Wuthering Heights — Page 1

Vocabulary

年

nián — Year; used for calendar years and duration.

我

wǒ — I; first-person singular pronoun.

刚

gāng — Just; indicates an action recently completed.

从

cóng — From; indicates starting point of movement or time.

拜访

bàifǎng — To visit someone, often formally or respectfully.

房东

fángdōng — Landlord; owner who rents out property.

那里

nàlǐ — There; refers to a previously mentioned location.

回来

huílái — To come back; return to original location.

他

tā — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun.

是

shì — Is/am/are; main linking verb in Chinese.

唯一

wéiyī — Only; the sole one of its kind.

需要

xūyào — To need; to require something or someone.

打交道

dǎ jiāodào — To deal with; to interact or have contact.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

邻居

línjū — Neighbor; person living nearby.

这里

zhèlǐ — Here; refers to the current location.

风景

fēngjǐng — Scenery; natural landscape view.

着实

zhuóshí — Indeed; truly; used to emphasize genuineness.

美丽

měilì — Beautiful; pleasing to the eyes.

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe; to trust in something or someone.

在

zài — At/in; indicates location or ongoing action.

整个

zhěnggè — Entire; whole; referring to the complete thing.

英格兰

Yīnggélán — England; country in the United Kingdom.

再也

zàiyě — No longer; never again; used with negation.

找不到

zhǎo bu dào — Cannot find; unable to locate something.

另一处

lìng yī chù — Another place; a different location.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; so; to such a degree.

远离

yuǎnlí — Far away from; to keep distance from.

尘嚣

chénxiāo — Worldly noise and bustle; hustle of society.

地方

dìfang — Place; location; area or region.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation.

简直

jiǎnzhí — Simply; absolutely; used to emphasize extreme degree.

厌世者

yànshìzhě — Misanthrope; person who dislikes humanity and society.

天堂

tiāntáng — Paradise; heaven; an ideal perfect place.

先生

xiānsheng — Mister; sir; respectful title for a man.

与

yǔ — And; with; connects nouns or pronouns.

真是

zhēnshì — Truly is; really; emphasizes a statement emphatically.

一对

yī duì — A pair; a matched set of two things.

平分

píngfēn — To split equally; share something in equal portions.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

荒寂

huāngjì — Desolate and quiet; wild and lonely atmosphere.

绝配

juépèi — Perfect match; ideal pairing of two things.

个

gè — General measure word for people and objects.

了不起

liǎobuqǐ — Remarkable; amazing; outstanding person or thing.

人

rén — Person; human being; people in general.

当

dāng — When; at the time of a certain moment.

策马

cèmǎ — To spur a horse; ride a horse forward.

而来

ér lái — And came; approaching in a certain manner.

时

shí — When; at the time; temporal conjunction.

那双

nà shuāng — That pair of; referring to two matched things.

黑眼睛

hēi yǎnjing — Black eyes; dark-colored eyes on a person.

浓眉

nóngméi — Thick eyebrows; dense and prominent eyebrows.

下

xià — Under; below; beneath something.

疑惧

yíjù — Suspicious fear; feeling doubtful and afraid.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

向内

xiàng nèi — Inward; directed toward the inside.

缩去

suō qù — To retract; to withdraw inward shrinkingly.

而

ér — And yet; but; conjunctive particle between clauses.

报上

bào shàng — To announce; to report one's name aloud.

姓名

xìngmíng — Full name; family name and given name combined.

手指

shǒuzhǐ — Finger; digit on a human hand.

带着

dài zhe — Carrying; bearing; accompanied by something.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something.

戒备

jièbèi — On guard; vigilant; cautiously defensive attitude.

决然

juérán — Resolutely; decisively; with firm determination.

越发

yuèfā — Even more; increasingly; to a greater degree.

深地

shēn de — Deeply; to a great extent or depth.

藏入

cáng rù — To hide into; to conceal within something.

马甲

mǎjiǎ — Vest; waistcoat; sleeveless upper-body garment.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; inside; among a group or thing.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; which place; interrogative of location.

想得到

xiǎng de dào — Could have imagined; able to think of.

这一切

zhè yīqiè — All of this; everything mentioned previously.

竟

jìng — Unexpectedly; actually; surprisingly contrary to expectation.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make someone do something.

对他

duì tā — Toward him; regarding him; in relation to him.

顿生

dùn shēng — Suddenly feel; abruptly give rise to feeling.

好感

hǎogǎn — Good impression; favorable feeling toward someone.

问道

wèn dào — Asked; said in questioning; to inquire aloud.

对方

duìfāng — The other party; the opposing or other side.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using something as method.

一个

yī gè — One; a single unit of something.

点头

diǎntóu — To nod one's head in agreement or acknowledgment.

作答

zuòdá — To reply; to give an answer to something.

您

nín — You; polite and respectful second-person pronoun.

新

xīn — New; recently obtained or arrived.

房客

fángkè — Tenant; person who rents and occupies a property.

一到

yī dào — As soon as arriving; immediately upon reaching.

便

biàn — Then; immediately; as a result, right away.

登门拜访

dēngmén bàifǎng — To visit someone at their home formally.

深感

shēn gǎn — Deeply feel; to be profoundly moved or honored.

荣幸

róngxìng — Honored; privileged; feeling of great respect received.

同时

tóngshí — At the same time; simultaneously; meanwhile.

希望

xīwàng — To hope; to wish for something desired.

一再

yīzài — Repeatedly; again and again; time after time.

坚持

jiānchí — To insist; to persist in doing something.

租住

zū zhù — To rent and live in; lease a residence.

田庄

tiánzhuāng — Farm estate; rural property with farmland.

一事

yī shì — This matter; regarding a particular affair.

并未

bìng wèi — Has not; did not at all; emphatic negation.

给

gěi — To give; for; a preposition indicating recipient.

带来

dài lái — To bring; to cause; to result in something.

不便

bùbiàn — Inconvenience; trouble; being awkward or difficult.

昨日

zuórì — Yesterday; the day before today.

听说

tīngshuō — To hear that; it is said that something occurred.

曾

céng — Once; formerly; used to indicate past experience.

有过

yǒu guò — Have had; previously experienced or possessed something.

一些

yīxiē — Some; a few; an unspecified small quantity.

想法

xiǎngfǎ — Idea; thought; opinion about something.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject.

产业

chǎnyè — Property; estate; assets and holdings owned.

打断

dǎduàn — To interrupt; to cut off someone's speech.

面露

miàn lù — Face shows; expression reveals a certain emotion.

不悦

bùyuè — Displeasure; unhappy; showing dissatisfaction or irritation.

若是

ruòshì — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction.

能够

nénggòu — To be able to; capable of doing something.

阻止

zǔzhǐ — To stop; to prevent something from happening.

绝不会

jué bù huì — Absolutely will not; never under any circumstances.

允许

yǔnxǔ — To allow; to permit someone to do something.

任何人

rènhé rén — Anyone; any person whatsoever without exception.

添麻烦

tiān máfan — To cause trouble; to add inconvenience for someone.

进来

jìnlái — Come in; enter; to move inside a place.

吧

ba — Particle suggesting mild command or seeking agreement.

那句

nà jù — That sentence; referring to a particular utterance.

牙缝

yáfèng — Gap between teeth; space between one's teeth.

里

lǐ — Inside; within; interior of something.

挤出来

jǐ chūlái — Squeezed out; forced out with great effort.

其中

qízhōng — Among which; within that; in the middle of.

传达

chuándá — To convey; to communicate a message or meaning.

意思

yìsi — Meaning; intention; what something signifies.

分明

fēnmíng — Clearly; obviously; distinctly evident to all.

见鬼

jiàn guǐ — Go to hell; expression of irritation or dismissal.

去吧

qù ba — Go ahead; get out; dismissive command to leave.