On Liberty — Page 8

Vocabulary

在

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

其

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

所著

suǒ zhù — Written by; works authored by someone.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

中

zhōng — In, within, among; inside a scope or text.

告诉

gào su — To tell, to inform someone of something.

我们

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

通过

tōng guò — Through, by means of; to pass through.

说服

shuō fú — To persuade, to convince someone of something.

受害

shòu hài — To suffer harm; to be victimized or injured.

作者

zuò zhě — Author, writer; person who wrote a work.

接受

jiē shòu — To accept, to receive; to take something offered.

他

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

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize the action.

提供

tí gōng — To provide, to supply, to offer something.

英镑

yīng bàng — British pound; unit of UK currency.

一半

yī bàn — Half; one of two equal parts.

对

duì — Toward, for; indicates direction of action or relation.

造成

zào chéng — To cause, to result in, to bring about.

灾难

zāi nàn — Disaster, calamity; a serious destructive event.

作出

zuò chū — To make, to produce; to carry out an action.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

相当

xiāng dāng — Quite, considerably; fairly significant in degree.

程度

chéng dù — Degree, extent, level of something.

赔偿

péi cháng — Compensation, indemnity; to compensate for loss.

夫人

fū ren — Madam, Mrs.; a respectful title for a married woman.

如

rú — As, like; in the manner of; as mentioned.

我

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

所说

suǒ shuō — What is said; as mentioned or stated above.

于

yú — At, in, on; formal preposition indicating time or place.

年

nián — Year; unit of time measurement.

去世

qù shì — To pass away, to die; used respectfully for death.

与

yǔ — With, and; together with someone or something.

丈夫

zhàng fu — Husband; a woman's male spouse.

共度

gòng dù — To spend together; to share time with someone.

七年

qī nián — Seven years; a duration of seven years.

幸福

xìng fú — Happiness, bliss; a state of great well-being.

婚姻

hūn yīn — Marriage; the union between spouses.

生活

shēng huó — Life, livelihood; daily living and existence.

后

hòu — After, afterward; following in time or sequence.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.

安葬

ān zàng — To bury, to inter; to lay someone to rest.

为

wèi — For, on behalf of; indicates purpose or recipient.

她

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

墓碑

mù bēi — Tombstone, gravestone; marker placed at a grave.

撰写

zhuàn xiě — To write, to compose; to draft a formal text.

碑文

bēi wén — Inscription; text engraved on a tombstone or monument.

极具

jí jù — Extremely possessing; having to a very high degree.

特色

tè sè — Characteristic, distinctive feature; special quality.

不可

bù kě — Cannot, must not; indicating impossibility or prohibition.

略去

lüè qù — To omit, to leave out; to skip over something.

不提

bù tí — Not to mention; to refrain from bringing up.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

宽广

kuān guǎng — Broad, vast, expansive; wide in scope or spirit.

而

ér — And, but, yet; conjunction linking clauses or qualities.

充满

chōng mǎn — Full of, filled with; brimming with something.

爱意

ài yì — Affection, loving feelings; an expression of love.

心灵

xīn líng — Soul, mind, spirit; the inner emotional self.

高贵

gāo guì — Noble, distinguished; of elevated moral character.

灵魂

líng hún — Soul, spirit; the immaterial essence of a person.

清晰

qīng xī — Clear, distinct; easily perceived or understood.

有力

yǒu lì — Powerful, forceful; having strength or effectiveness.

独到

dú dào — Original, unique; having one's own distinctive insight.

广博

guǎng bó — Extensive, broad; wide-ranging in knowledge or scope.

才智

cái zhì — Talent and wisdom; intellectual ability and cleverness.

使

shǐ — To make, to cause; to enable someone to do something.

成为

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

智慧

zhì huì — Wisdom, intelligence; profound understanding and insight.

引路人

yǐn lù rén — Guide, pathfinder; person who leads others forward.

支柱

zhī zhù — Pillar, mainstay; a key support for something.

善良

shàn liáng — Kind, good-natured; morally good and benevolent.

导师

dǎo shī — Mentor, teacher, guide; one who provides instruction.

典范

diǎn fàn — Model, example, paragon; an exemplary standard.

也

yě — Also, too, as well; indicates addition or similarity.

那些

nà xiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to multiple things.

有幸

yǒu xìng — To be fortunate; lucky enough to experience something.

相伴

xiāng bàn — To accompany each other; to be companions together.

之人

zhī rén — Those people; persons who do or experience something.

世间

shì jiān — In the world; among all things in this life.

唯一

wéi yī — Only, sole; the one and only of its kind.

欢乐

huān lè — Joy, happiness, delight; a feeling of great pleasure.

所在

suǒ zài — Where something lies; the place or source of something.

一切

yī qiè — Everything, all; without exception, the whole of.

公共

gōng gòng — Public, communal; shared by or for all people.

福祉

fú zhǐ — Well-being, welfare; the happiness and health of people.

热忱

rè chén — Enthusiasm, zeal, fervor; passionate dedication.

一如

yī rú — Just as, exactly like; in the same way as before.

身边

shēn biān — By one's side, nearby; close to a person.

所有人

suǒ yǒu rén — Everyone, all people; every person involved.

慷慨

kāng kǎi — Generous, magnanimous; willing to give freely.

奉献

fèng xiàn — To dedicate, to devote; selfless contribution to others.

影响

yǐng xiǎng — Influence, impact; the effect one has on others.

已

yǐ — Already; indicates a completed or current state.

这个

zhè ge — This, this one; singular demonstrative pronoun.

时代

shí dài — Era, age, epoch; a distinct period of history.

诸多

zhū duō — Many, numerous; a great number of things.

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker before adjectives.

伟大

wěi dà — Great, magnificent; of extraordinary importance or stature.

进步

jìn bù — Progress, advancement; improvement or forward movement.

得以

dé yǐ — To be able to, to manage to; thus becoming possible.

彰显

zhāng xiǎn — To manifest, to demonstrate; to make clearly evident.

并将

bìng jiāng — And will; indicating a future continuation as well.

未来

wèi lái — Future; time that is yet to come.

岁月

suì yuè — Years, time; the passage of months and years.

继续

jì xù — To continue, to keep on; to persist in doing.

发挥

fā huī — To give play to; to bring into full effect.

作用

zuò yòng — Function, role, effect; the impact something produces.

倘若

tǎng ruò — If, supposing that; introduces a hypothetical condition.

多有

duō yǒu — To have more of; if there were more of something.

几颗

jǐ kē — A few; several (used with small round-shaped objects).

这般

zhè bān — Such, like this; of this sort or kind.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating something nearby.

尘世

chén shì — This mortal world; earthly life as opposed to paradise.

早已

zǎo yǐ — Long since, already; having happened long before now.

化为

huà wéi — To transform into, to become; to change into something.

人们

rén men — People, folks; human beings in general.

期盼

qī pàn — To look forward to, to hope eagerly for something.

天堂

tiān táng — Heaven, paradise; an ideal place of perfect happiness.

这些

zhè xiē — These; plural demonstrative referring to nearby things.

文字

wén zì — Words, writing, text; written language or characters.

证明

zhèng míng — To prove, to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.

情感

qíng gǎn — Emotion, feeling; deep emotional experience or sentiment.

之

zhī — Structural particle linking modifier and noun (formal).

深挚

shēn zhì — Deep and sincere; profound and heartfelt in feeling.

毫不

háo bù — Not at all, not in the least; absolutely no trace of.

避讳

bì huì — To avoid, to taboo; to shy away from mentioning.

辞藻

cí zǎo — Flowery language, rhetoric; elaborate or ornate diction.

繁复

fán fù — Elaborate, complex, intricate; overly complicated.

堆砌

duī qì — To pile up; to use excessively ornate language.

然而

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

同样

tóng yàng — Equally, likewise; in the same way or manner.

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to, cannot; no way to do something.

想象

xiǎng xiàng — To imagine; to form a mental picture of something.

这些话

zhè xiē huà — These words; the statements or remarks just mentioned.

他人

tā rén — Others, other people; someone other than oneself.

会

huì — Will, would; indicates likelihood or ability to do.

产生

chǎn shēng — To produce, to generate; to bring about an effect.

怎样

zěn yàng — How, in what way; asking about manner or condition.

正如

zhèng rú — Just as, exactly as; in precisely the same way.

所言

suǒ yán — What is said; as stated or expressed by someone.

唯有

wéi yǒu — Only, solely; nothing but this one thing suffices.

声望

shēng wàng — Prestige, reputation; high regard held by the public.

才能

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

经受住

jīng shòu zhù — To withstand, to endure; to successfully bear a test.

以及

yǐ jí — As well as, and also; connecting additional items.

类似

lèi sì — Similar, analogous; resembling in nature or character.

表达

biǎo dá — Expression; to convey ideas or feelings in words.

考验

kǎo yàn — Test, trial, ordeal; a challenging examination of worth.