White nights, and other stories — Page 8

Vocabulary

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; belonging to everyone or everything

路人

lùrén — Passerby; stranger on the street

都

dōu — All; both; every (adverb of totality)

用

yòng — To use; with; by means of

那么

nàme — So; such; in that way; to that degree

友善

yǒushàn — Friendly; kind; amicable in manner

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

目光

mùguāng — Gaze; look; eyes expressing emotion

看着

kànzhe — Looking at; watching; gazing upon someone

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

仿佛

fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; to seem like something

在

zài — At; in; on; currently doing something

向

xiàng — Toward; facing; in the direction of

打招呼

dǎ zhāohu — To greet; to say hello to someone

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

个个

gègè — Each and every one; every single person

显得

xiǎnde — To appear; to seem; to look a certain way

高兴

gāoxìng — Happy; pleased; glad; in good spirits

似乎

sìhū — It seems; apparently; as though

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist

什么

shénme — What; something; anything (question word)

喜事

xǐshì — Happy occasion; joyful event; good news

人人

rénrén — Everyone; every person without exception

叼着

diāozhe — Holding in the mouth; biting on something

雪茄

xuějiā — Cigar; a rolled tobacco smoking product

而

ér — And; but; yet; connecting clauses together

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise

感到

gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of; one sort of

前所未有

qián suǒ wèi yǒu — Unprecedented; never experienced or seen before

愉悦

yúyuè — Joy; delight; pleasurable feeling of happiness

这

zhè — This; these; referring to something nearby

感觉

gǎnjué — Feeling; sensation; sense; to feel something

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as; resembles closely

突然

tūrán — Suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

置身于

zhì shēn yú — To find oneself in; to be placed within

意大利

Yìdàlì — Italy; southern European country known for culture

大自然

dàzìrán — Nature; the natural world; the outdoors

对

duì — Toward; for; regarding; to; correct

这样

zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; such as this

一个

yīgè — One; a single (general measure word)

城里人

chénglǐ rén — City person; urban dweller; town resident

影响

yǐngxiǎng — Influence; effect; impact on something or someone

是

shì — To be; is; am; are (copula verb)

如此

rúcǐ — So; thus; like this; to such a degree

强烈

qiángliè — Strong; intense; powerful; fierce

几乎

jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically; on the verge of

快

kuài — Fast; quick; nearly; about to happen

被

bèi — Passive marker; by; indicates action done to subject

那

nà — That; those; referring to something distant

城墙

chéngqiáng — City wall; fortified wall surrounding a town

之间

zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of

憋闷

biēmèn — Stifled; suffocated; oppressively stuffy feeling

死了

sǐle — To death; extremely; dead (intensifier or literal)

周围

zhōuwéi — Surroundings; around; nearby area; vicinity

自然风光

zìrán fēngguāng — Natural scenery; landscapes and views of nature

难以言说

nán yǐ yán shuō — Hard to express in words; indescribable beauty

动人之处

dòngrén zhī chù — Touching quality; the moving aspect of something

当

dāng — When; at the time of; while; to serve as

春天

chūntiān — Spring; the season between winter and summer

临近

línjìn — To approach; to draw near; close to arriving

她

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

便

biàn — Then; so; consequently; thereupon

倾尽全力

qīng jìn quán lì — To exert all one's strength; give everything

施展

shīzhǎn — To display; to use fully; to exercise ability

上天

shàngtiān — Heaven; God; the heavens above; fate

赋予

fùyǔ — To endow with; to grant; to bestow upon

力量

lìliang — Strength; power; force; energy

装扮

zhuāngbàn — To dress up; to decorate; to adorn oneself

自身

zìshēn — Oneself; itself; one's own self

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using; in order to

繁花

fánhuā — Abundant flowers; blossoms in full bloom

点缀

diǎnzhuì — To embellish; to adorn; to decorate with accents

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person

不知为何

bù zhī wèi hé — For some unknown reason; inexplicably; don't know why

不禁

bùjīn — Cannot help but; involuntarily; can't refrain from

想起

xiǎngqǐ — To recall; to think of; to remember something

体弱多病

tǐ ruò duō bìng — Physically weak and often ill; frail and sickly

患有

huàn yǒu — To suffer from; to be afflicted with a disease

少女

shàonǚ — Young girl; maiden; young woman

人们

rénmen — People; folks; human beings in general

有时

yǒushí — Sometimes; at times; occasionally

怜悯

liánmǐn — Pity; compassion; to feel sorry for someone

注视

zhùshì — To gaze at; to look attentively at something

同情

tóngqíng — Sympathy; compassion; to feel for someone

爱意

àiyì — Affection; love; tender feeling toward someone

凝视

níngshì — To stare; to gaze fixedly at something

又

yòu — Again; also; both; at the same time

根本

gēnběn — Fundamentally; at all; simply; basic foundation

不去

bù qù — Not going; not doing; refusing to do something

留意

liúyì — To pay attention to; to take notice of

然而

rán'ér — However; but; yet; nevertheless; on the contrary

偶然地

ǒurán de — Accidentally; by chance; occasionally; coincidentally

变得

biànde — To become; to turn into; to grow more

莫名地

mòmíng de — Inexplicably; without reason; unaccountably so

可爱

kě'ài — Cute; lovely; adorable; charming and endearing

精致

jīngzhì — Delicate; exquisite; refined; finely crafted

令人

lìng rén — To make one; causing people to feel something

心动

xīndòng — Heart-stirring; to feel moved; emotionally touched

沉醉

chénzuì — To be intoxicated by; deeply enchanted; immersed

自问

zìwèn — To ask oneself; to wonder internally; self-questioning

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to make; to cause

那双

nà shuāng — That pair of; those two (eyes, hands, etc.)

忧郁

yōuyù — Melancholy; gloomy; sad; depressed mood

沉思

chénsī — Deep thought; contemplation; pensive reflection

眼睛

yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs of sight

闪耀出

shǎnyào chū — To radiate; to flash out; to emit brilliance

火焰

huǒyàn — Flame; fire; blaze; passionate burning light

召唤

zhàohuàn — To summon; to call forth; to beckon someone

血色

xuèsè — Rosy color; flush of blood; healthy reddish hue

涌上

yǒng shàng — To surge up; to well up; to rise suddenly

苍白

cāngbái — Pale; pallid; wan; lacking color in face

憔悴

qiáocuì — Haggard; gaunt; wan and thin from illness

双颊

shuāng jiá — Both cheeks; the two sides of one's face

热情

rèqíng — Passion; enthusiasm; warmth; fervor

浸润

jìnrùn — To permeate; to soak through; to moisten gradually

柔和

róuhé — Gentle; soft; mild; tender in manner or light

面容

miànróng — Facial appearance; face; countenance; looks

使

shǐ — To make; to cause; to enable; to use

胸口

xiōngkǒu — Chest; the area of the breast; bosom

起伏不已

qǐfú bù yǐ — Heaving continuously; rising and falling without stop

突然地

tūrán de — Suddenly; all at once; abruptly

将

jiāng — Will; about to; to take; (literary marker)

生命

shēngmìng — Life; living existence; vitality

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal/literary)

美丽

měilì — Beautiful; gorgeous; lovely in appearance

可怜

kělián — Pitiable; poor; pathetic; deserving of pity

脸庞

liǎnpáng — Face; countenance; facial features; visage

它

tā — It; third-person singular for objects or animals

焕发出

huànfā chū — To radiate; to glow with; to emit brilliance

那样

nàyàng — Like that; in that way; such as that

微笑

wēixiào — Smile; gentle smile; to smile softly

燃起

rán qǐ — To ignite; to kindle; to light up suddenly

明亮

míngliàng — Bright; luminous; radiant; full of light

闪烁

shǎnshuò — To twinkle; to flicker; to shimmer with light

笑声

xiàoshēng — Sound of laughter; laughing sounds; laughter

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

环顾四周

huán gù sì zhōu — To look around in all directions; glance about

寻觅

xúnmì — To search for; to seek out; to look for

某个

mǒu gè — A certain; some particular; a specific (person/thing)

人

rén — Person; human being; people

心中

xīnzhōng — In one's heart; in the mind; inwardly

猜测

cāicè — To guess; to speculate; to conjecture