Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 11

Vocabulary

作者

zuòzhě — Author; person who writes or creates a work.

大帝

dàdì — Great Emperor; title for a powerful ruler.

与

yǔ — And; together with; used to connect nouns.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.

的

de — Possessive or modifier particle; connecting adjectives to nouns.

宫廷

gōngtíng — Royal court; palace and its associated government.

柏林

Bólín — Berlin, the capital city of Germany.

商人

shāngrén — Merchant; businessman who buys and sells goods.

家族

jiāzú — Family clan; a group of related family members.

一位

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

百万富翁

bǎiwàn fùwēng — Millionaire; a very wealthy person worth millions.

故事

gùshi — Story; narrative account of events or people.

两条

liǎng tiáo — Two (paths/roads); measure word for long thin things.

人生

rénshēng — Human life; one's life journey and experiences.

道路

dàolù — Road; path; route taken in life or travel.

等。

děng — Etc.; and so on; indicates an incomplete list.

由

yóu — By; from; indicates source or agent of action.

德文

Déwén — German language; written or spoken German text.

译出

yìchū — Translated from; produced a translation from another language.

译者

yìzhě — Translator; person who translates from one language to another.

一

yī — One; the first number or chapter marker.

会议

huìyì — Meeting; conference; formal gathering to discuss matters.

二

èr — Two; second; used as a chapter or list number.

信件

xìnjiàn — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone.

三

sān — Three; third; used as a chapter or list number.

女皇

nǚhuáng — Empress; female sovereign ruler of an empire.

梳妆

shūzhuāng — Dressing and grooming; applying makeup and fixing hair.

四

sì — Four; fourth; used as a chapter or list number.

夫妻

fūqī — Husband and wife; a married couple together.

五

wǔ — Five; fifth; used as a chapter or list number.

大公

dàgōng — Archduke; a high-ranking noble title in European royalty.

六

liù — Six; sixth; used as a chapter or list number.

七

qī — Seven; seventh; used as a chapter or list number.

八

bā — Eight; eighth; used as a chapter or list number.

红色

hóngsè — Red color; the color red, often symbolizing passion.

长袜

chángwà — Stockings; long socks worn on the legs.

九

jiǔ — Nine; ninth; used as a chapter or list number.

新

xīn — New; fresh; recently acquired or made.

奥地利

Àodìlì — Austria; a country in Central Europe.

十

shí — Ten; tenth; used as a chapter or list number.

年轻

niánqīng — Young; being in an early stage of life.

士兵

shìbīng — Soldier; enlisted military personnel serving in an army.

十一

shíyī — Eleven; eleventh chapter or section number.

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.

儿子

érzi — Son; a male child of a parent.

十二

shí'èr — Twelve; twelfth chapter or section number.

意大利

Yìdàlì — Italy; a country in Southern Europe.

之夜

zhī yè — Night of; used to indicate a particular night.

十三

shísān — Thirteen; thirteenth chapter or section number.

十四

shísì — Fourteen; fourteenth chapter or section number.

特命

tèmìng — Special envoy; appointed with a specific diplomatic mission.

大使

dàshǐ — Ambassador; highest-ranking diplomatic representative of a country.

十五

shíwǔ — Fifteen; fifteenth chapter or section number.

爱

ài — Love; deep affection or romantic feeling for someone.

之梦

zhī mèng — Dream of; a dream associated with something.

十六

shíliù — Sixteen; sixteenth chapter or section number.

十七

shíqī — Seventeen; seventeenth chapter or section number.

歌剧

gējù — Opera; a dramatic work combining music and singing.

十八

shíbā — Eighteen; eighteenth chapter or section number.

十九

shíjiǔ — Nineteen; nineteenth chapter or section number.

生日

shēngrì — Birthday; the anniversary of a person's birth.

二十

èrshí — Twenty; twentieth chapter or section number.

二十一

èrshíyī — Twenty-one; twenty-first chapter or section number.

三年

sān nián — Three years; a period of three years.

之后

zhīhòu — After; afterward; following a certain time or event.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

再度

zàidù — Once again; for a second or subsequent time.

相见

xiāngjiàn — Meet each other again; to see one another.

二十二

èrshí'èr — Twenty-two; twenty-second chapter or section number.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; without; negation of existence or possession.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

怎能

zěn néng — How can; how could one possibly do something.

活

huó — Live; to be alive; to survive.

罗马王

Luómǎ Wáng — King of Rome; title given to Napoleon's son or Joseph II.

二十三

èrshísān — Twenty-three; twenty-third chapter or section number.

神父

shénfù — Father; a Catholic priest or Christian clergy member.

伯爵

bójué — Count; Earl; a European noble title of rank.

二十四

èrshísì — Twenty-four; twenty-fourth chapter or section number.

婚姻

hūnyīn — Marriage; the formal union of two people as partners.

计划

jìhuà — Plan; scheme; an organized set of intended actions.

二十五

èrshíwǔ — Twenty-five; twenty-fifth chapter or section number.

二十六

èrshíliù — Twenty-six; twenty-sixth chapter or section number.

新婚

xīnhūn — Newly married; pertaining to a recent marriage.

二十七

èrshíqī — Twenty-seven; twenty-seventh chapter or section number.

不幸

búxìng — Misfortune; unfortunate; unlucky event or situation.

二十八

èrshíbā — Twenty-eight; twenty-eighth chapter or section number.

政治家

zhèngzhìjiā — Statesman; politician skilled in the art of governance.

闲情

xiánqíng — Leisure mood; relaxed feelings during free time.

时光

shíguāng — Time; the passage of time; a period of life.

二十九

èrshíjiǔ — Twenty-nine; twenty-ninth chapter or section number.

亲王

qīnwáng — Prince; a high-ranking royal or noble title.

骑士

qíshì — Knight; a mounted warrior of the medieval nobility.

三十

sānshí — Thirty; thirtieth chapter or section number.

相遇

xiāngyù — Encounter; to meet someone by chance or arrangement.

三十一

sānshíyī — Thirty-one; thirty-first chapter or section number.

哀悼

āidào — Mourn; to express grief over someone's death.

三十二

sānshí'èr — Thirty-two; thirty-second chapter or section number.

皇室

huángshì — Royal family; the family of an emperor or king.

女修道院

nǚ xiūdàoyuàn — Convent; a religious community of nuns.

院长

yuànzhǎng — Abbess or director; head of an institution or convent.

三十三

sānshísān — Thirty-three; thirty-third chapter or section number.

共同

gòngtóng — Joint; together; shared by two or more parties.

摄政者

shèzhèngzhě — Regent; person who governs in place of the ruler.

三十四

sānshísì — Thirty-four; thirty-fourth chapter or section number.

三十五

sānshíwǔ — Thirty-five; thirty-fifth chapter or section number.

揭开

jiēkāi — Uncover; reveal; to lift or remove a covering.

伪装

wèizhuāng — Disguise; camouflage; a false appearance to deceive others.

三十六

sānshíliù — Thirty-six; thirty-sixth chapter or section number.

念珠

niànzhū — Rosary; prayer beads used in religious devotion.

权杖

quánzhàng — Scepter; a ceremonial staff symbolizing royal authority.

三十七

sānshíqī — Thirty-seven; thirty-seventh chapter or section number.

之别

zhī bié — The difference between; distinction separating two things.

三十八

sānshíbā — Thirty-eight; thirty-eighth chapter or section number.

执政

zhízhèng — Govern; to hold political power and rule a state.

三十九

sānshíjiǔ — Thirty-nine; thirty-ninth chapter or section number.

被

bèi — Passive particle indicating the subject receives an action.

废黜

fèichù — Dethrone; to remove someone from power or office.

四十

sìshí — Forty; fortieth chapter or section number.

母

mǔ — Mother; female parent; maternal figure.

子

zǐ — Son; child; offspring; also a respectful suffix.

四十一

sìshíyī — Forty-one; forty-first chapter or section number.

死亡

sǐwáng — Death; the end of life; dying.

解脱者

jiětuōzhě — One who is liberated; a person freed from suffering.

四十二

sìshí'èr — Forty-two; forty-second chapter or section number.

镜子

jìngzi — Mirror; a reflective surface used to see oneself.

四十三

sìshísān — Forty-three; forty-third chapter or section number.

会面

huìmiàn — Meet; have a meeting or face-to-face encounter.

四十四

sìshísì — Forty-four; forty-fourth chapter or section number.

大公女

dàgōngnǚ — Archduchess; female member of an archduke's family.

四十五

sìshíwǔ — Forty-five; forty-fifth chapter or section number.

离别

líbié — Parting; separation; saying goodbye to someone.

四十六

sìshíliù — Forty-six; forty-sixth chapter or section number.

接种

jiēzhòng — Vaccination; inoculation to prevent infectious disease.

四十七

sìshíqī — Forty-seven; forty-seventh chapter or section number.

一次

yī cì — Once; one time; a single occurrence of an event.

奇遇

qíyù — Adventure; a surprising or remarkable unexpected encounter.

四十八

sìshíbā — Forty-eight; forty-eighth chapter or section number.

审判

shěnpàn — Trial; judgment; the legal process of judging a case.

四十九

sìshíjiǔ — Forty-nine; forty-ninth chapter or section number.

两位

liǎng wèi — Two (people); polite measure word for two persons.

已

yǐ — Already; indicates a completed state or action.

订婚

dìnghūn — Engaged; formally pledged to marry someone.

女王

nǚwáng — Queen; a female monarch who rules a kingdom.