The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 5

Vocabulary

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.

已经

yǐjīng — Already; indicates action completed before now.

在

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

这里

zhèlǐ — Here; this place.

住了

zhùle — Have lived/stayed; resided for a period.

两周

liǎng zhōu — Two weeks; a fortnight.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

自从

zìcóng — Ever since; from a certain point in time.

第一天

dì yī tiān — The first day; day one.

起

qǐ — Starting from; used after time expressions.

我

wǒ — I, me; first person singular pronoun.

就

jiù — Then, right away; emphasizes immediacy or connection.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; negates possession or existence.

提笔

tí bǐ — Pick up a pen; begin to write something.

写作

xiězuò — Writing; the act of composing written work.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

心情

xīnqíng — Mood, state of mind; emotional disposition.

现在

xiànzài — Now, at present; the current moment.

坐在

zuò zài — Sitting at/in; to be seated at a location.

窗边

chuāng biān — By the window; beside a window.

就在

jiù zài — Right at; precisely located at this place.

这间

zhè jiān — This room; this particular enclosed space.

令人厌恶

lìng rén yànwù — Disgusting, repulsive; causing strong feelings of dislike.

育儿室

yù ér shì — Nursery; a room designated for raising children.

里

lǐ — Inside, within; indicates interior location.

除了

chúle — Besides, except for; apart from something.

体力

tǐlì — Physical strength, stamina; bodily energy.

不支

bù zhī — Insufficient, failing; unable to hold up physically.

之外

zhī wài — Outside of, beyond; apart from what was mentioned.

什么

shénme — What; used in questions or indefinite references.

能

néng — Can, be able to; indicates capability or possibility.

阻止

zǔzhǐ — To stop, prevent; block someone from doing something.

随心所欲

suí xīn suǒ yù — To do as one pleases; act according to one's wishes.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

整天

zhěng tiān — All day long; the entire day.

不在

bù zài — Not present, away; absent from a location.

家

jiā — Home, family; one's place of residence.

当

dāng — When; used to introduce a time clause.

他

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

病例

bìnglì — Medical case; instance of a patient's illness.

严重

yánzhòng — Serious, severe; of great concern or gravity.

时

shí — When, at the time of; temporal conjunction.

甚至

shènzhì — Even, so much so; emphasizes an extreme situation.

有些

yǒuxiē — Some, somewhat; a certain amount or degree.

夜晚

yèwǎn — Night, nighttime; the hours of darkness.

也

yě — Also, too; indicates inclusion or continuation.

不

bù — No, not; general negation particle.

回来

huí lái — Come back, return; arrive back at a place.

很

hěn — Very, quite; intensifier for adjectives.

庆幸

qìngxìng — Feel fortunate, relieved; glad something bad was avoided.

病情

bìngqíng — Condition of illness; the state of a patient's disease.

并不

bìng bù — Not at all; emphatic negation of a statement.

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause.

这些

zhèxiē — These; plural demonstrative referring to nearby items.

神经

shénjīng — Nerve; relating to the nervous system.

方面

fāngmiàn — Aspect, area; a particular side of something.

毛病

máobìng — Ailment, defect; a fault or physical complaint.

真是

zhēn shì — Truly is; used to emphasize a strong feeling.

令人

lìng rén — Makes one feel; causes a person to experience something.

沮丧

jǔsàng — Depressed, dejected; feeling low or discouraged.

至极

zhì jí — To the extreme; in the utmost degree.

知道

zhīdào — To know, be aware of; have knowledge of something.

究竟

jiūjìng — After all, exactly; seeks the true facts of a matter.

受了

shòule — Have suffered/endured; undergone pain or hardship.

多少

duōshǎo — How much, how many; asks about quantity or degree.

苦

kǔ — Suffering, bitterness; pain or hardship endured.

认为

rènwéi — To think, believe; hold a particular opinion.

理由

lǐyóu — Reason, grounds; justification for an action or belief.

受苦

shòu kǔ — To suffer, endure hardship; experience pain or misery.

这

zhè — This; near demonstrative pronoun or determiner.

让

ràng — Let, allow, make; causative verb.

感到

gǎndào — To feel, sense; become aware of an emotion.

满意

mǎnyì — Satisfied, content; pleased with a result.

当然

dāngrán — Of course, naturally; something is obvious or expected.

不过

búguò — However, but; introduces a mild contrast.

是

shì — Is, are, am; main linking verb in Chinese.

神经过敏

shénjīng guòmǐn — Hypersensitivity, nervousness; overly sensitive nerves.

罢了

bàle — That's all, merely; downplays what was just said.

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to, cannot; no way to do something.

尽到

jìn dào — Fulfill, carry out; discharge one's duties fully.

任何

rènhé — Any, any kind of; refers to any item without exception.

职责

zhízé — Duty, responsibility; obligations of one's role.

这件事

zhè jiàn shì — This matter, this thing; a specific situation.

真的

zhēn de — Really, truly; emphasizes sincerity or truth.

深感

shēn gǎn — Deeply feel; profoundly experience an emotion.

压抑

yāyì — Suppressed, oppressed; feeling emotionally stifled.

本想

běn xiǎng — Originally intended to; had planned to do something.

成为

chéngwéi — To become; transform into a certain role or state.

得力助手

délì zhùshǒu — Capable assistant; an effective and helpful aide.

真正

zhēnzhèng — Truly, genuine; real rather than nominal.

得到

dédào — To obtain, receive; get something desired.

休息

xiūxi — Rest, relaxation; a break from activity.

和

hé — And; connects two nouns or phrases.

安慰

ānwèi — Comfort, consolation; soothe someone's distress.

可

kě — But, yet; introduces a contrasting situation.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays, now; at the present time.

已然

yǐrán — Already, as things stand; has become a reality.

成了

chéngle — Has become; turned into a certain state.

一个

yī gè — One, a; indefinite article plus measure word.

累赘

léizhuì — Burden, encumbrance; something that weighs others down.

没有人

méiyǒu rén — Nobody, no one; not a single person.

会

huì — Will, can; indicates ability or future likelihood.

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe, trust; have confidence in something.

就连

jiù lián — Even; emphasizes inclusion of an extreme case.

力所能及

lì suǒ néng jí — Within one's ability; tasks one can manage to do.

那点

nà diǎn — That little bit; referring to a small amount.

小事

xiǎo shì — Minor matter, trivial thing; something unimportant.

穿衣打扮

chuān yī dǎbàn — Dressing up, grooming oneself; putting on clothes and makeup.

招待

zhāodài — To entertain, host; receive and look after guests.

客人

kèrén — Guest, visitor; a person received as company.

安排

ānpái — To arrange, organize; plan and set things in order.

事务

shìwù — Affairs, matters; routine tasks or business.

都要

dōu yào — All require; every item needs or demands something.

耗费

hàofèi — To consume, expend; use up energy or resources.

多大

duō dà — How great, how much; asks about degree or extent.

气力

qìlì — Energy, effort, strength; physical or mental exertion.

幸好

xìnghǎo — Fortunately, luckily; it is good that something happened.

照料

zhàoliào — To look after, care for; attend to someone's needs.

孩子

háizi — Child, children; a young person or offspring.

得

de — Resultative particle indicating degree or manner.

那么

nàme — So, that; indicates extent or references a degree.

好

hǎo — Good, well; positive quality or satisfactory degree.

多么

duōme — How, what a; exclamatory intensifier.

可爱

kě'ài — Cute, adorable; lovable in appearance or manner.

啊

a — Ah, oh; exclamatory or softening sentence particle.

然而

rán'ér — However, yet; introduces a contrasting statement.

却

què — Yet, but; marks contrast or unexpected outcome.

陪伴

péibàn — To accompany, keep company; be present with someone.

身边

shēnbiān — By one's side; close to a person.

十分

shífēn — Very, extremely; a high degree of something.

焦虑不安

jiāolǜ bù'ān — Anxious and restless; feeling worried and unsettled.

想

xiǎng — To think, want; consider or desire something.

这辈子

zhè bèizi — This lifetime, this life; one's current existence.

从来

cónglái — Always, never; refers to all past time.

都

dōu — All, both; indicates totality of a group.

不会

bù huì — Will not, cannot; negates ability or likelihood.

总是

zǒng shì — Always, constantly; something happens every time.

为了

wèile — For the sake of, in order to; indicates purpose.

墙纸

qiángzhǐ — Wallpaper; decorative paper covering a wall.

事

shì — Matter, affair; a thing or issue.

嘲笑

cháoxiào — To mock, ridicule; laugh at someone scornfully.

起初

qǐchū — At first, initially; in the beginning.

打算

dǎsuàn — To plan, intend; have a purpose in mind.

重新

chóngxīn — Anew, again; do something over from the start.

给

gěi — Give, for; indicates beneficiary or direction of action.

房间

fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building.

贴

tiē — To paste, stick; attach something flat to a surface.

壁纸

bìzhǐ — Wallpaper; paper applied to interior walls as decoration.

后来

hòulái — Later, afterwards; at a subsequent point in time.

说

shuō — To say, speak; express something verbally.

是在

shì zài — Is indeed; used to emphasize an ongoing state.

自寻烦恼

zì xún fánnǎo — Bring trouble on oneself; create unnecessary worries.

对于

duìyú — Regarding, for; indicates the object of concern.

神经质

shénjīngzhì — Neurotic, nervous; excessively anxious or high-strung.

病人

bìngrén — Patient, sick person; someone suffering from illness.

来说

lái shuō — Speaking of, for; introduces a perspective or viewpoint.

比

bǐ — Than, compared to; used in comparative sentences.

屈从于

qūcóng yú — To yield to, submit to; give in to pressure.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of, this type of; specifies a category.

奇思妄想

qí sī wàng xiǎng — Wild fantasy, delusion; bizarre and unrealistic ideas.

更

gèng — Even more, still more; comparative intensifier.

有害

yǒuhài — Harmful, detrimental; causing damage or negative effects.