Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 1

Vocabulary

由

yóu — by, from, through; indicates agent or cause

和

hé — and; together with; harmonious

制作

zhì zuò — to produce, make, or create something

著

zhù — written by; authored by; notable work

我们

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

被迫

bèi pò — to be forced or compelled to do something

看清

kàn qīng — to see clearly; to perceive something distinctly

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

民主

mín zhǔ — democracy; democratic governance or principles

制度

zhì dù — system; institution; established set of rules

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

软弱

ruǎn ruò — weak; feeble; lacking strength or firmness

之处

zhī chù — the place where; the aspect or point of

也

yě — also; too; as well; likewise

其

qí — its; his; her; their; a third-person pronoun

强大

qiáng dà — powerful; strong; mighty and formidable

已

yǐ — already; previously; by now

开始

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

隐约

yǐn yuē — vaguely; faintly; indistinctly perceived

认识到

rèn shi dào — to come to realize; to become aware of something

事情

shì qing — matter; affair; thing; an event or situation

不会

bù huì — will not; cannot; not likely to happen

自行

zì xíng — on its own; by itself; independently

运转

yùn zhuǎn — to operate; to run; to function properly

政府

zhèng fǔ — government; the ruling administrative body

本身

běn shēn — itself; in itself; by itself

并非

bìng fēi — is not at all; emphatically not; certainly not

万能

wàn néng — omnipotent; all-powerful; able to do everything

良药

liáng yào — good medicine; effective remedy or cure

它

tā — it; third-person singular pronoun for objects

并不

bìng bù — not at all; does not; emphatically negates

比

bǐ — compared to; than; to compare two things

其他

qí tā — other; the rest; other kinds or types

任何

rèn hé — any; whatever; whichever; any kind of

形式

xíng shì — form; format; mode; outward appearance

更

gèng — even more; still more; further; to a greater degree

优越

yōu yuè — superior; advantageous; better than others

除非

chú fēi — unless; only if; except when

人民

rén mín — the people; citizens; the general population

美德

měi dé — virtue; moral excellence; admirable quality

与

yǔ — and; with; together with (formal register)

智慧

zhì huì — wisdom; intelligence; insight and good judgment

使之

shǐ zhī — to make it so; to cause it to be thus

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; in this way; such

而

ér — but; and; yet; a conjunction linking clauses

当

dāng — when; while; at the time of

人们

rén men — people; people in general; folks

着手

zhuó shǒu — to set about; to start doing something

治理

zhì lǐ — to govern; to manage; to administer affairs

国家

guó jiā — country; nation; state

时

shí — when; at the time; a time or moment

他们

tā men — they; them; third-person plural pronoun

便

biàn — then; thereupon; as a result (formal)

承担

chéng dān — to bear; to take on; to assume responsibility

起

qǐ — up; resultative complement indicating undertaking

这一

zhè yī — this; this particular; referring to the aforementioned

职能

zhí néng — function; role; duties of a position

危险

wēi xiǎn — dangerous; hazardous; risk or peril

责任

zé rèn — responsibility; duty; obligation

以及

yǐ jí — as well as; along with; and also

所

suǒ — particle used before verbs in passive structures

赋予

fù yǔ — to endow with; to grant; to bestow upon

特权

tè quán — privilege; special right or advantage

最重要的

zuì zhòng yào de — most importantly; the most crucial thing

是

shì — is; are; to be; affirmative copula

似乎

sì hū — it seems; apparently; as if

正在

zhèng zài — in the process of; currently doing something

逐渐

zhú jiàn — gradually; little by little; step by step

被

bèi — passive marker; by; indicates action done to subject

说服

shuō fú — to persuade; to convince someone of something

没有

méi yǒu — to not have; there is no; without

能够

néng gòu — to be able to; capable of doing something

靠

kào — to rely on; to depend on; by means of

空洞

kōng dòng — hollow; empty; lacking substance or meaning

高谈阔论

gāo tán kuò lùn — to talk big; to speak grandiosely without substance

来

lái — to come; used to indicate purpose or means

维持

wéi chí — to maintain; to sustain; to keep going