The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 13

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — First person singular pronoun; I, me.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

兄长

xiōngzhǎng — Older brother; respectful term for elder brother.

不肯

bù kěn — Unwilling to; refuse to do something.

死

sǐ — To die; death; extremely.

而

ér — Conjunction indicating contrast or continuation; yet, and.

弟弟

dìdi — Younger brother.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.

却

què — Adverb indicating contrast; however, but, yet.

似乎

sìhū — It seems; apparently; as if.

从来

cónglái — Always; at all times; never (with negation).

只

zhǐ — Only; merely; just one thing.

做

zuò — To do; to make; to act as.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

一件

yī jiàn — One item or matter; a single thing.

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; event.

皱着

zhòuzhe — Frowning; having one's brow furrowed continuously.

眉头

méitóu — Brow; the area between or above the eyebrows.

叫道

jiào dào — To call out; to exclaim; to cry aloud.

亲爱的

qīn'ài de — Dear; beloved; affectionate address to someone close.

朋友

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

不是

bú shì — Is not; negation of identity or state.

完全

wánquán — Completely; entirely; wholly; not at all (with negation).

认真

rènzhēn — Serious; earnest; conscientious; to take seriously.

但

dàn — But; however; nevertheless; a conjunction of contrast.

就是

jiùshì — It is precisely; just is; even if; exactly.

忍不住

rěn bu zhù — Cannot help but; unable to restrain oneself from.

厌恶

yànwù — To detest; to loathe; strong dislike or disgust.

亲戚

qīnqi — Relatives; family members beyond the immediate household.

想

xiǎng — To think; to want; to miss; to consider.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; affirmative copula.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; due to; on account of a reason.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first person plural pronoun.

谁

shéi — Who; whoever; interrogative pronoun for persons.

都

dōu — All; both; every; without exception.

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to; incapable of; no way to do.

容忍

róngrěn — To tolerate; to put up with; to endure.

别人

biérén — Other people; others; someone else.

拥有

yōngyǒu — To possess; to own; to have something.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; linking two elements.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own.

相同

xiāngtóng — The same; identical; alike in nature or form.

缺点

quēdiǎn — Shortcoming; fault; defect; weakness in character.

非常

fēicháng — Extremely; very; unusually; to a great degree.

同情

tóngqíng — Sympathy; compassion; to feel sorry for someone.

英国

Yīngguó — England; the United Kingdom; Britain.

民主

mínzhǔ — Democracy; democratic; rule by the people.

人士

rénshì — Person of distinction; public figure; personage.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing; a preposition.

所谓

suǒwèi — So-called; what is called; supposedly.

上流社会

shàngliú shèhuì — Upper class; high society; the social elite.

恶习

èxí — Bad habit; vice; immoral or harmful habitual behavior.

愤慨

fènkǎi — Indignation; moral outrage; to feel deeply indignant.

大众

dàzhòng — The masses; general public; ordinary people collectively.

认为

rènwéi — To think; to believe; to consider; to hold an opinion.

酗酒

xùjiǔ — Heavy drinking; alcoholism; to drink excessively and disruptively.

愚蠢

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

和

hé — And; together with; connecting nouns or phrases.

不道德

bù dàodé — Immoral; unethical; contrary to accepted moral standards.

应当

yīngdāng — Should; ought to; morally or logically required.

他们

tāmen — They; them; third person plural pronoun.

专属

zhuānshǔ — Exclusive; belonging solely to one person or group.

特权

tèquán — Privilege; special right not available to everyone.

若

ruò — If; supposing; in the event that; a conditional conjunction.

中

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

有人

yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person; somebody.

出了丑

chū le chǒu — To make a fool of oneself; to be disgraced publicly.

便是

biàn shì — Then it is; that amounts to; equivalent to saying.

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present; preposition of location.

侵占

qīnzhàn — To encroach upon; to seize; to trespass on territory.

领地

lǐngdì — Territory; domain; land belonging to someone.

当

dāng — When; at the time of; to serve as.

可怜的

kělián de — Poor; pitiful; deserving of sympathy or pity.

勋爵

xūnjué — Lord; a British noble title of high rank.

闹上

nào shàng — To bring a matter to; to create a scene at.

离婚

líhūn — Divorce; to legally dissolve a marriage.

法庭

fǎtíng — Court of law; tribunal; a judicial proceeding venue.

时

shí — When; at the time; a time-related conjunction or suffix.

义愤

yìfèn — Righteous indignation; moral anger at injustice.

简直

jiǎnzhí — Simply; just; absolutely; used to emphasize a statement.

壮观

zhuàngguān — Spectacular; grand; an impressive and magnificent sight.

极了

jí le — Extremely; to the utmost degree; intensifier suffix.

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; but; a formal conjunction of contrast.

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch; to read.

无产阶级

wúchǎn jiējí — The proletariat; working class; those without property.

能

néng — Can; to be able to; capable of doing something.

规规矩矩

guīguijǔjǔ — Well-behaved; proper; following rules and conventions strictly.

过日子

guò rìzi — To live one's life; to get by day to day.

恐怕

kǒngpà — I'm afraid; probably; used to express concern or doubt.

连

lián — Even; including; linking items to stress inclusion.

十分之一

shífēn zhī yī — One tenth; a fraction equaling ten percent.

不到

bú dào — Less than; not reaching; failing to attain a number.

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.

说的

shuō de — What is said; things spoken; referring to stated words.

每

měi — Every; each; per; applicable to all members.

一句话

yī jù huà — One sentence; a single utterance or remark.

不赞同

bù zàntóng — To disagree with; not to approve of; to dissent.

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also; in addition.

确信

quèxìn — To be convinced; to firmly believe; certain of something.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.

抚摸着

fǔmōzhe — Stroking; gently touching or caressing continuously.

他

tā — He; him; third person singular masculine pronoun.

尖尖

jiānjiān — Pointed; sharp-tipped; having a fine tapering end.

棕色

zōngsè — Brown; the color brown.

胡须

húxū — Beard; mustache; facial hair on a man.

用

yòng — To use; by means of; using as a tool.

一根

yī gēn — One (long thin object); a single stick or rod.

缀着

zhuìzhe — Adorned with; decorated with attached ornamental pieces.

流苏

liúsū — Tassel; decorative hanging fringe of threads or cords.

乌木

wūmù — Ebony; a very dark dense hardwood.

手杖

shǒuzhàng — Walking stick; cane; a rod used for support.

轻敲着

qīng qiāozhe — Lightly tapping; gently knocking against a surface.

漆皮靴

qīpí xuē — Patent leather boots; shiny lacquered leather footwear.

鞋尖

xiéjiān — Toe of a shoe; the pointed front tip of footwear.

真是

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

个

gè — General measure word for people and many objects.

地道

dìdao — Authentic; genuine; thoroughly typical of its kind.

英国人

Yīngguó rén — British person; an Englishman or English person.

已经

yǐjīng — Already; by now; indicating a completed or current state.

第二次

dì èr cì — The second time; for the second occasion.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to talk; to tell.

这种话

zhè zhǒng huà — This kind of remark; words of this sort.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.

向

xiàng — Toward; to; facing; in the direction of.

一个

yī gè — One; a single (person or object).

真正的

zhēnzhèng de — True; genuine; real; authentic in nature.

提出

tíchū — To put forward; to raise; to propose an idea.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of.

见解

jiànjiě — Opinion; view; insight; one's personal understanding.

向来

xiànglái — Always; consistently; from the very beginning until now.

件

jiàn — Measure word for clothes, matters, or individual items.

冒失

màoshi — Rash; reckless; acting without sufficient thought or care.

压根儿

yāgēnr — Simply not; from the very root; never at all.

不会

bú huì — Will not; unable to; not likely to happen.

去

qù — To go; to leave; indicating movement away or action.

考虑

kǎolǜ — To consider; to think over; to deliberate about something.

这个

zhège — This; this one; referring to a specific nearby thing.

错

cuò — Wrong; mistaken; an error; incorrect.

唯一

wéiyī — The only one; sole; unique; one and no other.

重要

zhòngyào — Important; significant; of great consequence or value.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

是否

shìfǒu — Whether or not; used to form yes-or-no questions.

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe; to trust; to have confidence in.

它

tā — It; third person singular pronoun for non-human things.