The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 1

Vocabulary

兔子

tùzi — Rabbit, a small furry hopping animal

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

故事

gùshi — Story, a narrative account of events

作者

zuòzhě — Author, the person who wrote something

等书

děng shū — And other books, referring to additional works

股份有限公司

gǔfèn yǒuxiàn gōngsī — Limited liability company, a corporate legal structure

纽约

Niǔyuē — New York, major city in the United States

版权所有

bǎnquán suǒyǒu — All rights reserved, copyright ownership statement

公司

gōngsī — Company, a business or corporate organization

版权

bǎnquán — Copyright, legal right over creative work

续期

xùqī — Renewal, extending a period or term

献给

xiàn gěi — Dedicated to, offering something to someone

孩子们

háizimen — Children, young people collectively

来自

láizì — From, originating or coming from a place

老

lǎo — Old, aged, or longstanding

先生

xiānsheng — Mister, a polite title for a man

一天

yītiān — One day, a single day or one morning

早晨

zǎochén — Morning, the early part of the day

一只

yī zhī — One (animal), measure word for animals

小

xiǎo — Small, little, young in size or age

坐在

zuò zài — Sitting at or on a location

河岸

hé'àn — Riverbank, the edge alongside a river

上

shàng — On, above, or on top of something

他

tā — He, third-person singular masculine pronoun

竖起

shù qǐ — To prick up or raise upright, as ears

耳朵

ěrduo — Ear, the organ used for hearing

听着

tīng zhe — Listening, paying attention to sounds

一匹

yī pǐ — One horse, measure word for horses

小马

xiǎo mǎ — Small horse or pony

嗒嗒

dādā — Clip-clop, sound of hooves on ground

蹄声

tí shēng — Hoof sound, the noise of hooves striking

一辆

yī liàng — One vehicle, measure word for vehicles

轻便马车

qīngbiàn mǎchē — Light carriage, a small horse-drawn vehicle

沿路

yán lù — Along the road, following the path

而来

ér lái — Coming along, approaching from a direction

驾车

jià chē — To drive or steer a vehicle or carriage

是

shì — Is, am, are; the verb to be

旁边

pángbiān — Beside, next to, at the side of

坐着

zuò zhe — Sitting, in a seated position

戴着

dài zhe — Wearing, having something on one's head

她

tā — She, third-person singular feminine pronoun

最好

zuì hǎo — Best, finest, most preferred

帽子

màozi — Hat, a head covering or cap

太太

tàitai — Mrs., a polite title for a married woman

他们

tāmen — They, third-person plural pronoun

一

yī — One, the number one

过去

guòqù — To pass by, go past a point

便

biàn — Then, thereupon, immediately afterward

滑下坡

huá xià pō — To slide down a slope or hill

来到

láidào — To arrive at, come to a place

路上

lù shàng — On the road or path

蹦蹦跳跳

bèngbeng tiàotiào — Hopping and jumping about energetically

地

de — Adverbial particle linking manner to verb

出发

chūfā — To set off, depart on a journey

去

qù — To go, move toward a destination

拜访

bàifǎng — To visit, pay a call on someone

亲戚们

qīnqimen — Relatives, family members beyond immediate family

住在

zhù zài — Living at or residing in a place

花园

huāyuán — Garden, an outdoor area with plants grown

后面

hòumian — Behind, at the back of something

树林

shùlín — Woods, a small forest of trees

里

lǐ — Inside, within a space or area

那片

nà piàn — That stretch or patch of land

到处

dàochù — Everywhere, in all places around

都是

dōu shì — All are, everything is a certain thing

兔子洞

tùzi dòng — Rabbit hole, underground burrow for rabbits

其中

qízhōng — Among them, within that group or set

最

zuì — Most, superlative degree marker

整洁

zhěngjié — Neat and tidy, orderly and clean

沙质

shāzhì — Sandy in texture or composition

一个

yī gè — One, general measure word for objects

洞

dòng — Hole, burrow, or cave

住着

zhù zhe — Living there, residing in that place

姑母

gūmǔ — Aunt, specifically father's sister

和

hé — And, connecting words or phrases together

表兄妹们

biǎo xiōngmèimen — Cousins, male and female cousins collectively

棉花尾巴

miánhuā wěiba — Cotton-tail, fluffy white tail like cotton

是个

shì ge — Is a, identifying someone as something

寡妇

guǎfù — Widow, a woman whose husband has died

靠

kào — To rely on, depend on for livelihood

编织

biānzhī — To knit or weave fabric or goods

兔毛

tù máo — Rabbit fur or rabbit wool fiber

手套

shǒutào — Gloves, coverings worn on the hands

护腕

hù wàn — Wristband or wrist guard, worn on wrist

谋生

móushēng — To make a living, earn one's livelihood

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

曾

céng — Once, formerly, at some past time

在

zài — At, in, located at a place

集市

jíshì — Market, a periodic open-air trading place

买过

mǎi guò — Have bought before, past experience of buying

一双

yī shuāng — A pair of, measure word for pairs

还

hái — Also, still, in addition to that

出售

chūshòu — To sell, offer goods for purchase

草药

cǎoyào — Herbal medicine, medicinal plants or herbs

迷迭香茶

mídié xiāng chá — Rosemary tea, herbal tea made from rosemary

兔草

tù cǎo — Rabbit grass, a type of herb plant

也就是

yě jiùshì — That is to say, in other words

我们

wǒmen — We, us, first-person plural pronoun

所说

suǒ shuō — What is called or referred to as

薰衣草

xūnyīcǎo — Lavender, a fragrant flowering herb plant

并不

bìng bù — Not at all, emphatically does not

太想

tài xiǎng — Very eager to, really wanting to do

去看

qù kàn — To go and visit or see someone

绕到

rào dào — To go around to, detour to reach

冷杉树

lěngshān shù — Fir tree, an evergreen coniferous tree

差点儿

chà diǎnr — Almost, nearly, just barely avoided something

一头

yī tóu — Head-first, crashing directly into something

撞上

zhuàng shàng — To crash into or collide with something

表兄

biǎo xiōng — Male cousin, older male cousin

独自

dúzì — Alone, by oneself, without companions

那里

nàlǐ — There, at that place

看起来

kàn qǐlái — To appear, look, seem a certain way

无精打采

wú jīng dǎ cǎi — Listless, dispirited, lacking energy or enthusiasm

身上

shēn shàng — On one's body, on oneself

裹着

guǒ zhe — Wrapped in, covered with something around body

一块

yī kuài — A piece of, measure word for cloth

红色

hóngsè — Red, the color red

棉

mián — Cotton, a soft natural textile fiber

手帕

shǒupà — Handkerchief, a small cloth for wiping