The Great Gatsby — Page 3

Vocabulary

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind/type of something

敏感

mǐn gǎn — sensitive, easily affected emotionally or physically

与

yǔ — and, with, together with

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind/type of something

被

bèi — passive marker; by (used in passive sentences)

冠以

guān yǐ — to crown with, to label or name something as

创造性

chuàng zào xìng — creativity, creative nature or quality

气质

qì zhì — temperament, disposition, personal character or aura

之名

zhī míng — under the name of, by the title of

而

ér — and, but, yet; connecting clauses

显得

xiǎn de — to appear, to seem, to look like

体面

tǐ miàn — respectable, dignified, decent in appearance

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

软弱

ruǎn ruò — weak, feeble, lacking strength or willpower

易感

yì gǎn — susceptible, easily affected or moved

毫无关系

háo wú guān xi — have absolutely nothing to do with

它

tā — it, referring to a non-human thing

是

shì — to be; is, am, are

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of something

非凡

fēi fán — extraordinary, exceptional, outstanding

希望

xī wàng — hope, wish, to desire or expect something

天赋

tiān fù — innate talent, natural gift or ability

浪漫

làng màn — romantic, full of fantasy and idealism

准备

zhǔn bèi — to prepare, to get ready for something

状态

zhuàng tài — state, condition, mode of being

这

zhè — this, referring to something nearby

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

在

zài — at, in, on; to be located somewhere

任何

rèn hé — any, whatever, no matter which

其他

qí tā — other, the rest, other people or things

人

rén — person, human being, people

身上

shēn shang — on someone's body, on a person

从未

cóng wèi — never, not once, never before

发现

fā xiàn — to discover, to find, to realize

过

guò — experiential particle; have done before

也

yě — also, too, as well

不大

bù dà — not very likely, not very much

可能

kě néng — possible, perhaps, may or might

再次

zài cì — once again, a second time

不

bù — no, not; negation particle

最终

zuì zhōng — ultimately, finally, in the end

还是

hái shì — still, or; nevertheless, even so

没有

méi yǒu — do not have, there is no, did not

问题

wèn tí — problem, question, issue

正是

zhèng shì — it is precisely, exactly, just so

那些

nà xiē — those, referring to plural distant things

侵扰

qīn rǎo — to disturb, to harass, to intrude upon

东西

dōng xi — things, stuff, objects

他

tā — he, him, third-person masculine pronoun

梦想

mèng xiǎng — dream, aspiration, cherished hope

尾迹

wěi jì — wake, trail left behind by something moving

中

zhōng — in, inside, among, within

漂浮

piāo fú — to float, to drift on water or air

污浊

wū zhuó — murky, filthy, muddy and impure

尘埃

chén āi — dust, fine particles floating in air

暂时

zàn shí — temporarily, for the time being

使

shǐ — to cause, to make, to enable

对

duì — toward, for, regarding; correct

人们

rén men — people, human beings in general

夭折

yāo zhé — to die young; to fail prematurely

悲伤

bēi shāng — sad, sorrowful, grief-stricken

和

hé — and, together with, peace

短暂

duǎn zàn — brief, fleeting, short in duration

欢欣

huān xīn — joy, delight, cheerful happiness

失去了

shī qù le — lost, has lost interest or possession

兴趣

xìng qù — interest, curiosity, enthusiasm for something

家族

jiā zú — family clan, extended family lineage

这座

zhè zuò — this (city/building); measure word for large structures

中西部

zhōng xī bù — the Midwest, central-western region

城市

chéng shì — city, urban area

已经

yǐ jīng — already, by now

显赫

xiǎn hè — prominent, illustrious, highly distinguished

富裕

fù yù — wealthy, prosperous, well-off financially

人家

rén jiā — household, family; other people

三代

sān dài — three generations of a family

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

算得上

suàn de shàng — can be considered, qualifies as something

一个

yī gè — one, a single (with measure word)

宗族

zōng zú — clan, kinship group sharing ancestry

我们

wǒ men — we, us, first-person plural pronoun

有

yǒu — to have, there is/are

传统

chuán tǒng — tradition, traditional custom or practice

说

shuō — to say, to speak, to tell

公爵

gōng jué — duke, highest rank of European nobility

后裔

hòu yì — descendant, offspring of an ancestor

但

dàn — but, however, nevertheless

这一支

zhè yī zhī — this branch (of a family or lineage)

真正

zhēn zhèng — real, genuine, truly, authentic

奠基人

diàn jī rén — founder, person who laid the foundation

祖父

zǔ fù — paternal grandfather

兄弟

xiōng dì — brothers, male siblings

于

yú — at, in, on; preposition of time or place

来到

lái dào — to arrive at, to come to a place

这里

zhè lǐ — here, this place

雇了

gù le — hired, employed someone for a task

替身

tì shēn — substitute, stand-in, body double

去

qù — to go, indicating purpose or direction

打

dǎ — to fight, to hit, to engage in battle

内战

nèi zhàn — civil war, armed conflict within a country

并

bìng — and, furthermore, in addition

创办了

chuàng bàn le — founded, established a business or institution

父亲

fù qin — father, male parent

至今

zhì jīn — until now, up to the present day

仍在

réng zài — still in, still continuing to do

经营

jīng yíng — to operate, to manage a business

五金

wǔ jīn — hardware, metal goods (tools, fittings, etc.)

批发

pī fā — wholesale, selling goods in bulk

生意

shēng yi — business, trade, commercial activity

见过

jiàn guo — have seen, have met before

这位

zhè wèi — this (person); polite measure word for people

叔祖父

shū zǔ fù — great-uncle, grandfather's younger brother

据说

jù shuō — it is said, reportedly, allegedly

长得

zhǎng de — looks like, grows to resemble in appearance

像

xiàng — to resemble, to look like, similar to

主要

zhǔ yào — mainly, primarily, main and important

参照

cān zhào — to refer to, based on as a reference

挂在

guà zài — hung on, hanging at a location

办公室

bàn gōng shì — office, room for conducting business

里

lǐ — inside, within, in a place

那幅

nà fú — that (painting/picture); measure word for paintings

颇为

pō wéi — quite, rather, considerably, fairly

冷峻

lěng jùn — stern, cold and austere in expression

画像

huà xiàng — portrait, painted image of a person

从

cóng — from, since, following a starting point

毕业

bì yè — to graduate, to complete a course of study

恰好

qià hǎo — exactly, just right, precisely

比

bǐ — compared to, than, more than

晚了

wǎn le — late, later than expected or compared

四分之一

sì fēn zhī yī — one quarter, one fourth of something

个

gè — general measure word for people and things

世纪

shì jì — century, a period of one hundred years

不久

bù jiǔ — soon, before long, not long after

之后

zhī hòu — after, afterwards, following that

便

biàn — then, so, consequently (literary style)

参加了

cān jiā le — joined, participated in an event or group

那场

nà chǎng — that (event/battle); measure word for events

称为

chēng wéi — called, known as, referred to as

第一次世界大战

dì yī cì shì jiè dà zhàn — World War One, the first global war

迟来

chí lái — belated, coming late, delayed arrival

民族

mín zú — ethnic group, nation, people, race

迁徙

qiān xǐ — migration, movement of people to new places

反击

fǎn jī — to strike back, to counterattack

行动

xíng dòng — action, operation, to take action

实在

shí zài — really, truly, genuinely, in fact

太

tài — too, excessively, extremely

投入

tóu rù — devoted, fully engaged, absorbed in something

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — so much so that, to the extent that

归来

guī lái — to return, to come back home

后

hòu — after, behind, afterwards

心绪

xīn xù — mood, state of mind, mental feelings

难以

nán yǐ — difficult to, hard to accomplish something

平静

píng jìng — calm, peaceful, tranquil, composed