White nights, and other stories — Page 14

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

在

zài — at, in, on; to be present at a place

梦中

mèng zhōng — in a dream; within one's dreams

编织

biān zhī — to weave, knit; to fabricate or construct something

着

zhe — aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuous action

一个个

yī gè gè — one by one; each and every one

完整

wán zhěng — complete, whole, intact; without missing parts

的

de — structural particle linking modifier to noun

浪漫

làng màn — romantic; full of romance or poetic feeling

故事

gù shi — story, tale; a narrative account of events

唉

āi — interjection expressing sorrow, resignation, or sighing

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

并不

bìng bù — not at all; used to emphatically negate a statement

了解

liǎo jiě — to understand, know well; to be informed about something

当然

dāng rán — of course, naturally; as expected without doubt

确实

què shí — indeed, truly; used to confirm something is factual

见过

jiàn guò — have seen, have met; past experience of encountering someone

两

liǎng — two; used before measure words to indicate the number two

三个

sān gè — three; three items or people counted with general measure word

女人

nǚ rén — woman, women; adult female person

但

dàn — but, however; conjunction indicating contrast or exception

她们

tā men — they, them; third-person plural pronoun for females

都是

dōu shì — all are, every one is; inclusive affirmative statement

些

xiē — some, a few; indefinite plural measure word

什么样

shén me yàng — what kind, what type; asking about nature or characteristics

呢

ne — modal particle softening a question or prompting continuation

房东太太

fáng dōng tài tai — landlady; the wife of a landlord or female property owner

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind, that type; referring to a particular sort

如果

rú guǒ — if, supposing; introduces a conditional clause

告诉

gào su — to tell, inform; to let someone know something

曾

céng — once, formerly; indicates something happened in the past

多次

duō cì — many times, repeatedly; on numerous occasions

想过

xiǎng guò — have thought about; considered something at some point

去

qù — to go; to move toward or undertake an action

搭话

dā huà — to strike up a conversation; to initiate casual talk

就

jiù — then, just; indicates consequence or emphasis

只是

zhǐ shì — just, merely, only; limiting the scope of a statement

简单地

jiǎn dān de — simply, in a simple manner; without complexity or elaboration

和

hé — and, with; connecting words, phrases, or clauses

街上

jiē shàng — on the street; in or along a public road

某位

mǒu wèi — a certain (person); referring to an unspecified individual politely

贵族

guì zú — nobleman, aristocrat; member of the nobility or upper class

女士

nǚ shì — lady, Ms.; polite term of address for a woman

说说话

shuō shuō huà — to chat a little; to have a brief casual conversation

是

shì — to be; linking verb indicating identity or equivalence

她

tā — she, her; third-person singular pronoun for females

独自一人

dú zì yī rén — all alone, by oneself; without company or assistance

时候

shí hou — time, moment; a point or period in time

说话

shuō huà — to speak, talk; to say words or communicate verbally

自然

zì rán — naturally, of course; without forcing or affectation

怯生生

qiè shēng shēng — timidly, shyly; behaving in a nervous and hesitant manner

毕恭毕敬

bì gōng bì jìng — extremely respectful and deferential; showing utmost reverence

充满

chōng mǎn — filled with, full of; containing something in abundance

激情

jī qíng — passion, fervor; intense enthusiasm or strong emotion

正在

zhèng zài — in the process of; indicates an action currently happening

孤独

gū dú — lonely, solitary; feeling of isolation and lack of companionship

中

zhōng — in, within, among; indicating location inside something

煎熬

jiān áo — torment, suffering; to endure painful mental or physical anguish

恳求

kěn qiú — to implore, beg earnestly; to make a sincere urgent request

不要

bù yào — don't, do not; imperative negation forbidding an action

把

bǎ — disposal particle; introduces the object of an action

赶走

gǎn zǒu — to drive away, chase off; to force someone to leave

说

shuō — to say, speak; to express something verbally

根本

gēn běn — fundamentally, at all; used to emphasize a complete negation

没有

méi yǒu — do not have, there is no; negation of existence or possession

机会

jī huì — opportunity, chance; a favorable circumstance to do something

结识

jié shí — to get acquainted with; to come to know someone new

任何

rèn hé — any, whatever; referring to any member of a group

女性

nǚ xìng — female, women; referring to the female sex or gender

向

xiàng — toward, to; indicating direction of action or address

表明

biǎo míng — to indicate, make clear; to show or demonstrate something explicitly

对于

duì yú — regarding, for, as for; introducing the subject under discussion

一个

yī gè — one, a single; general measure word with the number one

来说

lái shuō — as for, from the perspective of; introducing a viewpoint

不

bù — no, not; basic negation of verbs and adjectives

拒绝

jù jué — to refuse, reject; to decline a request or offer

像

xiàng — to be like, resemble; used for comparison or similarity

这样

zhè yàng — like this, such; referring to a described manner or state

不幸

bù xìng — unfortunate, unlucky; having bad luck or misfortune

之人

zhī rén — such a person; literary phrase meaning a person of that kind

如此

rú cǐ — like this, so, such; referring to the previously described situation

怯懦

qiè nuò — cowardly, timid; lacking courage or being excessively fearful

请求

qǐng qiú — to request, ask; a formal or earnest appeal to someone

实在

shí zài — truly, really; used to emphasize sincerity or actuality

义不容辞

yì bù róng cí — duty-bound, obligatory; cannot refuse in good conscience

责任

zé rèn — responsibility, duty; obligation to do or account for something

听了

tīng le — upon hearing; after listening to something just described

一定

yī dìng — certainly, definitely; expressing certainty or firm conviction

会

huì — will, can; indicates ability or future likelihood

发笑

fā xiào — to laugh, burst out laughing; to start laughing at something

其实

qí shí — actually, in fact; correcting a misconception or revealing truth

所求

suǒ qiú — what one seeks; the thing desired or requested

不过

bù guò — only, merely, just; limiting or downplaying something's extent

能

néng — can, able to; expresses capability or possibility

用

yòng — to use, with; employing a tool, method, or manner

温情

wēn qíng — warmth, tenderness; gentle and affectionate feeling or manner

说上

shuō shàng — to manage to say; to get to speak a certain number of words

三句

sān jù — three sentences; three utterances or spoken phrases

姐妹

jiě mèi — sisters; female siblings or women with sisterly bond

般

bān — like, as; literary suffix meaning in the manner of

话

huà — words, speech; spoken language or things said

第一眼

dì yī yǎn — at first glance; the very first look at someone or something

将

jiāng — will; literary future marker or disposal particle

拒之门外

jù zhī mén wài — to shut out, refuse entry; to keep someone firmly away

能够

néng gòu — to be able to, capable of; expressing ability to do something

信任

xìn rèn — to trust, have confidence in; to believe in someone's reliability

听

tīng — to listen, hear; to pay attention to sounds or speech

愿意

yuàn yì — willing, want to; to be glad or ready to do something

尽可以

jǐn kě yǐ — feel free to, go ahead; you are entirely permitted to do so

嘲笑

cháo xiào — to mock, ridicule; to laugh at someone in a scornful way

鼓励

gǔ lì — to encourage, cheer on; to give someone support or motivation

对

duì — correct, yes; expressing agreement or affirmation

两个字

liǎng gè zì — two characters, two words; a very brief response or phrase

只要

zhǐ yào — as long as, provided that; introduces a sufficient condition

就够了

jiù gòu le — that's enough, that will do; sufficient and nothing more needed

哪怕

nǎ pà — even if, even though; conceding an extreme case

此后

cǐ hòu — after this, hereafter; from this point in time onward

我们

wǒ men — we, us; first-person plural pronoun

再也

zài yě — never again, no longer; emphasizes something will not recur

不会

bù huì — will not, cannot; negation of future possibility or ability

相遇

xiāng yù — to meet, encounter; to come across each other by chance

笑

xiào — to smile, laugh; to express amusement or happiness facially

这

zhè — this; near demonstrative pronoun referring to something close

正是

zhèng shì — precisely, exactly is; used for strong affirmation or emphasis

原因

yuán yīn — reason, cause; the explanation for why something happens

别

bié — don't; imperative particle telling someone not to do something

生气

shēng qì — to get angry, be upset; to feel irritated or offended

自己

zì jǐ — oneself, myself/yourself; reflexive pronoun referring back to subject

最大

zuì dà — biggest, greatest; superlative degree of large or great

敌人

dí rén — enemy, foe; a person or force that is opposed to you

曾经

céng jīng — once, used to; indicates a past experience or former state

尝试

cháng shì — to try, attempt; to make an effort to do something new

过

guò — experiential aspect particle; indicates past experience

也许

yě xǔ — perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility

成功

chéng gōng — to succeed, success; achieving a desired goal or result

也好

yě hǎo — that's fine too, even so; expressing acceptance of an outcome

越

yuè — the more; used in comparative structures with repeated adjectives

简单

jiǎn dān — simple, easy; not complicated or difficult to understand

越好

yuè hǎo — the better; the more of something the more preferable it is