On the Method of Zadig: Essay #1 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" — Page 6

Vocabulary

树枝

shùzhī — branch of a tree

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action

五

wǔ — the number five

英尺

yīngchǐ — foot, unit of length (imperial measurement)

高处

gāochù — a high place, elevated position

交汇

jiāohuì — to converge, meet, or intersect

于

yú — at, in, from; formal preposition of location

头顶

tóudǐng — the top of one's head, overhead

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

看到

kàndào — to see, to catch sight of something

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

的

de — structural particle linking modifier to noun

树叶

shùyè — leaf of a tree, foliage

因此

yīncǐ — therefore, consequently, as a result

知道

zhīdào — to know, to be aware of something

那匹

nà pǐ — that (horse); measure word for horses

马

mǎ — horse

曾

céng — once, formerly; indicates past experience

擦过

cāguò — to have brushed past or grazed something

一些

yīxiē — some, a few, a certain amount of

其

qí — its, his, her; formal third-person possessive

高度

gāodù — height, altitude, degree of elevation

至于

zhìyú — as for, regarding, concerning another matter

它

tā — it, third-person singular for objects/animals

必定

bìdìng — certainly, definitely, must be the case

是

shì — to be; linking verb indicating identity

用

yòng — to use; made with, using a material

二十三

èrshísān — the number twenty-three

克拉

kèlā — carat, unit of purity for gold

黄金

huángjīn — gold, the precious yellow metal

制成

zhìchéng — made from, manufactured or crafted from a material

因为

yīnwèi — because, since, due to the fact that

一块

yīkuài — a piece, a chunk of something

石头

shítou — stone, rock

上

shàng — on, upon, above; surface or top of

摩擦

mócā — to rub, friction between two surfaces

那

nà — that; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

后来

hòulái — afterwards, later, subsequently in time

证明

zhèngmíng — to prove, demonstrate; proof or evidence

试金石

shìjīnshí — touchstone, stone used to test gold purity

特性

tèxìng — characteristic, special property or trait

通过

tōngguò — through, by means of; to pass through

实验

shíyàn — experiment, test, laboratory trial

早已

zǎoyǐ — long since, already for a long time

熟知

shúzhī — to know well, be thoroughly familiar with

最后

zuìhòu — finally, lastly, in the end

根据

gēnjù — based on, according to, on the basis of

另一种

lìng yī zhǒng — another type or kind of something

留下

liúxià — to leave behind, to leave a mark

痕迹

hénjì — trace, mark, sign left behind

得出

déchū — to arrive at, to draw a conclusion

结论

jiélùn — conclusion, final judgment or finding

所有

suǒyǒu — all, every, all of something

法官

fǎguān — judge, judicial officer in a court

都

dōu — all, both; indicates totality or universality

钦佩

qīnpèi — to admire, to have deep respect for

深刻

shēnkè — profound, deep, incisive in thought

而

ér — and, yet; connects adjectives or clauses

敏锐

mǐnruì — sharp, keen, acute in perception

洞察力

dòngchálì — insight, power of keen observation and understanding

声名

shēngmíng — reputation, fame, one's public name

甚至

shènzhì — even, going so far as to

传达

chuándá — to convey, pass on, communicate a message

到了

dàole — reached, arrived at (a place or person)

国王

guówáng — king, ruler of a kingdom

和

hé — and, together with; conjunction joining nouns

王后

wánghòu — queen, the king's wife or consort

那里

nàlǐ — there, that place, over there

从

cóng — from, starting from a point or place

到

dào — to, until, arriving at a destination

名字

míngzi — name, personal name of a person

人人

rénrén — everyone, every single person

挂在

guà zài — to hang on, to be on (someone's lips)

嘴边

zuǐbiān — at the tip of one's lips or mouth

尽管

jǐnguǎn — even though, despite, in spite of

许多

xǔduō — many, a great number of, lots of

认为

rènwéi — to think, believe, consider something to be

他

tā — he, him, third-person masculine singular pronoun

应当

yīngdāng — should, ought to, must by obligation

作为

zuòwéi — as, in the capacity of, serving as

巫师

wūshī — sorcerer, wizard, shaman or witch doctor

被

bèi — passive marker; indicates subject receives action

却

què — yet, however, but (indicates contrast)

下令

xiàlìng — to issue an order, give a command

将

jiāng — will; formal marker of object before verb

所

suǒ — used before verb to nominalize; that which

被罚

bèi fá — to be fined, penalized, or punished

四百

sìbǎi — four hundred (400)

盎司

àngsī — ounce, unit of weight (imperial system)

归还

guīhuán — to return, give back something to owner

给

gěi — to give; to, for (indicating recipient)

于是

yúshì — thereupon, consequently, so then

宫廷

gōngtíng — royal court, palace and its officials

官员们

guānyuánmen — officials, government officers (plural)

前来

qiánlái — to come forward, arrive (formal expression)

送还

sònghuán — to return, send back something to someone

只是

zhǐshì — only, merely, however, but

他们

tāmen — they, them, third-person plural pronoun

以

yǐ — with, using; on the pretext of (formal)

诉讼

sùsòng — lawsuit, legal proceedings, litigation

费用

fèiyòng — cost, expense, fee for a service

为由

wéiyóu — using as an excuse or pretext

扣留

kòuliú — to detain, withhold, keep back something

三百

sānbǎi — three hundred (300)

九十八

jiǔshíbā — ninety-eight (98)

也

yě — also, too, as well

索要

suǒyào — to demand, claim, ask for insistently