The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 8

Vocabulary

是

shì — To be; indicates identity or equivalence.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

孩子

háizi — Child; a young person or kid.

回答

huídá — To answer or reply to a question.

道

dào — Said; used after dialogue to indicate speech.

抬起

táiqǐ — To lift or raise something upward.

头

tóu — Head; the top part of the body.

来

lái — To come; directional complement indicating movement.

擦干

cāgān — To wipe dry; remove moisture by wiping.

眼泪

yǎnlèi — Tears; liquid drops from the eyes.

那么

nàme — Then; in that case; used as connector.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

必须

bìxū — Must; expressing obligation or necessity.

去

qù — To go; to travel to a place.

也许

yěxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

会

huì — Will; can; expressing ability or future action.

帮助

bāngzhù — To help; to assist someone with something.

这座

zhè zuò — This (used with large structures like cities).

城市

chéngshì — City; a large urban settlement.

在

zài — At; in; located at a place.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; asking about location.

问道

wèn dào — Asked; said while asking a question.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects.

正好

zhènghǎo — Exactly; just right; happens to be.

位于

wèiyú — To be located at; situated in a place.

这个

zhège — This; referring to a nearby thing or concept.

国家

guójiā — Country; nation; a sovereign state.

中心

zhōngxīn — Center; the middle point of an area.

由

yóu — By; from; indicating agent or source.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

告诉

gàosù — To tell; to inform someone of something.

过

guò — Experiential particle; indicates past experience.

伟大

wěidà — Great; mighty; impressive and admirable.

巫师

wūshī — Wizard; sorcerer; a person with magical powers.

统治

tǒngzhì — To rule; to govern over a region.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.

个

gè — General measure word used for people and things.

好人

hǎorén — Good person; someone kind and virtuous.

吗

ma — Question particle placed at end of yes/no question.

女孩

nǚhái — Girl; a young female person.

焦虑

jiāolǜ — Anxious; feeling worried or uneasy about something.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adjective/adverb to verb.

好

hǎo — Good; well; fine; expressing positivity.

不是

bú shì — Is not; negation of identity or state.

人

rén — Person; human being; people.

说不准

shuō bu zhǔn — Hard to say; uncertain; cannot be sure.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; indicating reason or cause.

从未

cóng wèi — Never; not once; at no time ever.

见过

jiàn guò — Have seen; experienced seeing someone or something.

怎么

zěnme — How; in what way; asking about method.

才能

cáinéng — Only then can; talent; ability to achieve.

到

dào — To arrive at; to reach a destination.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; a distant location.

步行

bùxíng — To walk; to travel on foot.

前往

qiánwǎng — To head toward; to travel to a destination.

这

zhè — This; indicating something nearby or just mentioned.

一段

yī duàn — A stretch or period of something.

漫长

màncháng — Long; lengthy; extending over a great distance.

旅程

lǚchéng — Journey; trip; a course of travel.

途经

tújīng — Passing through; going via a certain place.

地方

dìfang — Place; location; an area or region.

有时

yǒushí — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times.

令人

lìng rén — Makes people feel; causing a certain feeling.

愉快

yúkuài — Pleasant; happy; feeling joyful and delighted.

阴暗

yīn'àn — Dark and gloomy; dim and shadowy.

可怕

kěpà — Frightening; terrible; causing fear or dread.

不过

búguò — However; but; used to introduce a contrast.

运用

yùnyòng — To use; to apply knowledge or skills.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize.

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of something.

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all; the entirety of something.

魔法

mófǎ — Magic; supernatural power or spell.

保护

bǎohù — To protect; to keep safe from harm.

免受

miǎn shòu — To be exempt from; to avoid suffering harm.

伤害

shānghài — Harm; injury; damage to someone or something.

不

bù — No; not; general negation particle.

和

hé — And; with; together with someone.

一起

yīqǐ — Together; in the same place at same time.

恳求

kěnqiú — To beg; to implore earnestly and sincerely.

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.

已

yǐ — Already; indicating something has been completed.

开始

kāishǐ — To begin; to start doing something.

把

bǎ — Disposal particle marking direct object of action.

这位

zhè wèi — This (polite measure word for respected persons).

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young.

老太太

lǎotàitai — Old lady; an elderly woman.

视为

shìwéi — To regard as; to consider something to be.

唯一

wéiyī — Only; sole; the one and only.

朋友

péngyou — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.

不能

bù néng — Cannot; not able to; expressing inability.

那样

nàyàng — Like that; in that way or manner.

做

zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action.

但

dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting idea.

给

gěi — To give; for; indicating beneficiary of action.

一个

yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).

吻

wěn — Kiss; a touch of lips to something or someone.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; negation of existence.

敢

gǎn — To dare; to have the courage to do.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating subject receives the action.

北方

běifāng — North; the northern direction or region.

女巫

nǚwū — Witch; a female practitioner of magic.

亲吻

qīnwěn — To kiss; pressing lips against someone affectionately.

走近

zǒujìn — To walk close to; to approach someone.

轻轻

qīngqīng — Gently; softly; with light and careful touch.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

额头

étóu — Forehead; the front part of the head.

嘴唇

zuǐchún — Lips; the fleshy parts surrounding the mouth.

触碰

chùpèng — To touch; to make contact with something.

留下

liúxià — To leave behind; to remain; to cause to stay.

圆形

yuánxíng — Round; circular in shape.

闪亮

shǎnliàng — Shining; sparkling; glittering brightly.

印记

yìnjì — Mark; imprint; a visible trace left behind.

不久

bùjiǔ — Soon; before long; after a short time.

之后

zhīhòu — After; afterward; following a certain point in time.

就

jiù — Then; just; immediately; emphasis on sequence.

发现

fāxiàn — To discover; to find out; to realize something.

这一点

zhè yīdiǎn — This point; this particular aspect or detail.

通往

tōngwǎng — Leading to; a path that goes toward somewhere.

道路

dàolù — Road; path; a way for traveling.

用

yòng — To use; using; with a certain material or tool.

黄色

huángsè — Yellow; the color yellow.

砖块

zhuānkuài — Brick; a rectangular block used in construction.

铺成

pū chéng — To be paved with; laid to form a surface.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.

所以

suǒyǐ — Therefore; so; indicating result or conclusion.

不会

bú huì — Will not; cannot; expressing inability or negation.

迷路

mílù — To get lost; to lose one's way.