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Vocabulary

论

lùn — To discuss; essay or treatise on a subject

及

jí — And; reaching to; concerning

异教

yìjiào — Paganism; heresy; non-mainstream religion

宗教

zōngjiào — Religion; organized system of spiritual belief

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

其他

qítā — Other; the rest; remaining things or people

遗迹

yíjì — Ruins; historical remains; vestiges of the past

四十六

sìshíliù — The number forty-six

空洞

kōngdòng — Hollow; empty; lacking substance or meaning

哲学

zhéxué — Philosophy; study of fundamental questions of existence

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

荒诞

huāngdàn — Absurd; ridiculous; fantastically unreasonable

传说

chuánshuō — Legend; myth; traditional story passed down

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize actions

带来

dàilái — To bring; to introduce; to cause something

黑暗

hēi'àn — Darkness; obscurity; lacking light or knowledge

四十七

sìshíqī — The number forty-seven

此

cǐ — This; here; referring to something just mentioned

产生

chǎnshēng — To produce; to generate; to give rise to

利益

lìyì — Benefit; interest; profit; advantage gained

其

qí — Its; their; that; third-person possessive pronoun

受益者

shòuyìzhě — Beneficiary; one who gains benefit or profit

四十八

sìshíbā — The number forty-eight

回顾

huígù — To look back; to review; to reflect upon

结语

jiéyǔ — Conclusion; closing remarks; final words of text

导论

dǎolùn — Introduction; introductory chapter of a book

自然

zìrán — Nature; natural; occurring without human intervention

上帝

Shàngdì — God; the Christian or supreme divine being

借以

jièyǐ — By means of; so as to; using something for purpose

创造

chuàngzào — To create; to make something original or new

并

bìng — And also; furthermore; simultaneously

治理

zhìlǐ — To govern; to manage; to administer a place

世界

shìjiè — World; the earth; all of existence

技艺

jìyì — Skill; craft; technical art or ability

被

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

人类

rénlèi — Humanity; humankind; the human species

模仿

mófǎng — To imitate; to copy; to mimic someone or something

正如

zhèngrú — Just as; exactly like; in the same way that

在

zài — At; in; on; indicating location or ongoing action

许多

xǔduō — Many; a great number of; lots of

事物

shìwù — Things; matters; objects in the world

上

shàng — Above; on; in the domain or aspect of

一样

yīyàng — Same; alike; identical in manner or degree

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

一点

yīdiǎn — A point; a little; this particular aspect

亦然

yìrán — Also so; likewise; the same is also true

以至于

yǐzhìyú — To the extent that; so much so that

能够

nénggòu — To be able to; capable of doing something

制造

zhìzào — To manufacture; to make; to produce artificially

出

chū — Out; to produce; resultative complement of creation

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type of something

人工

réngōng — Artificial; man-made; human labor or craft

动物

dòngwù — Animal; living creature capable of movement

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; for the reason that

生命

shēngmìng — Life; living existence; the state of being alive

不过

búguò — Only; merely; nothing more than; however

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; linking verb

肢体

zhītǐ — Limbs; body parts; arms and legs

运动

yùndòng — Movement; motion; exercise; physical activity

起点

qǐdiǎn — Starting point; origin; beginning of something

在于

zàiyú — To lie in; to consist of; to reside in

内部

nèibù — Interior; inside; internal part of something

某一

mǒu yī — A certain; some particular; a specific one

主要

zhǔyào — Main; primary; most important or principal

部分

bùfen — Part; portion; section of a whole

那么

nàme — Then; in that case; so therefore

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

为何

wèihé — Why; for what reason; how come

不能

bùnéng — Cannot; unable to; not capable of

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to state or claim

所有

suǒyǒu — All; every; the entirety of something

自动

zìdòng — Automatic; self-moving; operating without external force

机械

jīxiè — Machine; machinery; mechanical device or apparatus

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to plural things previously mentioned

像

xiàng — Like; resembling; similar to something else

钟表

zhōngbiǎo — Clock and watch; timepieces generally

依靠

yīkào — To rely on; to depend on; to lean upon

发条

fātiáo — Mainspring; coiled spring powering a clockwork device

和

hé — And; together with; peaceful

齿轮

chǐlún — Gear; cogwheel; toothed mechanical wheel

自行

zìxíng — By itself; on its own; independently

运转

yùnzhuǎn — To operate; to run; to function as a mechanism

装置

zhuāngzhì — Device; apparatus; installed mechanical arrangement

都

dōu — All; both; every; without exception

具有

jùyǒu — To possess; to have; to be endowed with

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle expressing rhetorical question

心脏

xīnzàng — Heart; the organ pumping blood through the body

不

bù — No; not; negation of verbs and adjectives

就是

jiùshì — Exactly is; precisely; is none other than

一根

yī gēn — One piece of; measure word for long thin objects

吗

ma — Question particle turning statement into yes-no question

神经

shénjīng — Nerve; neural fiber transmitting bodily signals

根

gēn — Measure word for long thin objects; root

弦

xián — String; chord; bowstring or instrument string

关节

guānjié — Joint; articulation point between bones in body

个

gè — General measure word for individual items or people

它们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural for non-human things

推动

tuīdòng — To drive forward; to propel; to promote movement

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuous action

整个

zhěnggè — Entire; whole; the complete totality of something

身体

shēntǐ — Body; physical form of a living organism

造物者

zàowùzhě — Creator; maker; one who creates all things

意图

yìtú — Intention; purpose; what one intends to do

那样

nàyàng — Like that; in that way; in such a manner

更

gèng — Even more; further; to a greater degree

进一步

jìn yī bù — Further; one step further; to advance additionally

那

nà — That; referring to something distant or previously mentioned

最为

zuìwéi — Most; the most; to the greatest extent

理性

lǐxìng — Reason; rationality; faculty of logical thought

卓越

zhuóyuè — Outstanding; excellent; remarkably superior in quality

作品

zuòpǐn — Work; creation; artistic or literary production

人

rén — Person; human being; people