The Tale of Peter Rabbit — Page 1

Vocabulary

的

de — Possessive or attributive particle

故事

gùshi — Story, tale, narrative

作者

zuòzhě — Author, writer of a work

出版社

chūbǎnshè — Publishing house, publisher

首次

shǒucì — First time, for the first time

出版

chūbǎn — To publish a book or work

于

yú — At, in, on; formal preposition of time or place

公司

gōngsī — Company, corporation, firm

由

yóu — By, from; indicates agent or source

英国

Yīngguó — United Kingdom, Britain

及

jí — And, as well as; formal conjunction

伦敦

Lúndūn — London, capital city of the UK

有限公司

yǒuxiàn gōngsī — Limited company, Ltd.

印刷

yìnshuā — To print; printing

装订

zhuāngdìng — To bind books; bookbinding

从前

cóngqián — Once upon a time, in the past

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are

四只

sì zhī — Four (animals); measure word for animals

小兔子

xiǎo tùzi — Little rabbit, small bunny

它们

tāmen — They, them (referring to non-human things)

名字

míngzi — Name, given name

还有

háiyǒu — And also, in addition, furthermore

和

hé — And; with; together with

妈妈

māma — Mom, mother

住在

zhù zài — To live in, to reside at

一个

yī gè — One (general measure word)

里

lǐ — Inside, within

就在

jiù zài — Right at, just at (emphasizing location)

一棵

yī kē — One (tree); measure word for trees

大

dà — Big, large, great

根

gēn — Root of a plant; also measure word

下面

xiàmian — Below, underneath, beneath

一天

yī tiān — One day; once upon a day

早上

zǎoshang — Morning, in the morning

老

lǎo — Old, elderly; prefix for familiarity

说

shuō — To say, to speak, to tell

孩子们

háizimen — Children, kids (plural)

你们

nǐmen — You (plural), all of you

可以

kěyǐ — Can, may, be allowed to

去

qù — To go, to leave for

田野里

tiányě lǐ — In the fields, out in the countryside

或者

huòzhě — Or, either...or (in statements)

沿

yán — Along, following the edge of

小路

xiǎolù — Small path, narrow road, lane

走走

zǒuzou — Take a stroll, walk around casually

但是

dànshì — But, however, nevertheless

千万

qiānwàn — By all means, absolutely must not

不要

bùyào — Don't, must not, do not

花园

huāyuán — Garden, flower garden

父亲

fùqin — Father, dad (formal)

在

zài — At, in; to be located at

那里

nàlǐ — There, that place

出了意外

chū le yìwài — Had an accident, met with misfortune

他

tā — He, him

被

bèi — By; passive marker in sentences

做成

zuò chéng — To make into, to turn into something

了

le — Completion particle; indicates finished action

馅饼

xiànbǐng — Pie, filled pastry

现在

xiànzài — Now, at present, currently

快去吧

kuài qù ba — Go quickly now, hurry along

惹麻烦

rě máfan — To cause trouble, to stir up problems

我

wǒ — I, me, myself

要

yào — To want to; going to; must

出门

chūmén — To go out, to leave the house

然后

ránhòu — Then, after that, afterwards

拿起

ná qǐ — To pick up, to take hold of

篮子

lánzi — Basket, wicker basket

她

tā — She, her

雨伞

yǔsǎn — Umbrella, rain umbrella

穿过

chuānguò — To pass through, to cross through

树林

shùlín — Forest, woods, grove of trees

去了

qù le — Went, has gone (completed action)

面包店

miànbāo diàn — Bakery, bread shop

买了

mǎi le — Bought, purchased (completed action)

一条

yī tiáo — One loaf; measure word for long items

黑面包

hēi miànbāo — Dark bread, brown or rye bread

五个

wǔ gè — Five (items), general measure word

都是

dōu shì — All are, every one is

乖巧

guāiqiǎo — Well-behaved and clever, obedient and sweet

沿着

yánzhe — Along, following the length of something

采

cǎi — To pick, to gather (fruit or flowers)

非常

fēicháng — Very, extremely, unusually

淘气

táoqì — Naughty, mischievous, playfully disobedient

径直

jìngzhí — Straight, directly, without detour

跑到

pǎo dào — Ran to, rushed to a place

从

cóng — From, since; starting point preposition

大门

dàmén — Main gate, front door, entrance

底下

dǐxia — Underneath, below, at the bottom

钻了进去

zuān le jìnqù — Squeezed in, burrowed through into somewhere

先

xiān — First, beforehand, earlier

吃了

chī le — Ate, has eaten (completed action)

一些

yīxiē — Some, a few, a little of

又

yòu — Again, also, additionally

萝卜

luóbo — Radish or turnip, root vegetable

之后

zhīhòu — After, afterwards, following that

感到

gǎndào — To feel, to sense, to experience

有些

yǒuxiē — Somewhat, a little, rather

不舒服

bù shūfu — Uncomfortable, unwell, not feeling well

便

biàn — Then, so; formal then/consequently

找

zhǎo — To look for, to search for

来吃

lái chī — To eat, to come and eat

绕过

ràoguò — To go around, to bypass, to skirt

尽头

jìntóu — End, far end, terminus of something

遇到

yùdào — To encounter, to meet, to come across

不是别人

bù shì biérén — None other than, no one else but

正是

zhèng shì — It is exactly, it is precisely