Wuthering Heights — Page 8

Vocabulary

幸好

xìng hǎo — fortunately; luckily, it was a good thing

厨房

chú fáng — kitchen; room where food is prepared

里

lǐ — inside; within a place or space

有个

yǒu gè — there is a; there exists one

人

rén — person; human being

行动

xíng dòng — to act; take action; movement

更为

gèng wéi — even more; to a greater degree

迅速

xùn sù — swift; rapid; very fast

一位

yī wèi — one (person, polite measure word)

健壮

jiàn zhuàng — strong and healthy; robust; sturdy

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

女子

nǚ zǐ — woman; female person

撩起

liāo qǐ — to lift up; hitch up clothing

裙摆

qún bǎi — hem of a skirt; lower edge of skirt

露着

lù zhe — exposing; revealing; showing bare skin

双臂

shuāng bì — both arms; a pair of arms

满脸

mǎn liǎn — entire face; all over one's face

通红

tōng hóng — completely red; flushed bright red

挥舞着

huī wǔ zhe — brandishing; waving something vigorously

一只

yī zhī — one (measure word for certain objects)

煎锅

jiān guō — frying pan; flat cooking pan

冲进

chōng jìn — to rush into; charge into a place

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

我们

wǒ men — we; us; our group

中间

zhōng jiān — middle; between; in the center

她

tā — she; her (third person feminine)

把

bǎ — disposal marker; handle; measure word

那件

nà jiàn — that (item); that particular thing

武器

wǔ qì — weapon; instrument used for fighting

和

hé — and; together with; plus

她的

tā de — her; belonging to her

嘴巴

zuǐ ba — mouth; the organ for speaking or eating

都

dōu — all; both; entirely

用到

yòng dào — to use to the extent of; employ fully

极致

jí zhì — utmost; the highest degree possible

风波

fēng bō — disturbance; trouble; commotion

奇迹般地

qí jì bān de — miraculously; in a miraculous manner

平息

píng xī — to calm down; subside; be quelled

下来

xià lái — to come down; directional complement downward

等

děng — to wait; by the time; when

主人

zhǔ rén — host; master; owner of a place

出现

chū xiàn — to appear; emerge; show up

在

zài — at; in; on; to be present

现场

xiàn chǎng — scene; site; on-the-spot location

时

shí — when; at the time of

独自

dú zì — alone; by oneself; on one's own

留在

liú zài — to remain at; stay behind in a place

那里

nà lǐ — there; that place

像

xiàng — to resemble; like; similar to

大风

dà fēng — strong wind; gale; big wind

过后

guò hòu — afterward; after something has passed

海面

hǎi miàn — sea surface; surface of the ocean

一样

yī yàng — the same; alike; just like

起伏

qǐ fú — to rise and fall; undulate; heave

喘息

chuǎn xī — to gasp; pant; breathe heavily

到底

dào dǐ — on earth; exactly what happened; ultimately

出了

chū le — occurred; something went wrong or happened

什么事

shén me shì — what happened; what matter or event

他

tā — he; him (third person masculine)

问道

wèn dào — asked; said while asking a question

用

yòng — using; with; by means of

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of

让

ràng — to let; allow; cause; make someone

我

wǒ — I; me; myself

遭受了

zāo shòu le — suffered; underwent; experienced something negative

这番

zhè fān — this kind of; such; this sort of

怠慢

dài màn — to slight; treat coldly; show neglect

之后

zhī hòu — after; afterward; following

难以

nán yǐ — difficult to; hard to do something

忍受

rěn shòu — to endure; tolerate; bear with difficulty

眼神

yǎn shén — expression in one's eyes; gaze; look

打量着

dǎ liàng zhe — sizing up; looking someone over carefully

可不是

kě bu shì — exactly right; indeed; isn't that so

咕哝

gū nong — to mutter; grumble; mumble under breath

道

dào — said; spoke (literary narrative particle)

那群

nà qún — that group of; that pack of

着魔

zháo mó — bewitched; possessed; under a spell

猪

zhū — pig; swine; hog

也

yě — also; too; as well

不会

bù huì — will not; cannot; unable to

有

yǒu — to have; there is; exist

比

bǐ — compared to; than; comparison particle

您

nín — you (polite/respectful form of address)

那些

nà xiē — those; those things or people

畜生

chù sheng — beast; brute; contemptible creature

更

gèng — even more; still more; further

凶恶

xiōng è — fierce; ferocious; vicious; malicious

鬼魂

guǐ hún — ghost; spirit; soul of the dead

先生

xiān sheng — mister; sir; gentleman; teacher

一个

yī gè — one; a single (general measure word)

陌生人

mò shēng rén — stranger; unknown person; unfamiliar individual

留给

liú gěi — to leave to; entrust something to someone

一窝

yī wō — a nest of; a litter of animals

老虎

lǎo hǔ — tiger; the large striped wild cat

不过

bù guò — but; however; no more than

如此

rú cǐ — like this; such; so; this way

它们

tā men — they; them (referring to animals or things)

招惹

zhāo rě — to provoke; stir up trouble; pick a fight

任何东西

rèn hé dōng xi — anything; any thing whatsoever

说道

shuō dào — said; spoke; remarked (narrative verb)

酒瓶

jiǔ píng — wine bottle; bottle containing alcohol

放到

fàng dào — to place at; put something somewhere

面前

miàn qián — in front of; before someone

又

yòu — again; also; furthermore

移位

yí wèi — to shift position; displacement; move out of place

桌子

zhuō zi — table; desk

复原

fù yuán — to restore; return to original state; recover

狗

gǒu — dog; canine animal

保持

bǎo chí — to maintain; keep; preserve a state

警惕

jǐng tì — vigilant; alert; on guard against danger

是

shì — to be; is; am; are; correct

对的

duì de — correct; right; proper; appropriate

喝

hē — to drink; consume liquid

一杯

yī bēi — a cup of; a glass of (drink)

酒

jiǔ — alcohol; wine; spirits; liquor

吗

ma — question particle for yes/no questions

不

bù — no; not; negation particle

谢谢

xiè xie — thank you; thanks; expression of gratitude

没

méi — not have; did not; negation of past

被咬

bèi yǎo — to be bitten; bitten by an animal

吧

ba — particle suggesting supposition or mild inquiry

如果

rú guǒ — if; in case; supposing that

会

huì — will; can; able to; know how

那

nà — then; in that case; that

东西

dōng xi — thing; object; stuff; item

身上

shēn shang — on one's body; on oneself

留下

liú xià — to leave behind; leave a mark; remain

我的

wǒ de — my; mine; belonging to me

印记

yìn jì — mark; imprint; trace left behind

面色

miàn sè — facial color; complexion; expression on face

舒展

shū zhǎn — to relax; unfold; become less tense

开来

kāi lái — directional complement indicating spreading outward

露出

lù chū — to reveal; show; display; let appear

一丝

yī sī — a trace of; a hint of; slight amount

冷笑

lěng xiào — cold smile; sneer; sardonic laughter

好了

hǎo le — alright; okay; that's enough; all right

说

shuō — to say; speak; talk; tell

慌乱

huāng luàn — flustered; confused; in a panic

来

lái — come; used as directional complement

一点

yī diǎn — a little; a bit; a small amount

这所

zhè suǒ — this (measure word for buildings)

宅子

zhái zi — house; residence; large dwelling

客人

kè rén — guest; visitor; customer

实在是

shí zài shì — truly is; really is; honestly

少之又少

shǎo zhī yòu shǎo — very few; extremely scarce; fewer and fewer

愿意

yuàn yì — willing to; want to; be ready to

承认

chéng rèn — to admit; acknowledge; confess; recognize

几乎

jī hū — almost; nearly; practically; barely

不知道

bù zhī dào — do not know; unaware; ignorant of

该

gāi — should; ought to; one's turn

如何

rú hé — how; in what way; what to do

接待

jiē dài — to receive; entertain; welcome guests

他们

tā men — they; them (plural third person)

敬

jìng — to toast; respectfully offer; cheers

健康

jiàn kāng — health; healthy; good physical condition