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古时候 gǔ shíhòu
Noun phrase, ancient times
有名 yǒumíng
Adj, well-known
射箭 shèjiàn Verb, to shoot an arrow; noun, archery
能手 néngshǒu
Noun, a person who is skilled at something
郊外 jiāowài Noun, suburb
打猎 dǎliè
Verb, to hunt; noun, hunting
猎人，hunter
大雁 dàyàn
Noun, wild goose
远处 yuǎn chù
Noun, a faraway place 近处，a nearby place
鸣 míng Verb, (birds) make noise
指 zhǐ
Verb, to point
弓 gōng
Noun, bow
掉 diào
Verb, to fall
本事 běnshì
Noun, skill; ability; capability
很有本事 means someone has a lot of connections and can always make things happen.
取 qǔ
Verb, to fetch 取钱，withdrawl money
弦 xián
Noun, string
响 xiǎng
Noun, sound; verb, to ring
拍 Pāi
Verb, to flap (wings)
翅膀 chìbǎng
Noun, wing(s)
忽然 hūrán
Adv, suddenly
半空 bànkōng
Noun, mid air
大吃一惊 dàchīyìjīng
Verb, to be astonished
吃了一惊；很吃惊
受伤 shòushāng
Verb, to get injured
更加 gèngjiā
Adv, even more (+adjective)
奇怪 qíguài
Adj, strange; weird
悲惨 bēicǎn
Adj, miserable
伤口 shāngkǒu
Noun, wound
愈合 yù hé
Verb, (wound) to heal
作痛 zuò tòng
Verb, to feel the pain
同伴 tóngbàn
Noun, company; companion
孤单 gūdān
Adj, lonely
失群 shī qún
Verb phrase, to be away from the group;
adj, solitary
拼命 pīnmìng Verb phrase, to risk one’s life;
adv, desperately
使劲 shǐjìn
Verb phrase, to exert one’s full strength
裂开 liè kāi Verb, to split open