Beyond Good and Evil — Page 5

Vocabulary

问题

wèntí — Question, problem, or issue requiring attention

在于

zàiyú — To lie in, to consist in, to be about

一种

yī zhǒng — A type of, a kind of, a sort of

意见

yìjiàn — Opinion, view, or suggestion on something

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

多大

duō dà — How great, how large, to what extent

程度上

chéngdù shang — To a certain degree or extent

是

shì — To be; affirmative copula linking subject and predicate

促进

cùjìn — To promote, to advance, to facilitate something

生命

shēngmìng — Life, living existence, vital force

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

保存

bǎocún — To preserve, to conserve, to keep intact

物种

wùzhǒng — Species, biological classification of organisms

乃至

nǎizhì — Even, and even, going as far as

培育

péiyù — To cultivate, to nurture, to foster growth

而

ér — And, yet, but; connective conjunction for contrast

我们

wǒmen — We, us, our group

从

cóng — From, since; indicates starting point of action

根本上

gēnběn shang — Fundamentally, at the root level, essentially

倾向于

qīngxiàng yú — To tend toward, to be inclined to do

坚持

jiānchí — To persist in, to insist on, to uphold

认为

rènwéi — To think, to believe, to consider something true

最

zuì — Most, -est; superlative degree modifier

虚假

xūjiǎ — False, fake, untrue, deceptive in nature

先天

xiāntiān — Innate, a priori, congenital, existing before experience

综合

zōnghé — Synthetic, comprehensive, combined from multiple elements

判断

pànduàn — Judgment, to judge, to assess a situation

即

jí — Namely, that is, immediately, equivalent to

属

shǔ — To belong to, to be classified under a category

此类

cǐ lèi — This type, this category, such kinds

对

duì — For, toward; correct; facing a subject or object

而言

ér yán — As for, speaking of, from the perspective of

不可或缺

bùkě huòquē — Indispensable, absolutely necessary, cannot be omitted

若

ruò — If, supposing that; literary conditional conjunction

无

wú — Without, to lack, there is no, none

逻辑

luójí — Logic, logical reasoning, systematic thinking

虚构

xūgòu — Fiction, fabrication, to make up something

承认

chéngrèn — To acknowledge, to admit, to recognize as true

将

jiāng — Will, shall; to take, to bring about

现实

xiànshí — Reality, the real world, actual circumstances

与

yǔ — And, with; literary conjunction connecting two elements

纯粹

chúncuì — Pure, purely, solely, without mixture or qualification

想象

xiǎngxiàng — Imagination, to imagine, to conceive mentally

中

zhōng — In, within, middle, among a group or space

绝对

juéduì — Absolute, unconditional, completely certain

不变

bùbiàn — Unchanging, constant, invariable, fixed

之

zhī — Possessive particle (literary); of, it, this

世界

shìjiè — World, universe, realm of existence

相

xiāng — Mutually, each other; indicates reciprocal action

比较

bǐjiào — To compare, relatively, comparatively speaking

借助

jièzhù — With the help of, by means of something

数字

shùzì — Number, digit, numeral, digital

持续

chíxù — To continue, to sustain, ongoing, persistent

伪造

wěizào — To falsify, to forge, to fabricate dishonestly

人类

rénlèi — Humanity, humankind, the human species

便

biàn — Then, thereupon; convenient; literary then/so

无法

wúfǎ — Unable to, impossible to, no way to

生存

shēngcún — To survive, to exist, survival of living beings

放弃

fàngqì — To give up, to abandon, to relinquish

便是

biàn shì — Is precisely, amounts to, that would mean

否定

fǒudìng — To negate, to deny, negation, rejection

视为

shì wéi — To regard as, to consider something to be

条件

tiáojiàn — Condition, prerequisite, terms required for something

这

zhè — This, these; near demonstrative pronoun

无疑

wúyí — Undoubtedly, without doubt, certainly

以

yǐ — With, by means of, using; literary preposition

危险

wēixiǎn — Dangerous, danger, risk, hazardous situation

方式

fāngshì — Method, manner, way of doing something

抨击

pēngjī — To attack, to criticize sharply, to assail verbally

传统

chuántǒng — Tradition, traditional, passed down through generations

价值

jiàzhí — Value, worth, importance of something

观念

guānniàn — Concept, notion, idea, way of thinking

敢于

gǎnyú — To dare to, to have courage to do

如此

rúcǐ — Thus, like this, in such a manner

作为

zuòwéi — As, in the capacity of, to act as

哲学

zhéxué — Philosophy, the study of fundamental questions

仅凭

jǐn píng — Solely based on, merely relying on something

这一点

zhè yīdiǎn — This point, this particular aspect or fact

自身

zìshēn — Oneself, itself, one's own self

置于

zhì yú — To place at, to put into a position

善恶

shàn è — Good and evil, morality's two opposing poles

彼岸

bǐ àn — The other shore, beyond, transcendent realm

使

shǐ — To cause, to make, to enable something happen

哲学家

zhéxuéjiā — Philosopher, someone who practices philosophy

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns

遭到

zāodào — To suffer, to encounter something negative

半信半疑

bàn xìn bàn yí — Half believing half doubting, skeptical ambivalence

半嘲半讽

bàn cháo bàn fěng — Half mocking half satirizing, mixed scorn and sarcasm

并非

bìng fēi — Not at all, by no means, definitely not

那

nà — That, those; distal demonstrative pronoun

一再

yīzài — Repeatedly, again and again, time after time

被

bèi — Passive marker; by, indicates passive voice action

发现

fāxiàn — To discover, to find, to notice something

事实

shìshí — Fact, reality, actual state of affairs

他们

tāmen — They, them, third-person plural pronoun

多么

duōme — How, how very, to what degree, exclamatory

天真无知

tiānzhēn wúzhī — Naive and ignorant, innocently lacking knowledge

频繁

pínfán — Frequent, often, happening repeatedly in succession

轻易

qīngyì — Easily, rashly, without much effort or care

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase

犯错

fàncuò — To make mistakes, to err, to commit errors

迷途

mítú — To lose one's way, go astray, be misled

总而言之

zǒng ér yán zhī — In summary, in short, to sum it up

幼稚

yòuzhì — Childish, immature, naive, lacking sophistication

孩子气

háiziqì — Childishness, childlike manner, juvenile behavior

而是

ér shì — But rather, instead it is, on the contrary

人们

rénmen — People, folks, human beings in general

缺乏

quēfá — To lack, to be deficient in, shortage of

足够

zúgòu — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount or degree

诚实

chéngshí — Honest, truthful, sincere in character

相待

xiāng dài — To treat each other, to deal with mutually

然而

rán'ér — However, yet, but, nevertheless, on the other hand

每当

měidāng — Whenever, every time that something occurs

真实性

zhēnshíxìng — Truthfulness, authenticity, quality of being true

隐约

yǐnyuē — Faintly, vaguely, dimly perceived or suggested

暗示

ànshì — To hint, to imply, to suggest indirectly

时

shí — When, at the time of, temporal marker

却

què — But, yet, however; indicates contrast or surprise

无不

wúbù — Without exception, all, invariably, none fail to

大声疾呼

dàshēng jíhū — To cry out loudly, to shout urgently for attention

摆出

bǎi chū — To put on, to display, to assume a posture

一副

yī fù — A set of, a look of, an expression of

道德

dàodé — Morality, ethics, moral principles and standards

义愤

yìfèn — Righteous indignation, moral outrage, justified anger

姿态

zītài — Posture, stance, attitude, bearing or demeanor