The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 4

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — First person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'me'.

想

xiǎng — To think, want, or miss someone or something.

有

yǒu — To have or exist; indicates possession or existence.

一

yī — The number one; used as an indefinite article.

天

tiān — Sky, day, or heaven; unit of time meaning 'day'.

将

jiāng — Will, shall; indicates future tense or intention.

不

bù — Negation word meaning 'not' or 'no'.

得

dé/děi/de — To obtain; must; structural particle after verbs.

再

zài — Again, once more; indicates repetition of an action.

写

xiě — To write; to compose text or characters.

本

běn — Measure word for books; root, origin, this.

更

gèng — Even more, further; indicates a greater degree.

大

dà — Big, large, great; describes size or magnitude.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

书

shū — Book; written or printed literary work.

来

lái — To come; used to introduce a purposeful action.

告

gào — To tell, inform, or announce to someone.

诉

sù — To tell, relate, or complain; used in 告诉 (to tell).

你

nǐ — Second person pronoun meaning 'you' (singular).

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.

多

duō — Many, much, more; indicates a large quantity.

关

guān — To close; concerning, related to; a key point.

于

yú — Preposition meaning 'about', 'regarding', or 'at'.

汤

tāng — Soup, broth; also used in transliterating foreign names.

猫

māo — Cat; a common domestic feline animal.

咪

mī — Sound a cat makes; used in 猫咪 meaning 'kitty'.

故

gù — Old, former; reason; used in 故事 meaning 'story'.

事

shì — Matter, affair, event; used in 故事 meaning 'story'.

插

chā — To insert, plug in; used in 插图 meaning 'illustration'.

图

tú — Picture, diagram, illustration; a visual representation.

至

zhì — To, until, extremely; used in 至于 meaning 'as for'.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

些

xiē — Some, a few; indefinite plural measure word.

水

shuǐ — Water; a fundamental liquid substance.

鸭

yā — Duck; a common waterfowl bird.

子

zi — Noun suffix; also means child, seed, or small object.

它

tā — Third person pronoun referring to animals or objects.

走

zǒu — To walk, go, leave; movement on foot.

进

jìn — To enter, go into; movement toward inside.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.

个

gè — General measure word for people and many objects.

池

chí — Pond, pool; a body of still water.

塘

táng — Pond, reservoir; used in 池塘 meaning 'pond'.

衣

yī — Clothing, garment; used in 衣服 meaning 'clothes'.

服

fú — Clothes; to obey; used in 衣服 meaning 'clothing'.

立

lì — To stand; immediately; used in 立刻 meaning 'at once'.

刻

kè — Moment, quarter hour; used in 立刻 meaning 'immediately'.

全

quán — All, entire, complete; totality of something.

都

dōu — All, both, entirely; indicates inclusion of everything.

脱

tuō — To take off, shed; remove clothing or covering.

落

luò — To fall, drop; used in 脱落 meaning 'to fall off'.

因

yīn — Because, due to; indicates reason or cause.

为

wèi/wéi — For, because of; to be; indicates purpose or cause.

上

shàng — Above, on top of, upper; directional or locational word.

面

miàn — Face, surface, side; directional suffix meaning 'side'.

没

méi — Negation of existence or possession; not have.

纽

niǔ — Button, knob; used in 纽扣 meaning 'button'.

扣

kòu — Button, buckle; to fasten; used in 纽扣 meaning 'button'.

从

cóng — From, since; following; indicates starting point.

以

yǐ — With, by means of; used in time expressions like 以后.

后

hòu — After, behind, later; indicates time or position.

先

xiān — First, before, earlier; indicates priority or precedence.

生

shēng — Born, life; Mr.; used in 先生 meaning 'mister/husband'.

和

hé — And, with, together; connects nouns or clauses.

就

jiù — Then, right away, exactly; indicates immediacy or emphasis.

直

zhí — Straight, direct; continuously; used in 一直 meaning 'always'.

在

zài — At, in, on; to be present; indicates location or action.

寻

xún — To seek, search for; used in 寻找 meaning 'to look for'.

找

zhǎo — To look for, search; to find or seek something.