The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 1

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun

按时

àn shí — On time, according to schedule

收到

shōu dào — To receive, to have gotten something

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

您

nín — Polite form of 'you', formal address

的

de — Possessive or descriptive structural particle

来信

lái xìn — Letter received, incoming correspondence from someone

很

hěn — Very, quite; degree adverb

乐意

lè yì — Willing, happy to do something

就

jiù — Then, with regard to, concerning a topic

那份

nà fèn — That copy, that portion or document

手稿

shǒu gǎo — Manuscript, handwritten draft of a text

与

yǔ — With, and; used to connect nouns or clauses

商谈

shāng tán — To discuss, to negotiate a matter

该

gāi — It, the aforementioned; should, ought to

已

yǐ — Already, indicating something has been done

转交

zhuǎn jiāo — To pass on, to forward something to someone

给

gěi — To give, for, to; directional preposition

朋友

péng yǒu — Friend, a person one knows well

先生

xiān sheng — Mister, sir; respectful address for a man

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting statement

无论如何

wú lùn rú hé — No matter what, in any case, regardless

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to, incapable of doing something

接受

jiē shòu — To accept, to receive or agree to something

所

suǒ — Particle linking verb to its object nominally

提出

tí chū — To put forward, to propose or raise a point

条件

tiáo jiàn — Condition, terms, requirement for an agreement

此类

cǐ lèi — This type, this kind or category of thing

事情

shì qing — Matter, affair, thing that needs attention

实在

shí zài — Really, truly, honestly; used for emphasis

难以

nán yǐ — Difficult to, hard to do something

把握

bǎ wò — To grasp, to be certain or confident about

写作

xiě zuò — Writing, the act of creating written works

不过

bù guò — Only, merely; however, but

是

shì — To be; linking verb equating subject and predicate

一场

yī chǎng — One round, a bout or instance of something

赌博

dǔ bó — Gambling, a risky venture with uncertain outcome

即便

jí biàn — Even if, even though, supposing that

当代

dāng dài — Contemporary, present era, current generation

最

zuì — Most, superlative degree marker

伟大

wěi dà — Great, magnificent, outstanding in achievement

文人

wén rén — Literary person, scholar, man of letters

作品

zuò pǐn — Work, creation; literary or artistic production

也

yě — Also, too; even; used for emphasis

曾

céng — Once, formerly; indicating past experience

让

ràng — To let, to cause, to make someone do

蒙受

méng shòu — To suffer, to sustain a loss or harm

损失

sǔn shī — Loss, damage; to lose something of value

可以

kě yǐ — Can, may; able or permitted to do

列举

liè jǔ — To enumerate, to list specific examples

具体

jù tǐ — Specific, concrete, detailed rather than abstract

事例

shì lì — Example, case, specific instance illustrating a point

指名道姓

zhǐ míng dào xìng — To name names, identify someone explicitly

不愿

bù yuàn — Unwilling, reluctant, not wanting to do

如此

rú cǐ — So, like this, in such a manner

世人

shì rén — People of the world, the general public

品味

pǐn wèi — Taste, aesthetic sensibility, appreciation of quality

变化无常

biàn huà wú cháng — Constantly changing, unpredictable, fickle in nature