Meditations — Page 7

Vocabulary

他

tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

沿着

yán zhe — Along; following the path or direction of something.

前人

qián rén — Predecessors; people who came before.

开辟

kāi pì — To open up; to pioneer or blaze a new path.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

道路

dào lù — Road; path; way forward.

前行

qián xíng — To move forward; to advance along a path.

只求

zhǐ qiú — Only seek; merely desire or aim for one thing.

尽职尽责

jìn zhí jìn zé — Fulfill all duties and responsibilities completely and conscientiously.

并

bìng — And; furthermore; simultaneously doing another action.

杜绝

dù jué — To completely eradicate or prevent something undesirable.

腐败

fǔ bài — Corruption; moral or political decay in institutions.

诚然

chéng rán — Admittedly; it is true that; granted.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.

做过

zuò guò — Have done; past experience of having performed an action.

一些

yī xiē — Some; a few; a certain number or amount.

不明智

bù míng zhì — Unwise; lacking good judgment or prudence.

事情

shì qing — Matter; thing; affair; event or situation.

像

xiàng — Like; such as; similar to; for example.

对待

duì dài — To treat; to handle or deal with someone or something.

那样

nà yàng — Like that; in that manner or way.

在

zài — In; at; located in a place or context.

帝国

dì guó — Empire; a large realm ruled by an emperor.

中

zhōng — Within; in the middle of; inside.

树立

shù lì — To establish; to set up a model or precedent.

一位

yī wèi — One person; a measure word for respected individuals.

同等

tóng děng — Equal; of the same rank, level, or status.

地位

dì wèi — Status; position; standing in society or hierarchy.

共治者

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

是

shì — Is; to be; linking verb indicating identity or state.

一种

yī zhǒng — A type of; a kind of; one sort of.

危险

wēi xiǎn — Dangerous; risky; involving potential harm or threat.

创举

chuàng jǔ — Pioneering initiative; unprecedented bold undertaking or innovation.

只有

zhǐ yǒu — Only if; only when a specific condition is met.

当

dāng — When; at the time that something occurs.

两人

liǎng rén — Two people; a pair of individuals.

之中

zhī zhōng — Among; within; in the middle of a group.

一人

yī rén — One person; a single individual.

甘居

gān jū — Willingly remain in; contentedly stay in a lesser position.

幕后

mù hòu — Behind the scenes; in the background away from spotlight.

时

shí — When; at the time; a temporal conjunction.

才能

cái néng — Only then can; ability or talent to do something.

奏效

zòu xiào — To be effective; to produce the desired result.

而

ér — And yet; but; a conjunction showing contrast or continuation.

正是

zhèng shì — It is precisely; exactly this; just this very thing.

这一

zhè yī — This one; this particular; referring to something specific.

先例

xiān lì — Precedent; an earlier example or case to follow.

统治

tǒng zhì — To rule; to govern; political control over a region.

时期

shí qī — Period; era; a span of time with particular characteristics.

导致

dǎo zhì — To lead to; to cause a particular result or outcome.

分裂

fēn liè — To split; to divide into separate parts or factions.

为

wéi — Into; become; to act as; serving as something.

两半

liǎng bàn — Two halves; divided into two equal or unequal parts.

民政

mín zhèng — Civil administration; governance of civilian affairs.

管理

guǎn lǐ — Management; administration; to oversee and control operations.

上

shāng — In terms of; regarding; on the aspect of something.

因

yīn — Because of; due to; as a result of a cause.

过度

guò dù — Excessive; overly; beyond a reasonable or normal degree.

集权

jí quán — Centralization of power; concentrating authority in one place.

犯了

fàn le — Committed; made the mistake of doing something wrong.

错误

cuò wù — Mistake; error; something done incorrectly or wrongly.

但

dàn — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast.

最

zuì — Most; the superlative degree of an adjective.

突出

tū chū — Outstanding; prominent; standing out above others.

优点

yōu diǎn — Strength; virtue; positive quality or advantage.

在于

zài yú — Lies in; consists of; the key point is.

司法

sī fǎ — Judicial; relating to the justice system and law.

致力于

zhì lì yú — Devoted to; committed to working hard toward a goal.

通过

tōng guò — Through; by means of; via a particular method.

法规

fǎ guī — Laws and regulations; legal statutes and rules.

保护

bǎo hù — To protect; to safeguard someone or something from harm.

弱者

ruò zhě — The weak; vulnerable people lacking power or resources.

改善

gǎi shàn — To improve; to make better; to ameliorate conditions.

奴隶

nú lì — Slave; a person owned and controlled by another.

处境

chǔ jìng — Situation; circumstances; the condition one finds oneself in.

无父

wú fù — Fatherless; without a father; orphaned of a male parent.

之人

zhī rén — Those people; individuals of a particular type or group.

充当

chōng dāng — To serve as; to act in the capacity of something.

父亲

fù qīn — Father; a male parent in a family.

角色

jué sè — Role; function; a part played in a situation.

慈善

cí shàn — Charitable; philanthropic; relating to benevolent giving.

机构

jī gòu — Institution; organization; an established body or structure.

获得

huò dé — To obtain; to receive; to gain something desired.

捐助

juān zhù — To donate; to provide financial support or charitable aid.

用以

yòng yǐ — Used to; in order to; for the purpose of.

抚养

fǔ yǎng — To raise; to bring up and care for a child.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting two items or ideas.

教育

jiào yù — Education; the process of teaching and learning.

贫苦

pín kǔ — Impoverished; living in poverty and hardship.

儿童

ér tóng — Children; young people below adolescence.

各

gè — Each; every; various individual items in a group.

行省

xíng shěng — Province; administrative region of an empire or state.

得到

dé dào — To receive; to obtain; to get something needed.

免遭

miǎn zāo — To be spared from; to avoid suffering harm or disaster.

压迫

yā pò — Oppression; harsh or cruel treatment by those in power.

遭受

zāo shòu — To suffer; to experience something unpleasant or harmful.

灾难

zāi nàn — Disaster; calamity; a terrible event causing great harm.

城市

chéng shì — City; an urban area with a large population.

或

huò — Or; alternatively; one or the other option.

地区

dì qū — Region; area; a defined geographical zone or district.

了

le — Completed action particle; indicates a change of state.

公共

gōng gòng — Public; shared by or available to everyone in society.

援助

yuán zhù — Aid; assistance; support given to those in need.

名声

míng shēng — Reputation; the way one is regarded by others publicly.

最大

zuì dà — Greatest; largest; the biggest in degree or size.

污点

wū diǎn — Stain; blemish; a flaw on one's reputation or record.

也是

yě shì — Also is; likewise; it is also the case that.

确实

què shí — Indeed; truly; certainly without doubt.

难以

nán yǐ — Difficult to; hard to accomplish or explain something.

解释

jiě shì — To explain; to clarify; to provide an explanation.

一点

yī diǎn — One point; a bit; a single aspect of something.

基督徒

Jī dū tú — Christian; a person who follows Christianity.

方式

fāng shì — Method; manner; a way of doing or handling something.

期间

qī jiān — During; throughout a period of time.

信仰

xìn yǎng — Faith; belief; religious conviction or spiritual commitment.

殉道

xùn dào — Martyrdom; dying for one's religious beliefs or faith.

亦然

yì rán — It is also so; the same applies; likewise true.

而且

ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to that.

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first person plural pronoun.

知道

zhī dào — To know; to be aware of facts or information.

发生

fā shēng — To occur; to happen; to take place as an event.

许多

xǔ duō — Many; a large number or amount of something.

狂热

kuáng rè — Fanaticism; extreme enthusiasm or zealotry about something.

事件

shì jiàn — Incident; event; a notable or significant occurrence.

信徒

xìn tú — Believer; follower; a devotee of a religion or cause.

惨遭

cǎn zāo — To be cruelly subjected to; to tragically suffer something.

杀害

shā hài — To kill; to murder; to cause someone's death.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using something as a method.

对

duì — Against; toward; directed at a person or thing.

以其

yǐ qí — In his name; using his authority or identity.

名义

míng yì — Name; in the name of; nominal authority or identity.

所犯

suǒ fàn — Committed; the wrongs or crimes that were perpetrated.

暴行

bào xíng — Atrocity; violent brutal acts committed against others.

一无所知

yī wú suǒ zhī — Know absolutely nothing; completely ignorant about a matter.

借口

jiè kǒu — Excuse; pretext; a false reason given to justify actions.

并不能

bìng bù néng — Cannot at all; simply not able to; does not suffice.

成为

chéng wéi — To become; to turn into; to develop into something.

开脱

kāi tuō — To exonerate; to absolve from blame or responsibility.

之词

zhī cí — Words; terms; a phrase used to express a point.

了解

liǎo jiě — To understand; to be informed about; to know thoroughly.

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby items or matters.

本是

běn shì — Originally is; fundamentally should be; by nature is.

职责

zhí zé — Duty; responsibility; obligations of one's position or role.

若

ruò — If; should; a conditional conjunction meaning 'if'.

不知情

bù zhī qíng — Unaware; not knowing the situation or circumstances.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject themselves.

也会

yě huì — Would also; would likewise do or admit something.

第一个

dì yī gè — The first one; the primary person or thing in order.

承认

chéng rèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to confess something truthfully.

失职

shī zhí — Dereliction of duty; failure to fulfill one's responsibilities.

人

rén — Person; human being; people in general.