The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 8

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

不

bù — No, not; negation particle

展出

zhǎn chū — To exhibit, display publicly

这幅

zhè fú — This (painting); measure word for pictures

画

huà — Painting, picture; to draw or paint

的

de — Possessive/modifier particle; structural particle

原因

yuányīn — Reason, cause, underlying factor

是

shì — To be; is, are, am

担心

dān xīn — To worry, feel anxious about something

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun

已

yǐ — Already; completion marker

在

zài — In, at, on; to be located at

画中

huà zhōng — Inside the painting, within the picture

泄露

xiè lù — To leak, reveal, disclose secret information

了

le — Completion particle; indicates action occurred

灵魂

línghún — Soul, spirit; inner essence of a person

秘密

mìmì — Secret, confidential information or matter

勋爵

xūnjué — Lord, peer; title of British nobility

笑

xiào — To laugh, smile, chuckle

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

什么

shénme — What; used in questions or exclamations

他

tā — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun

问道

wèn dào — Asked, said in inquiry; to ask saying

来

lái — Come; directional or purposive complement

告诉

gàosù — To tell, inform, let someone know

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

说

shuō — To say, speak, tell

但

dàn — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

脸上

liǎn shàng — On the face, facial expression area

浮现

fúxiàn — To emerge, appear, surface on face

出

chū — Out; resultative complement indicating emergence

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of

困惑

kùnhuò — Confused, perplexed, puzzled; bewilderment

神情

shénqíng — Expression, look; manner shown on face

洗耳恭听

xǐ ěr gōng tīng — All ears; listen respectfully and attentively

同伴

tóngbàn — Companion, partner, fellow associate

继续

jìxù — To continue, go on, carry on

说道

shuō dào — Said, spoke; narrative verb for dialogue

瞥

piē — To glance, cast a quick look

一眼

yī yǎn — A glance, one look, brief glimpse

哦

ó / ò — Oh; exclamation of realization or acknowledgment

其实

qíshí — Actually, in fact, in reality

没什么

méi shénme — Nothing much, it's nothing, never mind

好

hǎo — Good, fine; very, quite (intensifier)

画家

huàjiā — Painter, artist who creates paintings

回答

huídá — To answer, reply, respond to question

道

dào — Said; narrative particle after speech verbs

而且

érqiě — Moreover, furthermore, in addition

恐怕

kǒngpà — I'm afraid, probably, fear that

几乎

jīhū — Almost, nearly, practically

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to, impossible to, cannot

理解

lǐjiě — To understand, comprehend, grasp meaning

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects/animals

也许

yěxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly

不会

bù huì — Won't, would not, unlikely to

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe, trust, have faith in

微笑

wēixiào — To smile; a gentle, slight smile

着

zhe — Ongoing action particle; -ing suffix

俯身

fǔ shēn — To bend down, lean over, stoop

从

cóng — From; preposition indicating starting point

草地

cǎodì — Lawn, grassland, meadow, grassy ground

上

shàng — On, above; upper surface location

摘下

zhāi xià — To pick off, pluck from a plant

一朵

yī duǒ — One (flower); measure word for flowers

粉瓣

fěn bàn — Pink petal; soft-colored flower petal

雏菊

chújú — Daisy; small white and yellow flower

仔细

zǐxì — Carefully, attentively, with close attention

端详

duānxiáng — To scrutinize, examine closely and carefully

相当

xiāngdāng — Quite, fairly, considerably, rather

确定

quèdìng — Certain, sure; to confirm or determine

能

néng — Can, able to, capable of

凝神

níng shén — To concentrate, focus attention intently

注视

zhùshì — To gaze at, stare fixedly, look intently

小小

xiǎoxiǎo — Tiny, very small, diminutive

金黄色

jīnhuángsè — Golden yellow color, bright golden hue

白

bái — White; bright, clear color

绒绒

róngróng — Fluffy, downy, soft and fuzzy texture

花盘

huā pán — Flower disk; central disc of a flower

至于

zhìyú — As for, regarding, as to a topic

事情

shìqíng — Matter, thing, affair, issue

嘛

ma — Particle expressing obviousness or softening tone

只要

zhǐyào — As long as, provided that, only if

足够

zúgòu — Enough, sufficient, adequate

离奇

líqí — Strange, bizarre, odd, fantastic

都

dōu — All, both, already; inclusive adverb

风

fēng — Wind; breeze, gust of air

摇落

yáo luò — To shake down, cause to fall by swaying

树上

shù shàng — On the tree, upon the branches

几朵

jǐ duǒ — Several (flowers); a few blooms

花

huā — Flower, blossom, bloom

沉甸甸

chéndiāndiān — Heavy, weighty, hanging heavily in clusters

丁香花

dīngxiānghuā — Lilac flower; fragrant purple blossom

簇

cù — Cluster, bunch; measure word for clusters

连同

liántóng — Together with, along with, including

簇拥

cùyōng — To cluster around, crowd together surrounding

繁星

fánxīng — Multitude of stars, countless stars

般

bān — Like, as; comparative suffix particle

花朵

huāduǒ — Flower, bloom; individual flower blossom

慵懒

yōnglǎn — Lazy, languid, lethargic, drowsy

空气

kōngqì — Air, atmosphere; ambient air around us

中

zhōng — In, within, among, middle

轻轻

qīngqīng — Lightly, gently, softly

摇曳

yáoyè — To sway, flutter, wave gently

一只

yī zhī — One (small animal/insect); measure word

蚱蜢

zhàměng — Grasshopper; jumping insect in grass

开始

kāishǐ — To start, begin; starting point

墙边

qiáng biān — Beside the wall, along the wall

鸣叫

míngjiào — To chirp, cry out; animal sound

细长

xìcháng — Slender, long and thin, elongated

蜻蜓

qīngtíng — Dragonfly; slender flying insect

如同

rútóng — Just like, as if, similar to

一条

yī tiáo — One (long thin object); measure word

蓝色

lánsè — Blue color, blue hue

细线

xì xiàn — Thin thread, fine line or string

振动

zhèndòng — To vibrate, oscillate, shake rapidly

棕色

zōngsè — Brown color, brownish hue

薄翼

báo yì — Thin wings, delicate transparent wing

轻盈

qīngyíng — Light, graceful, nimble, airy

地

de — Adverbial particle; modifies verb or adjective

飘然而过

piāorán ér guò — Floated past gracefully, drifted lightly by

感觉

gǎnjué — Feeling, sensation; to feel or sense

仿佛

fǎngfú — As if, as though, seemingly

听见

tīng jiàn — To hear, catch the sound of

心跳声

xīntiào shēng — Sound of heartbeat, heartbeat noise

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart, in one's mind

不禁

bùjīn — Can't help but, cannot refrain from

好奇

hàoqí — Curious, inquisitive, eager to know

接下来

jiē xià lái — Next, what comes next, following that

会

huì — Will, would; ability or likelihood

故事

gùshi — Story, tale, narrative

就是

jiù shì — Exactly is, precisely, that's just it

这样

zhèyàng — Like this, in this way, such

沉默

chénmò — Silence, quiet; to be silent, speechless

片刻

piànkè — A moment, brief instant, short while

后

hòu — After, later, behind

两个月

liǎng gè yuè — Two months; a period of two months

前

qián — Before, ago, in front, prior

去

qù — To go; directional verb away from speaker

参加

cānjiā — To attend, join, participate in event

夫人

fūrén — Madam, Mrs.; respectful term for married woman

举办

jǔbàn — To hold, host, organize an event

一场

yī chǎng — One (event); measure word for events

盛大

shèngdà — Grand, magnificent, large-scale, splendid

聚会

jùhuì — Gathering, party, social get-together