Beyond Good and Evil — Page 2

Vocabulary

因为

yīnwèi — because; used to indicate a reason or cause

提出

tíchū — to put forward; to raise a question or proposal

它

tā — it; third-person singular pronoun for objects

是

shì — to be; links subject and predicate

有

yǒu — to have; to exist

风险

fēngxiǎn — risk; danger; potential for harm or loss

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

也许

yěxǔ — perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty

没有

méiyǒu — to not have; there is not; negation of existence

比

bǐ — compared to; than; used in comparisons

这

zhè — this; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing

更大

gèng dà — even bigger; greater; comparative degree of large

了

le — particle indicating completed action or new situation

任何

rènhé — any; whatever; used in broad generalizations

事物

shìwù — thing; object; phenomenon in the world

怎么

zěnme — how; in what way; used to ask manner

可能

kěnéng — possible; maybe; expressing likelihood or potential

从

cóng — from; starting point in time or space

其

qí — its; his; her; third-person possessive pronoun

对立面

duìlìmiàn — opposite side; the contrary or opposing aspect

中

zhōng — in; within; inside a place or context

产生

chǎnshēng — to produce; to give rise to; to generate

例如

lìrú — for example; such as; used to give illustrations

真理

zhēnlǐ — truth; objective fact; universal principle

错误

cuòwù — error; mistake; something incorrect or false

或者

huòzhě — or; either; used to present alternatives

求真

qiúzhēn — pursuit of truth; seeking what is real

意志

yìzhì — will; willpower; determination of the mind

欺骗

qīpiàn — to deceive; to cheat; to mislead someone

慷慨

kāngkǎi — generous; magnanimous; giving freely to others

之举

zhī jǔ — such an act; this kind of action or deed

自私

zìsī — selfish; caring only about oneself

智者

zhìzhě — wise person; one who possesses great wisdom

那

nà — that; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

纯粹

chúncuì — pure; purely; without any mixture or adulteration

明亮

míngliàng — bright; well-lit; luminous and clear

如

rú — like; as; similar to; used for comparison

阳光

yángguāng — sunlight; sunshine; bright light from the sun

般

bān — like; similar to; used in literary comparisons

洞见

dòngjiàn — insight; penetrating understanding of something deep

贪婪

tānlán — greedy; avaricious; excessively desiring more

这样

zhèyàng — like this; in this way; such a manner

起源

qǐyuán — origin; source; the beginning of something

不可能

bù kěnéng — impossible; cannot be; not feasible

凡

fán — all; every; anyone who; literary universal qualifier

梦想

mèngxiǎng — dream; aspiration; strongly desired goal

此事

cǐ shì — this matter; this thing; the aforementioned affair

者

zhě — one who; person that does something; nominalizer

皆是

jiē shì — all are; every one of them is

蠢人

chǔnrén — fool; stupid person; someone lacking intelligence

不

bù — no; not; negation of verbs and adjectives

甚至

shènzhì — even; going so far as; to an extreme degree

还

hái — still; even; additionally; used for emphasis

不如

bùrú — not as good as; inferior to; better to

最高

zuìgāo — highest; supreme; the greatest in degree

价值

jiàzhí — value; worth; the importance of something

之物

zhī wù — things of; objects belonging to a category

必有

bì yǒu — must have; there must be; necessarily possesses

不同

bùtóng — different; unlike; not the same

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of; one sort

属于

shǔyú — to belong to; to be part of a group

它们

tāmen — they; them; plural pronoun for non-human things

在

zài — at; in; located at a place or time

短暂

duǎnzàn — brief; transient; lasting only a short time

诱人

yòurén — tempting; alluring; attractively enticing

虚幻

xūhuàn — illusory; unreal; existing only in imagination

渺小

miǎoxiǎo — tiny; insignificant; extremely small in scale

世界

shìjiè — world; the earth; all of existence

里

lǐ — inside; within; used to indicate interior location

妄念

wàngnián — delusion; wild thought; unfounded mental fantasy

与

yǔ — and; with; together with; literary conjunction

贪欲

tānyù — greed; covetousness; excessive craving for things

纷扰

fēnrǎo — turmoil; confusion; noisy disturbance and disorder

此处

cǐchù — here; this place; at this location

寻得

xún dé — to find; to discover after searching

根源

gēnyuán — root cause; origin; fundamental source of something

而

ér — but; and; yet; literary connective conjunction

应在

yīng zài — should be in; ought to be located at

存在

cúnzài — to exist; existence; being present in reality

怀抱

huáibào — embrace; bosom; to hold closely in arms

永恒

yǒnghéng — eternal; everlasting; existing beyond time

不变

bù biàn — unchanging; constant; remaining the same always

隐匿

yǐnnì — hidden; concealed; kept out of sight

上帝

Shàngdì — God; the supreme deity in Christian tradition

物自体

wù zì tǐ — thing-in-itself; Kantian concept of ultimate reality

那里

nàlǐ — there; that place; over there

才是

cái shì — only then is it; that is precisely where

所在

suǒzài — location; the place where something exists

别无他处

bié wú tā chù — nowhere else; no other place exists

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of thing

推理

tuīlǐ — reasoning; inference; logical deduction process

方式

fāngshì — method; way; manner of doing something

揭示

jiēshì — to reveal; to expose; to bring to light

历来

lìlái — always; throughout history; from time immemorial

形而上学家

xíng ér shàng xué jiā — metaphysician; philosopher studying ultimate reality

所

suǒ — that which; used before verbs to nominalize them

共有

gòngyǒu — shared; held in common by all parties

典型

diǎnxíng — typical; representative; characteristic example

偏见

piānjiàn — prejudice; bias; unfair preconceived opinion

评判

píngjūn — to judge; to evaluate; to pass judgment on

隐藏

yǐncáng — to hide; to conceal; to keep out of view

他们

tāmen — they; them; third-person plural pronoun for people

一切

yīqiè — everything; all; without exception

逻辑

luójí — logic; systematic reasoning; principles of inference

程序

chéngxù — procedure; process; sequence of steps

背后

bèihòu — behind; at the back; underlying something

通过

tōngguò — through; by means of; to pass through

信念

xìnniàn — belief; conviction; firmly held personal faith

为

wèi — for; for the sake of; in order to

知识

zhīshi — knowledge; information acquired through learning

努力

nǔlì — to strive; to work hard; diligent effort

某种

mǒu zhǒng — a certain kind; some type of thing

最终

zuìzhōng — ultimately; in the end; final result

被

bèi — passive marker; used before agent in passive voice

庄严

zhuāngyán — solemn; dignified; grave and impressive

地

de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

命名

mìngmíng — to name; to give a name to something

东西

dōngxi — thing; object; stuff; a general term for items

们

men — plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns

根本

gēnběn — fundamental; at all; basic and essential

对

duì — correct; right; facing; toward

对立

duìlì — opposition; antagonism; standing in contrast

即便

jíbiàn — even if; even though; a concessive conjunction

其中

qízhōng — among them; within that; in the middle of

最为

zuì wéi — most; to the greatest degree; extremely

谨慎

jǐnshèn — cautious; careful; acting with prudence

也

yě — also; too; as well; used for emphasis

从未

cóng wèi — never; not once; at no time ever

想到

xiǎngdào — to think of; to occur to one's mind

要

yào — to want; must; will; expressing desire or necessity

这一

zhè yī — this one; this particular; referring to specific item

门槛

ménkǎn — threshold; doorstep; a critical boundary or barrier

处

chù — place; location; point; used after locatives

怀疑

huáiyí — to doubt; to suspect; uncertainty about something

然而

rán'ér — however; yet; but; used to introduce contrast

恰恰

qiàqià — exactly; precisely; just at that point

最

zuì — most; -est; superlative degree marker

需要

xūyào — to need; to require; a necessity

之处

zhī chù — the place where; the point at which

尽管

jǐnguǎn — although; even though; despite the fact that

曾

céng — once; formerly; at some past time

立誓

lì shì — to take an oath; to make a solemn vow

凡事

fánshì — everything; all matters; whatever comes up

皆须

jiē xū — all must; everything is required to; without exception