White nights, and other stories — Page 13

Vocabulary

坦白

tǎn bái — To be honest; to confess openly and frankly

告诉

gào su — To tell; to inform someone of something

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

吧

ba — Particle suggesting suggestion, supposition, or mild imperative

事先

shì xiān — In advance; beforehand; prior to an event

向

xiàng — Toward; to; used to indicate direction or recipient

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

保证

bǎo zhèng — To guarantee; to promise; to assure someone

不是

bú shì — Is not; am not; are not; negation of identity

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of thing or person

容易

róng yì — Easy; likely; prone to doing something

生气

shēng qì — To get angry; to be upset or irritated

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

人

rén — Person; people; human being

不

bù — No; not; negation particle before verbs and adjectives

没

méi — Have not; did not; negation of existence or completion

什么

shén me — What; anything; used in questions or indefinite reference

恰恰相反

qià qià xiāng fǎn — Quite the opposite; exactly the contrary of what expected

如果

rú guǒ — If; supposing that; used to introduce a condition

坚持

jiān chí — To insist on; to persist; to keep doing something

要

yào — To want; will; need to; must do something

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to talk about something

女人

nǚ rén — Woman; female person; adult female human being

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; indicating universality or totality

喜欢

xǐ huān — To like; to enjoy; to be fond of something

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of person or thing

羞怯

xiū qiè — Shyness; timidity; bashful and hesitant behavior

想

xiǎng — To think; to want; to miss; to consider something

知道

zhī dào — To know; to be aware of a fact or situation

更多

gèng duō — More; even more; a greater amount or number

也

yě — Also; too; as well; additionally

而且

ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also; in addition

在

zài — At; in; on; indicating location or ongoing action

到家

dào jiā — To arrive home; to reach one's house

之前

zhī qián — Before; prior to a specified time or event

不会

bú huì — Will not; cannot; unlikely to do something

把

bǎ — Disposal preposition; take or handle an object

赶走

gǎn zǒu — To drive away; to chase someone off or out

这样

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

会

huì — Will; can; be able to; likely to happen

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do something

喜不自胜

xǐ bù zì shèng — Overjoyed; so happy one can hardly contain oneself

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb

忘掉

wàng diào — To forget completely; to lose memory of something

那

nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; all of the things mentioned

机会

jī huì — Opportunity; chance; a favorable occasion or moment

就

jiù — Then; just; exactly; used for emphasis or sequence

没了

méi le — Gone; no more; something has ceased to exist

事

shì — Matter; affair; thing; event or situation

这话

zhè huà — These words; this remark; what was just said

说得

shuō de — Said in a way; spoken in a certain manner

不太

bú tài — Not very; not quite; not entirely

好听

hǎo tīng — Pleasant to hear; sounds nice or flattering

请

qǐng — Please; to request; to invite someone politely

原谅

yuán liàng — To forgive; to pardon; to excuse someone's fault

很

hěn — Very; quite; extremely; used to modify adjectives

抱歉

bào qiàn — Sorry; to feel apologetic; to regret an action

是

shì — Is; am; are; to be; affirmative copula

失言

shī yán — To make an unintended remark; to misspeak

但

dàn — But; however; yet; introducing a contrasting clause

时刻

shí kè — Moment; time; at this particular point in time

怎能

zěn néng — How can; how could; expressing impossibility or rhetorical question

指望

zhǐ wàng — To count on; to expect; to rely on someone

一个

yī gè — One; a single; one measure word for people or things

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is no; lacking something

一点

yī diǎn — A little; a bit; a small amount of something

渴望

kě wàng — To yearn for; to crave; intense desire for something

被人

bèi rén — By someone; by others; used in passive constructions

吗

ma — Question particle turning statement into yes-no question

嗯

ń / ňg — Hmm; yes; an affirmative or thoughtful interjection

是的

shì de — Yes; that is correct; affirmative response

看在

kàn zài — For the sake of; out of consideration for something

老天

lǎo tiān — Heavens; good heavens; an exclamation invoking the sky

份上

fèn shàng — For the sake of; on behalf of someone or something

对

duì — Correct; right; toward; facing; yes that is so

好

hǎo — Good; well; okay; used to express agreement or approval

想想

xiǎng xiǎng — Think about it; consider; to reflect for a moment

样的

yàng de — Such; like that; of that kind or nature

今年

jīn nián — This year; the current calendar year

二十六岁

èr shí liù suì — Twenty-six years old; age twenty-six

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating unexpected contrast

从未

cóng wèi — Never; have never; not at any time in the past

接触

jiē chù — To contact; to interact with; to come into touch with

过

guò — Experiential aspect particle indicating past experience

任何人

rèn hé rén — Anyone; any person whatsoever; no matter who

怎么

zěn me — How; in what way; why; asking manner or reason

能

néng — Can; be able to; have the ability to do

说得好

shuō de hǎo — Speak well; express oneself skillfully and articulately

体贴

tǐ tiē — Considerate; thoughtful; attentive to others' needs and feelings

恰到好处

qià dào hǎo chù — Just right; perfectly appropriate; hitting exactly the right mark

呢

ne — Particle indicating continuation of topic or mild question

当

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

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all things; the entirety of something

坦诚

tǎn chéng — Frank; sincere; open and honest in communication

觉得

jué de — To feel; to think; to have an impression or opinion

一些

yī xiē — Some; a few; a certain amount of something

心

xīn — Heart; mind; feelings; the emotional or mental center

说话

shuō huà — To speak; to talk; to say words to someone

时

shí — When; at the time; during a particular moment

不知道

bù zhī dào — Do not know; to be unaware of something

保持

bǎo chí — To maintain; to keep; to preserve a state or condition

沉默

chén mò — Silence; to be silent; to remain quiet and unspoken

唉

āi — Sigh interjection expressing sadness, resignation, or dismay

算了

suàn le — Forget it; never mind; let it go; drop the matter

相信

xiāng xìn — To believe; to trust; to have confidence in something

从来

cóng lái — Always; never; from the beginning up to now

任何

rèn hé — Any; whichever; no matter what kind

交往

jiāo wǎng — To associate with; social interaction; romantic relationship

每天

měi tiān — Every day; daily; each and every day

只是

zhǐ shì — Only; just; merely; nothing more than

做梦

zuò mèng — To dream; to daydream; to have wishful fantasies

梦想着

mèng xiǎng zhe — Dreaming of; fantasizing about; longing for aspirationally

终于

zhōng yú — Finally; at last; eventually after a long wait

遇见

yù jiàn — To encounter; to meet someone by chance or fate

某个人

mǒu gè rén — A certain person; someone; a particular unspecified individual

哦

ó / ò — Oh; I see; an interjection of realization or acknowledgment

要是

yào shì — If; if only; supposing; used for conditional sentences

爱上

ài shàng — To fall in love with; to start loving someone

多少次

duō shǎo cì — How many times; so many times; numerous occasions

爱

ài — Love; to love; deep affection for someone or something

了

le — Completion or change-of-state particle; indicates new situation

谁

shuí / shéi — Who; whom; asking about a person's identity

理想

lǐ xiǎng — Ideal; dream; perfect vision of what should be

梦中

mèng zhōng — In a dream; within a dream state or fantasy

梦见

mèng jiàn — To dream of; to see in a dream while sleeping

那个人

nà gè rén — That person; that particular individual; the one referred to