Elementary: Butterfly Lovers: Chapter 2

Question 1

下来

Answer 1

xia lai
(after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
(indicates continuation from the past towards us)

Question 2

一点

Answer 2

yì diǎn
a bit
a little

Question 3

慢慢

Answer 3

màn man

slowly

Question 4

说道

Answer 4

shuō dào
to state
to say (the quoted words)

Question 5

心病

Answer 5

xīn bìng
anxiety
secret worry
mental disorder

Question 6

心

Answer 6

xīn
heart
mind
intention

Question 7

里面

Answer 7

lǐ miàn
inside
interior

Question 8

事情

Answer 8

shì qing
matter
thing

Question 9

每

Answer 9

měi
each
every

Question 10

件

Answer 10

jiàn

classifier for events, things, clothes etc

Question 11

问题

Answer 11

wèn tí
problem
question
issue

Question 12

又

Answer 12

yòu
(once) again
also

Question 13

笑

Answer 13

xiào
laugh
smile

Question 14

过

Answer 14

guò
to go over
to pass (time)

Question 15

穿上

Answer 15

chuān shang

to put on (clothes etc)

Question 16

知道

Answer 16

zhī dào

to know

Question 17

的

Answer 17

de
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
(used to form nominal expression)
(possessive = “of” or “‘s”)
(used to attach adjective to whatever it comes after)

Question 18

慢

Answer 18

màn

slow

Question 19

得

Answer 19

de

it comes after a verb and before an adverb/or something that modifies the verb. Verb + 得 + adverb

Question 20

地

Answer 20

de
(Comes before verbs and after adjectives to turn the adjective into an adverb to use it to describe the upcoming verb. Adj + 地 + Verb. Like the suffix “-ly” in English or “ke” in Korean.)

Question 21

像

Answer 21

xiàng
to resemble
to be like

Question 22

大叫

Answer 22

dà jiào
to yell
to shout

Question 23

认出

Answer 23

rèn chū
to recognize
recognition

Question 24

有点

Answer 24

yǒu diǎn

a little

Question 25

出来

Answer 25

chū lái
to come out
to appear

Question 26

怎么

Answer 26

zěn me
how
why

Question 27

说话

Answer 27

shuō huà
to speak
to talk

Question 28

真的

Answer 28

zhēn de

really

Question 29

那么

Answer 29

nà me
like that
so
then

Question 30

想要

Answer 30

xiǎng yào
to want
to want to

Question 31

会

Answer 31

huì
will
can

Question 32

还

Answer 32

hái
still
yet

Question 33

身

Answer 33

shēn

classifier for sets of clothes: suit…

Question 34

有意思

Answer 34

yǒu yì si
interesting
meaningful
enjoyable