Meditations — Page 3

Vocabulary

在

zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.

收养

shōu yǎng — To adopt a child into one's family.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

同时

tóng shí — At the same time; simultaneously.

也

yě — Also, too; indicates addition or emphasis.

将

jiāng — To take, to bring; pre-verb marker for object.

其

qí — His, her, its, their; third-person pronoun.

收为

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

养子

yǎng zǐ — Adopted son.

赐名

cì míng — To bestow a name upon someone officially.

从此

cóng cǐ — From this point on; henceforth.

二人

èr rén — Two people; the two of them.

同为

tóng wéi — Both serving as; jointly being.

帝国

dì guó — Empire; an imperial state or domain.

共治者

gòng zhì zhě — Co-ruler; one who governs jointly with another.

年幼者

nián yòu zhě — The younger one; the one who is younger.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating the subject receives an action.

培养

péi yǎng — To cultivate, train, or nurture someone's abilities.

以备

yǐ bèi — In preparation for; so as to be ready for.

日后

rì hòu — In the future; at a later date.

继承

jì chéng — To inherit; to succeed to a position or title.

大统

dà tǒng — Supreme rule; the throne or imperial succession.

甫一

fǔ yī — Just as soon as; immediately upon doing something.

登基

dēng jī — To ascend the throne; to become emperor.

四方

sì fāng — All directions; everywhere around.

战事

zhàn shì — Military affairs; wars or armed conflicts.

便

biàn — Then, thereupon; indicates immediate consequence.

接踵而起

jiē zhǒng ér qǐ — To arise one after another in quick succession.

东方

dōng fāng — The East; eastern direction or region.

三世

sān shì — The Third; ordinal designation for a ruler.

蓄谋已久

xù móu yǐ jiǔ — Having plotted and planned for a long time.

于

yú — At, in, on; classical preposition of time or place.

公元

gōng yuán — Common Era (CE); the standard calendar era.

年

nián — Year; used for time periods and ages.

歼灭

jiān miè — To annihilate; to completely destroy an enemy force.

整整

zhěng zhěng — A full, complete amount of; exactly.

一支

yī zhī — One unit of; a single contingent of troops.

军团

jūn tuán — Legion; a large organized military unit.

并

bìng — And; moreover; used to join parallel actions.

入侵

rù qīn — To invade; to encroach upon another's territory.

由此

yóu cǐ — From this; thereby; as a result of this.

发动

fā dòng — To launch; to initiate a war or movement.

叛乱

pàn luàn — Rebellion; an armed uprising against authority.

火速

huǒ sù — At top speed; urgently and immediately.

派往

pài wǎng — To dispatch someone to a place.

平定

píng dìng — To pacify; to suppress a rebellion or unrest.

这场

zhè chǎng — This particular; refers to this event or situation.

然而

rán ér — However; but; yet; introduces a contrasting statement.

他

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

却

què — Yet, but; indicates an unexpected contrast.

沉溺于

chén nì yú — To be deeply immersed in; to indulge excessively in.

酗酒

xù jiǔ — To drink excessively; to be addicted to alcohol.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with.

荒淫

huāng yín — Debauchery; excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of something.

尽

jìn — Entirely; completely; to the fullest extent.

托付于

tuō fù yú — To entrust to; to hand over responsibility to.

麾下

huī xià — Under one's command; subordinate military officers.

将领

jiàng lǐng — Military commander; a high-ranking military officer.

此后不久

cǐ hòu bù jiǔ — Not long after this; shortly thereafter.

不得不

bù dé bù — Have no choice but to; must inevitably.

面对

miàn duì — To face; to confront a situation or challenge.

国内

guó nèi — Domestic; within the country or state.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree.

严峻

yán jùn — Severe, grim; describing a serious difficult situation.

威胁

wēi xié — Threat; a danger posed to someone or something.

北方

běi fāng — The North; northern direction or region.

边境

biān jìng — Border; the frontier zone of a country.

数个

shù gè — Several; a number of.

强大

qiáng dà — Powerful, mighty; having great strength or force.

部落

bù luò — Tribe; a social group sharing common ancestry or culture.

结成

jié chéng — To form into; to unite and establish together.

联盟

lián méng — Alliance; a union formed between groups or nations.

其中

qí zhōng — Among them; within that group or set.

最主要

zuì zhǔ yào — The most important; primarily; most significant.

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; exists.

即

jí — That is; namely; i.e.

边境人

biān jìng rén — Border people; those living along the frontier.

本书

běn shū — This book; the current volume being read.

中

zhōng — In, within, among; indicates location inside something.

有所

yǒu suǒ — To have some degree of; somewhat; to some extent.

提及

tí jí — To mention; to bring up in discussion.

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; together with.

城内

chéng nèi — Inside the city; within the city walls.

瘟疫

wēn yì — Plague; a deadly infectious epidemic disease.

饥荒

jī huāng — Famine; severe widespread shortage of food.

肆虐

sì nüè — To rage unchecked; to wreak havoc devastatingly.

前者

qián zhě — The former; the first of two mentioned items.

由

yóu — By, from; indicates agent or origin of an action.

自

zì — From; since; oneself; indicates origin or source.

带回

dài huí — To bring back; to return with something.

后者

hòu zhě — The latter; the second of two mentioned items.

则因

zé yīn — Was because of; resulted from a stated cause.

洪水

hóng shuǐ — Flood; an overflow of water onto normally dry land.

摧毁

cuī huǐ — To destroy; to completely ruin or demolish something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

大批

dà pī — A large quantity of; a great number of.

粮食

liáng shi — Grain; food crops; staple food supplies.

所致

suǒ zhì — Caused by; resulting from a particular factor.

竭尽所能

jié jìn suǒ néng — To do everything in one's power; spare no effort.

赈济

zhèn jì — To provide disaster relief; to aid the suffering.

满足

mǎn zú — To satisfy; to meet a need or requirement.

紧迫

jǐn pò — Urgent, pressing; requiring immediate attention.

需求

xū qiú — Demand, need; requirement for something necessary.

之后

zhī hòu — After; following a particular event or time.

甚至

shèn zhì — Even; going so far as; to an extreme degree.

被迫

bèi pò — To be forced; compelled against one's will.

变卖

biàn mài — To sell off belongings; to liquidate possessions.

皇室

huáng shì — The imperial family; the royal household.

珠宝

zhū bǎo — Jewels, jewelry; precious gems and ornaments.

以

yǐ — In order to; so as to; by means of.

筹措

chóu cuò — To raise or gather funds or resources.

资金

zī jīn — Funds, capital; money used for a purpose.

两位

liǎng wèi — Two (people); both; used politely for two persons.

皇帝

huáng dì — Emperor; the supreme ruler of an empire.

共同

gòng tóng — Together, jointly; in common with one another.

踏上

tà shàng — To set foot on; to embark upon a journey.

征途

zhēng tú — The road of a military campaign or expedition.

投身于

tóu shēn yú — To devote oneself to; to throw oneself into.

一场

yī chǎng — One instance of; a single occurrence of an event.

贯穿

guàn chuān — To run through; to span an entire period or space.

余下

yú xià — Remaining; the rest of what is left.

统治

tǒng zhì — Rule, reign; to govern or control a state.

岁月

suì yuè — Years; the passage of time; years of one's life.

持久

chí jiǔ — Lasting, prolonged; continuing for a long time.

战争

zhàn zhēng — War; armed conflict between nations or groups.

就在

jiù zài — Right at; exactly during a specific time or place.

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to plural nearby things or events.

期间

qī jiān — During this period; within this span of time.

去世

qù shì — To pass away; to die (used respectfully).