Ulysses — Page 10

Vocabulary

在

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

我

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

看来

kàn lái — It seems, it appears, in my view.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby.

一切

yī qiè — Everything, all things, the whole lot.

都

dōu — All, both; indicates totality or inclusion.

是

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

嘲弄

cháo nòng — To mock, ridicule, or make fun of someone.

令人

lìng rén — Causing someone to feel a certain way; makes one.

厌恶

yàn wù — Disgust, loathing; to feel strong aversion toward something.

她

tā — She, her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

的

de — Possessive or attributive particle; links modifier to noun.

大脑

dà nǎo — Brain; the organ responsible for thought and function.

叶

yè — Lobe, leaf; a section or division of an organ.

已经

yǐ jīng — Already; indicates an action has been completed.

不再

bù zài — No longer, not anymore; cessation of a previous state.

运作

yùn zuò — To operate, function, work; used for systems or organs.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed situation.

叫

jiào — To call, shout, or summon someone.

医生

yī shēng — Doctor, physician; a medical professional.

爵士

jué shì — Sir, knight; British honorific title for knighted person.

还

hái — Still, also, yet; indicates continuation or addition.

从

cóng — From; indicates starting point of action or movement.

被子

bèi zi — Quilt, blanket; bedding used for warmth while sleeping.

上

shàng — On, above, up; indicates surface or upward direction.

摘

zhāi — To pick, pluck; to remove flowers, fruit, or objects.

顺着

shùn zhe — Along, following; moving in the same direction as something.

直到

zhí dào — Until, up to; indicates continuation to a point in time.

结束

jié shù — To end, finish, conclude; termination of an event.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

违背

wéi bèi — To violate, go against, disobey a wish or principle.

临终

lín zhōng — Deathbed, dying moment; the period just before death.

遗愿

yí yuàn — Final wish, dying wish; desire left unfulfilled at death.

却又

què yòu — Yet also, but then again; indicates contradiction or contrast.

因为

yīn wèi — Because, since; introduces reason or cause.

不像

bù xiàng — Unlike, not resembling; does not look or act like.

家

jiā — Family, home; classifier for families or businesses.

雇来

gù lái — Hired, brought in for employment; engaged for a job.

哑巴

yǎ ba — Mute person; someone who cannot speak.

那样

nà yàng — Like that, in that way; refers to a manner or style.

哭哭啼啼

kū kū tí tí — Weeping and wailing repeatedly; crying in a prolonged manner.

而

ér — And, but, yet; conjunction linking contrasting clauses.

对

duì — Toward, at; correct; indicates direction of action.

生闷气

shēng mèn qì — To sulk, brood silently; to feel suppressed anger inwardly.

荒唐

huāng táng — Absurd, preposterous, ridiculous; lacking reason or logic.

想

xiǎng — To think, want, miss; mental activity or desire.

确实

què shí — Indeed, truly, certainly; used to affirm a statement.

说过

shuō guò — Have said before; indicates a past verbal statement.

那话

nà huà — Those words, that statement; referring to prior utterance.

无意

wú yì — Unintentionally, not meaning to; without deliberate purpose.

冒犯

mào fàn — To offend, affront; to act disrespectfully toward someone.

母亲

mǔ qīn — Mother; a formal term for one's female parent.

记忆

jì yì — Memory, recollection; stored impressions of past experiences.

他

tā — He, him; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

越说

yuè shuō — The more (he) spoke; part of 越…越 comparative pattern.

越

yuè — More and more; used in comparative escalation patterns.

大胆

dà dǎn — Bold, daring, audacious; showing courage or impudence.

掩护

yǎn hù — To cover, shield, protect; provide cover for someone.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuing state.

那些

nà xiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.

话语

huà yǔ — Words, utterances, speech; language expressed by someone.

心里

xīn lǐ — In one's heart or mind; inner emotional or mental space.

留下

liú xià — To leave behind, remain; to cause something to stay.

裂开

liè kāi — To split open, crack apart; to break along a line.

伤口

shāng kǒu — Wound, cut, injury; a break in the body's surface.

非常

fēi cháng — Very, extremely, unusually; intensifier for adjectives.

冷淡

lěng dàn — Cold, indifferent, aloof; lacking warmth or enthusiasm.

地

de — Adverbial particle; links adverb or phrase to a verb.

说

shuō — To say, speak, tell; basic verb of verbal expression.

想的

xiǎng de — What (one) is thinking of; the thought in mind.

不是

bù shì — Is not, are not; negation of the verb 是.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.

什么

shén me — What; interrogative pronoun asking for identification.

问道

wèn dào — Asked, inquired; verb phrase introducing a question.

回答

huí dá — To answer, reply, respond to a question or statement.

道

dào — Said; literary verb introducing direct speech.

转过

zhuǎn guò — To turn around; completed turning motion of the body.

身来

shēn lái — (Turn one's) body around; complement of turning motion.

哦

ó / ò — Oh; interjection expressing realization or mild surprise.

真是

zhēn shì — Really is, truly; emphatic phrase expressing strong judgment.

个

gè — General measure word for people and many objects.

无可理喻

wú kě lǐ yù — Impossible to reason with; completely unreasonable person.

人

rén — Person, people, human being; basic noun for humanity.

叫道

jiào dào — Called out, exclaimed; verb phrase introducing an exclamation.

快步

kuài bù — Quick steps, brisk pace; walking rapidly.

绕着

rào zhe — Going around, circling; moving around the perimeter of something.

走开

zǒu kāi — To walk away, leave; move away from a location.

站在

zhàn zài — To stand at or in; being in a standing position somewhere.

原地

yuán dì — On the spot, same place; without moving from position.

凝视

níng shì — To gaze, stare fixedly; to look intently at something.

平静

píng jìng — Calm, tranquil, peaceful; free from disturbance or agitation.

海面

hǎi miàn — Sea surface, ocean surface; the top of the water.

望向

wàng xiàng — To gaze toward, look in the direction of something.

那片

nà piàn — That stretch of, that expanse of; refers to an area.

海角

hǎi jiǎo — Cape, headland; a point of land projecting into the sea.

和

hé — And; conjunction connecting nouns or noun phrases.

此刻

cǐ kè — At this moment, right now; the current point in time.

渐渐

jiàn jiàn — Gradually, little by little; slow and steady change.

变得

biàn de — To become, to grow; introduces a new resulting state.

模糊

mó hu — Blurry, vague, indistinct; lacking clarity or sharpness.

脉搏

mài bó — Pulse; rhythmic throbbing of arteries caused by heartbeat.

眼中

yǎn zhōng — In one's eyes; within the field of vision or perception.

跳动

tiào dòng — To throb, pulse, beat; rhythmic movement or vibration.

遮蔽

zhē bì — To block, obscure, cover up; hide something from view.

视线

shì xiàn — Line of sight, gaze; the path along which one looks.

感到

gǎn dào — To feel, sense, perceive; becoming aware of a sensation.

双颊

shuāng jiá — Both cheeks; the two sides of the face below the eyes.

发烫

fā tàng — To feel hot, burning; sensation of heat on the skin.

传来

chuán lái — To come from, reach one's ears; sound arriving from afar.

一个

yī gè — One; numeral-measure word combination for a single item.

响亮

xiǎng liàng — Loud and clear, resonant; a strong and distinct sound.

声音

shēng yīn — Sound, voice, noise; auditory sensation or utterance.

上面

shàng miàn — Up there, above, on top; indicates an upper location.

吗

ma — Question particle; turns a statement into a yes/no question.

来了

lái le — Coming, here now; indicates arrival or approach of someone.

转向

zhuǎn xiàng — To turn toward, change direction; reorient oneself or attention.

说道

shuō dào — Said, spoke; literary phrase introducing direct speech.

看看

kàn kàn — Take a look, have a look; casual or gentle viewing.

这片

zhè piàn — This stretch of, this expanse of; refers to a nearby area.

海

hǎi — Sea, ocean; large body of salt water.

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things or animals.

在乎

zài hu — To care about, mind; to attach importance to something.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle; softens questions or adds nuance.

别管

bié guǎn — Don't mind, ignore; don't concern yourself with something.

那一套

nà yī tào — That whole set of ideas or methods; that approach or system.

下来

xià lái — Come down; directional complement indicating downward movement.

吧

ba — Particle suggesting a suggestion, assumption, or mild command.

那个

nà gè — That one; demonstrative pronoun referring to a specific item.

想要

xiǎng yào — To want, desire; expressing a wish to have something.

早餐

zǎo cān — Breakfast; the first meal of the day.

熏肉

xūn ròu — Smoked or cured meat, bacon; meat preserved by smoking.

头

tóu — Head; top part of the body; also a positional suffix.

楼梯

lóu tī — Staircase, stairs; structure used for climbing between floors.

顶端

dǐng duān — Top end, apex, summit; the highest point of something.

与

yǔ — With, and; formal conjunction or preposition connecting items.

屋顶

wū dǐng — Roof, rooftop; the top covering of a building.

齐平

qí píng — Level with, flush with; at the same height as something.

处

chù — Place, location; a point or area where something is situated.

又

yòu — Again, also, moreover; indicates repetition or addition.

停顿

tíng dùn — To pause, hesitate; a brief stop in speech or movement.

片刻

piàn kè — A moment, an instant; a very short period of time.

别

bié — Don't; imperative negation used to prohibit an action.

为

wèi — For, because of; indicates reason or purpose of action.

这事

zhè shì — This matter, this thing; referring to the current issue.

整天

zhěng tiān — All day long, the whole day; throughout the entire day.

闷闷不乐

mèn mèn bù lè — Depressed, gloomy, sulky; unhappy and brooding all day.

这人

zhè rén — This person; referring to the individual under discussion.

就是

jiù shì — Simply is, exactly; used for emphasis or identification.

前后

qián hòu — Before and after, front and back; two ends of something.

不一致

bù yī zhì — Inconsistent, contradictory; not in agreement with oneself.