The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 5

Vocabulary

女士

nǚ shì — Lady; polite term of address for a woman

凭借

píng jiè — By means of; relying on something

唯一

wéi yī — The only one; sole; unique

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

光芒

guāng máng — Rays of light; radiance; brilliant gleam

我们

wǒ men — We; us; our group

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using

目光

mù guāng — Gaze; eyes; the look in one's eyes

凝视

níng shì — To gaze steadily; to stare intently at something

知道

zhī dào — To know; to be aware of a fact

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine singular pronoun

穿越

chuān yuè — To pass through; to cross over a space

废墟

fèi xū — Ruins; rubble; remains of destroyed structures

看见

kàn jiàn — To see; to catch sight of something

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state

那

nà — That; those; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

悬挂

xuán guà — To hang; to suspend something from above

于

yú — At; in; on; literary preposition indicating location

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

颈间

jǐng jiān — Around the neck; at the throat area

符号

fú hào — Symbol; sign; mark with special meaning

超越

chāo yuè — To surpass; to transcend; to go beyond limits

之人

zhī rén — The person of; one who belongs to something

已死

yǐ sǐ — Already dead; having died previously

却

què — Yet; but; however; contrastive conjunction

永不

yǒng bù — Never; will never; not ever in eternity

消逝

xiāo shì — To vanish; to fade away; to cease existing

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; for this reason; consequently

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to; future tense marker

这些

zhè xiē — These; this group of things nearby

诗篇

shī piān — Poems; psalms; collection of poetic writings

献给

xiàn gěi — To dedicate to; to offer something to someone

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; affirmative verb

十字架

shí zì jià — Cross; the Christian crucifix symbol

带到

dài dào — To bring to; to carry something somewhere

身边

shēn biān — By one's side; nearby; close to oneself

因为

yīn wèi — Because; since; due to the reason that

在

zài — At; in; on; to be located somewhere

身上

shēn shang — On one's body; on oneself; about one's person

烈焰

liè yàn — Fierce flames; blazing fire; intense inferno

无瑕

wú xiá — Flawless; without blemish; perfectly pure

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

燃烧

rán shāo — To burn; to blaze; to be on fire

所见

suǒ jiàn — What is seen; that which one has witnessed

当

dāng — When; while; at the time that something occurs

令

lìng — To cause; to make; to order someone to do

令人敬畏

lìng rén jìng wèi — Awe-inspiring; causing reverence and fear in others

船队

chuán duì — Fleet; a group of ships sailing together

破碎

pò suì — To shatter; to break into pieces; fractured

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously; conjunction word

和平

hé píng — Peace; a state of harmony without conflict

铺展

pū zhǎn — To spread out; to unfold across a surface

大海

dà hǎi — The sea; the ocean; vast body of water

之上

zhī shàng — Above; on top of; over something

是否

shì fǒu — Whether or not; do you remember; yes or no

记得

jì de — To remember; to recall; to have memory of

前往

qián wǎng — To go to; to head toward a destination

之时

zhī shí — At the time of; when; during that moment

龙形

lóng xíng — Dragon-shaped; in the form of a dragon

月亮

yuè liang — The moon; Earth's natural satellite

之下

zhī xià — Beneath; under; below something

夜色

yè sè — The color of night; the darkness of nighttime

火山

huǒ shān — Volcano; a mountain that erupts with lava

般

bān — Like; similar to; resembling; as if

色调

sè diào — Color tone; hue; the shade of a color

中

zhōng — In; inside; within; in the middle of

行走

xíng zǒu — To walk; to travel on foot; to move about

那场

nà chǎng — That (battle/event); classifier for events or scenes

无名

wú míng — Nameless; unknown; without a name or fame

之战

zhī zhàn — The battle of; the war of; a specific conflict

战场

zhàn chǎng — Battlefield; the field where battles are fought

高地

gāo dì — Highland; elevated terrain; upland area

上

shàng — On; above; upper; on top of a surface

黑色

hēi sè — Black; the color black; dark-colored

树木

shù mù — Trees; woody plants; forest vegetation

荆棘

jīng jí — Thorns; brambles; prickly shrubs and briars

心想

xīn xiǎng — To think to oneself; to ponder inwardly

与

yǔ — With; and; together with; literary conjunction

同行

tóng xíng — To travel together; to accompany on a journey

如

rú — Like; as; as if; resembling something else

人

rén — Person; human being; people in general

随

suí — To follow; to accompany; along with someone

神

shén — God; deity; divine spirit; supernatural being

而去

ér qù — And depart; to leave in a certain manner

流浪

liú làng — To wander; to roam; to drift without a home

之星

zhī xīng — Star of; a star associated with something

一同

yī tóng — Together; at the same time; jointly with others

漂泊

piāo bó — To drift; to wander; to live without a fixed home

万物

wàn wù — All things; everything in the universe; all creation

心

xīn — Heart; mind; the center of emotion and thought

爱

ài — Love; to love; deep affection for someone

战争

zhàn zhēng — War; armed conflict between groups or nations

火焰

huǒ yàn — Flame; fire; a tongue of burning combustion

一般

yī bān — Like; as; generally; ordinary; in the same manner

永远

yǒng yuǎn — Forever; always; eternally; for all time

前行

qián xíng — To move forward; to advance; to press onward

哦

ó / ò — Oh; an exclamation of realization or emotion

向前

xiàng qián — Forward; ahead; toward the front direction

行去

xíng qù — To go forth; to walk away; to proceed onward

凡

fán — Wherever; all; every; any place or instance

所在

suǒ zài — Where one is; the place of being; location

之处

zhī chù — The place of; wherever; at that location

必有

bì yǒu — There shall be; certainly will have; must exist

荣耀

róng yào — Glory; honor; splendor; divine radiance and praise

欢笑

huān xiào — Laughter; joyful laughing; merry cheerfulness

越过

yuè guò — To cross over; to go beyond; to pass through

紫色

zǐ sè — Purple; violet; the color purple

森林

sēn lín — Forest; woods; a large area of trees

珍珠

zhēn zhū — Pearl; a lustrous gem formed inside oysters

浪沫

làng mò — Sea foam; ocean spray; frothy waves

有翼

yǒu yì — Winged; having wings; equipped with wings

帐篷

zhàng peng — Tent; a portable canvas shelter structure

自由

zì yóu — Freedom; liberty; free from constraint or restriction

翱翔

áo xiáng — To soar; to glide freely high in the sky

面容

miàn róng — Face; facial appearance; the look of one's face

一处

yī chù — A place; one location; a single spot

家园

jiā yuán — Home; homeland; one's cherished dwelling place

飞翔

fēi xiáng — To fly; to soar through the air freely

归处

guī chù — A place to return to; one's destination home

策马

cè mǎ — To spur a horse; to ride a horse swiftly

寂静

jì jìng — Silence; stillness; complete quiet and calm

震动

zhèn dòng — To shake; to vibrate; to tremble with force

大地

dà dì — The earth; the land; the vast ground beneath

辽阔

liáo kuò — Vast; expansive; boundlessly wide and open

荒野

huāng yě — Wilderness; wasteland; desolate uninhabited land

这

zhè — This; these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects

沙漠

shā mò — Desert; a dry sandy barren landscape

岁月

suì yuè — Years; the passage of time; months and years

傲慢

ào màn — Arrogant; haughty; showing an exaggerated self-importance

微末

wēi mò — Trivial; insignificant; tiny and unimportant

笔触

bǐ chù — Brushstroke; the touch of a pen or brush

已将

yǐ jiāng — Has already; have caused; already brought about

人心

rén xīn — The human heart; people's minds and feelings

风干

fēng gān — To dry in the wind; wind-dried; air-dried

撕裂

sī liè — To tear apart; to rip; to split open violently

英雄

yīng xióng — Hero; a person of great courage and valor

之心

zhī xīn — The heart of; the spirit of; one's innermost feelings

啊

ā / á / ǎ / à — Ah; oh; exclamation expressing emotion or emphasis