Won from the Waves — Page 12

Vocabulary

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

呼吁

hūyù — To appeal or call upon someone for action.

产生

chǎnshēng — To produce, generate, or bring about a result.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

应有

yīng yǒu — Due, deserved, or expected to have.

效果

xiàoguǒ — Effect, result, or outcome of an action.

即使

jíshǐ — Even if, even though; used for hypothetical concession.

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity or state.

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker before adjectives.

迷信

míxìn — Superstitious; blind belief without rational basis.

人

rén — Person, people, human being.

也

yě — Also, too; indicates inclusion or concession.

为

wèi — For, because of; indicating reason or purpose.

拒绝

jùjué — To refuse, reject, or decline a request.

陪同

péitóng — To accompany someone; go along with another person.

他

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

而

ér — And, yet, but; conjunction linking contrasting clauses.

感到

gǎndào — To feel, sense, or experience an emotion.

羞耻

xiūchǐ — Shame, disgrace; feeling of embarrassment or dishonor.

当

dāng — When, at the time that; temporal conjunction.

跳上

tiào shàng — To jump onto or board something quickly.

船

chuán — Boat, ship; vessel used for water transport.

时

shí — When, at the time of; temporal marker.

船员

chuányuán — Crew member, sailor working aboard a ship.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns.

心甘情愿

xīn gān qíng yuàn — Willingly, wholeheartedly; doing something with full consent.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb or phrase to verb.

跟随

gēnsuí — To follow, accompany, or go along behind someone.

上去

shàngqù — To go up, to board; directional complement upward.

本想

běn xiǎng — Originally intended or planned to do something.

让

ràng — To let, allow, or cause someone to do something.

二儿子

èr érzi — Second son; the second male child in family.

回去

huíqù — To go back, return to a previous place.

但

dàn — But, however; conjunction indicating contrast or exception.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

孩子

háizi — Child, kid; a young boy or girl.

恳切

kěnqiè — Earnest, sincere, heartfelt; expressing genuine strong feeling.

请求

qǐngqiú — To request, ask for; a sincere appeal or plea.

跟着

gēnzhe — To follow along with; go together with someone.

一起

yīqǐ — Together, jointly; doing something with another person.

去

qù — To go; verb indicating movement away from speaker.

说

shuō — To say, speak, or tell; basic verb of speech.

父亲

fùqīn — Father; formal term for one's male parent.

您

nín — You; polite, respectful second-person singular pronoun.

都

dōu — All, both; indicating totality or inclusiveness.

我

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

为什么

wèishénme — Why; question word asking for a reason or cause.

要

yào — To want, need, or must; modal verb of desire.

留在

liú zài — To stay behind, remain at a certain place.

后面

hòumiàn — Behind, at the back; positional noun indicating rear.

会

huì — Will, can; modal verb indicating ability or future action.

照顾

zhàogù — To take care of, look after someone or something.

母亲

mǔqīn — Mother; formal term for one's female parent.

宁愿

nìngyuàn — Would rather, prefer; expressing a preference between options.

与

yǔ — And, with; formal conjunction or preposition of accompaniment.

共担

gòng dān — To share together; jointly bear responsibility or burden.

任何

rènhé — Any, whatever; refers to any item without restriction.

可能

kěnéng — Possible, maybe; indicating likelihood or possibility.

发生

fāshēng — To happen, occur; describes an event taking place.

事情

shìqíng — Matter, thing, affair; a general term for events.

和

hé — And; conjunction connecting two nouns or clauses.

很快

hěn kuài — Very quickly, soon; indicating rapid speed or time.

就

jiù — Then, at once; adverb indicating immediacy or condition.

上

shàng — On, up, board; preposition or directional complement.

他们

tāmen — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

中

zhōng — Among, in, within; positional term indicating interior.

大多数

dàduōshù — The majority, most of; the greater portion of something.

持有

chí yǒu — To hold, possess shares or ownership of something.

这艘

zhè sōu — This (vessel); demonstrative plus classifier for ships.

股份

gǔfèn — Shares, stock; portion of ownership in a company.

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore, thus; indicating a logical result or consequence.

既

jì — Both, already; used in paired conjunctions or concessions.

冒着

màozhe — To brave, risk; exposing oneself to danger or loss.

财产

cáichǎn — Property, assets; possessions of monetary or material value.

风险

fēngxiǎn — Risk, danger; possibility of loss or negative outcome.

生命

shēngmìng — Life; the existence and vitality of a living being.

危险

wēixiǎn — Danger, hazard; a threatening or unsafe situation.

船桨

chuánjiǎng — Oar, paddle; implement used to row a boat.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives an action.

取

qǔ — To take, fetch, retrieve something from somewhere.

出来

chūlái — To come out; directional complement indicating outward motion.

稳稳

wěnwěn — Steadily, firmly; in a stable and secure manner.

坐好

zuò hǎo — To sit properly and settle into position well.

准备

zhǔnbèi — To prepare, get ready; make arrangements for something.

迎接

yíngjiē — To meet, greet, or face an approaching challenge.

眼前

yǎnqián — Before one's eyes; immediately present or imminent situation.

任务

rènwù — Task, mission, assignment; a specific job to accomplish.

离岸

lí àn — To leave the shore; moving away from land.

之后

zhīhòu — After, afterward; following a particular time or event.

舵

duò — Rudder; device used to steer a boat or ship.

奋力

fènlì — To exert oneself vigorously; strive with great effort.

划桨

huá jiǎng — To row with oars; propel a boat using paddles.

驶出

shǐ chū — To drive or sail out of a place.

港口

gǎngkǒu — Harbor, port; place where ships dock and depart.

不一会儿

bù yī huìr — Shortly, in a little while; after a brief moment.

便

biàn — Then, thereupon; formal adverb indicating quick result.

在

zài — At, in, on; preposition indicating location or situation.

狂风

kuángfēng — Fierce wind, gale; extremely strong and violent wind.

迎面

yíngmiàn — Head-on, face-to-face; directly from the front direction.

冲击

chōngjī — To strike, impact; hit forcefully with great momentum.

着

zhe — Continuous aspect particle; indicating ongoing action or state.

翻涌

fānyǒng — To surge and churn; waves rolling and tumbling violently.

泡沫

pàomò — Foam, froth, bubbles; airy mass formed on liquid surface.

巨浪

jùlàng — Huge waves; very large and powerful ocean waves.

有时

yǒushí — Sometimes, at times; occurring occasionally but not always.

一阵

yī zhèn — A burst, a spell; a brief period of activity.

比

bǐ — Compared to, than; used in comparative sentences.

往常

wǎngcháng — Usually, in the past; referring to normal past conditions.

更

gèng — Even more; intensifier in comparative constructions.

猛烈

měngliè — Fierce, violent, intense; describing powerful forceful action.

掠过

lüèguò — To sweep past, skim over a surface quickly.

水面

shuǐmiàn — Water surface; the top layer of a body of water.

非但

fēidàn — Not only; used to introduce a stronger negative statement.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have, there is no; negation of existence.

前进

qiánjìn — To advance, move forward; make progress in a direction.

反而

fǎn'ér — On the contrary, instead; indicates an opposite outcome.

似乎

sìhū — It seems, apparently; expressing an uncertain impression.

向

xiàng — Toward, in the direction of; indicating orientation.

船尾

chuánwěi — Stern, the rear end of a boat or ship.

隐约

yǐnyuē — Dimly, vaguely; barely visible or faintly perceivable.

可见

kějiàn — Visible, can be seen; able to be perceived visually.

海岸

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

漂

piāo — To drift, float; move along carried by water or wind.

此时

cǐ shí — At this moment, at this time; right now.

再次

zài cì — Once again, a second time; repeating an action.

竭尽全力

jié jìn quán lì — To exert every ounce of strength; try one's utmost.

朝着

cháozhe — Toward, facing in the direction of something.

沉船

chénchuán — Shipwreck; a sunken or wrecked ship in water.

方向

fāngxiàng — Direction; the way toward which something is oriented.

重新

chóngxīn — Again, anew; doing something over from the beginning.

取得

qǔdé — To obtain, achieve, gain; successfully acquire something.

进展

jìnzhǎn — Progress, advancement; forward movement toward a goal.

这段

zhè duàn — This period, this section; referring to a stretch of time.

时间

shíjiān — Time; the duration or period during which events occur.

里

lǐ — Inside, within; positional noun indicating interior location.

一直

yīzhí — Always, continuously; uninterruptedly throughout a period.

能

néng — Can, be able to; modal verb indicating capability.

听到

tīngdào — To hear, perceive a sound; successfully receive audio.

每隔

měi gé — Every (interval); at regular spaced intervals of time.

一分钟

yī fēnzhōng — One minute; a period of sixty seconds duration.

发射

fāshè — To fire, launch, shoot; discharge a projectile or signal.

一次

yī cì — Once, one time; a single occurrence of an action.

求救

qiújiù — To call for help, send a distress signal urgently.

炮声

pào shēng — Sound of cannon fire; loud blast from artillery.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something nearby.

表明

biǎomíng — To indicate, show, make clear; demonstrate something plainly.

还没有

hái méiyǒu — Have not yet; negation indicating an action not completed.

解体

jiětǐ — To disintegrate, fall apart; break into pieces or collapse.

救援

jiùyuán — Rescue, relief; assistance provided to those in danger.

如果

rúguǒ — If, supposing that; introduces a conditional hypothesis.

能够

nénggòu — To be able to, capable of; expressing possibility or ability.

到来

dàolái — To arrive, come; the arrival of someone or something.

将

jiāng — Will, shall; formal future tense marker in written Chinese.

不会

bù huì — Will not, cannot; negated modal verb of expectation.

徒劳

túláo — In vain, futile; effort that produces no useful result.

声音

shēngyīn — Sound, voice; auditory sensation produced by vibrations.

鼓励

gǔlì — To encourage, motivate; give someone support and confidence.

坚持

jiānchí — To persist, persevere; continue despite difficulty or opposition.

下去

xiàqù — To continue on; directional complement indicating continuation.

然而

rán'ér — However, nevertheless; formal conjunction indicating contrast.

之间

zhījiān — Between, among; indicating a space or relationship between things.

间隔

jiàngé — Interval, gap; a space or time between two points.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays, now; referring to the current time or era.

起初

qǐchū — At first, initially; referring to the beginning of something.

更长

gèng cháng — Even longer; greater in length or duration than before.