The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 3

Vocabulary

他

tā — Third person singular pronoun: he, him

盯着

dīng zhe — Staring at, gazing fixedly at something

它们

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

看了

kàn le — Looked at, watched (completed action)

好

hǎo — Good; well; used as filler or intensifier

一会儿

yī huì r — A short while, a moment in time

不久

bù jiǔ — Before long, soon, not long after

一只

yī zhī — One (animal or small object), a single one

苍蝇

cāng ying — A housefly, common flying insect pest

落在

luò zài — Landed on, settled upon a surface

其中

qí zhōng — Among them, within that group or set

一个

yī gè — One, a single (general measure word)

上面

shàng miàn — On top of, above, on the surface

它

tā — It, third person pronoun for non-humans

动了

dòng le — Moved, made a movement (completed action)

一下

yī xià — Once, briefly, a quick single action

先生

xiān sheng — Mister, sir; polite title for a man

爬

pá — To crawl, climb on hands and knees

下去

xià qù — To go down, continue downward direction

到了

dào le — Arrived at, reached a destination

垃圾堆

lā jī duī — Rubbish heap, pile of garbage or waste

上

shàng — On, above, on top of something

一

yī — One, the number one

二

èr — Two, the number two

三

sān — Three, the number three

四

sì — Four, the number four

五

wǔ — Five, the number five

六只

liù zhī — Six (animals or small objects), six of them

小兔子

xiǎo tù zi — Little rabbit, small bunny

一边

yī biān — While doing something simultaneously, on one side

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; handle; measure word for objects

放进

fàng jìn — Put into, place inside something

麻袋

má dài — Sack, burlap bag made of rough material

说道

shuō dào — Said, spoke (literary narrative expression)

的

de — Possessive and attributive particle in Chinese

小兔们

xiǎo tù men — The little rabbits, the baby bunnies (plural)

梦见

mèng jiàn — To dream of, see something in a dream

妈妈

māma — Mom, mother, maternal parent

在

zài — At, in, on; to be located somewhere

床上

chuáng shàng — On the bed, upon the sleeping surface

给

gěi — To give; for; beneficiary marker in sentences

翻身

fān shēn — To turn over in bed, roll one's body

睡梦中

shuì mèng zhōng — While asleep, in the middle of dreaming

动了动

dòng le dòng — Stirred slightly, moved a little bit

但

dàn — But, however, yet (contrastive conjunction)

仍然

réng rán — Still, nevertheless, continuing as before

没有

méi yǒu — Did not, have not, there is none

醒来

xǐng lái — To wake up, regain consciousness from sleep

扎好

zā hǎo — Tied up securely, fastened tightly with string

放在了

fàng zài le — Placed on, put something onto a surface

墙上

qiáng shàng — On the wall, against the wall surface

去

qù — To go, move toward a destination

割草机

gē cǎo jī — Lawnmower, machine used for cutting grass

收起来

shōu qǐ lái — Put away, store or tidy something up

了

le — Completion particle indicating finished action

离开

lí kāi — To leave, depart from a place

时候

shí hou — Time, moment, when something happens

兔

tù — Rabbit, hare (animal)

太太

tài tai — Mrs., wife, married woman's title

她

tā — She, her (female third person pronoun)

一直

yī zhí — All along, continuously, straight ahead

留在

liú zài — Stayed at, remained in a place

家里

jiā lǐ — Inside the home, at home

穿过

chuān guò — Pass through, cross over an area

田野

tián yě — Fields, open countryside or farmland

走了

zǒu le — Walked over, came or went (completed)

过来

guò lái — Came over, moved toward the speaker

狐疑地

hú yí de — Suspiciously, with doubt and uncertainty

看着

kàn zhe — Looking at, watching continuously

那只

nà zhī — That one (animal or small object)

心想

xīn xiǎng — Thought to oneself, wondered inwardly

大家

dà jiā — Everyone, everybody, all people present

都

dōu — All, both, every (inclusive adverb)

到

dào — To arrive at, reach, go to

哪里

nǎ lǐ — Where, what place (question word)

去了

qù le — Went away, left (completed departure)

这时

zhè shí — At this moment, just then, at this time

老鼠

lǎo shǔ — Mouse, rat (small rodent animal)

从

cóng — From, starting from a point or place

她的

tā de — Her, belonging to her (possessive)

果酱罐

guǒ jiàng guàn — Jam jar, container holding fruit preserve

里

lǐ — Inside, within, interior of something

爬了

pá le — Crawled (completed action of crawling)

出来

chū lái — Came out, emerged from inside

也

yě — Also, too, as well (additive adverb)

摘掉了

zhāi diào le — Took off, removed something from one's head

套在

tào zài — Fitted over, slipped onto something

头上

tóu shàng — On the head, atop one's head

纸袋

zhǐ dài — Paper bag, bag made of paper material

他们

tā men — They, them (male or mixed group)

讲述了

jiǎng shù le — Narrated, told or recounted a story

这段

zhè duàn — This section, this passage or episode

悲惨

bēi cǎn — Miserable, tragic, wretched and pitiful

经过

jīng guò — Experience, process; what happened; pass through

和

hé — And, with (conjunction linking items)

十分

shí fēn — Very, extremely, fully (degree adverb)

绝望

jué wàng — Desperate, hopeless, in complete despair

解不开

jiě bu kāi — Cannot untie, unable to loosen a knot

那根

nà gēn — That (one rope/stick), that long object

绳子

shéng zi — Rope, string, cord used for tying

但是

dàn shì — However, but (stronger contrastive conjunction)

是个

shì gè — Is a (someone of a certain type)

足智多谋

zú zhì duō móu — Resourceful, full of clever strategies and wisdom

人

rén — Person, human being, people

底角

dǐ jiǎo — Bottom corner of a bag or container

咬出了

yǎo chū le — Bit through, chewed out a hole

洞

dòng — Hole, opening, cave or tunnel

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (someone doing something)

拉了

lā le — Pulled (completed action of pulling)

掐

qiā — To pinch, nip with fingers

弄醒

nòng xǐng — Woke someone up, caused to wake

父母

fù mǔ — Parents, father and mother together

三个

sān gè — Three (general items), three of something

烂

làn — Rotten, decayed, spoiled food or material

西葫芦

xī hú lu — Zucchini, courgette (a type of squash)

一把

yī bǎ — A handful of, one (brush/tool) measure word

旧

jiù — Old, worn out, used or secondhand

擦鞋刷

cā xié shuā — Shoe-cleaning brush, brush for polishing shoes

两个

liǎng gè — Two (general items), a pair of something

芜菁

wú jīng — Turnip, a root vegetable (Brassica rapa)

塞进了

sāi jìn le — Stuffed into, crammed or pushed inside

空

kōng — Empty, vacant, hollow space

然后

rán hòu — Then, after that, subsequently

全都

quán dōu — All, every one without exception

躲在

duǒ zài — Hiding in, concealed inside a place

一丛

yī cóng — A clump or cluster of bushes/plants

灌木

guàn mù — Shrub, bush, low woody plant

下面

xià miàn — Underneath, below, beneath something

等着

děng zhe — Waiting, keeping watch for someone's return

回来

huí lái — Come back, return to a place

回来了

huí lái le — Has come back, returned (completed action)

拿起

ná qǐ — Picked up, lifted something with hands

就走

jiù zǒu — Then left, immediately went away

提着

tí zhe — Carrying by hand, holding up while walking

袋子

dài zi — Bag, sack, pouch for carrying things

沉甸甸

chén diān diān — Heavily weighted, feeling very heavy and full

地

de — Adverbial marker modifying how an action is done

往下

wǎng xià — Downward, toward the bottom direction

坠

zhuì — To droop, sag, fall heavily downward

好像

hǎo xiàng — Seems like, as if, it appears that

很重

hěn zhòng — Very heavy, weighing a great deal

样子

yàng zi — Appearance, look, manner, the way something seems