The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 10

Vocabulary

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

根本

gēnběn — Fundamentally; at all; basic foundation.

不是

bù shì — Is not; am not; are not.

什么

shénme — What; anything; something.

坏事

huài shì — A bad thing; something harmful or negative.

文学

wénxué — Literature; the study of written works.

评论

pínglùn — Commentary; criticism; to review or comment on.

你的

nǐ de — Your; belonging to you.

强项

qiángxiàng — Strong suit; one's area of greatest strength.

我

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

亲爱的

qīn'ài de — Dear; beloved; used as a term of endearment.

朋友

péngyou — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.

别

bié — Don't; used to form a negative imperative.

去

qù — To go; to leave toward a destination.

尝试

chángshì — To try; to attempt something for the first time.

你

nǐ — You; the second-person singular pronoun.

应该

yīnggāi — Should; ought to; expressing obligation or recommendation.

把

bǎ — Grammatical particle indicating disposal of an object.

留给

liú gěi — Leave for; to reserve or set aside for someone.

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to a plural group of things.

没

méi — Have not; did not; negates past actions or possession.

上过

shàng guò — Have attended; experienced attending a place.

大学

dàxué — University; institution of higher education.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

他们

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

在

zài — At; in; on; indicating location or ongoing action.

日报

rìbào — Daily newspaper; a publication issued every day.

上

shàng — On; above; used after nouns to indicate surface or medium.

写得

xiě de — Write in a way; used before a complement of result.

那么

nàme — So; that; to such a degree or extent.

好

hǎo — Good; well; in a satisfactory manner.

真正的

zhēnzhèng de — True; genuine; real identity or nature.

身份

shēnfèn — Identity; status; one's role or position in society.

是

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

一个

yī gè — One; a single; the numeral one with measure word.

主义者

zhǔyì zhě — An -ist; a practitioner of a particular doctrine.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.

个

gè — General measure word used with many nouns.

完全

wánquán — Completely; entirely; totally; fully.

说错

shuō cuò — To say something wrong; to misspeak.

认识的

rènshi de — Known; acquainted with; people one recognizes.

最

zuì — Most; -est; superlative degree marker.

高水平

gāo shuǐpíng — High level; top standard of skill or quality.

之一

zhī yī — One of; used after superlatives to mean among the best.

究竟

jiūjìng — Exactly; after all; used to demand clarification.

意思

yìsi — Meaning; intention; what something signifies.

编造

biānzào — To fabricate; to make up a story or excuse.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

叫

jiào — Called; named; to call or be named.

非常

fēicháng — Very; extremely; unusually; to a great degree.

有用

yǒuyòng — Useful; practical; serving a helpful purpose.

弟弟

dìdi — Younger brother; a male sibling younger than oneself.

以便

yǐbiàn — In order to; so as to facilitate a purpose.

能

néng — Can; able to; expressing capability or permission.

随心所欲

suí xīn suǒ yù — Do as one pleases; act entirely according to one's wishes.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to verb.

进城

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

无比

wúbǐ — Incomparable; matchless; extremely; beyond comparison.

宝贵

bǎoguì — Precious; valuable; highly treasured.

长期

chángqī — Long-term; over an extended period of time.

病号

bìnghào — A sick person; patient; someone registered as ill.

随时

suíshí — At any time; whenever; at a moment's notice.

下乡

xià xiāng — Go to the countryside; travel to a rural area.

真是

zhēn shì — Really is; truly; used to emphasize a statement.

无价之宝

wú jià zhī bǎo — A priceless treasure; something of immeasurable value.

比如说

bǐrú shuō — For example; for instance; such as.

若

ruò — If; supposing; a literary conditional conjunction.

身体

shēntǐ — Body; physical health; one's physical condition.

极度

jídù — Extremely; to the utmost degree; intensely.

不好

bù hǎo — Not good; poor; unwell; in bad condition.

今晚

jīnwǎn — Tonight; this evening; the current night.

就

jiù — Then; right away; exactly; indicating immediacy or consequence.

不能

bù néng — Cannot; unable to; not permitted to.

和

hé — And; with; together with.

餐厅

cāntīng — Restaurant; dining room; place for eating meals.

共进晚餐

gòng jìn wǎncān — Dine together; share an evening meal with someone.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; giving the reason for something.

答应

dāying — To promise; to agree; to accept a request.

姑妈

gūmā — Paternal aunt; father's sister.

约

yuē — Approximately; about; to arrange an appointment.

已经

yǐjīng — Already; by now; indicating something has occurred.

超过

chāoguò — To exceed; to surpass; to go beyond a limit.

星期

xīngqī — Week; a seven-day period.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; negating possession or existence.

邀请

yāoqǐng — To invite; an invitation to attend or participate.

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact or situation.

发出

fāchū — To send out; to issue; to emit a signal or invitation.

方面

fāngmiàn — Aspect; respect; a particular area or dimension.

荒唐

huāngtáng — Absurd; preposterous; wildly unreasonable behavior.

粗心大意

cūxīn dàyì — Careless; negligent; lacking attention to detail.

这样做

zhèyàng zuò — To do it this way; to act in such a manner.

愚蠢

yúchǔn — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or good judgment.

比

bǐ — Than; compared to; used in comparative sentences.

收不到

shōu bu dào — Cannot receive; unable to get or obtain something.

更

gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.

让人

ràng rén — Make people; cause someone to feel a certain way.

恼火

nǎohuǒ — Annoyed; irritated; to feel angry or vexed.

最好

zuì hǎo — Best; it would be best; the optimal choice.

还是

háishi — Still; or; had better; used for suggestions or alternatives.

丝毫

sīháo — In the slightest; the least bit; at all.

做

zuò — To do; to make; to carry out an action.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that sort of thing or type.

事

shì — Thing; matter; affair; an event or task.

打算

dǎsuàn — To plan; to intend; to have in mind.

首先

shǒuxiān — First of all; firstly; in the first place.

星期一

xīngqīyī — Monday; the first day of the working week.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; referring to a location mentioned.

吃过饭

chī guò fàn — Have eaten; already had a meal.

自己的

zìjǐ de — One's own; belonging to oneself.

亲戚

qīnqi — Relatives; family members related by blood or marriage.

一起

yīqǐ — Together; at the same time; jointly.

吃饭

chī fàn — To eat a meal; to have food.

一周

yī zhōu — One week; a period of seven days.

一次

yī cì — Once; one time; a single occurrence.

足够

zúgòu — Enough; sufficient; adequate in quantity or degree.