The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 3

Vocabulary

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to plural distant things or people

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of

温柔

wēnróu — Gentle and tender in manner or feeling

之

zhī — Possessive or linking particle; classical 'of'

功

gōng — Achievement; merit; work accomplished

塑造

sùzào — To shape, mold, or create a form or character

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state

令

lìng — To cause; to make someone do or feel something

流连

liúlián — To linger; to be reluctant to leave a place

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

动人

dòngrén — Moving; touching; captivating to the heart

容颜

róngyán — Facial appearance; countenance; one's looks

岁月

suìyuè — Years and months; the passage of time

终将

zhōng jiāng — Will eventually; shall ultimately in the end

对

duì — Toward; directed at; facing something or someone

那

nà — That; referring to a distant person or thing

施以

shī yǐ — To apply; to inflict; to impose upon something

暴虐

bàonüè — Cruel and tyrannical; brutal violence or oppression

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something to happen

出类拔萃

chūlèi bácuì — Outstanding; standing above all others; exceptionally excellent

美丽

měilì — Beautiful; pleasing to the eye or senses

黯然失色

ànrán shīsè — To pale in comparison; to lose luster or brilliance

因为

yīnwèi — Because; due to; for the reason that

永不停歇

yǒng bù tíngxī — Never ceasing; always continuing without any pause

时光

shíguāng — Time; the flow of days and moments

将

jiāng — Will; about to; future tense marker in Chinese

夏日

xiàrì — Summer day; the days of the summer season

引向

yǐn xiàng — To lead toward; to guide in a certain direction

狰狞

zhēngníng — Ferocious and hideous; frightening in appearance

冬日

dōngrì — Winter day; the cold days of winter season

其

qí — Its; his; her; their; classical pronoun particle

消磨殆尽

xiāomó dàijìn — To wear away completely; to erode until nothing remains

霜冻

shuāngdòng — Frost; freezing cold causing ice crystals to form

封锁

fēngsuǒ — To blockade; to seal off; to lock something up

茂盛

màoshèng — Lush and thriving; growing abundantly and vigorously

叶片

yèpiàn — Leaf blade; an individual flat leaf of a plant

凋零

diāolíng — To wither and fall; to fade away and decline

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives an action

白雪

báixuě — White snow; pure snow covering the ground

掩埋

yǎnmái — To bury; to cover over and hide beneath something

处处

chùchù — Everywhere; in every place or situation

一片

yīpiàn — A stretch of; an expanse of a certain scene

荒芜

huāngwú — Desolate and barren; overgrown and uncultivated wasteland

若非

ruòfēi — Were it not for; if not for a certain condition

精华

jīnghuá — Essence; the best and most refined part of something

得以

déyǐ — To be able to; to manage to achieve something

留存

liúcún — To be preserved; to remain and survive over time

化作

huà zuò — To transform into; to become something else entirely

玻璃

bōli — Glass; transparent hard material made from silica

间

jiān — Between; among; within a space or interval

液态

yètài — Liquid state; the physical state of a liquid

美

měi — Beauty; beautiful; aesthetically pleasing quality

效用

xiàoyòng — Usefulness; utility; the effect or function of something

随

suí — To follow; along with; together with something

一同

yītóng — Together; at the same time; jointly with others

消逝

xiāoshì — To vanish; to disappear gradually into nothingness

本身

běnshēn — Itself; oneself; the thing itself in question

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects or things

曾

céng — Once; formerly; having done something in the past

存在

cúnzài — To exist; existence; the state of being real

记忆

jìyì — Memory; recollection of past events or experiences

然而

rán'ér — However; nevertheless; yet; but on the other hand

经

jīng — Through; via; having undergone a certain process

蒸馏

zhēngliú — Distillation; purifying liquid by heating and condensing

提炼

tíliàn — To refine; to extract and purify the essence

花朵

huāduǒ — Flower; a bloom or blossom of a plant

纵使

zòngshǐ — Even if; even though; granted that something happens

遭遇

zāoyù — To encounter; to suffer; to meet with misfortune

不过

búguò — Only; merely; no more than a certain thing

失去

shīqù — To lose; to no longer possess something valuable

外在

wàizài — External; outward; relating to the outside appearance

内在

nèizài — Internal; inner; relating to inner qualities or nature

精髓

jīngsuǐ — Essence; the core and most vital part of something

依然

yīrán — Still; as before; continuing unchanged in a situation

芬芳

fēnfāng — Fragrant; sweet-smelling; giving off a pleasant aroma

长存

cháng cún — To endure forever; to remain permanently over time

故

gù — Therefore; thus; for this reason; classical conjunction

手

shǒu — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

来

lái — To come; directional or purposive verb complement

摧残

cuīcán — To ravage; to damage or destroy cruelly and violently

在

zài — At; in; existing at a location or time

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

之前

zhīqián — Before; prior to a certain time or event

某个

mǒu gè — A certain; some particular unspecified individual thing

小瓶

xiǎo píng — Small bottle; a little flask or vial container

充盈

chōngyíng — Full and abundant; brimming over with something

珍宝

zhēnbǎo — Treasure; precious jewel or highly valued possession

珍藏

zhēncáng — To treasure and keep; to preserve something precious carefully

于

yú — At; in; within; classical preposition of location

某处

mǒuchù — Somewhere; in some unspecified place or location

趁

chèn — While; taking advantage of a moment or opportunity

尚未

shàngwèi — Not yet; still has not done or happened yet

自我

zìwǒ — Self; oneself; relating to one's own being

消亡

xiāowáng — To perish; to cease to exist; to die out completely

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type or sort of thing

使用

shǐyòng — To use; to make use of something for a purpose

并非

bìngfēi — Not at all; is definitely not; certainly isn't so

禁止

jìnzhǐ — To prohibit; to forbid; to ban an action

高利贷

gāolìdài — Usury; lending money at excessively high interest rates

甘愿

gānyuàn — Willingly; gladly; with full and voluntary consent

偿还

chánghuán — To repay; to pay back a debt or obligation

借贷

jièdài — Borrowing and lending; a loan transaction between parties

欢愉

huānyú — Joy and pleasure; happy and delightful enjoyment

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

便是

biàn shì — Is precisely; this is exactly; amounts to being

为

wèi — For; for the sake of; on behalf of something

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person or actions

繁衍

fányǎn — To multiply; to reproduce and propagate offspring

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another one; a different individual or instance

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively between two options

幸福

xìngfú — Happiness; well-being; a state of lasting contentment

倍增

bèi zēng — To multiply; to double or increase by multiples

十倍

shí bèi — Ten times; tenfold increase in quantity or degree

十个

shí gè — Ten; a group or count of ten items

比

bǐ — Compared to; more than; used in comparisons

现在

xiànzài — Now; at the present moment in time

快乐

kuàilè — Happy; joyful; feeling pleasure and contentment

若

ruò — If; supposing that; in the case that

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb

再现

zàixiàn — To reappear; to reproduce or manifest again

那么

nàme — Then; in that case; so consequently

当

dāng — When; at the time of a certain event

离世

lí shì — To depart from the world; to pass away and die

死亡

sǐwáng — Death; the end of life; to cease living

奈何

nàihé — What can be done; helpless against; how to deal with

后世

hòushì — Future generations; posterity; those living after us

子孙

zǐsūn — Children and grandchildren; descendants; one's progeny

中

zhōng — Among; within; in the middle of something

因

yīn — Because; due to; on account of a reason

实在

shízài — Really; truly; indeed; genuinely so

太过

tài guò — Excessively; too much; going beyond a reasonable degree

俊美

jùnměi — Handsome and beautiful; strikingly attractive in appearance

不该

bù gāi — Should not; ought not to do a certain thing

沦为

lúnwéi — To sink into; to degenerate and become something lower

战利品

zhànlìpǐn — War trophy; spoils of battle; something captured in victory

成为

chéngwéi — To become; to turn into; to develop into something

继承者

jìchéngzhě — Heir; inheritor; one who inherits from another person