Beyond Good and Evil — Page 6

Vocabulary

他们

tāmen — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them'.

都

dōu — Adverb meaning 'all', 'both', or 'every'.

摆出

bǎi chū — To assume or display a particular posture or attitude.

一副

yī fù — A measure word meaning 'a look of' or 'an air of'.

姿态

zītài — Posture, attitude, or stance one presents to others.

仿佛

fǎngfú — As if, as though; used to draw a comparison.

其

qí — Formal pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', 'its', or 'their'.

真实

zhēnshí — Real, genuine, authentic; reflecting actual truth.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

观点

guāndiǎn — Viewpoint, perspective, or standpoint on a matter.

是

shì — Verb 'to be'; links subject and predicate.

通过

tōngguò — Through, by means of; indicates method or process.

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of, a type of; introduces a category.

冷静

lěngjìng — Calm, cool-headed, composed under pressure.

纯粹

chúncuì — Pure, purely; free from mixture or extraneous elements.

神圣

shénshèng — Sacred, holy, divine; of exalted spiritual character.

般

bān — Suffix meaning 'like' or 'as if', similar to '-like'.

漠然

mòrán — Indifferent, aloof, emotionally detached or unconcerned.

辩证法

biànzhèngfǎ — Dialectics; philosophical method of reasoning through contradiction.

自我

zìwǒ — Self; one's own ego or inner identity.

演化

yǎnhuà — To evolve or develop gradually over time.

而

ér — Conjunction meaning 'and', 'but', or 'yet'.

发现

fāxiàn — To discover or find out something previously unknown.

并

bìng — Conjunction meaning 'and also', 'furthermore', 'moreover'.

获得

huòdé — To obtain, acquire, or gain something.

与

yǔ — Conjunction or preposition meaning 'and', 'with'.

各种

gè zhǒng — All kinds of, various types of things.

神秘主义者

shénmì zhǔyì zhě — A mystic; person who pursues mystical spiritual experience.

相对

xiāngduì — Relative, as opposed to; contrasted against something else.

那些

nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative pronoun referring to specific things.

人

rén — Person, people, human being.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; used to intensify a comparative degree.

坦率

tǎnshuài — Frank, candid, straightforward in expressing oneself.

却

què — Conjunction meaning 'yet', 'but', 'however'.

也

yě — Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', 'as well'.

愚蠢

yúchǔn — Stupid, foolish, lacking good sense or judgment.

谈论

tánlùn — To talk about, discuss, or converse on a topic.

灵感

línggǎn — Inspiration; a sudden creative or intellectual insight.

然而

rán'ér — However, nevertheless; introduces a contrasting statement.

事实上

shìshí shàng — In fact, actually; used to state the real situation.

一个

yī gè — One; general measure word for a single item.

带有

dài yǒu — To carry, bear, or be marked with a quality.

偏见

piānjiàn — Bias, prejudice; unfair preconceived opinion about something.

命题

mìngtí — Proposition; a statement put forward for argument or proof.

观念

guānniàn — Concept, notion, idea held in one's mind.

或

huò — Or; conjunction indicating alternatives.

暗示

ànshì — Hint, suggestion, or implication conveyed indirectly.

通常

tōngcháng — Usually, normally, generally under ordinary circumstances.

内心

nèixīn — Inner heart, innermost feelings or thoughts.

深处

shēnchù — Deep within; the innermost or most profound part.

渴望

kěwàng — To yearn for, crave, or intensely desire something.

经过

jīngguò — To go through, pass through; after undergoing a process.

抽象

chōuxiàng — Abstract; theoretical rather than concrete or specific.

和

hé — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses.

提炼

tíliàn — To refine, distill, or extract the essence of something.

产物

chǎnwù — Product, outcome, or result of a process.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating the subject is acted upon.

用

yòng — To use, employ, or apply something for a purpose.

事后

shì hòu — After the fact, after the event has occurred.

搜寻

sōuxún — To search for, seek out, or hunt for something.

来

lái — To come; directional complement indicating purpose or direction.

论据

lùnjù — Argument, evidence, or grounds used to support a claim.

加以

jiāyǐ — To apply, carry out; used before verbs to indicate action.

辩护

biànhù — To defend, justify, or argue in support of something.

都是

dōu shì — All are, both are; inclusive affirmative statement.

辩护者

biànhù zhě — Defender, advocate; one who argues in support.

不愿

bù yuàn — Unwilling, reluctant to do something.

视为

shì wéi — To regard as, consider to be, treat as.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this, such, so; referring to the foregoing situation.

也是

yě shì — Also is; additionally affirming the same quality.

精明

jīngmíng — Shrewd, astute, clever in practical matters.

捍卫者

hànwèi zhě — Defender, guardian; one who protects or upholds something.

将

jiāng — Formal particle indicating future action or introducing object.

这些

zhèxiē — These; plural demonstrative pronoun for nearby items.

美称

měichēng — Honorific title; a flattering or complimentary name.

为

wéi — As, to be; used to equate or label something.

真理

zhēnlǐ — Truth; an established principle or universal fact.

而且

érqiě — Moreover, furthermore; adds an additional point.

远未

yuǎn wèi — Far from, nowhere near; not yet achieved by far.

具备

jùbèi — To possess, have, be equipped with certain qualities.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of, that type of.

勇于

yǒng yú — Courageous enough to; brave in doing something.

向

xiàng — Towards, to; preposition indicating direction or recipient.

自身

zìshēn — Oneself, one's own self; reflexive reference.

坦承

tǎnchéng — To honestly admit or candidly acknowledge something.

此事

cǐ shì — This matter, this affair; formal reference to topic.

良知

liángzhī — Conscience; innate moral sense of right and wrong.

好的

hǎo de — Good, fine; expressing approval or affirmation.

品味

pǐnwèi — Taste, refinement; aesthetic sensibility or discernment.

勇气

yǒngqì — Courage, bravery; the strength to face difficulty.

以至于

yǐ zhìyú — To the extent that; so much so that a result follows.

能够

nénggòu — To be able to, capable of doing something.

让

ràng — To let, allow, or cause someone to do something.

旁人

páng rén — Others, bystanders, people around oneself.

理解

lǐjiě — To understand, comprehend, or grasp meaning.

这一点

zhè yī diǎn — This point, this particular aspect or detail.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe; expresses possibility or uncertainty.

为了

wèile — For the sake of, in order to; indicates purpose.

警示

jǐngshì — To warn, caution, or alert about potential danger.

友人

yǒurén — Friend; a formal or literary term for friend.

敌人

dírén — Enemy, foe; a person who is hostile or opposed.

或是

huò shì — Or, alternatively; presents another option.

以

yǐ — With, by means of; formal preposition indicating method.

愉快

yúkuài — Happy, cheerful, pleasant; feeling or causing joy.

自信

zìxìn — Self-confidence; belief in one's own abilities.

自嘲

zìcháo — Self-mockery; making fun of oneself ironically.

表达

biǎodá — To express, convey, or communicate thoughts or feelings.

老

lǎo — Old; prefix indicating familiarity or long association.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun indicating something distant.

式

shì — Suffix meaning 'style of' or 'type of'.

伪善

wèishàn — Hypocrisy; pretending to have virtues one does not possess.

景象

jǐngxiàng — Scene, spectacle, sight; a visual or figurative picture.

既

jì — Both...and; correlative conjunction pairing two qualities.

僵硬

jiāngyìng — Stiff, rigid, inflexible; lacking natural ease or warmth.

又

yòu — Again, also, and; connects parallel elements or actions.

体面

tǐmiàn — Respectable, proper, dignified in appearance or conduct.

以此

yǐ cǐ — With this, by this means; referring to the above.

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.

引诱

yǐnyòu — To tempt, lure, or entice someone toward something.

进

jìn — To enter; directional verb or complement meaning into.

通向

tōng xiàng — Leading to, heading toward a destination or outcome.

更

gèng — Even more, still more; comparative intensifier.

确切

quèqiè — Exact, precise, definite; accurately expressed.

地说

de shuō — Speaking ...-ly; adverbial phrase modifying manner of speech.

误导

wùdǎo — To mislead, misdirect, or lead someone astray.

绝对

juéduì — Absolute, unconditional; without exception or limitation.

命令

mìnglìng — Command, order; an authoritative directive to act.

辩证

biànzhèng — Dialectical; relating to logical discussion of opposing ideas.

小径

xiǎojìng — Narrow path, trail; a small walkway through an area.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby reference.

令

lìng — To cause, make; formal causative verb.

挑剔者

tiāotì zhě — A nitpicker, fastidious critic; one who finds fault.

不禁

bùjīn — Cannot help but; unable to restrain oneself from reacting.

莞尔

wǎn'ěr — To smile slightly; a faint, gentle smile.

在

zài — At, in, on; preposition indicating location or ongoing action.

窥探

kuītàn — To peep into, pry into, or spy on something covertly.

道德家

dàodé jiā — Moralist; one who moralizes or teaches moral principles.

伦理

lúnlǐ — Ethics; the moral principles governing behavior.

说教者

shuōjiào zhě — Preacher, moralizer; one who lectures others on morality.

微妙

wēimiào — Subtle, delicate, nuanced; difficult to perceive or describe.

伎俩

jìliǎng — Trick, maneuver, crafty scheme or stratagem.

中

zhōng — In, within, among; indicates location inside something.

找到

zhǎodào — To find, locate, or discover something successfully.

了

le — Particle indicating completion or a change of state.

不小

bù xiǎo — Not small; considerable, significant in degree or amount.

乐趣

lèqù — Pleasure, enjoyment, delight found in an activity.