The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — Page 11

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

与

yǔ — And, with, together with

那位

nà wèi — That person, referring to someone respectfully

并不

bìng bù — Not at all, emphatically does not

相同

xiāngtóng — Identical, the same, alike

他

tā — He, him, third-person masculine pronoun

被

bèi — Passive marker, indicates action done to subject

描绘

miáohuì — To depict, portray, describe vividly

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

美貌

měimào — Beautiful appearance, good looks, handsome features

激起

jīqǐ — To arouse, stir up, provoke a feeling

诗情

shīqíng — Poetic inspiration, lyrical feeling or sentiment

以

yǐ — Using, by means of, with

苍天

cāngtiān — The vast heavens, the sky above

本身

běnshēn — Itself, oneself, the thing itself

作为

zuòwéi — To use as, regard as, serve as

修辞

xiūcí — Rhetoric, figures of speech, literary embellishment

装饰

zhuāngshì — To decorate, adorn; ornamentation, embellishment

将

jiāng — Will, shall; used before a verb for future action

万般

wànbān — All sorts of, every kind of, countless

美好

měihǎo — Beautiful, wonderful, splendid, fine

爱人

àirén — Beloved person, sweetheart, spouse

相比

xiāngbǐ — To compare with, in comparison to

编织

biānzhī — To weave, knit, interweave into a pattern

出

chū — Out, forth; resultative complement indicating production

比喻

bǐyù — Metaphor, simile, figure of speech

日月

rìyuè — Sun and moon, representing time and celestial bodies

星辰

xīngchén — Stars, celestial bodies in the night sky

大地

dàdì — The earth, the ground, the land

海洋

hǎiyáng — Ocean, sea, vast body of water

珍宝

zhēnbǎo — Treasures, jewels, precious valuables

四月

sìyuè — April, the fourth month of the year

繁花

fánhuā — Abundant flowers, profuse blossoms

世间

shìjiān — In the world, on earth, among people

一切

yīqiè — Everything, all, the entirety of things

珍奇

zhēnqí — Rare and precious, exotic, extraordinary

凡

fán — All, whatever, every instance of something

天际

tiānjì — The horizon, the edge of the sky

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs in passive constructions

环抱

huánbào — To encircle, embrace, surround on all sides

于

yú — In, at, from; literary preposition of location

这

zhè — This, the near demonstrative pronoun

浩瀚

hàohàn — Vast, immense, boundless, especially of water or sky

圆球

yuánqiú — Sphere, globe, round ball

者

zhě — Particle indicating a person or thing described

哦

ó / ò — Oh; interjection expressing realization or response

让

ràng — To let, allow, cause someone to do something

忠于

zhōngyú — To be faithful to, loyal to something

爱情

àiqíng — Love, romantic love between people

便

biàn — Then, so, consequently; literary connective word

如实

rúshí — Truthfully, as things really are, honestly

书写

shūxiě — To write, to put into writing

那时

nà shí — At that time, back then, in those days

请

qǐng — Please; to request or invite someone

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe, trust, have confidence in

如此

rúcǐ — Like this, so, in this way, thus

如同

rútóng — Just like, similar to, resembling

天下

tiānxià — The world, all under heaven, everywhere

任何

rènhé — Any, whatever, whichever, no matter which

母亲

mǔqīn — Mother, one's female parent

孩儿

háir — Child, little one; affectionate term for child

虽

suī — Although, even though, despite the fact that

不及

bùjí — Not as good as, inferior to, not reaching

那般

nà bān — That sort, like that, in that manner

璀璨

cuǐcàn — Brilliant, dazzling, resplendently bright

那些

nàxiē — Those, those ones, plural demonstrative pronoun

镶嵌

xiāngqiàn — To inlay, embed, set into a surface

在

zài — In, at, on; indicates location or presence

天空

tiānkōng — The sky, the heavens above

中

zhōng — In, inside, within, middle

金色

jīnsè — Golden color, gold-colored

烛光

zhúguāng — Candlelight, the light of a candle

喜好

xǐhào — To like, prefer; a personal preference or liking

人

rén — Person, people, human being

尽情

jìnqíng — To one's heart's content, freely, without restraint

多说

duō shuō — To say more, speak at length, over-elaborate

不会

bù huì — Will not, cannot, unable to do something

赞美

zànměi — To praise, admire, extol someone's qualities

为名

wèi míng — In the name of, under the guise of

行

xíng — To carry out, conduct, practice an action

兜售

dōushòu — To peddle, hawk, sell aggressively

镜子

jìngzi — Mirror, looking glass

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to, impossible to, cannot

说服

shuōfú — To persuade, convince someone of something

已然

yǐrán — Already, having already become a certain state

衰老

shuāilǎo — To age, grow old, become decrepit

只要

zhǐyào — As long as, so long as, provided that

青春

qīngchūn — Youth, youthfulness, the prime of life

你

nǐ — You, second-person singular pronoun

同在

tóng zài — To coexist, be present together at the same time

一个

yī gè — One, a single (general measure word)

时日

shírì — Days, time, period of days

但

dàn — But, however, yet; adversative conjunction

当

dāng — When, at the time of; to face or confront

身上

shēnshang — On the body, on oneself, about one's person

看见

kànjiàn — To see, catch sight of, notice visually

岁月

suìyuè — Years, the passage of time, time and tide

期待

qīdài — To expect, anticipate, look forward to

死亡

sǐwáng — Death, demise, the end of life

来

lái — To come; directional complement indicating arrival

了结

liǎojié — To settle, conclude, bring to an end

因为

yīnwèi — Because, since, for the reason that

覆盖

fùgài — To cover, overlay, blanket something completely

所有

suǒyǒu — All, every, everything owned or existing

美丽

měilì — Beautiful, lovely, aesthetically pleasing

不过

bùguò — Only, merely, no more than; however

是

shì — Is, are, am; to be, copula verb

心灵

xīnlíng — The soul, mind, inner spirit

合宜

héyí — Appropriate, fitting, suitable, proper

衣裳

yīshang — Clothing, garments, apparel

它

tā — It, third-person pronoun for non-human things

栖居

qījū — To dwell, reside, inhabit a place

胸怀

xiōnghuái — The heart, bosom; one's mind and feelings

心

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

那

nà — That, the far demonstrative pronoun

又

yòu — Again, also, furthermore, in addition

如何

rúhé — How, in what way, what is to be done

能

néng — Can, able to, capable of doing something

比

bǐ — To compare; than, used in comparisons

更加

gèngjiā — Even more, still more, to a greater degree

年老

niánlǎo — Old in age, elderly, aged

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore, thus, consequently, for this reason

啊

ā — Ah, oh; interjection of emotion or exclamation

爱惜

àixī — To cherish, treasure, take good care of

自身

zìshēn — Oneself, one's own self, personally

正如

zhèngrú — Just as, exactly like, in the same way as

不为

bù wèi — Not for, not on behalf of something

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, yourself, one's own self

所愿

suǒ yuàn — What one wishes for, one's desire

守护

shǒuhù — To guard, protect, watch over carefully

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

如

rú — Like, as, such as, resembling

温柔

wēnróu — Gentle, tender, soft and kind in manner

婴儿

yīng'ér — Infant, baby, newborn child

免遭

miǎnzāo — To avoid suffering, escape from harm or misfortune

伤病

shāngbìng — Injury and illness, harm and disease

莫要

mò yào — Must not, do not, imperative prohibition

已死

yǐ sǐ — Already dead, having already died

还

hái — Still, yet, also, in addition

妄图

wàngtú — To vainly attempt, foolishly try to achieve

赠予

zèngyǔ — To give as a gift, bestow upon someone

不是

bùshì — Is not, are not; negation of to be

为了

wèile — In order to, for the purpose of, for the sake of

取回

qǔhuí — To retrieve, take back, reclaim something given