Won from the Waves — Page 2

Vocabulary

在

zài — At, in, on; indicating location or existence.

其中

qí zhōng — Among them; within that group or set.

一扇

yī shàn — One (door or window); measure word for doors.

门

mén — Door, gate; entrance to a building.

上方

shàng fāng — Above, overhead; the space directly above something.

可以

kě yǐ — Can, may; expressing ability or permission.

看到

kàn dào — To see, to catch sight of something.

某艘

mǒu sōu — A certain (ship); unspecified vessel measure word.

不幸

bù xìng — Unfortunate, unlucky; misfortune or bad luck.

船只

chuán zhī — Vessels, ships; collective term for watercraft.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

船首

chuán shǒu — Bow of a ship; the front part of a vessel.

像

xiàng — Figure, image, likeness; to resemble something.

一座

yī zuò — One (building or structure); measure word for structures.

凉亭

liáng tíng — Pavilion, gazebo; open shelter for rest outdoors.

风格

fēng gé — Style, manner; characteristic aesthetic or design approach.

并非

bìng fēi — Is not, by no means; emphatic negation of a fact.

田园

tián yuán — Pastoral, rural; relating to countryside fields and gardens.

乡村

xiāng cūn — Village, countryside; rural area outside the city.

而是

ér shì — But rather, instead; introducing a contrasting alternative.

充满

chōng mǎn — Full of, filled with; brimming with a quality.

航海

háng hǎi — Seafaring, navigation; traveling or sailing on the sea.

气息

qì xī — Breath, atmosphere; the feel or aura of something.

由

yóu — From, by, made of; indicating origin or composition.

一艘

yī sōu — One ship; measure word used for vessels.

荷兰

Hé lán — The Netherlands; a country in northwestern Europe.

平底

píng dǐ — Flat-bottomed; having a level, shallow hull design.

帆船

fān chuán — Sailboat, sailing vessel; boat propelled by sails.

雕刻

diāo kè — To carve, to engrave; cutting designs into material.

木料

mù liào — Timber, lumber; wood used as building material.

拼成

pīn chéng — Assembled into, pieced together to form a whole.

事实上

shì shí shàng — In fact, actually; used to emphasize the truth.

几乎

jī hū — Almost, nearly; very close to but not quite.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All, every; referring to the entirety of something.

住户

zhù hù — Residents, households; people living in a dwelling.

都

dōu — All, both; indicating totality without exception.

从

cóng — From; indicating a starting point in space or time.

那些

nà xiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun for distant things.

屡屡

lǚ lǚ — Repeatedly, again and again; occurring many times over.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.

风浪

fēng làng — Wind and waves; stormy sea conditions and turbulence.

驱入

qū rù — To drive into, to force into a place.

这片

zhè piàn — This stretch of; measure word for areas or expanses.

凶险

xiōng xiǎn — Dangerous, treacherous; posing serious risk of harm.

海岸

hǎi àn — Coastline, seashore; land bordering the sea or ocean.

上

shàng — On, above, upper; indicating surface or direction upward.

设法

shè fǎ — To find a way, to manage to do something.

取得

qǔ dé — To obtain, to acquire; successfully getting something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

一些

yī xiē — Some, a few; an indefinite small quantity of things.

残材

cán cái — Salvaged timber, wreck debris; leftover or damaged materials.

悬崖

xuán yá — Cliff, precipice; steep rocky face dropping sharply down.

与

yǔ — And, with; connecting two nouns or concepts together.

河流

hé liú — River, stream; a natural flowing body of water.

之间

zhī jiān — Between, among; in the space separating two things.

平地

píng dì — Flat ground, level land; an area of even terrain.

矗立

chù lì — To stand tall, to tower; rising upright prominently.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or continuous action.

两三

liǎng sān — Two or three; a small indefinite number of things.

座

zuò — Measure word for large fixed structures like buildings.

其他

qí tā — Other, the rest; referring to remaining items or people.

小屋

xiǎo wū — Cottage, hut; a small simple dwelling or shelter.

最大

zuì dà — Largest, biggest; the greatest in size or extent.

墙壁

qiáng bì — Walls; the vertical sides enclosing a room or building.

和

hé — And; connecting words, phrases, or clauses together.

屋顶

wū dǐng — Roof; the top covering of a building or house.

所

suǒ — Particle used before a verb to nominalize the action.

呈现

chéng xiàn — To present, to display; showing a particular appearance.

出

chū — Out; directional complement indicating outward movement.

凹凸不平

āo tū bù píng — Uneven, bumpy; a surface with irregular highs and lows.

外观

wài guān — Appearance, exterior look; the outward visual aspect.

来看

lái kàn — Judging from, looking at; based on a certain perspective.

似乎

sì hū — Seems, appears; suggesting something based on impression.

完全

wán quán — Completely, entirely; to a full or total degree.

沉船

chén chuán — Shipwreck; a sunken or wrecked ship's remains.

建成

jiàn chéng — Built from, constructed using; completed construction.

建造者

jiàn zào zhě — Builder, constructor; person who builds or constructs.

显然

xiǎn rán — Obviously, clearly; evident without need for explanation.

是

shì — To be; linking subject to predicate or description.

随手

suí shǒu — Casually, at hand; doing something without special effort.

取用

qǔ yòng — To take and use; making use of available materials.

现有

xiàn yǒu — Existing, available; currently on hand or accessible.

并未

bìng wèi — Has not, did not; emphatic negation of a past action.

用锯

yòng jù — Using a saw; to cut material with a saw tool.

将其

jiāng qí — To take it and; formal marker before an object acted on.

加工

jiā gōng — To process, to shape; working raw material into form.

成

chéng — Into, become; result complement indicating transformation.

更

gèng — More, even more; indicating a higher degree of comparison.

合适

hé shì — Suitable, appropriate; fitting well for a purpose.

形状

xíng zhuàng — Shape, form; the outline or configuration of something.

然而

rán ér — However, yet; introducing a contrast or unexpected turn.

烟囱

yān cōng — Chimney; a vertical structure venting smoke from fire.

下半部分

xià bàn bù fen — Lower half, bottom portion; the lower section of something.

则是

zé shì — Is instead, on the other hand is; contrastive emphasis.

用

yòng — To use; employing a tool or material for a purpose.

凿石

záo shí — Hewn stone, chiseled rock; stone shaped by cutting tools.

砌成

qì chéng — Built up with, laid in courses; assembled by stacking stones.

这些

zhè xiē — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

石料

shí liào — Stone material, masonry; rock used as building material.

或许

huò xǔ — Perhaps, possibly; expressing uncertainty or supposition.

取自

qǔ zì — Taken from, sourced from; obtained from a particular place.

某座

mǒu zuò — A certain (structure); unspecified building or monument.

早已

zǎo yǐ — Long since, already long ago; something done well before now.

拆毁

chāi huǐ — Demolished, torn down; a structure destroyed by dismantling.

古老

gǔ lǎo — Ancient, very old; of great age and historical significance.

建筑

jiàn zhù — Building, architecture; a constructed structure or edifice.

尽管

jǐn guǎn — Although, even though; conceding a point before contrasting.

这座

zhè zuò — This (building or structure); demonstrative with measure word.

连同

lián tóng — Together with, along with; including something additionally.

其

qí — Its, their; third-person possessive pronoun in formal writing.

船棚

chuán péng — Boathouse shed; a shelter where boats are stored.

鱼棚

yú péng — Fish shed; a shelter used for storing or drying fish.

看起来

kàn qǐ lái — Looks like, appears to be; based on visual impression.

略显

lüè xiǎn — Slightly appears, somewhat seems; mildly exhibiting a quality.

粗糙

cū cāo — Rough, crude; lacking smoothness or fine finish.

但

dàn — But, however; introducing a contrasting or qualifying point.

整体上

zhěng tǐ shàng — Overall, on the whole; considering everything together.

却

què — Yet, but; expressing contrast or an unexpected outcome.

给人

gěi rén — Gives people, creates in people; producing an impression.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of; introducing a category or feeling.

结实

jiē shi — Sturdy, solid, strong; well-built and durable in construction.

而

ér — And yet, while; connecting contrasting or coordinated clauses.

不失

bù shī — Not lacking, without losing; retaining a positive quality.

舒适

shū shì — Comfortable, cozy; providing ease and physical well-being.

印象

yìn xiàng — Impression; a mental image or feeling left by something.

风景

fēng jǐng — Scenery, landscape; the natural or visual beauty of a place.

中

zhōng — In, among, within; indicating location inside a group.

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree indicating the highest extent.

显眼

xiǎn yǎn — Conspicuous, eye-catching; standing out and easily noticed.

景物

jǐng wù — Scenery, scenic objects; elements forming a visual landscape.

顶端

dǐng duān — Top, apex; the very highest point of something.

稍偏

shāo piān — Slightly off to one side; a little toward one direction.

南方

nán fāng — South, southern direction; the area toward the south.

风车

fēng chē — Windmill; a structure using wind to drive machinery.

叶片

yè piàn — Blades, sails; the rotating arms of a windmill or fan.

正

zhèng — Just, right now; indicating an action currently in progress.

缓缓

huǎn huǎn — Slowly, gradually; moving at a leisurely, unhurried pace.

转动

zhuǎn dòng — To rotate, to turn; moving in a circular or spinning motion.

破烂

pò làn — Dilapidated, worn-out; in a state of disrepair and tatters.

状态

zhuàng tài — State, condition; the current situation or status of something.

表明

biǎo míng — To indicate, to show; making something clear or evident.

里面

lǐ miàn — Inside, within; the interior space of something.

研磨

yán mó — To grind, to mill; crushing grain or material into powder.

谷物

gǔ wù — Grain, cereals; crops like wheat, corn, or barley.

少之又少

shǎo zhī yòu shǎo — Very scarce, extremely little; an exceptionally small amount.

以上

yǐ shàng — The above, the foregoing; referring to what was just stated.

便是

biàn shì — Is precisely, is exactly; formal affirmation of identity.

上个

shàng gè — Last, previous; referring to the one immediately before.

世纪

shì jì — Century; a period of one hundred years in history.

末

mò — End, close; the final part of a period of time.

小

xiǎo — Small, little; of limited size or scale.

村庄

cūn zhuāng — Village; a small rural community or settlement.

及其

jí qí — And its, along with its; formal connective including something.

周边

zhōu biān — Surrounding area, periphery; the region around a central place.

地区

dì qū — Region, area, district; a defined geographic zone or territory.

景象

jǐng xiàng — Scene, sight; a visual picture or panorama of a place.