The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 1

Vocabulary

公寓

gōngyù — Apartment or flat for residential living.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or description.

早餐室

zǎocān shì — Breakfast room, a small dining room.

房间

fángjiān — Room inside a building or house.

布置

bùzhì — To arrange or decorate a space.

得

de — Complement particle linking verb to result or degree.

豪华

háohuá — Luxurious, lavish, or extravagant in style.

而

ér — Conjunction meaning 'and yet' or 'while'.

雅致

yǎzhì — Elegant and tasteful in appearance or style.

隔壁

gébì — Next door, the adjacent room or place.

传来

chuán lái — Sound or news coming from a distance.

钢琴声

gāngqín shēng — The sound of piano music playing.

正在

zhèngzài — Currently in the process of doing something.

桌上

zhuō shàng — On top of the table or desk.

摆放

bǎifàng — To place or arrange items on a surface.

下午茶

xiàwǔ chá — Afternoon tea, a light meal with tea.

音乐

yīnyuè — Music, organized sound as art form.

停止

tíngzhǐ — To stop or cease an activity.

后

hòu — After, behind, or following in time.

走

zǒu — To walk or move on foot.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.

进来

jìn lái — To come in, to enter a place.

你

nǐ — You, second-person singular pronoun.

听到

tīng dào — To hear, to perceive sound successfully.

我

wǒ — I or me, first-person singular pronoun.

刚才

gāngcái — Just now, a moment ago in time.

弹

tán — To play a stringed or keyboard instrument.

曲子

qǔzi — A musical piece or tune composition.

吗

ma — Question particle for yes-or-no questions.

觉得

juéde — To feel, think, or consider something.

偷听

tōutīng — To eavesdrop or listen secretly to others.

并不

bìng bù — Not at all, used for emphatic negation.

礼貌

lǐmào — Politeness, courtesy, or good manners.

先生

xiānsheng — Mister, sir, or a polite address for men.

为了

wèile — For the sake of, in order to.

感到

gǎn dào — To feel or experience an emotion.

遗憾

yíhàn — Regret, pity, or feeling of disappointment.

弹得

tán de — Playing (instrument) to a certain degree.

精准

jīngzhǔn — Precise, accurate, and exact in execution.

任何人

rènhé rén — Anyone, any person without exception.

都

dōu — All, both, or in every case.

能

néng — Can, to be able to do something.

但

dàn — But, however, introducing a contrast.

弹奏

tánzòu — To perform music on a stringed instrument.

时

shí — When, at the time of an action.

充满

chōngmǎn — To be filled with or full of.

绝妙

juémiào — Superb, exquisite, or wonderfully excellent.

情感

qínggǎn — Emotion, feeling, or emotional expression.

表达

biǎodá — To express or convey thoughts and feelings.

就

jiù — Precisely, exactly, or with regard to.

钢琴

gāngqín — Piano, a large keyboard musical instrument.

而言

ér yán — In terms of, speaking with regard to.

才是

cái shì — Only then is it truly, emphasizing correctness.

强项

qiángxiàng — Strong suit, specialty or particular strength.

理性

lǐxìng — Rationality, reason, or logical thinking.

嘛

ma — Particle emphasizing an obvious or known fact.

留给

liú gěi — To leave something for someone to use.

生活

shēnghuó — Life, daily living, or everyday existence.

去用

qù yòng — To go use, applied for practical purposes.

是的

shì de — Yes, that's right, affirmative confirmation.

说到

shuō dào — Speaking of, on the topic of something.

学问

xuéwèn — Knowledge, scholarship, or academic learning.

把

bǎ — Disposal preposition marking direct object before verb.

给

gěi — To give, or for, indicating beneficiary.

夫人

fūren — Madam, lady, or a married woman's title.

准备

zhǔnbèi — To prepare or get ready for something.

黄瓜

huángguā — Cucumber, a green salad vegetable.

三明治

sānmíngzhì — Sandwich, food between two bread slices.

切好

qiē hǎo — To have cut something neatly and properly.

将

jiāng — Formal marker indicating future or disposal action.

放在

fàng zài — To place or put something somewhere.

托盘

tuōpán — A tray used for carrying food or items.

上

shàng — On, above, or on top of a surface.

递上

dì shàng — To hand over or present something to someone.

检视

jiǎnshì — To inspect or examine something carefully.

一番

yī fān — Once over, a round of thorough examination.

取了

qǔ le — Took or picked up an item.

两块

liǎng kuài — Two pieces or two slices of something.

坐到

zuò dào — To sit down at or onto a place.

沙发

shāfā — Sofa or couch, an upholstered seat.

哦

ó / ò — Oh, an exclamation expressing realization or surprise.

顺便

shùnbiàn — By the way, conveniently while doing something.

说一句

shuō yī jù — To say one thing, mention something briefly.

从

cóng — From, starting from a point or source.

账本

zhàngběn — Account book or ledger for financial records.

看到

kàn dào — To see, to notice something visually.

周四

zhōusì — Thursday, the fourth day of the week.

晚上

wǎnshang — Evening or nighttime part of the day.

勋爵

xūnjué — Lord, a British noble title of rank.

和

hé — And, together with, linking nouns or phrases.

与

yǔ — With, and, a formal conjunction linking items.

共进晚餐

gòng jìn wǎncān — To dine together, share an evening meal.

账上

zhàng shàng — On the account, recorded in the ledger.

记录

jìlù — To record or a written record of facts.

消耗

xiāohào — Consumption, to use up or deplete resources.

八瓶

bā píng — Eight bottles of a liquid beverage.

香槟

xiāngbīn — Champagne, a sparkling celebratory wine.

加

jiā — Plus, to add, in addition to something.

一品脱

yī pǐntuō — One pint, a unit of liquid measurement.

为什么

wèishénme — Why, asking for a reason or cause.

在

zài — At, in, or located at a place.

单身汉

dānshēnhàn — Bachelor, an unmarried man living alone.

住所

zhùsuǒ — Residence or place where someone lives.

里

lǐ — Inside, within a space or boundary.

仆人们

púrén men — Servants, domestic workers in a household.

总是

zǒng shì — Always, invariably doing something every time.

喝掉

hē diào — To drink up, to consume all of.

呢

ne — Particle seeking explanation or mild question.

只是

zhǐ shì — Just, merely, only wanting to say something.

想

xiǎng — To want, think, or wish to do.

了解

liǎojiě — To understand or learn about a situation.

一下

yī xià — A little, briefly, or just once.

情况

qíngkuàng — Situation, condition, or state of affairs.

认为

rènwéi — To think, believe, or hold an opinion.

这是

zhè shì — This is, used to identify or explain something.

因为

yīnwèi — Because, giving a reason for something.

酒

jiǔ — Alcohol, wine, or any alcoholic drink.

品质

pǐnzhì — Quality or character of a product.

上乘

shàngchéng — Superior quality, top-grade, of the highest standard.

常常

chángcháng — Often, frequently, on many occasions.

注意到

zhùyì dào — To notice or observe something carefully.

已婚

yǐ hūn — Married, already in a married state.

人士

rénshì — People or persons of a certain category.

家中

jiā zhōng — In the home, within one's household.

很少

hěn shǎo — Rarely, seldom, not often at all.

是

shì — To be, linking subject to predicate.

一流

yīliú — First-rate, top class, of the best quality.

品牌

pǐnpái — Brand, a trademark or product label name.

天哪

tiān na — Good heavens, an exclamation of surprise.

婚姻

hūnyīn — Marriage, the institution of being married.

真的

zhēn de — Really, truly, emphasizing something is genuine.

有

yǒu — To have, to possess, or there is.

如此

rúcǐ — Such, so, in this manner or degree.

堕落

duòluò — To corrupt, degrade, or morally decline.

人心

rénxīn — Human heart, people's minds or moral spirit.

作用

zuòyòng — Effect, function, or role something plays.

确实

quèshí — Indeed, certainly, truly without doubt.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of, one type of something.

十分

shífēn — Very, extremely, to a great degree.

愉快

yúkuài — Happy, pleasant, or joyful in feeling.

状态

zhuàngtài — State, condition, or current situation of something.