The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 14

Vocabulary

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind of, this type of

热情

rè qíng — enthusiasm, warmth, passionate feeling

正如

zhèng rú — just as, exactly like

此人

cǐ rén — this person, this individual

一贯

yī guàn — consistent, always the same, characteristic style

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

作风

zuò fēng — style, manner of conduct, work style

在

zài — at, in, located at; preposition of place

旁人

páng rén — other people, bystanders, onlookers

眼中

yǎn zhōng — in the eyes of, from someone's perspective

未免

wèi miǎn — rather, somewhat, can't help but seem

有些

yǒu xiē — somewhat, a little, slightly

做作

zuò zuò — affected, artificial, unnatural in behavior

但

dàn — but, however, yet

其

qí — its, his, her; literary third-person pronoun

背后

bèi hòu — behind, at the back, underneath the surface

却

què — yet, but, however (contrastive particle)

蕴藏着

yùn cáng zhe — containing hidden within, harboring deep inside

真挚

zhēn zhì — sincere, genuine, heartfelt emotion

情感

qíng gǎn — emotion, feeling, affection

因为

yīn wèi — because, due to, for the reason that

这

zhè — this, these (demonstrative pronoun)

两人

liǎng rén — two people, the two of them

是

shì — to be, am, is, are

多年

duō nián — many years, for years

老友

lǎo yǒu — old friend, long-time companion

从

cóng — from, since (preposition of origin or time)

中学

zhōng xué — middle school, secondary school

到

dào — to, until, arrive at

大学

dà xué — university, college

一路

yī lù — all the way, throughout the journey together

相伴

xiāng bàn — to accompany each other, keep company together

彼此

bǐ cǐ — each other, one another, mutually

都

dōu — all, both, entirely (adverb)

极为

jí wéi — extremely, highly, very much so

自重

zì zhòng — to value oneself, self-respect, self-esteem

也

yě — also, too, as well

深深

shēn shēn — deeply, profoundly, intensely

敬重

jìng zhòng — to respect deeply, hold in high regard

对方

duì fāng — the other party, the other person

更

gèng — even more, further, additionally

难得

nán dé — rare, precious, hard to come by

他们

tā men — they, them (third-person plural)

真心

zhēn xīn — sincerely, wholeheartedly, from the heart

享受

xiǎng shòu — to enjoy, to take pleasure in

陪伴

péi bàn — to accompany, keep company, companionship

闲聊

xián liáo — to chat casually, small talk, idle conversation

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

几句

jǐ jù — a few words, several sentences

之后

zhī hòu — after, afterwards, following that

这位

zhè wèi — this (polite measure word for persons)

律师

lǜ shī — lawyer, attorney, legal professional

便

biàn — then, thereupon, consequently (literary)

将

jiāng — to take, direct toward; literary disposal marker

话题

huà tí — topic of conversation, subject of discussion

引向

yǐn xiàng — to lead toward, steer in the direction of

那个

nà ge — that one, that particular thing

令

lìng — to cause, make someone feel (causative verb)

他

tā — he, him (third-person singular masculine)

烦恼

fán nǎo — troubled, worried, annoyance, distress

不已

bù yǐ — ceaselessly, without end, continuously

挥之不去

huī zhī bù qù — impossible to shake off, lingering, haunting

事情

shì qíng — matter, affair, thing, issue

说道

shuō dào — said, spoke (literary dialogue attribution verb)

我

wǒ — I, me (first-person singular pronoun)

想

xiǎng — to think, suppose, want, consider

你我

nǐ wǒ — you and I, the two of us

应该

yīng gāi — should, ought to, must be

最老

zuì lǎo — oldest, most senior in age or friendship

两个

liǎng gè — two (general measure word for people/things)

朋友

péng yǒu — friend, companion

吧

ba — particle seeking agreement or mild suggestion

博士

bó shì — doctor, PhD, doctorate degree holder

轻笑

qīng xiào — to chuckle softly, laugh lightly

道

dào — said (literary verb of speech attribution)

但愿

dàn yuàn — if only, I wish, hopefully

几个

jǐ gè — several, a few (general measure word)

能

néng — can, able to, capable of

年轻

nián qīng — young, youthful

一些

yī xiē — a little, some, a bit

才好

cái hǎo — then it would be good, only then better

不过

bù guò — however, but, nevertheless

我想

wǒ xiǎng — I think, I suppose, I believe

我们

wǒ men — we, us (first-person plural pronoun)

确实

què shí — indeed, certainly, truly, in fact

又

yòu — again, also, and yet (adverb)

怎样

zěn yàng — how, what way, in what manner

呢

ne — question particle softening interrogative sentences

如今

rú jīn — nowadays, at present, these days

已经

yǐ jīng — already, by now

很少

hěn shǎo — rarely, seldom, very little

见到

jiàn dào — to see, catch sight of, meet someone

哦

ó / ò — oh (interjection expressing realization or response)

还

hái — still, yet, also, in addition

以为

yǐ wéi — to think mistakenly, assume, believe wrongly

你们

nǐ men — you all, you (second-person plural)

有着

yǒu zhe — having, possessing (continuous state of having)

共同

gòng tóng — common, shared, mutual

兴趣爱好

xìng qù ài hào — interests and hobbies, shared pastimes

相互

xiāng hù — mutually, reciprocally, with each other

间

jiān — between, among (spatial/relational particle)

有所

yǒu suǒ — to have some degree of, somewhat

关联

guān lián — connection, association, correlation, link

回答

huí dá — to answer, reply, respond

曾经

céng jīng — once, formerly, at one time in the past

有过

yǒu guò — to have had (past experience particle)

变得

biàn dé — to become, to change into

让

ràng — to let, allow, cause, make someone do

无法

wú fǎ — unable to, cannot, no way to

接受

jiē shòu — to accept, receive, take in

已是

yǐ shì — it is already, that was already

十多年

shí duō nián — more than ten years, over a decade

前

qián — before, ago, in front of

事

shì — matter, event, affair (abbreviated noun)

开始

kāi shǐ — to begin, start, commence

走上

zǒu shàng — to go down a path, embark upon a road

歧途

qí tú — wrong path, deviant road, astray

思想

sī xiǎng — thought, ideology, thinking, mind

出了

chū le — went wrong with, developed a problem

问题

wèn tí — problem, issue, question

尽管

jǐn guǎn — even though, despite, although

出于

chū yú — out of, stemming from, based on (reason)

旧情

jiù qíng — old feelings, former affection, past friendship

自然

zì rán — naturally, of course, as a matter of course

仍

réng — still, yet, as before (literary adverb)

对

duì — toward, regarding, with respect to

保有

bǎo yǒu — to retain, maintain, keep a degree of

几分

jǐ fēn — some degree of, a measure of, somewhat

关心

guān xīn — to care about, concern, show interest in

次数

cì shù — number of times, frequency

实在

shí zài — truly, really, in fact, honestly

少之又少

shǎo zhī yòu shǎo — very few, fewer and fewer, extremely rare

过去

guò qù — the past, formerly, before

如此

rú cǐ — so, thus, in this way, like this

现在

xiàn zài — now, at present, currently

亦然

yì rán — also so, likewise, the same (literary)

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind of, that type of

毫无

háo wú — completely without, not the slightest, zero

科学

kē xué — science, scientific, based on evidence

依据

yī jù — basis, grounds, foundation, evidence

胡言乱语

hú yán luàn yǔ — nonsense, incoherent talk, wild raving

突然

tū rán — suddenly, abruptly, all of a sudden

涨红

zhàng hóng — to flush red, turn red (face with emotion)

脸

liǎn — face (body part)

补充

bǔ chōng — to add, supplement, make an additional remark

就算

jiù suàn — even if, even supposing that

与

yǔ — and, with, together with (literary conjunction)

那样

nà yàng — like that, in that way, such

挚友

zhì yǒu — bosom friend, intimate and devoted companion

也会

yě huì — would also, might also, could even

因此

yīn cǐ — therefore, for this reason, consequently

反目

fǎn mù — to fall out, turn against each other, break off

怒气

nù qì — anger, rage, fit of anger

先生

xiān sheng — mister, sir, gentleman, husband

来说

lái shuō — speaking of, as far as ... is concerned

倒是

dào shì — actually, on the contrary, surprisingly enough

略感

lüè gǎn — to feel slightly, sense a little of

宽慰

kuān wèi — comforted, relieved, reassured, consoled