Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 1

Vocabulary

计划

jìhuà — plan, project, to plan or organize something

电子文本

diànzǐ wénběn — electronic text, digital written document

二世

èr shì — the Second, ordinal title for monarchs

及其

jíqí — and its, along with its related aspects

宫廷

gōngtíng — royal court, imperial palace and its affairs

作者

zuòzhě — author, the person who wrote the work

系列

xìliè — series, a set of related works or items

丛书

cóngshū — book series, collection of books under one title

第

dì — ordinal prefix indicating numbered sequence or rank

册

cè — volume, a bound book or numbered volume

版权

bǎnquán — copyright, legal right to published creative work

法律

fǎlǜ — law, legal rules governing society and behavior

在

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

全球

quánqiú — global, worldwide, referring to the entire world

各地

gèdì — various places, everywhere across different locations

不断

bùduàn — continuously, without stopping, constantly changing

变化

biànhuà — change, transformation, to alter or shift state

重新

chóngxīn — again, anew, to do something over from start

分发

fēnfā — distribute, to hand out or spread to others

这些

zhèxiē — these, referring to multiple nearby things or items

文件

wénjiàn — file, document, official or digital written record

之前

zhīqián — before, prior to a certain time or action

请

qǐng — please, polite request word, to invite someone

务必

wùbì — must, be sure to, absolutely necessary to do

查阅

cháyuè — consult, look up, to refer to for information

您

nín — you (polite form), respectful second-person pronoun

所在

suǒzài — where one is located, one's place or location

国家

guójiā — country, nation, a sovereign state or homeland

的

de — possessive or attributive particle linking nouns

相关

xiāngguān — related, relevant, pertaining to the subject at hand

仔细

zǐxì — careful, attentive, thorough in doing something

阅读

yuèdú — read, to go through written text carefully

本

běn — this (before nouns), measure word for books

标题栏

biāotí lán — title bar, header section containing title information

中

zhōng — inside, within, in the middle of something

重要

zhòngyào — important, significant, of great consequence or value

信息

xìnxī — information, data, news or details about something

我们

wǒmen — we, us, first-person plural pronoun

鼓励

gǔlì — encourage, to motivate or inspire someone to act

将

jiāng — will, to, used before verb indicating future action

此

cǐ — this, referring to the previously mentioned item

保存

bǎocún — save, preserve, to keep something in storage

自己

zìjǐ — oneself, yourself, referring to the subject itself

磁盘

cípán — disk, magnetic disk for storing digital data

上

shàng — on, above, on top of a surface or place

为

wèi — for, for the sake of, on behalf of someone

后续

hòuxù — subsequent, following, later readers or users

读者

dúzhě — reader, person who reads books or articles

保持

bǎochí — maintain, keep, to preserve a state or condition

一条

yī tiáo — one (measure word for long flexible things, paths)

畅通

chàngtōng — unobstructed, clear, flowing without hindrance

电子

diànzǐ — electronic, digital, relating to electrons or technology

传阅

chuányuè — circulate for reading, pass around to be read

路径

lùjìng — path, route, way to reach a destination or file

请勿

qǐng wù — please do not, polite prohibition or warning

删除

shānchú — delete, remove, to erase content permanently

内容

nèiróng — content, substance, what is contained in something

任何人

rènhérén — anyone, any person without exception

打开

dǎkāi — open, to open a file, door, or document

本书

běn shū — this book, referring to the current publication

时

shí — when, at the time of a certain action or event

首先

shǒuxiān — first of all, firstly, the most important initial step

看到

kàndào — see, to catch sight of, to notice visually

应当

yīngdāng — should, ought to, expressing moral obligation

是

shì — is, am, are, the verb to be in Chinese

这

zhè — this, demonstrative pronoun pointing to nearby thing

部分

bùfen — part, section, a portion of a larger whole

未经

wèijīng — without having gone through, without authorization

书面

shūmiàn — written, in writing, formal written form

许可

xǔkě — permission, approval, authorization to do something

更改

gēnggǎi — change, alter, to modify existing content or settings

或

huò — or, either, used to connect alternatives

编辑

biānjí — edit, editor, to revise or modify written content

措辞

cuòcí — wording, phrasing, the choice of words used

经过

jīngguò — after, through, having undergone a process

精心

jīngxīn — carefully, meticulously, with great care and effort

选择

xuǎnzé — choose, selection, to pick from available options

旨在

zhǐzài — aimed at, intended to, with the purpose of

向

xiàng — toward, to, in the direction of someone

用户

yònghù — user, subscriber, person who uses a service

提供

tígōng — provide, supply, to offer something to someone

他们

tāmen — they, them, third-person plural pronoun

所需

suǒxū — needed, required, what is necessary for a purpose

说明

shuōmíng — explain, instructions, clarification of something

可以

kěyǐ — can, may, expressing permission or possibility

依法

yīfǎ — according to law, legally, in compliance with law

对

duì — regarding, toward, in relation to something

文本

wénběn — text, written content in document or file form

进行

jìnxíng — carry out, conduct, to perform an activity

哪些

nǎxiē — which ones, what kinds, asking about multiple items

操作

cāozuò — operate, operation, to perform actions on something

欢迎

huānyíng — welcome, to greet or receive someone warmly

来到

láidào — arrive at, come to, to reach a place

免费

miǎnfèi — free of charge, no cost, without payment required

纯

chún — pure, plain, entirely, without mixture or addition

电子书

diànzǐshū — ebook, electronic book in digital format

世界

shìjiè — world, the entire earth and all of humanity

自

zì — since, from, starting from a point in time

年

nián — year, a unit of time equal to twelve months

起

qǐ — starting from, since, beginning at a point

既

jì — both, already, used in both…and constructions

可供

kě gōng — available for, can be provided or used by

人类

rénlèi — humanity, humankind, all human beings collectively

也

yě — also, too, as well, indicating addition

可由

kě yóu — can be done by, able to be handled by

计算机

jìsuànjī — computer, an electronic computing device

处理

chǔlǐ — process, handle, to deal with or manage something

由

yóu — by, from, used to indicate agent of action

数千

shù qiān — thousands, several thousand in approximate number

名

míng — measure word for people, name, famous

志愿者

zhìyuànzhě — volunteer, person who works without payment

整理

zhěnglǐ — organize, sort out, to put things in order

制作

zhìzuò — produce, make, to create or manufacture something

以下

yǐxià — below, the following, what comes after this point

包含

bāohán — contain, include, to have something within itself

联系

liánxì — contact, connection, to get in touch with someone

以

yǐ — in order to, so as to, using for a purpose

获取

huòqǔ — obtain, acquire, to get or retrieve something

及

jí — and, as well as, together with other things

其他

qítā — other, else, the remaining or additional items

详情

xiángqíng — details, particulars, specific detailed information

包括

bāokuò — include, including, to encompass certain items

捐款

juānkuǎn — donation, to donate money to an organization

方式

fāngshì — method, way, manner of doing something

文学

wénxué — literature, written artistic works of a culture

档案

dàng'àn — archive, records, collection of stored documents

基金会

jījīnhuì — foundation, nonprofit organization managing funds

一个

yī gè — one, a single (general measure word for items)

非营利

fēi yínglì — nonprofit, not for profit, without commercial purpose

组织

zǔzhī — organization, group, to organize people or things

其

qí — its, their, third-person possessive in formal writing

雇主

gùzhǔ — employer, the entity that employs workers

识别号

shíbié hào — identification number, unique code for identification

书名

shūmíng — book title, the name given to a published work

发布

fābù — publish, release, to make something publicly available

日期

rìqī — date, a specific day on the calendar

月

yuè — month, one of the twelve divisions of a year

编号

biānhào — number, serial number, assigned identification code

是的

shìde — yes, that is correct, affirmative response

比

bǐ — compared to, than, used in comparisons

预定

yùdìng — scheduled, planned, reserved in advance

提前

tíqián — ahead of schedule, in advance, earlier than planned

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change of state

约

yuē — approximately, about, roughly a certain amount

一年

yī nián — one year, a period of twelve months

首次

shǒucì — first time, for the first time, initial occurrence

实际

shíjì — actual, real, in practice as opposed to planned

日

rì — day, date, the sun, used in formal date writing

版本

bǎnběn — version, edition, a particular form of something

版

bǎn — edition, version, plate, measure word for editions

语言

yǔyán — language, the system of communication used

英语

Yīngyǔ — English language, the language of England and US

应

yīng — should, ought to, must, expressing obligation

命名

mìngmíng — name, to give a name to something