Beyond Good and Evil — Page 1

Vocabulary

求真

qiú zhēn — Pursuit of truth; seeking what is genuine

意志

yì zhì — Will; determination; mental resolve

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things

诱使

yòu shǐ — To lure; to tempt someone into doing something

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

踏上

tà shàng — To set foot on; to embark upon a journey

许多

xǔ duō — Many; a large number or quantity of

危险

wēi xiǎn — Danger; dangerous; perilous situation or condition

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

征途

zhēng tú — Long arduous journey; expedition route ahead

迄今为止

qì jīn wéi zhǐ — Up to now; until the present time

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; the entirety of something

哲学家

zhé xué jiā — Philosopher; one who studies philosophy professionally

都

dōu — All; both; without exception

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

著名

zhù míng — Famous; well-known; renowned in a field

真实性

zhēn shí xìng — Authenticity; truthfulness; the quality of being real

肃然起敬

sù rán qǐ jìng — To feel deep reverence and awe spontaneously

究竟

jiū jìng — Exactly; after all; used for emphasis in questions

向

xiàng — Toward; facing; in the direction of

提出

tí chū — To raise; to put forward a question or proposal

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

多少

duō shao — How many; how much; some amount

问题

wèn tí — Question; problem; issue to be addressed

多么

duō me — How; what a; used to express degree or exclamation

奇异

qí yì — Strange; bizarre; wonderfully unusual or peculiar

令人困惑

lìng rén kùn huò — Perplexing; causing confusion in people's minds

值得

zhí de — Worth; deserving; meriting effort or attention

追问

zhuī wèn — To press for answers; to question persistently

啊

a — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emphasis

已是

yǐ shì — Already is; has already become something

一段

yī duàn — A period; a section; a stretch of time or path

漫长

màn cháng — Long and drawn-out; seemingly endless in duration

历程

lì chéng — Course; journey; process undergone over time

然而

rán ér — However; yet; but; transitional contrast conjunction

看起来

kàn qǐ lái — It seems; it looks like; apparently

却

què — Yet; but; however; expressing unexpected contrast

似乎

sì hū — It seems; as if; apparently; seemingly

刚刚

gāng gāng — Just now; just barely; only a moment ago

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; the beginning of something

如果

rú guǒ — If; supposing that; conditional conjunction

最终

zuì zhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end

变得

biàn de — To become; to turn into a certain state

疑虑重重

yí lǜ chóng chóng — Full of doubts; beset by many misgivings

失去

shī qù — To lose; to be deprived of something possessed

耐心

nài xīn — Patience; ability to wait calmly without frustration

烦躁

fán zào — Irritable; restless; feeling annoyed and agitated

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to following verb

转身

zhuǎn shēn — To turn around; to turn one's body away

离去

lí qù — To leave; to depart; to go away from

难道

nán dào — Could it be; is it possible; rhetorical question marker

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist

什么

shén me — What; anything; used in questions or negatives

奇怪

qí guài — Strange; odd; surprising; peculiar in nature

吗

ma — Question particle forming yes-or-no questions

教会

jiāo huì — To teach someone until they have learned it

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own

发问

fā wèn — To ask a question; to pose an inquiry

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; affirmative copula

谁

shéi — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present at a location

这里

zhè lǐ — Here; this place; this location

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart; innermost feelings or thoughts

所谓

suǒ wèi — So-called; what is known as; allegedly

事实上

shì shí shàng — In fact; actually; as a matter of fact

这一

zhè yī — This particular; this one specific thing

起源

qǐ yuán — Origin; source; the beginning of something's existence

上

shàng — On; above; upper; on the matter of

已

yǐ — Already; indicates action completed before reference time

驻足

zhù zú — To pause; to stop and linger somewhere

良久

liáng jiǔ — For a long while; a considerable length of time

直到

zhí dào — Until; up to a certain point in time

一个

yī gè — One; a single; general measure word for objects

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; still more; to a greater degree

根本

gēn běn — Fundamental; basic; at the very root of something

面前

miàn qián — In front of; before; in the presence of

彻底

chè dǐ — Thoroughly; completely; radically; to the very end

停滞

tíng zhì — To stagnate; to come to a standstill; halt progress

探究

tàn jiū — To investigate; to probe deeply into a subject

价值

jià zhí — Value; worth; importance of something

假设

jiǎ shè — Hypothesis; assumption; to suppose or presuppose

追求

zhuī qiú — To pursue; to seek after something earnestly

真理

zhēn lǐ — Truth; universal truth; fundamental correct principle

为何

wèi hé — Why; for what reason; literary form of 为什么

不去

bù qù — Not go; to refrain from doing something

非

fēi — Not; non-; contrary to; must (in certain contexts)

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle for questions or softening tone

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and; along with; in addition to

不确定性

bù què dìng xìng — Uncertainty; the quality of being unsure or indefinite

甚至

shèn zhì — Even; even to the point of; going so far as

无知

wú zhī — Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness

之

zhī — Classical possessive or structural particle; of

呈现

chéng xiàn — To present; to appear; to manifest or display

抑或

yì huò — Or; either...or; literary disjunctive conjunction

将

jiāng — Will; about to; future tense marker; literary usage

自身

zì shēn — Oneself; itself; one's own self or entity

于

yú — In; at; from; classical preposition of location or time

之前

zhī qián — Before; prior to; earlier than a reference point

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; in the middle of; amid something

又

yòu — Again; also; furthermore; once more

像是

xiàng shì — Looks like; seems to be; resembles something

一场

yī cháng — One instance of an event; a round or bout

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; literary conjunction

问号

wèn hào — Question mark; symbol of questioning or uncertainty

聚会

jù huì — Gathering; party; coming together as a group

而

ér — And; but; yet; literary conjunction linking clauses

令人

lìng rén — To make people feel; causing others to feel something

难以置信

nán yǐ zhì xìn — Hard to believe; incredible; almost unbelievable

看来

kàn lái — It seems; it appears; judging by appearances

从未

cóng wèi — Never; not once; at no point in the past

被

bèi — Passive voice marker; indicates action done to subject

过

guò — Experiential aspect particle; indicates past experience

仿佛

fǎng fú — As if; as though; seemingly; it appears that

第一个

dì yī gè — The first one; the initial person or thing

察觉

chá jué — To perceive; to notice; to become aware of something

看见

kàn jiàn — To see; to catch sight of something

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously; literary conjunction

冒险

mào xiǎn — To take a risk; to venture; to brave danger

将其

jiāng qí — To take it; regarding it; literary object marker

人

rén — Person; human being; people in general