The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

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

及

jí — and, as well as; to reach

在线

zài xiàn — online, connected to the internet

分布式

fēn bù shì — distributed, spread across multiple locations

校对

jiào duì — proofreading, checking text for errors

团队

tuán duì — team, group working together toward a goal

制作

zhì zuò — to produce, create, or manufacture something

猫咪

māo mī — kitty, affectionate term for a cat

的

de — possessive or descriptive particle linking nouns

故事

gù shi — story, tale, narrative account of events

作者

zuò zhě — author, writer of a book or text

等书

děng shū — and other books, et cetera regarding publications

出版社

chū bǎn shè — publishing house, company that publishes books

首次

shǒu cì — for the first time, initial occurrence

出版

chū bǎn — to publish, release a book or publication

于

yú — at, in, on; preposition indicating time or place

年

nián — year, a unit of time measurement

公司

gōng sī — company, corporation, business organization

版权所有

bǎn quán suǒ yǒu — all rights reserved, copyright notice phrase

英国

Yīng guó — United Kingdom, Britain

伦敦

Lún dūn — London, capital city of the United Kingdom

有限公司

yǒu xiàn gōng sī — limited company, Ltd., incorporated business entity

印刷

yìn shuā — to print, printing of books or documents

装订

zhuāng dìng — bookbinding, assembling printed pages into book

献给

xiàn gěi — dedicated to, offering something to someone

所有

suǒ yǒu — all, every one of; to possess something

淘气鬼

táo qì guǐ — naughty child, little rascal, mischievous person

尤其

yóu qí — especially, particularly, most of all

是

shì — to be, is, am, are; affirmative verb

那些

nà xiē — those, referring to multiple distant things

爬上

pá shàng — to climb up onto something

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

花园

huā yuán — garden, outdoor area with flowers and plants

墙

qiáng — wall, vertical structure dividing or surrounding space

从前

cóng qián — once upon a time, in the past, formerly

有

yǒu — to have, there is/are, to exist

三只

sān zhī — three (animals), using classifier for small animals

小

xiǎo — small, little, young; prefix of endearment

它们

tā men — they, them; third-person plural for non-humans

名字

míng zi — name, the word used to identify someone

分别

fēn bié — respectively, separately; to part from someone

和

hé — and, with; connecting nouns or clauses

各自

gè zì — each, individually, respectively for each one

可爱

kě ài — cute, adorable, lovable in appearance

毛皮

máo pí — fur, animal skin with hair attached

大衣

dà yī — overcoat, large outer garment for warmth

在

zài — at, in, on; to be present somewhere

门口

mén kǒu — doorway, entrance, threshold of a door

台阶

tái jiē — steps, stone or concrete stairs at entrance

上

shàng — on top of, above, upper; to go up

翻滚

fān gǔn — to roll around, tumble, somersault repeatedly

嬉戏

xī xì — to frolic, play playfully, romp around

尘土

chén tǔ — dust, fine dry powder on surfaces

中

zhōng — in the middle of, within, among

玩耍

wán shuǎ — to play, frolic, engage in playful activity

但

dàn — but, however, yet; conjunction showing contrast

一天

yī tiān — one day, a certain day, someday

母亲

mǔ qīn — mother, female parent, maternal figure

太太

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

邀请

yāo qǐng — to invite, extend an invitation to someone

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

朋友

péng you — friend, a person one is fond of

来

lái — to come, arrive, move toward speaker

喝茶

hē chá — to drink tea, have tea together

于是

yú shì — thereupon, so, therefore, as a result

她

tā — she, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun

把

bǎ — particle marking direct object of disposal verb

们

men — plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns

带进

dài jìn — to bring inside, lead into a place

屋里

wū lǐ — inside the house, indoors, within the room

尊贵

zūn guì — distinguished, honorable, noble, of high status

客人

kè ren — guest, visitor coming to someone's home

到来

dào lái — arrival, the coming of someone or something

之前

zhī qián — before, prior to a specific time or event

为

wèi — for, on behalf of; in order to

洗澡

xǐ zǎo — to bathe, take a bath or shower

穿衣

chuān yī — to dress, put on clothes

首先

shǒu xiān — first of all, firstly, to begin with

擦洗

cā xǐ — to scrub, wash by rubbing vigorously

脸

liǎn — face, the front part of one's head

这只

zhè zhī — this one (animal), using animal classifier zhī

然后

rán hòu — then, afterwards, next in sequence

梳理

shū lǐ — to comb and groom, tidy hair or fur

毛发

máo fà — hair and fur, body hair collectively

尾巴

wěi ba — tail, the rear appendage of an animal

胡须

hú xū — whiskers, beard, facial or muzzle hair

非常

fēi cháng — very, extremely, unusually so

淘气

táo qì — naughty, mischievous, badly behaved child or animal

他

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

抓

zhuā — to grab, scratch, catch with the hand

抓去

zhuā qù — to grab and take away, to seize

给

gěi — to give; for, to; indirect object marker

穿上

chuān shàng — to put on clothing, to dress oneself

干净

gān jìng — clean, tidy, free from dirt

围裙

wéi qún — apron, protective garment worn over clothing

领巾

lǐng jīn — neckerchief, small decorative scarf around neck

从

cóng — from, since, following; preposition of origin

抽屉柜

chōu ti guì — chest of drawers, dresser with multiple drawers

里

lǐ — inside, within, interior of something

取出

qǔ chū — to take out, remove something from inside

各种

gè zhǒng — various kinds of, all sorts of things

华丽

huá lì — gorgeous, magnificent, splendid in appearance

却

què — yet, but, however; shows unexpected contrast

不

bù — no, not; negation of verbs and adjectives

舒适

shū shì — comfortable, cozy, at ease physically

衣服

yī fu — clothes, clothing, garments worn on body

为了

wèi le — in order to, for the purpose of

儿子

ér zi — son, male child of a parent

盛装

shèng zhuāng — formal attire, dressed up in fine clothes

打扮

dǎ ban — to dress up, groom oneself, adorn

胖

pàng — fat, chubby, plump in body shape

而且

ér qiě — moreover, furthermore, in addition to that

长大

zhǎng dà — to grow up, become bigger or older

好几颗

hǎo jǐ kē — quite a few (small round objects like buttons)

纽扣

niǔ kòu — button, small fastener on clothing

都

dōu — all, both, entirely; adverb of totality

崩开

bēng kāi — to burst open, pop off, snap apart

又

yòu — again, also, once more, in addition

缝

féng — to sew, stitch together with thread

上去

shàng qu — to go up, attach back onto something

当

dāng — when, while; to serve as, to be

准备好

zhǔn bèi hǎo — to be ready, fully prepared for something

后

hòu — after, behind, later in time or space