The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 5

Vocabulary

一条

yī tiáo — One (strip-like thing); measure word for streets

街

jiē — Street; road in a town or city

接着

jiē zhe — Then; followed by; continuing on

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; entire group of something

人

rén — Person; people; human being

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception

在

zài — At; in; currently doing something

沉睡

chén shuì — To be in deep sleep; sleeping soundly

灯火通明

dēng huǒ tōng míng — Brightly lit everywhere; ablaze with lights

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if; seemingly; to appear to be

迎接

yíng jiē — To welcome; to greet; to receive someone

游行

yóu xíng — Parade; procession; public march

队伍

duì wu — Procession; team; group marching together

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating contrast

又

yòu — Again; also; additionally; at the same time

像

xiàng — To resemble; like; similar to something

教堂

jiào táng — Church; Christian place of worship

一般

yī bān — Ordinary; in general; like; similar to

空寂

kōng jì — Empty and silent; desolate and quiet

直到

zhí dào — Until; up to; all the way to

最后

zuì hòu — Finally; at last; in the end

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

陷入

xiàn rù — To fall into; to sink into a state

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

一种

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

心境

xīn jìng — State of mind; mental mood; inner feeling

一个

yī gè — One; a single (general measure word)

不停地

bù tíng de — Continuously; without stopping; incessantly

倾听

qīng tīng — To listen attentively; to lend an ear

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; commencement

渴望

kě wàng — To yearn for; to crave; strong desire

看到

kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of something

警察

jǐng chá — Police officer; law enforcement personnel

的

de — Possessive/modifier particle linking nouns

身影

shēn yǐng — Silhouette; figure; shadow of a person

突然间

tū rán jiān — All of a sudden; in an instant; suddenly

两个

liǎng gè — Two (people or objects); a pair

是

shì — To be; is; are; am

矮小

ǎi xiǎo — Short and small in stature; diminutive

男人

nán rén — Man; adult male person

正

zhèng — Just; right in the middle of doing

迈着

mài zhe — Striding; taking steps; walking with strides

大步

dà bù — Big strides; large steps while walking

向东

xiàng dōng — Toward the east; in an eastward direction

急走

jí zǒu — To walk hurriedly; to rush on foot

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another one; the other one

大约

dà yuē — Approximately; about; roughly estimated

八九岁

bā jiǔ suì — Eight or nine years old in age

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively

十岁

shí suì — Ten years old; age of ten

女孩

nǚ hái — Girl; young female child

拼尽全力

pīn jìn quán lì — With all one's might; using every ounce

沿着

yán zhe — Along; following the length of something

横街

héng jiē — Cross street; side street running perpendicular

奔跑

bēn pǎo — To run; to sprint; to dash forward

好吧

hǎo ba — Well then; alright; okay then

先生

xiān sheng — Mister; sir; gentleman; teacher

两人

liǎng rén — Two people; both persons; the two

很

hěn — Very; quite; extremely (degree adverb)

自然地

zì rán de — Naturally; in a natural manner; inevitably

街角

jiē jiǎo — Street corner; corner where streets meet

撞上

zhuàng shàng — To collide with; to crash into someone

然后

rán hòu — Then; after that; subsequently

便是

biàn shì — Is exactly; that is; which is

这件事

zhè jiàn shì — This matter; this incident; this affair

最

zuì — Most; -est superlative degree adverb

可怖

kě bù — Terrifying; horrifying; dreadful; frightening

部分

bù fen — Part; portion; section of something

那个

nà gè — That one; that person or thing

冷静地

lěng jìng de — Calmly; coolly; in a composed manner

从

cóng — From; since; through (preposition)

孩子

hái zi — Child; kid; young person

身上

shēn shàng — On one's body; on a person

踩

cǎi — To step on; to trample underfoot

过去

guò qu — To pass by; to go past something

留下

liú xià — To leave behind; to remain; to let stay

她

tā — She; her; third-person female pronoun

地上

dì shàng — On the ground; on the floor

哭喊

kū hǎn — To cry out and scream; to wail

听起来

tīng qǐ lái — Sounds like; seems to sound a certain way

似乎

sì hū — It seems; seemingly; apparently

没

méi — Not have; did not; negation of existence

什么

shén me — What; anything; something (question word)

但

dàn — But; however; yet (conjunction)

亲眼目睹

qīn yǎn mù dǔ — To witness personally with one's own eyes

如同

rú tóng — Just like; as if; similar to

地狱

dì yù — Hell; inferno; place of extreme torment

那

nà — That; it; those (demonstrative pronoun)

根本

gēn běn — Fundamentally; at all; absolutely not

不像

bù xiàng — Does not resemble; unlike; not similar to

所为

suǒ wéi — What one does; one's actions or deeds

像是

xiàng shì — Looks like; seems as though; resembles

某个

mǒu gè — Some; a certain; a particular one

该死

gāi sǐ — Damned; cursed; deserving death (exclamation)

庞然怪物

páng rán guài wù — Enormous monster; huge grotesque creature

大喊

dà hǎn — To shout loudly; to yell out

几声

jǐ shēng — A few times; several sounds or cries

撒腿

sā tuǐ — To take to one's heels; to run away

追去

zhuī qù — To chase after; to pursue someone

抓住

zhuā zhù — To grab; to catch; to seize firmly

那位

nà wèi — That person (polite form); that individual

衣领

yī lǐng — Collar; the neckband of a garment

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; to take and do something

他

tā — He; him; third-person male pronoun

带回

dài huí — To bring back; to escort back to

到

dào — To arrive at; to reach; to go to

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place; over there

已经

yǐ jīng — Already; by now; at this point

聚集

jù jí — To gather; to assemble; to congregate

一群

yī qún — A crowd; a group of people or animals

围着

wéi zhe — Surrounding; encircling; gathered around

神态自若

shén tài zì ruò — Composed and calm; unperturbed in manner

毫无

háo wú — Without any; completely lacking; not at all

反抗

fǎn kàng — To resist; to fight back; to rebel against

只是

zhǐ shì — Only; merely; just; nothing more than

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch

一眼

yī yǎn — One glance; a quick look

眼神

yǎn shén — Expression in one's eyes; gaze; look

如此

rú cǐ — So; such; like this; in this way

凶恶

xiōng è — Fierce; ferocious; vicious; menacing

令

lìng — To cause; to make; to order someone

浑身

hún shēn — All over the body; from head to toe

冒汗

mào hàn — To break into a sweat; to perspire

刚刚

gāng gāng — Just now; just a moment ago

跑

pǎo — To run; to jog; to flee

一场

yī chǎng — One round; one bout; one episode

似的

shì de — Like; as if; similar to (particle)

那些

nà xiē — Those; those people or things

闻声而出

wén shēng ér chū — To come out upon hearing the sound

正是

zhèng shì — Exactly; precisely; is indeed

家人

jiā rén — Family members; one's relatives at home

不久

bù jiǔ — Soon; before long; shortly after

之后

zhī hòu — After; afterwards; following that

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (passive voice particle)

派人

pài rén — To send someone; to dispatch a person

去请

qù qǐng — To go and fetch; to go invite someone

医生

yī shēng — Doctor; physician; medical professional

也

yě — Also; too; as well; either

出现

chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to show up