Crime and Punishment — Page 1

Vocabulary

罪

zuì — Crime, sin, or guilt.

与

yǔ — And, with, or together with.

罚

fá — Punishment, penalty, to penalize.

著

zhù — Written by; to author or compose a work.

译

yì — To translate; translated by.

译者

yìzhě — The translator of a text or work.

序

xù — Preface or foreword of a book.

关于

guānyú — About, regarding, concerning a topic.

本人

běnrén — The person himself; oneself or this person.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

几句话

jǐ jù huà — A few words or sentences to say.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly.

有助于

yǒu zhù yú — Be helpful to; contribute to understanding something.

英语

Yīngyǔ — The English language.

读者

dúzhě — Reader; person who reads texts.

理解

lǐjiě — To understand, comprehend, or grasp meaning.

他

tā — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.

作品

zuòpǐn — A literary or artistic work or creation.

是

shì — To be; is, are, was, were.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); polite measure word for people.

医生

yīshēng — Doctor, physician, medical professional.

儿子

érzi — Son; a male child of parents.

父母

fùmǔ — Parents; father and mother together.

都是

dōu shì — All are; both are something.

非常

fēicháng — Very, extremely, unusually so.

勤劳

qínláo — Hardworking, industrious, diligent in labor.

虔诚

qiánchéng — Devout, pious, sincere in religious belief.

信教

xìn jiào — To believe in a religion; be religious.

人

rén — Person, people, human being.

但

dàn — But, however, yet; contrasting conjunction.

家境

jiājìng — Family financial circumstances or background.

十分

shífēn — Very, extremely, fully, to a great degree.

贫寒

pínhán — Poor and humble; living in poverty.

一家

yī jiā — A family; the whole household together.

七口

qī kǒu — Seven family members; seven mouths to feed.

只

zhǐ — Only, merely, just; limiting adverb.

住在

zhù zài — To live in or reside at a place.

两间

liǎng jiān — Two rooms; measure word for rooms.

屋子

wūzi — Room, house, living space.

里

lǐ — Inside, within; locative particle.

每天

měitiān — Every day, daily, each day.

晚上

wǎnshang — Evening, nighttime, at night.

都会

dōu huì — Always would; invariably do something.

给

gěi — To give; for, to someone.

孩子们

háizimen — Children; the kids (plural form).

朗读

lǎngdú — To read aloud clearly and expressively.

所读

suǒ dú — What was read; the reading material.

通常

tōngcháng — Usually, normally, typically, as a rule.

一些

yīxiē — Some, a few, a number of things.

严肃

yánsù — Serious, solemn, grave in nature.

性质

xìngzhì — Nature, character, quality of something.

书籍

shūjí — Books, volumes, written publications.

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although, even though, despite the fact.

体弱多病

tǐ ruò duō bìng — Physically weak and frequently ill.

仍在

réng zài — Still at; still doing something.

工程学校

gōngchéng xuéxiào — Engineering school or technical academy.

毕业

bìyè — To graduate; complete one's studies.

考试

kǎoshì — Examination, test; to take an exam.

中

zhōng — In, among, within; middle of something.

名列第三

míng liè dì sān — Ranked third place in results.

在

zài — At, in, on; to be located somewhere.

那里

nàlǐ — There, that place, over there.

已经

yǐjīng — Already, by now, at this point.

开始

kāishǐ — To begin, start, commence something.

创作

chuàngzuò — To create; creative writing or artistic work.

第一部

dì yī bù — The first volume or work.

穷人

qióngrén — Poor people, the destitute, the impoverished.

这部

zhè bù — This volume; this (literary) work.

小说

xiǎoshuō — Novel, fiction, a literary narrative work.

由

yóu — By, through, via; indicating an agent.

诗人

shīrén — Poet; person who writes poetry.

发表

fābiǎo — To publish, announce, or make public.

评论

pínglùn — Commentary, review, critical opinion.

刊物

kānwù — Publication, periodical, journal or magazine.

上

shàng — On, above, in (a publication or place).

并

bìng — And also, furthermore, moreover.

获得

huòdé — To obtain, gain, receive, or win.

了

le — Grammatical particle indicating completed action.

热烈

rèliè — Warm, enthusiastic, fervent, passionate.

赞誉

zànyù — Praise, acclaim, high commendation.

这位

zhè wèi — This person; polite reference to someone.

腼腆

miǎntiǎn — Shy, bashful, timid in social situations.

无名

wúmíng — Unknown, nameless, obscure, without fame.

年轻人

niánqīngrén — Young person, youth, a young individual.

一夜之间

yī yè zhī jiān — Overnight; within a single night suddenly.

成了

chéngle — Became; turned into something (completed action).

小有名气

xiǎo yǒu míng qì — Somewhat famous; gained a small reputation.

人物

rénwù — Figure, personage, notable or important person.

一番

yī fān — A period of; a bout of something.

辉煌

huīhuáng — Brilliant, glorious, splendid, magnificent success.

成功

chénggōng — Success; to succeed at something.

事业

shìyè — Career, cause, undertaking, professional enterprise.

似乎

sìhū — It seems, apparently, as if.

就在

jiù zài — Right at; exactly at a place or moment.

眼前

yǎnqián — Before one's eyes; immediately ahead or imminent.

展开

zhǎnkāi — To unfold, open up, spread out before.

然而

rán'ér — However, yet, but, nevertheless.

这些

zhèxiē — These; plural demonstrative for nearby items.

希望

xīwàng — Hope, wish, to aspire for something.

很快

hěn kuài — Very quickly, soon, rapidly.

便

biàn — Then, thereupon; consequently (literary adverb).

破灭

pòmiè — To be shattered, dashed; hopes destroyed.

年

nián — Year; measure word for years.

被捕

bèi bǔ — To be arrested, captured by authorities.

入狱

rù yù — To be imprisoned, go to jail.

无论

wúlùn — Regardless of, no matter what/how.

从

cóng — From; starting from a point or aspect.

气质

qìzhì — Temperament, disposition, natural character traits.

还是

háishì — Or; still, yet; whether...or.

信念

xìnniàn — Belief, conviction, deeply held faith.

都

dōu — All, both, entirely; inclusive adverb.

算不上

suàn bu shàng — Cannot be considered; does not qualify as.

一个

yī gè — One; general measure word for people/things.

革命者

gémìngzhě — Revolutionary; a person who advocates revolution.

却是

què shì — But was; yet indeed was something.

小

xiǎo — Small, little, minor.

团体

tuántǐ — Group, organization, collective body.

成员

chéngyuán — Member of a group or organization.

之一

zhī yī — One of; among a group.

这群

zhè qún — This group of; these people together.

聚在一起

jù zài yīqǐ — To gather together, assemble in one place.

阅读

yuèdú — To read, peruse written material.

和

hé — And, together with; connecting conjunction.

著作

zhùzuò — Written works, books, authored publications.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (someone doing something).

指控

zhǐkòng — To accuse, charge someone with a crime.

参与

cānyù — To participate in, be involved in.

反对

fǎnduì — To oppose, be against, object to.

书报

shūbào — Books and newspapers, printed publications.

审查

shěnchá — Censorship; to examine and censor content.

制度

zhìdù — System, institution, established set of rules.

谈话

tánhuà — To talk, converse; a conversation or discussion.

宣读

xuāndú — To read aloud publicly, recite officially.

致

zhì — To; addressed to someone (in a letter).

信件

xìnjiàn — Letter, written correspondence, mail.

以及

yǐjí — As well as, and also, in addition to.

知晓

zhīxiǎo — To know, be aware of, have knowledge of.

他人

tārén — Others, other people, someone else.

意图

yìtú — Intention, intent, purpose behind an action.

建立

jiànlì — To establish, set up, found something.

印刷所

yìnshuāsuǒ — Printing house, printing press facility.

一世

yī shì — The First; denoting a monarch's ordinal number.

即

jí — That is, namely, i.e., in other words.

所称

suǒ chēng — As called, as referred to, so-called.

那位

nà wèi — That person; polite reference to someone else.

严酷

yánkù — Harsh, severe, cruel, stern in manner.

而

ér — And yet, but, while; connecting conjunction.

公正

gōngzhèng — Fair, just, impartial, equitable.

统治

tǒngzhì — To rule, govern; rule or reign over.

之下

zhī xià — Under, beneath, below (literary form).

罪名

zuìmíng — Criminal charge, accusation, name of a crime.

足够

zúgòu — Enough, sufficient, adequate amount.

判处

pànchǔ — To sentence, hand down a legal verdict.

死刑

sǐxíng — Death penalty, capital punishment, execution sentence.