On the Method of Zadig: Essay #1 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" — Page 4

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

从未

cóng wèi — never; not ever at any time

见过

jiàn guò — have seen; experienced seeing something before

那匹

nà pǐ — that (one); classifier for horses

马

mǎ — horse; common domesticated animal

也

yě — also, too; indicates addition or similarity

听说

tīng shuō — to hear of; learn something through others

过

guò — particle indicating past experience

它

tā — it; third-person pronoun for non-human things

回答

huí dá — to answer, reply; respond to a question

道

dào — said; verbal particle following speech attribution

大

dà — great, big; chief or senior in rank

猎人

liè rén — hunter; person who hunts animals

和

hé — and; connects two nouns or phrases

总管

zǒng guǎn — general manager; person overseeing operations

太监

tài jiàn — eunuch; castrated male servant in imperial court

断定

duàn dìng — to conclude, determine; judge with certainty

偷走

tōu zǒu — to steal away; take something secretly

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

国王

guó wáng — king; male monarch of a country

的

de — possessive/modifier particle; links adjective to noun

王后

wáng hòu — queen; wife of a king

猎犬

liè quǎn — hunting dog; dog bred for hunting

于是

yú shì — thereupon, consequently; indicates logical result

将

jiāng — to take, bring; introduces object before verb

他

tā — he, him; third-person masculine pronoun

押送

yā sòng — to escort under guard; transport a prisoner

至

zhì — to, until; indicates destination or limit

高等法院

gāo děng fǎ yuàn — high court; superior judicial institution

法院

fǎ yuàn — court of law; judicial institution

当即

dāng jí — immediately, at once; without any delay

判处

pàn chǔ — to sentence; officially impose a legal punishment

并

bìng — and, moreover; connects parallel actions or items

终身

zhōng shēn — lifelong, for life; lasting one's entire lifetime

流放

liú fàng — exile, banishment; forced removal from homeland

然而

rán ér — however, yet; introduces contrasting statement

判决

pàn jué — verdict, judgment; official court decision

刚刚

gāng gāng — just now, just; moments ago in time

宣布

xuān bù — to announce, declare; make known officially

失踪

shī zōng — to go missing; disappear without a trace

便

biàn — then, thereupon; indicates immediate consequence

被

bèi — passive marker; indicates subject receives action

找到

zhǎo dào — to find, locate; successfully discover something

法官们

fǎ guān men — judges; plural of judge in a court

不得不

bù dé bù — have no choice but to; forced to act

痛苦

tòng kǔ — pain, suffering; feeling of anguish or distress

地

de — adverbial particle; modifies verbs and adjectives

重新

chóng xīn — again, anew; do something over from start

审议

shěn yì — to deliberate, review; examine and discuss formally

但

dàn — but, however; introduces contrasting clause

他们

tā men — they, them; third-person plural pronoun

以

yǐ — using, on grounds of; indicates basis or means

声称

shēng chēng — to claim, assert; state something without proof

看见

kàn jiàn — to see, catch sight of; perceive visually

实际上

shí jì shàng — in fact, actually; contrary to appearances

并未

bìng wèi — actually did not; emphatic negation of action

为由

wéi yóu — on the grounds of; using as a reason

对

duì — toward, against; directed at someone or something

处以

chǔ yǐ — to impose; inflict a penalty on someone

四百

sì bǎi — four hundred; the number 400

盎司

àng sī — ounce; unit of weight measurement

黄金

huáng jīn — gold; precious yellow metallic element

罚款

fá kuǎn — fine, penalty; monetary punishment for offense

首要

shǒu yào — primary, foremost; most important or urgent

是

shì — is, are; copula linking subject and predicate

缴清

jiǎo qīng — to pay in full; settle a debt completely

此后

cǐ hòu — after this, henceforth; from this point onward

获准

huò zhǔn — to be permitted; receive official authorization

向

xiàng — toward, to; indicates direction of action

法庭

fǎ tíng — courtroom, tribunal; venue for legal proceedings

陈述

chén shù — to state, present; explain in detail formally

辩护

biàn hù — to defend; argue in someone's legal defense

如下

rú xià — as follows; what comes next below

言辞

yán cí — words, speech; manner of verbal expression

作了

zuò le — made, gave; completed an action

正义

zhèng yì — justice, righteousness; moral correctness and fairness

学识

xué shí — knowledge, erudition; breadth of scholarly learning

真理

zhēn lǐ — truth; fundamental principle or universal fact

其

qí — his, its, their; classical third-person pronoun

庄重

zhuāng zhòng — solemn, dignified; serious and respectful manner

刚毅

gāng yì — resolute, firm; strong-willed and unyielding character

明澈

míng chè — clear, lucid; transparent and brilliantly clear

钻石

zuàn shí — diamond; hardest precious gemstone

媲美

pì měi — to rival, match; be comparable in beauty

且

qiě — moreover, and; adds further information

与

yǔ — with, and; connects nouns or indicates relation

颇有

pō yǒu — quite have; to a considerable degree possess

几分

jǐ fēn — somewhat, a bit; a certain degree of

亲缘

qīn yuán — kinship, affinity; family or relational connection

允准

yǔn zhǔn — to permit, approve; grant official permission

诸位

zhū wèi — everyone, all of you; respectful plural address

尊贵

zūn guì — honorable, distinguished; of high noble status

议会

yì huì — parliament, assembly; legislative governing body

致辞

zhì cí — to address, give a speech; deliver formal words

起誓

qǐ shì — to swear an oath; make a solemn vow

那

nà — that; demonstrative pronoun for distant things

爱犬

ài quǎn — beloved dog; cherished pet dog

亦

yì — also, likewise; classical equivalent of 也

未曾

wèi céng — never, not yet; have not ever done

目睹

mù dǔ — to witness, see with own eyes; observe directly

神圣不可侵犯

shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn — sacred and inviolable; absolutely protected from violation

骏马

jùn mǎ — fine horse, steed; an excellent swift horse

事情

shì qing — matter, affair; a thing or situation

经过

jīng guò — process, course of events; how something happened

这样

zhè yàng — like this, in this way; in such a manner

当时

dāng shí — at that time; referring to a past moment

正在

zhèng zài — in the process of; currently doing an action

那片

nà piàn — that piece of; classifier for areas of land

小树林

xiǎo shù lín — small grove, copse; little cluster of trees

方向

fāng xiàng — direction; the way something faces or moves

散步

sàn bù — to take a walk; stroll leisurely for pleasure

正是

zhèng shì — it is precisely; exactly right, none other than

在

zài — at, in; indicates location or ongoing action

附近

fù jìn — nearby, vicinity; area close to a location

有幸

yǒu xìng — to have the honor; be fortunate enough to

遇见

yù jiàn — to meet, encounter; come across someone by chance

德高望重

dé gāo wàng zhòng — highly respected; of great virtue and prestige

最为

zuì wéi — most, extremely; to the greatest degree

显赫

xiǎn hè — illustrious, eminent; having great fame and power