The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — by, from, due to; indicates cause or agent

及

jí — and, as well as; to reach or attain

在线

zài xiàn — online; connected to the internet

校对

jiào duì — to proofread; check text for errors

团队

tuán duì — team; a group working together toward a goal

制作

zhì zuò — to produce, make, or create something

松鼠

sōng shǔ — squirrel; small bushy-tailed tree-dwelling rodent

的

de — possessive and modifier particle; 's, -ing

故事

gù shi — story, tale; a narrative of events

作者

zuò zhě — author, writer; person who wrote a work

出版社

chū bǎn shè — publishing house; company that publishes books

年

nián — year; a unit of time equal to twelve months

公司

gōng sī — company, corporation; a business organization

出版

chū bǎn — to publish; release a book or other printed work

英国

Yīng guó — United Kingdom; country in northwestern Europe

伦敦

Lún dūn — London; capital city of the United Kingdom

有限公司

yǒu xiàn gōng sī — limited company; a business with limited liability

印刷

yìn shuā — to print; reproduce text or images on paper

装订

zhuāng dìng — to bind; fasten printed pages together into a book

献给

xiàn gěi — dedicated to; given as an honor to someone

这

zhè — this; refers to something nearby or just mentioned

是

shì — is, are, am; the copula verb to be

一个

yī gè — one; a single item or instance of something

关于

guān yú — about, regarding, concerning a particular topic

尾巴

wěi ba — tail; the appendage at the back of an animal

一条

yī tiáo — one (long or thin object); measure word for tails, rivers

属于

shǔ yú — to belong to; be the property or part of something

小

xiǎo — small, little; of below-average size or age

红

hóng — red; the color red

那只

nà zhī — that one (animal); demonstrative with animal measure word

名字

míng zi — name; the word by which someone is called

叫

jiào — to be called, named; to shout or call out

他

tā — he, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun

有

yǒu — to have, possess; there is/are

兄弟

xiōng dì — brothers; male siblings or close male companions

还有

hái yǒu — and also, in addition; there is also something more

很多

hěn duō — many, a lot of; a large quantity or number

堂兄弟

táng xiōng dì — male cousins on the paternal side of the family

他们

tā men — they, them; third-person plural pronoun

住在

zhù zài — to live in or at a particular place

湖边

hú biān — lakeside; the area beside or near a lake

一片

yī piàn — a stretch of; measure word for expanses like forests

树林

shù lín — woods, forest; an area with many trees

里

lǐ — inside, within; indicating location inside something

湖

hú — lake; a large body of still fresh water

中央

zhōng yāng — center, middle; the central point of an area

一座

yī zuò — one (mountain, island, building); measure word for large structures

小岛

xiǎo dǎo — small island; a little piece of land in water

岛上

dǎo shàng — on the island; atop or upon an island

长满

zhǎng mǎn — to be covered with; grow densely all over a surface

了

le — particle indicating completed action or changed state

树木

shù mù — trees; woody plants collectively

和

hé — and; connects two nouns or noun phrases

坚果

jiān guǒ — nut; hard-shelled edible seed or fruit

灌木丛

guàn mù cóng — shrubs, bushes; a dense group of low woody plants

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

那些

nà xiē — those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant things

之间

zhī jiān — between, among; in the space or relationship separating things

一棵

yī kē — one (tree); measure word for trees and plants

空心

kōng xīn — hollow; having an empty space inside

橡树

xiàng shù — oak tree; a large hardwood tree producing acorns

那是

nà shì — that is; identifies or describes something distant

一只

yī zhī — one (animal or small object); common animal measure word

叫做

jiào zuò — to be called, known as; named something

猫头鹰

māo tóu yīng — owl; a nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes

家

jiā — home, house; place where one lives

秋天

qiū tiān — autumn, fall; the season between summer and winter

成熟

chéng shú — ripe, mature; fully developed and ready for harvest

上

shàng — above, on top; upper surface or direction upward

叶子

yè zi — leaves; flat green parts of a plant or tree

变得

biàn de — to become; change into a different state or quality

金黄

jīn huáng — golden yellow; a rich, bright yellow like gold

与

yǔ — and, with; formal conjunction connecting nouns or clauses

翠绿

cuì lǜ — emerald green; a vivid, bright shade of green

以及

yǐ jí — as well as, and also; connects additional items in a list

所有

suǒ yǒu — all, every; the entirety of a group or set

其他

qí tā — other, the rest; different or remaining items

松鼠们

sōng shǔ men — squirrels; plural form of squirrel using suffix 们

从

cóng — from; indicates starting point of movement or time

出来

chū lái — to come out; move from inside to outside

走到

zǒu dào — to walk to; arrive at a place on foot

用

yòng — to use; employ something as a tool or material

树枝

shù zhī — branches, twigs; the limbs growing from a tree trunk

扎成

zhā chéng — to tie together into; bundle and form into something

木筏

mù fá — wooden raft; a flat floating platform made of logs

划着

huá zhe — paddling, rowing; moving a vessel through water with oars

水

shuǐ — water; the clear liquid essential for life

向

xiàng — toward, facing; indicates direction of movement or attention

驶去

shǐ qù — to sail or drive away toward a destination

去

qù — to go; move toward a place or perform an action

采集

cǎi jí — to gather, collect; pick natural items from the environment

每只

měi zhī — each one (animal); every individual animal in a group

都有

dōu yǒu — each has, all have; every member possesses something

袋子

dài zi — bag, sack; a flexible container for carrying things

一支

yī zhī — one (long thin object like an oar or pen)

大桨

dà jiǎng — large oar, big paddle; used to row a boat

并把

bìng bǎ — and (then) take; connects action using disposal marker

展开

zhǎn kāi — to unfold, spread out; open something flat

当作

dàng zuò — to use as, treat as; regard something as something else

风帆

fēng fān — sail; cloth panel that catches wind to propel a vessel

还

hái — also, still, in addition; indicates additional information

带去

dài qù — to bring along; take something to another place

三只

sān zhī — three (animals); number three with animal measure word

肥

féi — fat, plump; having excess flesh, well-fed

老鼠

lǎo shǔ — mouse, rat; a small rodent

作为

zuò wéi — as, in the role of; serving the function of something

礼物

lǐ wù — gift, present; something given to another person

它们

tā men — they, them; third-person plural pronoun for animals or objects

放在

fàng zài — to place on or in; put something at a specific location

门阶

mén jiē — doorstep; the step or threshold at an entrance door