The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 6

Vocabulary

向上

xiàng shàng — Upward; moving in an upward direction

穿越

chuān yuè — To pass through or cross over something

星辰

xīng chén — Stars; celestial bodies in the sky

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

空寂

kōng jì — Empty and silent; void and lonely

殿堂

diàn táng — Hall or palace; grand ceremonial building

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

本有

běn yǒu — Originally possessing; inherently having

那颗

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

心

xīn — Heart; mind; innermost feelings

攀上

pān shàng — To climb up; to scale something with effort

太空

tài kōng — Outer space; the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating distance

冷峻

lěng jùn — Cold and stern; austere and forbidding in manner

峭壁

qiào bì — Cliff; steep rocky face of a mountain

如

rú — Like; as if; resembling

行于

xíng yú — To walk upon; to travel along or over

阶梯

jiē tī — Staircase; steps arranged in ascending order

之上

zhī shàng — Above; on top of something

步履

bù lǚ — Footsteps; manner of walking or moving

优雅

yōu yǎ — Elegant; graceful and refined in manner

面庞

miàn páng — Face; the features of one's face

映着

yìng zhe — Reflected by; illuminated or shining upon

炉火

lú huǒ — Firelight; flames from a stove or hearth

光辉

guāng huī — Radiance; brilliant glowing light

远去

yuǎn qù — To go far away; to recede into the distance

于

yú — At; in; from; literary preposition of location

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker

孤寂

gū jì — Lonely and desolate; solitary and sorrowful

之外

zhī wài — Beyond; outside of; apart from

收下

shōu xià — To accept; to receive and keep something offered

这些

zhè xiē — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

吧

ba — Particle suggesting suggestion, request, or supposition

纪念

jì niàn — To commemorate; to remember with memorial significance

那段

nà duàn — That period; measure word for a stretch of time

时光

shí guāng — Time; a period of one's life or days

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first person plural pronoun

曾

céng — Once; previously; having done something before

短暂

duǎn zàn — Brief; lasting only a short time

离家

lí jiā — To leave home; to depart from one's household

漫游

màn yóu — To wander; to roam freely without fixed destination

见

jiàn — To see; to witness; to catch sight of

烟霭

yān ǎi — Mist and haze; smoky atmospheric fog or vapor

笼罩

lǒng zhào — To envelop; to cover and surround completely

村庄

cūn zhuāng — Village; small rural settlement or community

古朴

gǔ pǔ — Quaint and simple; old-fashioned in a charming way

而

ér — And; yet; but; conjunctive particle

幽静

yōu jìng — Secluded and quiet; peaceful and tranquil

伴着

bàn zhe — Accompanied by; together with something or someone

国王

guó wáng — King; monarch ruling over a country

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

圣徒

shèng tú — Saint; holy person devoted to religious faith

目睹

mù dǔ — To witness; to see with one's own eyes

西天

xī tiān — Western sky; paradise in Buddhist tradition

荣光

róng guāng — Glory; radiant honor and splendor

渐渐

jiàn jiàn — Gradually; slowly and progressively over time

消隐

xiāo yǐn — To fade away; to disappear gradually into obscurity

沿着

yán zhe — Along; following the length or course of

那条

nà tiáo — That (one); measure word for long narrow things

通往

tōng wǎng — Leading to; a path heading toward a destination

道路

dào lù — Road; path or route for traveling