiar; bizarre and unusual

而

ér — and; yet; but; connecting clauses

色彩

sècǎi — color; hue; coloring of something

古朴

gǔpǔ — antique and simple; quaint; plain and old-fashioned

犹如

yóurú — just like; as if; resembling closely

挂毯

guàtǎn — tapestry; a woven hanging decorative cloth

刺绣

cìxiù — embroidery; needlework decoration on fabric

黎明

límíng — dawn; daybreak; the beginning of day

时代

shídài — era; age; epoch; a historical period

英格兰

Yīnggélán — England; the country in the British Isles

依旧

yījiù — still; as before; unchanged from the past

留存

liúcún — to remain; to be preserved; to survive

这

zhè — this; the nearby thing being referred to

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

丹麦人

Dānmài rén — Dane; a person from Denmark

故事

gùshi — story; tale; narrative account

似乎

sìhū — seems; apparently; as if; it appears

是

shì — is; are; to be (copula verb)

整个

zhěnggè — entire; whole; all of something

部族

bùzú — tribe; ethnic clan; tribal group

虚构

xūgòu — fiction; fabrication; made-up story

传说

chuánshuō — legend; myth; traditional story handed down

太过

tài guò — too much; excessively; overly so

风情

fēngqíng — charm; romantic appeal; local flavor

以致

yǐzhì — so that; resulting in; to the extent that

难以置信

nán yǐ zhìxìn — hard to believe; incredible; unbelievable

讲述

jiǎngshù — to narrate; to tell; to recount a story

一位

yī wèi — one (person, polite measure word)

岛上

dǎo shàng — on the island; above or upon an island

曾经

céngjīng — once; formerly; used to; in the past

统治

tǒngzhì — to rule; to govern; to reign over

一方

yī fāng — one side; a region; a territory

当

dāng — when; while; at the time of

他

tā — he; him; third-person masculine pronoun

漫步

màn bù — to stroll; to walk leisurely without hurry

于

yú — at; in; on; classical preposition of location

苹果树

píngguǒ shù — apple tree; the fruit-bearing apple plant

旁

páng — beside; next to; alongside something

碧绿

bìlǜ — jade green; bright emerald green color

魔鬼

móguǐ — devil; demon; evil supernatural being

从

cóng — from; since; following a starting point

大海

dàhǎi — the sea; the ocean; a large body of water

涌现

yǒngxiàn — to emerge; to surge forth; to well up

拖曳

tuōyè — to drag; to trail; to tow behind

着

zhe — aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state

沉重

chénzhòng — heavy; weighty; burdensome; oppressive

海草

hǎicǎo — seaweed; marine grass or aquatic vegetation

以及

yǐjí — as well as; and also; along with

般

bān — like; as; similar to (comparison suffix)

痕迹

hénjì — trace; mark; vestige left behind

并非

bìng fēi — not at all; is not; definitely not so

童话

tónghuà — fairy tale; children's story with magic

岁月

suìyuè — years; the passage of time; time and tide

如

rú — like; as; such as; to be like

流逝

liúshì — to pass; to elapse; time flowing away

凝望

níngwàng — to gaze at; to stare fixedly at something

片刻

piànkè — a moment; a brief instant of time

望向

wàng xiàng — to look toward; to gaze in a direction

平原

píngyuán — plain; flatland; level open terrain

阴沉

yīnchén — gloomy; overcast; dark and somber

苍穹

cāngqióng — the vast sky; the great dome of heaven

透过

tòuguò — through; penetrating through something

塔楼

tǎlóu — tower; a tall narrow building or structure

几扇

jǐ shàn — several (windows/doors, using measure word 扇)

窗

chuāng — window; an opening in a wall for light

便是

biàn shì — then it is; just is; that is exactly

头颅

tóulú — skull; head; the bony head structure

谁能

shuí néng — who can; who is able to do something

斗篷

dǒupeng — cloak; cape; a loose outer garment

下

xià — under; below; beneath; lower side

望去

wàng qù — to look out; to gaze outward from a position

活生生

huóshēngshēng — very much alive; living and breathing vividly

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

呼吸

hūxī — to breathe; respiration; the act of breathing

气息

qìxī — breath; air; atmosphere; a subtle feeling

世纪

shìjì — century; a period of one hundred years

一片

yī piàn — a stretch of; an expanse of (landscape)

幽暗

yōu'àn — dim; gloomy; dark and secluded

飘散

piāosàn — to drift away; to scatter and disperse

遥远

yáoyuǎn — distant; far away; remote in space or time

那是

nà shì — that is; those are; identifying something

一群

yī qún — a group of; a crowd of; a flock of

盲目

mángmù — blind; reckless; without direction or reason

那里

nàlǐ — there; in that place; over there

受难

shòunàn — to suffer; to endure hardship or persecution

号角

hàojiǎo — bugle; war horn; a signaling trumpet instrument

放声

fàng shēng — to cry out loudly; to let one's voice ring

密集

mìjí — dense; concentrated; tightly packed together

呼啸而过

hūxiào ér guò — to whiz past; to rush by with a hissing sound