War and Peace — Page 1

Vocabulary

好吧

hǎo ba — Okay, alright; expressing reluctant agreement.

王爷

wáng ye — Prince or nobleman of high rank.

这么

zhè me — So, this way, like this.

说来

shuō lái — Speaking of which; to put it this way.

和

hé — And; together with; harmonious.

现在

xiàn zài — Now, at present, currently.

不过

bù guò — However, but; merely, only.

是

shì — To be; is, am, are.

家族

jiā zú — Family clan or dynasty group.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

私人

sī rén — Private, personal; not public.

庄园

zhuāng yuán — Estate or manor; private landed property.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.

但

dàn — But, however; yet, still.

我

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

警告

jǐng gào — To warn; a warning or caution.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

如果

rú guǒ — If, in case; conditional conjunction.

不

bù — No, not; negation particle.

承认

chéng rèn — To admit, acknowledge, or recognize something.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects.

意味着

yì wèi zhe — To mean, signify, or imply something.

战争

zhàn zhēng — War, warfare; armed conflict between parties.

还要

hái yào — Also need to; still must do something.

为

wèi — For, on behalf of; preposition of purpose.

那个

nà ge — That one; demonstrative pronoun for distant object.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs in passive constructions.

犯下

fàn xià — To commit a crime or offense.

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — Various kinds; all sorts of things.

罪行

zuì xíng — Crime, criminal act; wrongdoing.

暴行

bào xíng — Atrocity, brutal act; violent wrongdoing.

辩护

biàn hù — To defend, justify; make a defense for.

真的

zhēn de — Really, truly; genuinely; is that so?

认为

rèn wéi — To think, believe, or consider something.

他

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

就是

jiù shì — Exactly is; precisely; even if.

就

jiù — Then, just, right away; adverb of immediacy.

再也

zài yě — Never again; no longer (with negative).

来往

lái wǎng — Contact, dealings; to come and go.

不再

bù zài — No longer, not anymore.

朋友

péng you — Friend; a person one has affection for.

自称

zì chēng — To call oneself; to self-identify as.

忠实

zhōng shí — Loyal, faithful; devoted and trustworthy.

奴仆

nú pú — Servant, slave; one who serves a master.

好

hǎo — Good, fine; well done; okay.

吗

ma — Question particle at sentence end.

看

kàn — To look, see, watch; to read.

把

bǎ — Disposal preposition; handle; measure word.

吓着

xià zháo — To be frightened or startled by something.

坐

zuò — To sit down; to take a seat.

下来

xià lái — To come down; directional complement downward.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All, every; all of something possessed.

消息

xiāo xi — News, information; a piece of news.

都

dōu — All, both; entirely; adverb of totality.

告诉

gào su — To tell, inform someone of something.

时值

shí zhí — It was the time of; at that time.

七月

qī yuè — July; the seventh month of the year.

说话

shuō huà — To speak, talk; to say words.

人

rén — Person, human being; people.

大名鼎鼎

dà míng dǐng dǐng — Very famous, renowned; well-known figure.

她

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

皇后

huáng hòu — Empress; the wife of an emperor.

宫女

gōng nǚ — Palace lady-in-waiting; female court attendant.

宠臣

chǒng chén — Favorite courtier; favored official of a ruler.

用

yòng — To use; with; by means of.

这番

zhè fān — These words; this set of remarks.

话

huà — Words, speech; spoken language.

迎接

yíng jiē — To welcome, greet; to receive a guest.

这位

zhè wèi — This person; polite demonstrative for people.

身份

shēn fèn — Identity, status; one's social position.

显赫

xiǎn hè — Illustrious, prominent; of high distinction.

人物

rén wù — Figure, personage; notable individual.

第一个

dì yī gè — The first one; number one among a group.

来到

lái dào — To arrive, come to a place.

招待会

zhāo dài huì — Reception party; formal social gathering event.

上

shàng — On, above; up; to go up.

客人

kè rén — Guest, visitor; person being entertained.

已经

yǐ jīng — Already; by now; indicating completed state.

咳嗽

ké sou — To cough; a cough as symptom.

好几天

hǎo jǐ tiān — Several days; quite a few days.

说

shuō — To say, speak, tell; to explain.

患了

huàn le — Has contracted or caught an illness.

流感

liú gǎn — Influenza, flu; infectious respiratory illness.

这个

zhè ge — This, this one; demonstrative for nearby thing.

词

cí — Word, term; a unit of vocabulary.

在

zài — At, in, on; to be present somewhere.

当时

dāng shí — At that time; in those days.

是个

shì ge — Is a; to be a certain kind of thing.

新词

xīn cí — New word, neologism; recently coined term.

只有

zhǐ yǒu — Only, only if; exclusively; solely.

上流社会

shàng liú shè huì — High society; the upper class of society.

才

cái — Only then; just; barely; indicating condition.

使用

shǐ yòng — To use, employ, make use of.

请柬

qǐng jiǎn — Invitation card; formal written invitation.

无一例外

wú yī lì wài — Without exception; every single one included.

全

quán — All, entire, whole; completely.

法文

Fǎ wén — French language; written French.

写成

xiě chéng — Written in; composed or drafted as.

当天

dāng tiān — That very day; on the same day.

早上

zǎo shang — Morning; in the morning.

由

yóu — By, from; through; owing to.

一名

yī míng — One person; a single individual (formal).

穿

chuān — To wear, put on; to pass through.

红色

hóng sè — Red color; the color red.

制服

zhì fú — Uniform; standardized official clothing.

侍从

shì cóng — Attendant, aide; personal servant to nobility.

送出

sòng chū — To send out, deliver; dispatch something.

内容

nèi róng — Content, substance; what something contains.

如下

rú xià — As follows; as stated below.

您

nín — You (polite form); respectful second person.

没有

méi yǒu — Don't have; there is not; haven't.

更好

gèng hǎo — Better; even more good than before.

事情

shì qíng — Matter, affair, thing; something to deal with.

可做

kě zuò — Can do; able to be done.

伯爵

bó jué — Count or Earl; European noble title.

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively.

与

yǔ — With, and; together with (formal).

一位

yī wèi — One person (polite measure word for people).

可怜

kě lián — Pitiful, poor; deserving of sympathy.

病人

bìng rén — Patient, sick person; someone who is ill.

共度

gòng dù — To spend time together; share time with.

一个

yī gè — One; a single; measure word for items.

傍晚

bàng wǎn — Evening, dusk; time around sunset.

前景

qián jǐng — Prospect, outlook; foreground; future view.

还

hái — Still, yet; also; in addition.

不算

bù suàn — Does not count as; not considered to be.

太

tài — Too, excessively; very; extremely.

可怕

kě pà — Frightening, terrible; causing fear or dread.

将

jiāng — Will, shall; about to; future tense marker.

非常

fēi cháng — Very, extremely; unusually; exceptionally.

高兴

gāo xìng — Happy, pleased, glad; in a good mood.

今晚

jīn wǎn — Tonight; this evening.

七点

qī diǎn — Seven o'clock; 7:00.

到

dào — To, until; to arrive; reaching a point.

十点

shí diǎn — Ten o'clock; 10:00.

之间

zhī jiān — Between, among; in the middle of.

见到

jiàn dào — To see, meet; to encounter someone.

天哪

tiān na — Oh my goodness; heavens; exclamation of surprise.

厉害

lì hai — Fierce, formidable; impressive; severe.

攻势

gōng shì — Offensive, attack posture; aggressive approach.

回答道

huí dá dào — Replied, responded; said in answer.

对

duì — Correct, right; toward; to face.

这样

zhè yàng — Like this, this way; in such a manner.

接待

jiē dài — To receive, welcome; to host a guest.

丝毫

sī háo — In the slightest; the least bit; at all.

感到

gǎn dào — To feel, sense; to experience an emotion.

慌乱

huāng luàn — Flustered, panicked; confused and disorderly.