Snow White and the Seven Dwarves -- Chinese English Story -- Ting

(when you fall asleep quickly -- overcome by sleep -- where zhao2 has the meaning of fall into, be affected by -- 睡觉 -- shui4jiao4 is the standard for "fall asleep")

Zhang Meng

Wang Mei

Hua

躺

tang3

to lie

(this is to be in a horizontal position -- add "xia4" for "lie down")

找到

zhao3dao4

to find, to look for

(can't find = zhao3budao4 = 找不到 )

终于

zhong1yu2

finally, at last, at long last, in the end

矮人

ai3ren2

short person, dwarf

小矮人

xiao3 ai3ren2

short person, dwarf

(dwarf - the xiao3 is used for clarity and emphasis, not just as an adjective. For instance, xiang4 is the word for elephant, but they are always called da4xiang4 to minimize confusion with words that have the same pronunciation.)

吵

chao3

to make a noise, to quarrel, to make a row; noisy

(refers to the sound of a noisy quarrel -- or the sound of voices raised)

吵醒

chao3xing3

to wake, to startle awake

姑娘

gu1niang

girl

(under age 12 - oral usage. Officially goes up to 18)

回来

hui2lai2

to return, to come back

漂亮

piao4liang

pretty, beautiful

醒

xing3

to sober up, to come to, to wake up, to be awake, to wake up

一会儿

yi2hui4r

awhile; in a moment, a little while, presently

(longer than yi2xia4 in duration)

主人

zhu3ren2

host, owner of house, master, mistress

Feng Xie

Lennie

把

ba3

structural word used to put the object in front of the verb

(Ta1 ba3 wo3 tui1 dao3 le. 他把我推倒了。 He pushed me down. Down is an adverbial modifier of push -- the result of the push. Use ba3 to say "he did the action" or "I got the result." The passive. Active = Ta1 tui1 wo3 le. "He pushed me.")

保护

bao3hu4

to protect, to safeguard; protection

告诉

gao4su

to tell

伤心

shang1xin1

to be sad, to be grieved; sad, grieved

早晨

zao3chen2

morning

(early from about 5 to 9 am)

遭遇

zao1yu4

to meet with, to encounter

白天（在白天）

bai2tian1 (zai4 bai2tian1)

daytime, during the day

帮助

bang1zhu4

to help; help; useful, helpful

干净

gan1jing4

clean, neat and tidy; completely, totally; to be clean and tidy

收拾

shou1shi

to clean, to pack, the line is busy, to tidy up, to put in order

猫把盘子舔得干干净净。

Mao1 ba3 pan2zi tian3 de gan1gan1jing4jing4.

The cat licked the plate clean.

洗

xi3

to wash

衣服

yi1fu

clothes, clothing

做饭

zuo4fan4

to cook, to prepare a meal

做工

zuo4gong1

to work, to do manual work

成

cheng2

to become, to turn into, to succeed, to accomplish, to finish

改扮

gai3ban4

to disguise

关

guan1

to close, to shut, to turn off, to lock up, to close down, to concern

关起来

guan1qi3lai

to lock up

活着

huo2zhe

to be living

(includes present participle)

卖的

mai4de

seller, peddler

(ren2 -- person -- is understood -- usual term is xiao3fan4 小贩)

起来

qi3lai

to get up, to rise, to arise, to start

梳子

shu1zi

comb

一起

yi4qi3

together

自己

zi4ji3

self, oneself, ourselves

被

bei4

(indicating passive voice: e.g. the problem solved by him)

毒死

du2si3

to kill with poison, to poison

Cheng Hong

轻

qing1

light, agile, alert, easy, simple, unimportant

轻轻地

qing1qing1 de

lightly, gently

梳

shu1

to comb

知道

zhi1dao4

to know, to be aware of

主人

zhu3ren2

host, owner of house, master, mistress

Feng Xie

Lennie

掉

diao4

away, down, out

及时

ji2shi2

on time, in time, appropriately, timely

救活

jiu4huo2

to bring back to life

拿

na2

to get, to take, to hold, to carry, to pick up, to catch, to arrest, to seize, to capture

幸好

xing4hao3

happily, luckily, fortunately

毒汁

du2zhi1

venom

还是

hai2shi

after all, still; had better

(emphatic)

马上

ma3shang4

immediately, at once, right away

苹果

ping2guo3

apple

涂

tu2

to spread, to apply

好吃

hao3chi1

delicious, tasty

口

kou3

mouth

(measure word for mouthfuls, bite, people, wells...)

信

xin4

to believe; confidence, trust, faith, sign, evidence, letter, message; true

你信她吗？

Ni3 xin4 ta1 ma?

Do you believe her?

咬

yao3

to bite

Cheng Hong

地上

di4shang

on the ground

(Ground is 地 , shang4 上 is a suffix -- on the ground -- when shag4 is used as a suffix to indicate place, it is said with the neutral tone -- it may be written as either shang4 or shang)

另

ling4

other, another; separately, other, in addition, besides

面

mian4

face, surface, top, cover, side, aspect, extent, range; measure word for flat things like mirror

(like mirror or flag)

一口

yi2kou3

bite, mouthful

傍

bang4

to be close to, to draw near

傍晚

bang4wan3

dusk, toward evening

不得

bu4 de2

to must not, to not be allowed, may not, cannot

(used following a verb)

地

structural particle to create an adverb

(may also change adjective or verb into an adverb 快地 = kuai4de = quickly -- see 飞快地 )

地下

di4xia4

underground, secret activity; underground

发现

fa1xian4

to find, to discover, to come to light, to appear

棺材

guan1cai

coffin

埋

mai2

to bury

舍

she3

to give up, to abandon

水晶

shui3jing1

crystal

痛哭

tong4ku1

to cry bitterly, to cry one's eyes out, to wail

制作

zhi4zuo4

to make, to manufacture

参加

can1jia1

to take part in, to attend, to join, to show up for

大家

da4jia1

all, everybody

动物

dong4wu4

animal

极了

ji2 le

great, extremely, very

经过

jing1guo4

to go through, to pass; after, through, as a result; process

哭

ku1

to cry, to weep

让

rang4

to let, to allow, to ask, to concede, to make way for, to offer hospitality; by

(often used to indicate the passive voice [see bei4 for usual form] - translate it as the preposition 'by' - The dog was fed by its owner. Chinese usually uses passive when influenced by a Western language, not commonly used within Chinese itself.)

葬礼

zang4li3

funeral

这时

zhe4shi2

at this time, just then

重

chong2

again, once more; to repeat, to duplicate

(combined with other verbs it means to repeat the action)

重新

chong2xin1

afresh, anew, again

获

huo4

to capture, to catch, to win, to obtain

看见

kan4jian4

to see

(to actually see - this is a very common verb for seeing people, places, meeting people...)

妻子

qi1zi

wife

生命

sheng1ming4

life

使

shi3

to send, to order, to use, to utilize, to let, to cause, to make, to enable

(combination word -- see 使馆 shi3guan3 使得 shi3de)

无比

wu2bi3

matchless, unparalleled

做

zuo4

to do, to work, to undertake, to make, to become, to be, to celebrate

(this is an alternate to 作 -- 做 is used for "he wants to be [yao4 zuo4] a doctor"; "cook food" "zuo4fan4" -- to do you hair "zuo4 tou2fa")

抱

bao4

to carry in arms, to adopt, to have first child, to cherish, to hold in arms; measure word for armful

出来

chu1lai

to come out, to emerge; suffix for another verb = out toward one

(for example to make out or figure out = ren4 chu1lai2)

打开

da3kai1

to open (up), to switch on, to turn on

掉

diao4

to fall, to drop

(often used as a helping verb -- bite off, kick off)

怀

huai2

bosom, breast, heart

眼睛

yan3jing

eye

站

zhan4

to stand; bus stop, station

睁开

zheng1kai1

to open eyes

别

bie2

other; don't; to fasten, to stick in, to distinguish, to make a distinction

别人

bie2ren2

other people, others, someone

(means others besides me or you -- see ling4wai4 for comparative -- it is gradually coming to be pronounced as bie2ren)

欢

huan1

jolly, cheerful, merry, pleased

欢呼

huan1hu1

to cheer; cheer

同意

tong2yi4

to agree with

结婚

jie2hun1

to get married

拳

quan2

measure word for punch

砸碎

za2sui4

to be smashed to smitherings, to be smashed to bits, to be shattered, to pulverize, to decimate

不料

bu2liao4

unexpectedly

冲

chong1

to charge, to rush, to dash, to pour boiling water on, to rinse, to develop; thoroughfare, important place

刺进

ci4jin4

to stab into, to prick into

跌倒

die3dao3

to fall, to tumble

短剑

duan3jian4

short dagger

国家

guo2jia1

country, state; national

滑

hua2

to skate, to slide, to slip; slippery, smooth, sly, cunning

脚下

jiao3xia4

to place under foot; foot, present moment

亲手

qin1shou3

with one's own hands

杀死

sha1si3

to kill

胸膛

xiong1tang2

chest

这次

zhe4ci4

this time

举行

ju3xing2

to hold a meeting, to hold a gathering

(this would refer to large, more formal events)

快乐

kuai4le4

happy, cheerful, joyful

隆重

long2zhong4

grand, solemn, ceremonious

幸福

xing4fu2

to enjoy good fortune; happy; well-being

治理

zhi4li3

to rule, to govern, to bring into order

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