The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 3

Vocabulary

不

bù — Negation particle meaning 'not' or 'no'

一会儿

yīhuìr — A short while, a moment in time

一缕

yī lǚ — A wisp or thin strand of something

细细

xìxì — Thin, fine, or carefully and delicately

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun

蓝色

lánsè — The color blue

烟雾

yānwù — Smoke and mist, haze or fumes

从

cóng — From; preposition indicating starting point

树顶

shùdǐng — The top or crown of a tree

升起

shēngqǐ — To rise up, to ascend from below

钥匙孔

yàoshikǒng — Keyhole, the hole for inserting a key

里

lǐ — Inside, within a space or container

往里

wǎng lǐ — Toward the inside, inward direction

窥视

kuīshì — To peep or spy through a small opening

唱道

chàng dào — To sing saying; sung the following words

满屋

mǎn wū — Full house, filling an entire room

你

nǐ — You, second person singular pronoun

却

què — Yet, but; indicating contrast or unexpectedness

连

lián — Even; used to emphasize an extreme case

一碗

yī wǎn — One bowl, a bowl's worth of something

也

yě — Also, even, too; particle of inclusion

装不满

zhuāng bù mǎn — Cannot fill up, unable to fill completely

松鼠们

sōngshǔmen — Squirrels, plural form of squirrel

在

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

岛上

dǎo shàng — On the island, atop an island

四处

sìchù — Everywhere, all around, in all directions

寻找

xúnzhǎo — To search for, to look for something

坚果

jiānguǒ — Nuts, hard-shelled edible seeds or fruits

把

bǎ — Preposition marking direct object before verb

小袋子

xiǎo dàizi — Small bag or pouch for carrying things

装得

zhuāng de — To fill or pack to a degree

满满

mǎnmǎn — Completely full, brimming to the top

但

dàn — But, however; conjunction showing contrast

采集

cǎijí — To gather, collect natural items or specimens

黄色

huángsè — The color yellow

和

hé — And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

红色

hóngsè — The color red

坐在

zuò zài — Sitting at or on a place

一截

yī jié — A section or segment cut from something

树桩

shùzhuāng — Tree stump left after a tree is cut

上

shàng — On top of, above a surface

玩

wán — To play, to have fun

弹珠

tánzhū — Marbles, small glass balls used in play

同时

tóngshí — At the same time, simultaneously

注视着

zhùshì zhe — Gazing at, watching attentively and steadily

老先生

lǎo xiānsheng — Old gentleman, respectful address for an elder male

门

mén — Door, gate, entrance to a building

第三天

dì sān tiān — The third day in a sequence

起了

qǐ le — Got up, rose; indicates action was completed

个

gè — General measure word for people or objects

大早

dà zǎo — Very early in the morning, at dawn

去

qù — To go, to move toward a destination

钓鱼

diào yú — To fish, to catch fish with a rod

他们

tāmen — They, them; third person plural pronoun

钓到

diào dào — Successfully caught (fish) while fishing

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

七条

qī tiáo — Seven (long thin things, e.g., fish)

小鱼

xiǎo yú — Small fish, little fish

作为

zuòwéi — As, serving as; used in the role of

送给

sòng gěi — To give as a gift to someone

礼物

lǐwù — Gift, present given to someone

划船

huá chuán — To row a boat, to paddle across water

渡过

dùguò — To cross over a body of water

湖面

húmiàn — The surface of a lake

一棵

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

弯曲

wānqū — Curved, bent, winding in shape

栗子树

lìzi shù — Chestnut tree, tree bearing chestnut nuts

下

xià — Below, under, beneath something

登了岸

dēng le àn — Came ashore, landed on the bank

另外

lìngwài — Additionally, besides, the other ones

六只

liù zhī — Six (animals); measure word for small animals

小松鼠

xiǎo sōngshǔ — Little squirrel, small squirrel

各自

gèzì — Each, individually, each on their own

带了

dài le — Brought along, carried with oneself

一条

yī tiáo — One (long thin object); measure word

毫无

háowú — Absolutely without, completely lacking something

礼貌

lǐmào — Politeness, courtesy, good manners

什么

shénme — What; also used meaning 'anything' or 'nothing'

没带

méi dài — Did not bring, failed to carry something

他

tā — He, him; third person singular male pronoun

跑在

pǎo zài — Running at or ahead of a position

前面

qiánmiàn — In front, the front side or ahead

荒野

huāngyě — Wilderness, wild uncultivated open land

中的

zhōng de — Within, of; in the middle of something

人

rén — Person, human being, people

对我

duì wǒ — To me, directed at or toward me

说

shuō — To say, to speak, to tell

海里

hǎi lǐ — In the sea, inside the ocean

长着

zhǎng zhe — Growing there, in a state of growing

多少

duōshao — How many, how much; quantity question word

草莓

cǎoméi — Strawberry, a small red sweet fruit

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun

按

àn — According to, following; to press or push

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, by oneself, one's own

想法

xiǎngfǎ — Idea, thought, way of thinking

回答

huídá — To answer, to reply to a question

树林

shùlín — Woods, a small forest of trees

一样多

yīyàng duō — Just as many, equal in quantity

对

duì — Toward; correct; interested in something

谜语

míyǔ — Riddle, puzzle expressed in language

兴趣

xìngqù — Interest, curiosity toward something

即使

jíshǐ — Even if, even though; concessive conjunction

有人

yǒu rén — Someone, there is a person

答案

dá'àn — Answer, solution to a question or riddle

告诉

gàosu — To tell, to inform someone of something

不例外

bù lìwài — No exception, without exception included

第四天

dì sì tiān — The fourth day in a sequence

带来

dài lái — To bring something here, to carry over

甲虫

jiǎchóng — Beetle, a type of hard-shelled insect

来说

lái shuō — Speaking of, as far as something is concerned

这些

zhèxiē — These, referring to nearby plural items

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like, exactly as if

梅子

méizi — Plum, a small round stone fruit

一样

yīyàng — The same, alike; used in comparisons

美味

měiwèi — Delicious, tasty, having wonderful flavor

每只

měi zhī — Each one (animal), every individual creature

都

dōu — All, both, every; indicates universality

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating action done to subject

仔细

zǐxì — Careful, attentive, thorough in doing something

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

用

yòng — To use, with; using a tool or material

包裹

bāoguǒ — To wrap up, to bundle; a parcel

起来

qǐlái — Complement indicating upward or completing action

松针

sōngzhēn — Pine needle, thin leaf of a pine tree

别针

biézhēn — Pin, a small fastening needle

固定好

gùdìng hǎo — Securely fastened, properly fixed in place

像

xiàng — Like, resembling; to be similar to

往常

wǎngcháng — Usually, as always, in the past habitually

无礼

wúlǐ — Rude, impolite, lacking proper manners