Won from the Waves — Page 14

Vocabulary

朝着

cháo zhe — facing toward; moving in the direction of

登陆处

dēng lù chù — landing place; spot where one comes ashore

望去

wàng qù — to look toward; to gaze in a direction

只见

zhǐ jiàn — only to see; and there one saw

盐海

yán hǎi — salt sea; a sea with high salinity

那

nà — that; referring to something previously mentioned

高挑

gāo tiāo — tall and slender; describing a slim figure

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or description

身影

shēn yǐng — figure; silhouette of a person's body

站在

zhàn zài — standing at; to be standing at a place

码头

mǎ tou — dock; wharf where boats land and depart

边缘

biān yuán — edge; the outermost boundary of something

俯视

fǔ shì — to look down at; to gaze downward upon

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

他们

tā men — they; them; referring to a group of people

愚蠢

yú chǔn — stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or sense

人们

rén men — people; human beings in general

你们

nǐ men — you all; plural second-person pronoun

白费

bái fèi — to waste in vain; effort spent for nothing

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

力气

lì qi — physical strength; energy or effort exerted

但

dàn — but; however; introduces a contrasting clause

幸好

xìng hǎo — fortunately; luckily; it is a good thing

没能

méi néng — failed to; was unable to accomplish something

到达

dào dá — to arrive at; to reach a destination

注定

zhù dìng — destined; fated to happen inevitably

沉没

chén mò — to sink; to go beneath water's surface

船

chuán — boat; ship; a water vessel

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

警告

jǐng gào — to warn; to give a caution or warning

过

guò — particle indicating past experience; have done

而

ér — yet; but; a conjunction showing contrast

却

què — yet; however; indicating an unexpected contrast

无视

wú shì — to ignore; to disregard completely and deliberately

命令

mìng lìng — order; command issued with authority

风浪

fēng làng — wind and waves; stormy sea conditions

阻止

zǔ zhǐ — to stop; to prevent something from happening

前行

qián xíng — to move forward; to advance onward

它们

tā men — they; them; referring to non-human things

听从

tīng cóng — to obey; to follow instructions or orders

号令

hào lìng — command; order issued to direct others

服从

fú cóng — to submit to; to comply with authority

下次

xià cì — next time; on the following occasion

不会

bù huì — will not; not able to; expressing inability

再

zài — again; once more; additionally

胆敢

dǎn gǎn — to dare; to have the audacity to do

现在

xiàn zài — now; at the present moment in time

回

huí — to return; to go back to a place

家

jiā — home; family; one's place of residence

去

qù — to go; to move away toward somewhere

该

gāi — should; ought to; expressing obligation or advice

庆幸

qìng xìng — to feel fortunate; to rejoice at good luck

没有

méi yǒu — do not have; there is not; negation

认为

rèn wéi — to think; to consider; to hold an opinion

有必要

yǒu bì yào — it is necessary; there is a need to

因

yīn — because; due to; on account of

惩罚

chéng fá — to punish; punishment given for wrongdoing

再次

zài cì — once again; a second time; once more

那艘

nà sōu — that (vessel); classifier for ships used demonstratively

要

yào — to want; to need; will; expressing intention

就在

jiù zài — just at; right at a specific moment or place

这

zhè — this; referring to something nearby or present

老妇

lǎo fù — old woman; an elderly female person

以

yǐ — using; with; by means of something

与

yǔ — and; with; together with someone or something

先前

xiān qián — previously; before this; earlier in time

同样

tóng yàng — same; identical; in the same manner

刺耳

cì ěr — ear-piercing; harsh and unpleasant to hear

洪亮

hóng liàng — loud and resonant; describing a powerful voice

声调

shēng diào — tone; the pitch pattern of a voice

说着

shuō zhe — saying; while speaking or uttering words

这些

zhè xiē — these; referring to multiple nearby items

话

huà — words; speech; what someone says

时

shí — when; at the time of a certain moment

和

hé — and; together with; linking nouns or clauses

他

tā — he; him; third-person singular male pronoun

船员们

chuán yuán men — crew members; the sailors aboard a ship

正

zhèng — just; in the middle of doing something now

走去

zǒu qù — to walk toward; to head off in a direction

然而

rán ér — however; nevertheless; a formal contrastive conjunction

在

zài — at; in; on; indicating location or time

之前

zhī qián — before; prior to a certain time or event

怪异

guài yì — strange; bizarre; peculiar and hard to explain

已

yǐ — already; indicates something has occurred by now

消失

xiāo shī — to disappear; to vanish from sight completely

黑暗

hēi àn — darkness; absence of light; a dark environment

之中

zhī zhōng — within; in the midst of something

尽管

jǐn guǎn — even though; although; despite the fact that

仍能

réng néng — still able to; can still do something

听见

tīng jiàn — to hear; to perceive sound with the ears

她

tā — she; her; third-person singular female pronoun

声音

shēng yīn — sound; voice; an audible noise or tone

似乎

sì hū — it seems; apparently; as if something is true

悬崖

xuán yá — cliff; a steep rocky face or precipice

方向

fāng xiàng — direction; the way toward a particular destination

而去

ér qù — and went away; departing in that direction

伙计们

huǒ ji men — guys; fellows; informal address to a group

说

shuō — to say; to speak; to express in words

一遍

yī biàn — once through; one complete time of doing

别让

bié ràng — don't let; do not allow someone to do

从

cóng — from; following from a source or origin

可怜

kě lián — pitiful; poor; deserving of pity or sympathy

疯女人

fēng nǚ rén — madwoman; a crazy or insane female person

那儿

nà r — there; at that place over there

听到

tīng dào — to hear; to have heard something said

困扰

kùn rǎo — to trouble; to bother or disturb someone

喊道

hǎn dào — shouted; cried out; said in a loud voice

来

lái — to come; to arrive; to move toward speaker

小屋

xiǎo wū — small hut; a tiny shelter or cottage

我们

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

吃点

chī diǎn — to eat a little; to have some food

晚饭

wǎn fàn — dinner; the evening meal of the day

等待

děng dài — to wait for; to await an opportunity or event

出发

chū fā — to set out; to depart on a journey

机会

jī huì — opportunity; a chance to do something favorable

夫人

fū ren — Madam; Mrs.; a respectful title for a woman

早已

zǎo yǐ — long since; already a long time ago

预料到

yù liào dào — to have anticipated; to foresee something happening

会

huì — will; can; expressing likelihood or ability

回来

huí lái — to come back; to return to this place

备好

bèi hǎo — to have prepared; to have gotten ready

住所

zhù suǒ — dwelling; place of residence or lodging

里

lǐ — inside; within; in the interior of something

铺着

pū zhe — spread with; covered with a layer of something

沙子

shā zi — sand; tiny granules of rock or mineral

地板

dì bǎn — floor; the bottom surface of a room

以及

yǐ jí — as well as; and also; in addition to

粗糙

cū cāo — rough; coarse; not smooth to the touch

椅子

yǐ zi — chair; a piece of furniture for sitting

凳子

dèng zi — stool; a seat without a back or arms

并不会

bìng bù huì — will definitely not; certainly will not happen

湿透

shī tòu — soaked through; completely drenched with water

衣物

yī wù — clothing; garments and personal fabric items

受到

shòu dào — to receive; to suffer; to be subjected to

损坏

sǔn huài — to be damaged; to be broken or harmed