The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 6

Vocabulary

鼓起

gǔ qǐ — To summon or muster (courage, energy)

勇气

yǒng qì — Courage, bravery, boldness

走

zǒu — To walk, to go, to leave

了

le — Grammatical particle indicating completed action

出来

chū lái — To come out, to emerge from inside

每个

měi gè — Every, each one (of a group)

人

rén — Person, human being, people

都

dōu — All, both, every (adverb of inclusion)

已经

yǐ jīng — Already, by now, at this point

离开

lí kāi — To leave, to depart from a place

但是

dàn shì — But, however, nevertheless (conjunction)

那

nà — That, those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

凌乱

líng luàn — Messy, disordered, in disarray

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun

景象

jǐng xiàng — Scene, sight, spectacle, view

实在

shí zài — Really, truly, indeed, honestly

可怕

kě pà — Frightening, terrible, dreadful, horrifying

我

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

从未

cóng wèi — Never, have never at any time

见过

jiàn guò — Have seen, have witnessed (experiential aspect)

这样

zhè yàng — Like this, in this way, such

一团糟

yī tuán zāo — A complete mess, total chaos, disorder

到处

dào chù — Everywhere, all over, in every place

是

shì — To be, is, are, am (copula verb)

蜂蜜

fēng mì — Honey, sweet substance produced by bees

污迹

wū jì — Stain, dirty mark, smudge, blot

苔藓

tái xiǎn — Moss, small flowerless green plants

还有

hái yǒu — And also, in addition, furthermore

大大小小

dà dà xiǎo xiǎo — Of all sizes, big and small alike

脏

zāng — Dirty, filthy, unclean, soiled

脚印

jiǎo yìn — Footprint, footmark left on a surface

遍布

biàn bù — Spread all over, distributed throughout

干净

gān jìng — Clean, tidy, spotless, unsoiled

整洁

zhěng jié — Neat and tidy, orderly, well-arranged

家

jiā — Home, house, family, household

她

tā — She, her (third-person singular feminine)

收拾

shōu shi — To tidy up, to clean up, to pack

起

qǐ — Verbal complement indicating action beginning or gathering

和

hé — And, together with, as well as

剩余

shèng yú — Remaining, leftover, surplus amount

蜂蜡

fēng là — Beeswax, waxy substance made by bees

然后

rán hòu — Then, afterwards, after that

出去

chū qù — To go out, to exit to outside

找来

zhǎo lái — To fetch, to go and find something

一些

yī xiē — Some, a few, a certain amount

树枝

shù zhī — Branch, twig of a tree

把

bǎ — Disposal preposition marking object of action

前门

qián mén — Front door, main entrance of building

部分

bù fen — Part, portion, section of something

地

de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives

堵

dǔ — To block, to plug, to obstruct

起来

qǐ lái — Complement indicating action completion or beginning

我

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

要

yào — Want to, need to, going to (modal)

门口

mén kǒu — Doorway, entrance, threshold of a door

弄

nòng — To make, to do, to handle something

得

de — Complement particle linking verb to result

让

ràng — To let, to allow, to cause someone

先生

xiān shēng — Mister, sir, gentleman, husband

进

jìn — To enter, to go into, inward

不来

bù lái — Cannot come in, unable to enter

从

cóng — From, since, following (preposition of origin)

储藏室

chǔ cáng shì — Storage room, pantry, storeroom

取来

qǔ lái — To fetch, to retrieve, to bring back

布

bù — Cloth, fabric, material for sewing

一把

yī bǎ — A handful, one (classifier for tools)

新的

xīn de — New, brand new, recently obtained

刷子

shuā zi — Brush, scrubbing brush, cleaning brush

太

tài — Too, excessively, extremely (degree adverb)

累

lèi — Tired, exhausted, weary from effort

什么

shén me — What, anything, something (interrogative pronoun)

也

yě — Also, too, either, even (adverb)

做

zuò — To do, to make, to perform work

不下去

bù xià qù — Cannot continue, unable to go on

先是

xiān shì — First, at first, initially before something

在

zài — At, in, on (preposition of location)

椅子

yǐ zi — Chair, seat for one person

上

shàng — On, above, upper surface (location word)

睡着

shuì zháo — Fell asleep, dozed off unintentionally

才

cái — Only then, not until (temporal adverb)

上床

shàng chuáng — To go to bed, to lie down

睡觉

shuì jiào — To sleep, to go to sleep

这里

zhè lǐ — Here, this place, this location

还能

hái néng — Still able to, can still do something

再

zài — Again, once more, additionally (adverb)

变得

biàn de — To become, to turn into a state

吗

ma — Question particle forming yes/no questions

可怜

kě lián — Poor, pitiful, pitiable, deserving sympathy

太太

tài tai — Mrs., wife, married woman, madam

说道

shuō dào — Said, remarked, stated (literary speech verb)

第二天

dì èr tiān — The next day, the following day

早上

zǎo shàng — Morning, early part of the day

起得

qǐ de — Woke up, got up (with result complement)

很早

hěn zǎo — Very early, at an early hour

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin, to start, commencement of action

一次

yī cì — Once, one time, one instance

持续

chí xù — To last, to continue, to persist over time

两周

liǎng zhōu — Two weeks, a fortnight

大扫除

dà sǎo chú — Big cleaning, thorough housecleaning, spring cleaning

扫地

sǎo dì — To sweep the floor, to mop ground

擦洗

cā xǐ — To scrub, to wipe clean, to wash thoroughly

掸灰

dǎn huī — To dust, to brush away dust

用

yòng — To use, to employ, using (preposition)

擦亮

cā liàng — To polish, to rub until shiny

家具

jiā jù — Furniture, household furnishings

那些

nà xiē — Those, those ones (plural demonstrative)

小

xiǎo — Small, little, tiny in size

锃亮

zèng liàng — Shiny, gleaming, brilliantly polished bright

当

dāng — When, at the time of (conjunction)

一切

yī qiè — Everything, all things, the whole lot

漂亮

piào liang — Beautiful, pretty, attractive, nice-looking

之后

zhī hòu — After, afterwards, following that time

邀请

yāo qǐng — To invite, to extend an invitation

另外

lìng wài — Other, additional, besides, in addition

五只

wǔ zhī — Five (animals), five creatures (classifier)

老鼠

lǎo shǔ — Mouse, rat, small rodent

来

lái — To come, to arrive (directional verb)

开

kāi — To open, to hold (an event)

派对

pài duì — Party, social gathering, celebration event

没有

méi yǒu — Don't have, there is no, without

他

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

闻到

wén dào — To smell, to detect a scent

气味

qì wèi — Smell, odor, scent, aroma

爬上

pá shàng — To climb up, to crawl upward

土坡

tǔ pō — Earthen slope, small dirt hill

但

dàn — But, however, yet (conjunction)

却

què — Yet, but, however (contrastive adverb)

挤不进

jǐ bu jìn — Cannot squeeze in, unable to fit through

门

mén — Door, gate, entrance, opening

去

qù — To go, to proceed to a place

于是

yú shì — So, therefore, as a result, then

他们

tā men — They, them (third-person plural pronoun)

窗口

chuāng kǒu — Window opening, window counter, aperture

递给

dì gěi — To hand over, to pass something to someone

几杯

jǐ bēi — Several cups, a few glasses of drink

盛的

chéng de — Filled with, containing (liquid in vessel)

甘露

gān lù — Nectar, sweet dew, honeydew drink

一点

yī diǎn — A little, a bit, slightly

不

bù — No, not (negation adverb)

觉得

jué de — To feel, to think, to sense something

受了

shòu le — Suffered, experienced, received (something negative)

冷落

lěng luò — To be left out, snubbed, neglected

坐在

zuò zài — Sitting at, seated in a location

外面

wài miàn — Outside, the exterior, outdoors

晒着

shài zhe — Basking in, soaking up (sunlight)

太阳

tài yáng — Sun, sunshine, solar light

滴答

dī dā — Drip-drop, tick-tock, dripping sound

哗啦

huā lā — Splash, rushing water sound, clatter noise

祝

zhù — To wish, to express good wishes

您

nín — You (polite/formal second-person singular)

身体健康

shēn tǐ jiàn kāng — Good health, wishing you healthy body