White nights, and other stories — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — by, from, due to; indicates cause or agent

及

jí — and, as well as; to reach

在线

zàixiàn — online, connected to the internet

分布式

fēnbùshì — distributed, spread across multiple nodes or locations

校对

jiàoduì — to proofread; proofreading, checking for errors

团队

tuánduì — team, a group working together toward a goal

制作

zhìzuò — to produce, make, or create something

网址

wǎngzhǐ — website address, URL

为

wéi / wèi — to be; for, for the sake of

本

běn — this; a measure word for books

文件

wénjiàn — document, file

互联网

hùliánwǎng — the internet, worldwide network

档案馆

dàng'ànguǎn — archive, a place storing historical records

美国

Měiguó — the United States of America

图书馆

túshūguǎn — library, a place for borrowing books

慷慨

kāngkǎi — generous, magnanimous, willing to give freely

提供

tígōng — to provide, supply, or offer something

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

图像

túxiàng — image, picture, graphical representation

而

ér — and, yet, but; connecting clauses

成

chéng — to become, to succeed, to form

白夜

báiyè — white nights; nights with prolonged daylight

其他

qítā — other, the rest, additional items

故事

gùshi — story, tale, narrative

小说集

xiǎoshuójí — collected novels or fiction anthology

第十卷

dì shí juǎn — volume ten, the tenth volume of a series

著

zhù — written by, authored by; to write

译自

yì zì — translated from (a language or source)

俄文

Éwén — Russian language, written Russian

纽约

Niǔyuē — New York, major US city

出版

chūbǎn — to publish; publication

公司

gōngsī — company, corporation, business entity

年

nián — year; measure word for years

英国

Yīngguó — the United Kingdom, Great Britain

印刷

yìnshuā — to print; printing

目录

mùlù — table of contents, catalogue, index

地下室

dìxiàshì — basement, underground room

手记

shǒujì — notes, personal record written by hand

第一

dì yī — first, number one

部分

bùfen — part, section, portion

第二

dì èr — second, number two

关于

guānyú — about, concerning, regarding

潮湿

cháoshī — damp, moist, humid

雪

xuě — snow

软弱

ruǎnruò — weak, feeble, lacking strength or willpower

心

xīn — heart, mind, center

圣诞树

Shèngdànshù — Christmas tree

与

yǔ — and, with; together with

婚礼

hūnlǐ — wedding ceremony, marriage ritual

小

xiǎo — small, little, young

英雄

yīngxióng — hero, heroic person

先生

xiānsheng — Mr., sir; husband; teacher

一个

yī gè — one, a single (item or person)

空想者

kōngxiǎngzhě — dreamer, fantasist, one who daydreams

日记

rìjì — diary, daily journal

中

zhōng — middle, in, within, among

感伤

gǎnshāng — sentimental, melancholy, touched with sadness

夜

yè — night, nighttime

那

nà — that, those

是

shì — to be, is, are, am

美妙

měimiào — wonderful, beautiful, marvelous

夜晚

yèwǎn — night, evening

亲爱

qīn'ài — dear, beloved, cherished

读者

dúzhě — reader, person who reads

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind, that type of

只有

zhǐyǒu — only, only when, it is only that

在

zài — at, in, on; to be located at

我们

wǒmen — we, us

年轻

niánqīng — young, youthful

时

shí — time, moment, when, during

才

cái — only then, just, not until

会

huì — will, can, to be able to

有

yǒu — to have, there is, to exist

天空

tiānkōng — sky, the heavens

繁星

fánxīng — multitude of stars, starry sky

点点

diǎndiǎn — dotted, speckled, bit by bit

光辉

guānghuī — radiance, glory, brilliant light

灿烂

cànlàn — brilliant, splendid, dazzling

望着

wàngzhe — gazing at, looking at continuously

它

tā — it, that thing (non-human)

人

rén — person, people, human being

不禁

bùjīn — cannot help but, can't refrain from

自问

zìwèn — to ask oneself, to wonder inwardly

脾气

píqi — temper, disposition, personality trait

乖戾

guāilì — perverse, cranky, disagreeable in nature

任性

rènxìng — willful, self-willed, acting on whim

古怪

gǔguài — strange, eccentric, odd, peculiar

怎能

zěn néng — how could one, how is it possible

生活

shēnghuó — life, to live, daily existence

这样

zhèyàng — like this, in this way, such

之下

zhī xià — under, beneath, below (formal usage)

这

zhè — this

也

yě — also, too, as well

年轻人

niánqīngrén — young person, youth

问题

wèntí — question, problem, issue

非常

fēicháng — very, extremely, unusually

但愿

dànyuàn — if only, I wish that, hopefully

上帝

Shàngdì — God, the supreme deity

能

néng — can, able to, capable of

让

ràng — to let, allow, cause someone to

更

gèng — even more, still more, further

频繁

pínfán — frequent, occurring often repeatedly

地

de — structural particle for adverbial phrases

涌现

yǒngxiàn — to emerge, spring up, come forth in numbers

你

nǐ — you (singular)

心中

xīnzhōng — in one's heart, in the mind

说到

shuōdào — speaking of, when it comes to

我

wǒ — I, me

想起

xiǎngqǐ — to recall, remember, think of suddenly

一整天

yī zhěng tiān — the whole day, all day long

自己

zìjǐ — oneself, self

心境

xīnjìng — state of mind, mood, mental state

从

cóng — from, since, following

清晨

qīngchén — early morning, dawn

起

qǐ — to rise, start; from (a point in time)

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of, a type of

奇异

qíyì — strange, peculiar, extraordinary

沮丧

jǔsàng — dejected, discouraged, depressed

便

biàn — then, thereupon, as soon as

压迫

yāpò — to oppress, press down upon, weigh on

着

zhe — aspect particle indicating ongoing action

突然

tūrán — suddenly, all of a sudden

感到

gǎndào — to feel, sense, perceive

孤独

gūdú — lonely, solitary, isolated

每一个

měi yī gè — every one, each one

都

dōu — all, both, every

抛弃

pāoqì — to abandon, desert, cast aside

离

lí — to leave, depart from, away from

去

qù — to go, to leave

当然

dāngrán — of course, naturally, certainly

任何

rènhé — any, whichever, no matter which

有权

yǒu quán — to have the right, be entitled to

问

wèn — to ask, inquire, question

指

zhǐ — to point to, refer to, indicate

谁

shéi / shuí — who, whom