Meditations — Page 1

Vocabulary

著

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

目录

mùlù — Table of contents; catalog or index.

注释

zhùshì — Annotations or explanatory notes on a text.

引言

yǐnyán — Preface or introductory remarks to a text.

第

dì — Prefix forming ordinal numbers (first, second, etc.).

一

yī — The number one.

卷

juàn — Volume or chapter of a book.

二

èr — The number two.

三

sān — The number three.

四

sì — The number four.

五

wǔ — The number five.

六

liù — The number six.

七

qī — The number seven.

八

bā — The number eight.

九

jiǔ — The number nine.

十

shí — The number ten.

十一

shíyī — The number eleven.

十二

shí'èr — The number twelve.

附录

fùlù — Appendix supplementing the main text.

词汇表

cíhuì biǎo — Glossary listing vocabulary words and meanings.

生于

shēng yú — Born in (a certain place or time).

公元

gōngyuán — Common Era (CE/AD); the Western calendar era.

年

nián — Year; used as a time unit.

月

yuè — Month; also means moon.

日

rì — Day; also means sun or date.

他

tā — He; third-person masculine pronoun.

的

de — Possessive or attributive structural particle.

真实

zhēnshí — True; genuine; real and factual.

姓名

xìngmíng — Full name; surname and given name combined.

是

shì — To be; linking verb indicating identity.

出身

chūshēn — Family background; social origin or descent.

于

yú — In; at; from; classical preposition of location or time.

一个

yīgè — One (thing or person); indefinite article equivalent.

贵族

guìzú — Nobility; aristocratic class of high social standing.

家庭

jiātíng — Family; household unit.

该

gāi — This; said; referring to the aforementioned subject.

家族

jiāzú — Clan; extended family lineage.

自称

zìchēng — To claim to be; self-described.

源于

yuán yú — Originating from; tracing roots to.

罗马

Luómǎ — Rome; the ancient Roman city or empire.

第二

dì-èr — The second; ordinal number two.

任

rèn — Term of office; to hold a post.

国王

guówáng — King; monarch of a country.

后裔

hòuyì — Descendants; offspring of a lineage.

如此

rúcǐ — Thus; in this way; so.

说来

shuō lái — Speaking of; when one puts it this way.

这位

zhè wèi — This person; polite demonstrative for people.

最为

zuì wéi — Most; to the greatest degree.

虔诚

qiánchéng — Devout; pious; sincere religious reverence.

皇帝

huángdì — Emperor; supreme ruler of an empire.

流淌

liútǎng — To flow; to stream (of liquid or blood).

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action.

早期

zǎoqī — Early period; initial phase or stage.

血脉

xuèmài — Bloodline; lineage passed through family.

父亲

fùqīn — Father; male parent.

曾在

céng zài — Once held; previously occupied (a position).

担任

dānrèn — To hold a position; to serve as.

高职

gāo zhí — High-ranking position or office.

祖父

zǔfù — Paternal grandfather.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with.

同名

tóngmíng — Having the same name; namesake.

曾

céng — Once; previously; at some past time.

三度

sān dù — Three times; on three occasions.

出任

chūrèn — To take up a post; to serve officially.

父母

fùmǔ — Parents; father and mother collectively.

均

jūn — Both; all; equally (literary).

英年早逝

yīngnián zǎoshì — To die young in the prime of life.

但

dàn — But; however; yet.

始终

shǐzhōng — Always; from beginning to end; consistently.

怀着

huáizhe — Holding (a feeling); harboring in one's heart.

深情

shēnqíng — Deep affection; profound emotional attachment.

铭记

míngjì — To engrave in memory; to remember deeply.

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun.

去世

qùshì — To pass away; to die (polite expression).

后

hòu — After; afterward; behind in time or space.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (indicating passive voice).

曾任

céng rèn — Formerly served as; once held the post of.

收为

shōu wéi — To take in as; to adopt as.

祖孙

zǔsūn — Grandparent and grandchild relationship.

二人

èr rén — Two people; the two of them.

之间

zhījiān — Between; among (two or more things/people).

在

zài — At; in; located at; to be present.

其

qí — His; her; its; their (literary pronoun).

著作

zhùzuò — Written works; literary or scholarly writings.

首页

shǒuyè — First page; opening page of a work.

便

biàn — Then; promptly; right away (literary).

满怀

mǎnhuái — Full of; filled with (a feeling or emotion).

感激

gǎnjī — Gratitude; feeling thankful toward someone.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

述说

shùshuō — To narrate; to recount or describe in words.

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state.

从

cóng — From; starting from a point in time or space.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place.

学到

xué dào — To learn; to acquire knowledge or skill.

温柔

wēnróu — Gentle; tender; soft in manner or character.

谦逊

qiānxùn — Humble; modest; unassuming in attitude.

之道

zhī dào — The way of; the method or principle of.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; together with.

克制

kèzhì — To restrain oneself; to exercise self-control.

一切

yīqiè — All; everything; every single thing.

愤怒

fènnù — Anger; rage; intense displeasure.

激情

jīqíng — Passion; intense emotion or enthusiasm.

品德

pǐndé — Moral character; virtue and ethical conduct.

看出

kàn chū — To perceive; to notice or identify something.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby referents.

少年

shàonián — Youth; young person (typically male, teenage years).

优秀

yōuxiù — Excellent; outstanding; of superior quality.

品格

pǐngé — Character; moral quality and personal integrity.

习惯

xíguàn — Habit; custom; accustomed practice.

上

shàng — On; above; in terms of (contextual particle).

不称

bù chēng — Not called; not referred to as.

为

wéi — As; to be; used as (classical copula).

而称

ér chēng — But instead called; referred to as instead.

意为

yì wéi — Meaning; defined as; signifying.

比

bǐ — More than; compared to; than.

名字

míngzi — Name; a person's given name.

本身

běnshēn — Itself; in itself; by its own nature.

更加

gèngjiā — Even more; to a greater degree.

诚实

chéngshí — Honest; truthful; sincere in speech and action.

六岁

liù suì — Six years old; at the age of six.

时

shí — At the time; when; during a period.

骑士

qíshì — Knight; equestrian; member of the knight class.

阶层

jiēcéng — Social stratum; class in a social hierarchy.

八岁

bā suì — Eight years old; at the age of eight.

又

yòu — Again; also; furthermore; once more.

使其

shǐ qí — To cause him/her; to make him become.

成为

chéngwéi — To become; to turn into something.

古老

gǔlǎo — Ancient; age-old; having existed for a long time.

一员

yī yuán — A member; one individual of a group.

姑母

gūmǔ — Paternal aunt; father's sister.

嫁给

jià gěi — To marry (of a woman); to wed someone.

后来

hòulái — Later; afterwards; subsequently.

庇护

bìhù — To protect; to shelter; to give patronage.