The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 3

Vocabulary

哦

ó / ò / o — Oh; expresses surprise, realization, or acknowledgment.

邻居

línjū — Neighbor; person living nearby.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.

那边

nà biān — Over there; indicates a distant location.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

好

hǎo — Good, well; also used to mean 'okay' or 'fine'.

相处

xiāngchǔ — Get along with; interact harmoniously with others.

吗

ma — Question particle turning statement into yes/no question.

糟透了

zāo tòu le — Absolutely terrible; completely awful or dreadful.

从来

cónglái — Always, never (with negation); referring to all past time.

不

bù — No, not; general negation particle.

跟

gēn — With; follow; used to indicate accompaniment or interaction.

他们

tāmen — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

中

zhōng — Among, within, in the middle of a group.

任何

rènhé — Any, whichever; used in negative or conditional contexts.

一个

yī gè — One (general measure word); a single item or person.

说话

shuōhuà — Speak, talk; to communicate verbally with someone.

一定

yīdìng — Certainly, must; expressing certainty or obligation.

让

ràng — Let, allow, cause; to permit or make someone do something.

觉得

juéde — Feel, think; to have a subjective sense or opinion.

极为

jíwéi — Extremely, exceedingly; to a very high degree.

有趣

yǒuqù — Interesting, fun; arousing curiosity or amusement.

走

zǒu — Walk, go; to move on foot or depart.

过去

guòqù — Go over to; move toward a place or the past.

拿

ná — Take, hold, grab; to pick up or fetch something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

一块

yī kuài — A piece of; one chunk or slice of something.

三明治

sānmíngzhì — Sandwich; bread with fillings between two slices.

顺便

shùnbiàn — By the way, in passing; doing something conveniently alongside.

问

wèn — Ask, inquire; to pose a question to someone.

一下

yīxià — Once, a moment; softens a verb indicating brief action.

是

shì — Is, are, am; the main copula verb in Chinese.

郡

jùn — County, shire; an administrative regional division.

对吧

duì ba — Right? Correct? Seeking confirmation from the listener.

什么

shénme — What; general interrogative pronoun for things or matters.

是的

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

当然

dāngrán — Of course, naturally; expressing something obvious or expected.

哈喽

hāluó — Hello; informal greeting borrowed from English.

为什么

wèishénme — Why; asking for reason or cause of something.

摆

bǎi — Arrange, place, display; to set out objects in order.

这么多

zhème duō — So many, this much; indicating a large quantity.

茶杯

chábēi — Teacup; a cup used for drinking tea.

黄瓜

huángguā — Cucumber; a green elongated vegetable often eaten fresh.

如此

rúcǐ — Such, so, like this; referring to a described manner.

年轻

niánqīng — Young; being in an early stage of life.

人

rén — Person, people; a human being or individual.

为何

wèihé — Why, for what reason; formal interrogative of cause.

挥霍无度

huīhuò wúdù — Spend extravagantly without limit; squander money recklessly.

谁

shéi / shuí — Who; interrogative pronoun referring to a person.

要来

yào lái — Be coming, about to come; someone is expected to arrive.

喝茶

hē chá — Drink tea; to consume tea as a beverage.

不过

búguò — However, but; introduces a mild contrast or qualification.

姑妈

gūmā — Paternal aunt; father's sister (respectful term).

和

hé — And; connects nouns or noun phrases together.

罢了

bàle — That's all, merely; minimizes or dismisses something just mentioned.

真是

zhēn shì — Really is; emphasizes genuineness or strong feeling.

太

tài — Too, excessively; modifies adjectives to indicate high degree.

令人愉快

lìng rén yúkuài — Delightful, pleasing; making people feel happy and satisfied.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

固然

gùrán — Admittedly, granted that; concedes a point before contrasting.

很好

hěn hǎo — Very good; expressing a high degree of goodness.

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause.

我

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

恐怕

kǒngpà — I'm afraid, fear that; expresses worry or reluctant admission.

不会

bù huì — Won't, cannot; negates ability or future likelihood.

完全

wánquán — Completely, entirely; to a total or absolute degree.

赞同

zàntóng — Agree with, approve of; to support someone's view.

这里

zhèlǐ — Here, this place; indicates a nearby location.

可以

kěyǐ — Can, may, acceptable; expresses permission or possibility.

亲爱的

qīn'ài de — Dear, beloved; affectionate address for a close person.

老兄

lǎo xiōng — Old chap, buddy; informal address between male friends.

调情

tiáoqíng — Flirt; playfully engage romantically without serious intention.

方式

fāngshì — Way, method, manner; the style in which something is done.

简直

jiǎnzhí — Simply, absolutely; emphasizes something extreme or unbelievable.

丢人

diū rén — Shameful, embarrassing; causing loss of face or dignity.

几乎

jīhū — Almost, nearly; very close to but not quite.

与

yǔ — With, and; formal connective or comparison particle.

一样

yīyàng — The same, alike; identical in manner or degree.

糟糕

zāogāo — Bad, terrible; something has gone wrong or is awful.

爱上

ài shàng — Fall in love with; begin to love someone or something.

特地

tèdì — Specially, on purpose; doing something for a specific reason.

进城

jìn chéng — Go into the city; travel to an urban area.

来

lái — Come; to move toward the speaker or a destination.

为了

wèile — For the purpose of, in order to; indicating intention.

向

xiàng — Toward, to; indicates direction of action or address.

她

tā — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

求婚

qiúhūn — Propose marriage; ask someone to marry you.

以为

yǐwéi — Think, assume (wrongly); to mistakenly believe something.

享乐

xiǎnglè — Seek pleasure, indulge; to pursue enjoyment and amusement.

可

kě — But, yet; introduces contrast or concessive meaning.

把

bǎ — Disposal particle; brings object before verb for emphasis.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

叫做

jiào zuò — Called, known as; to refer to something by a name.

正事

zhèngshì — Serious business, proper matter; important or legitimate work.

这个人

zhège rén — This person; referring to a specific individual nearby.

一点

yīdiǎn — A little, any; small amount, often in negative sentences.

浪漫

làngmàn — Romantic; relating to love, sentiment, and idealistic feeling.

都

dōu — All, both, even; indicates totality or inclusiveness.

没有

méiyǒu — Don't have, there isn't; negates existence or possession.

实在

shízài — Really, truly, honestly; genuinely, used for emphasis.

看不出

kàn bu chū — Cannot see or tell; unable to discern or perceive something.

有

yǒu — Have, there is; indicates possession or existence.

陷入

xiànrù — Fall into, sink into; become deeply involved in something.

爱情

àiqíng — Romantic love; deep affection between two people.

很

hěn — Very; adverb intensifying the degree of an adjective.

明确地

míngquè de — Clearly, explicitly; in a definite and unambiguous manner.

却

què — Yet, but; indicates an unexpected contrast or reversal.

可言

kě yán — Worth mentioning, to speak of; used in negative constructions.

要知道

yào zhīdào — You should know, bear in mind; introduces important information.

对方

duìfāng — The other party, other side; the person in a relationship.

可能

kěnéng — Possibly, maybe; indicates likelihood or possibility.

会

huì — Will, can; indicates future action or learned ability.

答应

dāyìng — Agree, accept, promise; to say yes or give consent.

相信

xiāngxìn — Believe, trust; to have confidence in something or someone.

通常

tōngcháng — Usually, normally; in most cases or under ordinary circumstances.

都是

dōu shì — All are, always is; indicating universal or consistent truth.

这样的

zhèyàng de — Such, like this; of this particular type or manner.

那样

nàyàng — That way, like that; in that manner or degree.

的话

de huà — If, in that case; conditional phrase marker after clause.

所有

suǒyǒu — All, every; referring to the entirety of something.

激动

jīdòng — Excitement, agitation; feeling strongly stirred emotionally.

就

jiù — Then, right away; indicates consequence, emphasis, or immediacy.

结束

jiéshù — End, finish; to come to a conclusion or stop.

真正

zhēnzhèng — True, genuine, real; authentic rather than superficial.

本质

běnzhì — Essence, nature; the fundamental or intrinsic quality of something.

在于

zàiyú — Lies in, consists in; the key point or essence is something.

不确定性

bù quèdìng xìng — Uncertainty; the quality of being unknown or unpredictable.

如果

rúguǒ — If; introduces a conditional clause or hypothetical situation.

有朝一日

yǒu zhāo yī rì — One day, someday; refers to an unspecified future time.

结了婚

jié le hūn — Got married; completed the act of entering into marriage.

努力

nǔlì — Work hard, strive; to make great effort toward a goal.

忘掉

wàng diào — Forget completely; to no longer remember something at all.

这个

zhège — This, this one; demonstrative referring to a nearby item.

事实

shìshí — Fact, reality; something that is objectively true.

毫不怀疑

háo bù huáiyí — Without any doubt; having complete certainty about something.