Won from the Waves — Page 10

Vocabulary

孩子们

háizi men — Children; plural form of child.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

来

lái — Come; to arrive or approach a place.

试试

shìshi — Give it a try; attempt something casually.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.

终于

zhōngyú — Finally; at last; after a long wait.

说道

shuōdào — Said; spoke; used to introduce direct speech.

也许

yěxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility.

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.

搁浅

gēqiǎn — Run aground; become stranded on shallow water.

在

zài — At; in; on; indicating location or presence.

沙洲

shāzhōu — Sandbar; shallow sandy area in water.

最低处

zuì dī chù — Lowest point; the bottommost location or position.

涨潮

zhǎngcháo — High tide; rising tide flooding the shore.

顶峰

dǐngfēng — Peak; summit; highest point of something.

时

shí — When; at the time of; during.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps; possibly; another word for maybe.

能够

nénggòu — Be able to; have the ability or capacity.

穿越

chuānyuè — Pass through; cross over; traverse a space.

过去

guòqù — Pass by; go past; the past time.

来吧

lái ba — Come on; let's go; encouraging others forward.

不必

bùbì — No need to; unnecessary; don't have to.

再

zài — Again; anymore; once more in future.

多说

duō shuō — Say more; speak further on a topic.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

尽力

jìnlì — Do one's best; exert maximum effort possible.

去做

qù zuò — Go do; proceed to carry out an action.

该做

gāi zuò — Should do; ought to perform a duty.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

事

shì — Thing; matter; affair; task to handle.

就是

jiùshì — Exactly is; precisely; used for emphasis.

就

jiù — Just; then; right away; indicating immediacy.

那

nà — That; referring to a previously mentioned thing.

一刻

yī kè — A moment; a brief instant in time.

一个

yī gè — One; a single item or person.

尖锐

jiānruì — Sharp; piercing; shrill in sound or tone.

响亮

xiǎngliàng — Loud and clear; resonant; sonorous sound.

声音

shēngyīn — Sound; voice; an audible noise or tone.

传

chuán — Transmit; spread; carry sound or information.

过来

guòlai — Come over; move toward the speaker's direction.

愚蠢

yúchǔn — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or sense.

人们

rénmen — People; folk; human beings in general.

你们

nǐmen — You all; second-person plural pronoun.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb.

想

xiǎng — Want to; think; desire or consider something.

把

bǎ — Particle marking direct object before a verb.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; yourself; referring to the subject itself.

淹死

yānsǐ — Drown; die by being submerged in water.

深深

shēnshēn — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth.

大海

dàhǎi — Ocean; the sea; a vast body of water.

里

lǐ — Inside; within; indicating location within something.

吗

ma — Question particle turning statement into yes/no question.

停下

tíng xià — Stop; halt; cease movement or action immediately.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

命令

mìnglìng — Order; command; an authoritative instruction to obey.

否则

fǒuzé — Otherwise; or else; if not done so.

承担

chéngdān — Bear; take responsibility; accept consequences of actions.

后果

hòuguǒ — Consequence; outcome; result of a bad action.

吧

ba — Sentence-final particle suggesting or softening a statement.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

似乎

sìhū — Seem; appear to be; as if something.

从

cóng — From; starting point of movement or time.

黑暗

hēiàn — Darkness; dark; absence of light; figuratively sinister.

中

zhōng — Middle; within; among; inside a space.

传来

chuánlái — Come through; reach one's ears; sound transmitted here.

却

què — Yet; but; however; indicating a contrast.

不见

bùjiàn — Cannot see; invisible; not visible to eyes.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; used in negative or conditional sentences.

人影

rényǐng — Human silhouette; shadow or figure of a person.

众人

zhòngrén — Everyone; all the people present; the crowd.

纷纷

fēnfēn — One after another; in succession; all at once.

回头

huítóu — Turn one's head back; look behind oneself.

张望

zhāngwàng — Look around; peer about; gaze in all directions.

紧接着

jǐn jiēzhe — Immediately after; right then; without any delay.

高挑

gāotiāo — Tall and slender; having a slim tall figure.

清瘦

qīngshòu — Slim and lean; thin in a refined way.

身影

shēnyǐng — Figure; silhouette; the outline of a person's body.

走

zǒu — Walk; go; move on foot somewhere.

出来

chūlái — Come out; emerge from inside to outside.

浑身

húnshēn — All over the body; from head to toe.

上下

shàngxià — Up and down; top to bottom; all over.

一身

yīshēn — Whole body; dressed entirely in one style.

看见

kànjiàn — See; catch sight of; perceive with one's eyes.

人

rén — Person; human being; people in general.

若是

ruòshì — If; supposing that; in the event that.

将其

jiāng qí — Take it/them; referring to the subject as object.

误认为

wù rènwéi — Mistakenly believe; wrongly identify or consider something.

幽灵

yōulíng — Ghost; spirit; phantom of a deceased person.

而非

ér fēi — Rather than; instead of; as opposed to.

凡间

fánjiān — The mortal world; the human realm on earth.

生灵

shēnglíng — Living creature; a being with life and soul.

也

yě — Also; too; even; used for addition or concession.

情有可原

qíng yǒu kě yuán — Understandable; excusable given the circumstances involved.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; due to; giving reason for something.

浓浓

nóngnóng — Thick and dense; intensely concentrated as atmosphere.

雾气

wùqì — Mist; fog; hazy vapor in the air.

它

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

显得

xiǎnde — Appear; seem; give the impression of being.

如此

rúcǐ — So; like this; in such a manner.

虚无缥缈

xūwú piāomiǎo — Ethereal; illusory; vague and unreal like mist.

空气

kōngqì — Air; atmosphere; the gas surrounding the earth.

禁止

jìnzhǐ — Forbid; prohibit; not allow something to happen.

前行

qiánxíng — Move forward; advance; proceed ahead on a path.

而

ér — And; but; while; connecting clauses with contrast.

使者

shǐzhě — Messenger; envoy; one sent to deliver a message.

警告

jǐnggào — Warn; warning; caution against a dangerous action.

若

ruò — If; should; a formal conditional conjunction.

违抗

wéikàng — Defy; disobey; resist an order or authority.

必将

bì jiāng — Will certainly; inevitably; bound to happen in future.

自取灭亡

zì qǔ mièwáng — Bring about one's own destruction; court one's own doom.

走近

zǒu jìn — Walk closer; approach; move nearer to something.

不由得

bùyóude — Can't help but; involuntarily; unable to stop oneself.

相互

xiānghù — Mutually; each other; reciprocally between two parties.

靠拢

kàolǒng — Draw close together; huddle; move nearer to each other.

这时

zhèshí — At this moment; just then; at this point in time.

才

cái — Only then; just; indicating a delayed realization.

看清

kànqīng — See clearly; make out; discern with clarity.

高大

gāodà — Tall and big; large in stature or height.

消瘦

xiāoshòu — Thin; emaciated; having lost weight noticeably.

女人

nǚrén — Woman; adult female; a grown-up female person.