The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 3

Vocabulary

勋爵

xūnjué — Lord, a British noble title

扬起

yángqǐ — To raise or lift up something

眉毛

méimao — Eyebrows, the hair above the eyes

透过

tòuguò — Through, passing through something

从

cóng — From, indicating origin or starting point

他

tā — He, third-person singular male pronoun

那支

nà zhī — That (classifier for stick-like objects)

沉重

chénzhòng — Heavy, weighty, or burdensome

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

鸦片

yāpiàn — Opium, an addictive narcotic drug

烟卷

yānjuǎn — Cigarette, a rolled tobacco product

中

zhōng — In, within, or middle of something

飘升

piāoshēng — To drift upward, float and rise slowly

卷成

juǎnchéng — To curl or roll into a shape

奇异

qíyì — Strange, bizarre, or wonderfully unusual

涡旋

wōxuán — Vortex, a swirling spiral pattern

淡蓝色

dànlánsè — Light blue, a pale shade of blue

烟雾

yānwù — Smoke or mist, hazy vapor in air

惊讶

jīngyà — Surprised, astonished, or amazed

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

望着

wàngzhe — Looking at, gazing at continuously

不

bù — No, not, negation particle

送去

sòngqù — To send away, deliver to somewhere

任何

rènhé — Any, whichever, regardless of which

地方

dìfang — Place, location, or area

展出

zhǎnchū — To exhibit or display publicly

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

亲爱

qīn'ài — Dear, beloved, affectionate term of address

朋友

péngyou — Friend, a person one knows well

为什么

wèishénme — Why, for what reason

你

nǐ — You, second-person singular pronoun

有

yǒu — To have, exist, or possess

什么

shénme — What, used in questions or indefinitely

理由

lǐyóu — Reason, justification, or ground for action

吗

ma — Question particle at end of yes/no questions

你们

nǐmen — You (plural), second-person plural pronoun

这些

zhèxiē — These, plural demonstrative pronoun nearby

画家

huàjiā — Painter, an artist who paints pictures

真是

zhēnshì — Really are, truly, used for emphasis

奇怪

qíguài — Strange, odd, or peculiar

家伙

jiāhuo — Fellow, guy, an informal term for person

为了

wèile — In order to, for the purpose of

获得

huòdé — To obtain, gain, or acquire something

声誉

shēngyù — Reputation, fame, or public esteem

什么事

shénme shì — What matter, anything, whatever thing

都

dōu — All, both, indicating inclusiveness

肯做

kěn zuò — Willing to do, ready to act

一旦

yīdàn — Once, as soon as something happens

拥有

yōngyǒu — To own, possess, or have something

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

却又

què yòu — Yet again, but then also, contrasting addition

想

xiǎng — To want, think, or wish to

把

bǎ — Disposal particle marking direct object

它

tā — It, third-person singular for objects

丢弃

diūqì — To discard, abandon, or throw away

这

zhè — This, singular demonstrative pronoun nearby

实在

shízài — Really, truly, indeed, honestly

太

tài — Too, excessively, overly

愚蠢

yúchǔn — Stupid, foolish, or senseless

因为

yīnwèi — Because, since, for the reason that

世上

shìshàng — In the world, on earth

只有

zhǐyǒu — Only, there is only one thing

一件事

yī jiàn shì — One thing, a single matter or affair

比

bǐ — Than, used for comparisons

被人

bèi rén — By others, passive marker with people

议论

yìlùn — To discuss or talk about someone critically

更

gèng — Even more, still more, comparative adverb

糟糕

zāogāo — Terrible, awful, bad situation

那就是

nà jiù shì — That is, namely, that would be

无人

wú rén — No one, nobody, not a single person

提及

tíjí — To mention, bring up, refer to

这样

zhèyàng — Like this, such, in this way

一幅

yī fú — One piece (classifier for paintings)

肖像

xiàoxiàng — Portrait, a painted or drawn likeness

会

huì — Will, can, expressing ability or future

让你

ràng nǐ — Let you, make you, cause you to

远超

yuǎn chāo — Far surpass, greatly exceed others

所有

suǒyǒu — All, every, the entirety of something

年轻人

niánqīngrén — Young people, youth, younger generation

也

yě — Also, too, as well

让

ràng — To let, allow, or cause someone

那些

nàxiē — Those, plural demonstrative for distant things

老人们

lǎorénmen — Old people, the elderly collectively

颇为

pōwéi — Rather, quite, considerably so

嫉妒

jídù — Jealous, envious of someone else's advantage

如果

rúguǒ — If, supposing that, conditional conjunction

还能

hái néng — Still able to, can still do something

感受到

gǎnshòu dào — To feel, perceive, or sense something

情感

qínggǎn — Emotion, feeling, sentiment

的话

de huà — If, conditional particle in spoken Chinese

知道

zhīdào — To know, be aware of something

嘲笑

cháoxiào — To mock, ridicule, or laugh at someone

回答

huídá — To answer, reply to a question

道

dào — Said, speaking particle after dialogue attribution

但

dàn — But, however, a contrasting conjunction

真的

zhēnde — Really, truly, genuinely

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to, cannot, no way to

太多

tài duō — Too much, excessively many or much

自我

zìwǒ — Self, oneself, ego

融入

róngrù — To blend into, integrate into something

其中

qízhōng — Among them, within it, therein

伸展

shēnzhǎn — To stretch out, extend limbs comfortably

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action

身子

shēnzi — Body, one's physical form informally

斜倚

xiéyǐ — To lean sideways, recline at an angle

在

zài — At, in, on, indicating location

长椅

cháng yǐ — Bench, a long seat for multiple people

上

shàng — On top of, upper, directional complement

大笑

dàxiào — To laugh loudly, burst out laughing

起来

qǐlai — Result complement indicating action starting up

是的

shìde — Yes, that's right, affirmative response

就

jiù — Just, then, precisely, emphatic adverb

不管

bùguǎn — No matter, regardless of, despite

怎样

zěnyàng — However, in whatever way, how

这是

zhè shì — This is, used to state a fact

千真万确

qiān zhēn wàn què — Absolutely certain, one hundred percent true

说真的

shuō zhēn de — Honestly speaking, to tell the truth

不知道

bù zhīdào — Don't know, to be unaware of something

竟是

jìng shì — Unexpectedly is, surprisingly turns out to be

如此

rúcǐ — So, like this, to such a degree

自负

zìfù — Conceited, arrogant, overly self-confident

而且

érqiě — Moreover, furthermore, and also

看不出

kàn bu chū — Cannot tell, unable to see or discern

顶着

dǐngzhe — Bearing, sporting, having on top of

那

nà — That, demonstrative pronoun for distant things

粗犷

cūguǎng — Rugged, rough, bold and unrestrained appearance

刚毅

gāngyì — Firm and resolute, strong-willed character

面孔

miànkǒng — Face, facial features or expression

和

hé — And, together with, connecting nouns

乌黑

wūhēi — Jet black, very dark black color

头发

tóufa — Hair, the hair on one's head

与

yǔ — And, with, formal conjunction linking items

这位

zhè wèi — This person, polite demonstrative for people

仿佛

fǎngfú — As if, seemingly, to appear like

由

yóu — By, from, made of, indicating material

象牙

xiàngyá — Ivory, the hard white tusk material

玫瑰花瓣

méiguì huābàn — Rose petals, the soft leaves of roses

塑造

sùzào — To shape, mold, or create a form

而成

ér chéng — And thus formed, resulting in creation

年轻

niánqīng — Young, youthful in age

之间

zhījiān — Between, among, in the middle of

相似

xiāngsì — Similar, resembling, alike in appearance

之处

zhīchù — The place where, the aspect in which