Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 3

Vocabulary

是

shì — To be; indicates affirmation or identity.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

俄

é — Russia; suddenly; short while.

我

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

至

zhì — To arrive at; reaching; extremely.

高

gāo — High; tall; elevated in position or stature.

君

jūn — Ruler; monarch; respectful term of address.

王

wáng — King; monarch; royal ruler.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch.

见

jiàn — To see; to meet; to perceive visually.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

老

lǎo — Old; elderly; aged.

幼

yòu — Young; infant; small child.

两

liǎng — Two; both; a pair of.

端

duān — End; extremity; tip of something.

如

rú — Like; as; such as; if.

何

hé — How; why; what; interrogative word.

围

wéi — To surround; to encircle; to gather around.

聚

jù — To gather; to assemble; to congregate together.

于

yú — At; in; on; preposition indicating location or time.

宫

gōng — Palace; imperial residence; royal court.

殿

diàn — Palace hall; grand ceremonial building.

祭

jì — To sacrifice; to offer ritual worship.

坛

tán — Altar; raised platform for rituals.

前

qián — Before; in front of; ahead.

羽

yǔ — Feather; plume; wing.

翼

yì — Wing; flank; to shelter or protect.

未

wèi — Not yet; have not; before completion.

丰

fēng — Abundant; plentiful; full; rich.

雏

chú — Fledgling; young bird; inexperienced person.

儿

ér — Child; son; diminutive suffix.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with.

年

nián — Year; age; annual.

迈

mài — To stride; elderly; advancing in age.

白

bái — White; pale; blank; clear.

须

xū — Beard; must; necessary; to need.

者

zhě — One who; person that does something.

还

hái — Still; also; in addition; yet.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.

司

sī — To manage; department; official in charge.

侍

shì — To serve; to attend upon; attendant.

奉

fèng — To offer respectfully; to serve; to revere.

宙

zhòu — Universe; time; used in 宇宙 (cosmos).

以

yǐ — With; by means of; in order to.

及

jí — And; as well as; to reach up to.

这

zhè — This; these; indicating something nearby.

些

xiē — Some; a few; a number of.

国

guó — Country; nation; state.

青

qīng — Blue-green; young; youthful; vigorous.

中

zhōng — Middle; center; in; among.

翘

qiào — To stick up; outstanding; to excel above others.

楚

chǔ — Clear; neat; ancient state name; elite.

此

cǐ — This; here; at this point.

同

tóng — Same; together; alike; with.

时

shí — Time; moment; season; when.

平

píng — Flat; peaceful; ordinary; common.

民

mín — People; citizen; civilian.

百

bǎi — Hundred; all; various; many.

姓

xìng — Surname; family name; common people.

手

shǒu — Hand; to hold in hand.

持

chí — To hold; to grasp; to maintain.

花

huā — Flower; blossom; floral.

环

huán — Ring; circle; loop; to surround.

枝

zhī — Branch; twig; limb of a plant.

条

tiáo — Strip; branch; item; classifier for long objects.

涌

yǒng — To surge; to gush; to pour forth.

满

mǎn — Full; filled; packed; to fill up.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people.

处

chù — Place; location; spot; to be situated.

集

jí — To gather; collection; market fair.

市

shì — Market; city; urban area.

广

guǎng — Wide; broad; extensive; spacious.

场

chǎng — Open space; field; venue; occasion.

或

huò — Or; either; perhaps; possibly.

拉

lā — To pull; to drag; used in transliterations.

座

zuò — Seat; base; classifier for large fixed objects.

神

shén — God; deity; spirit; divine.

抑

yì — Or; to suppress; to restrain; alternatively.

在

zài — At; in; to be present; located at.

那

nà — That; those; over there.

墨

mò — Ink; black; used in transliterations.

诺

nuò — Promise; to agree; yes; used in transliterations.

火

huǒ — Fire; flame; fierce; passionate.

焰

yàn — Flame; blaze; blazing fire.

传

chuán — To transmit; to pass on; to convey.

达

dá — To reach; to convey; to express.

之

zhī — Classical possessive particle; of; it.

因

yīn — Because; reason; cause; due to.

为

wèi — For; because of; on behalf of.

正

zhèng — Upright; correct; just; exactly.

自

zì — Self; oneself; from; since.

己

jǐ — Oneself; self; personal.

所

suǒ — That which; place; used before verbs.

家

jiā — Home; family; household; house.

艘

sōu — Classifier for ships and boats.

大

dà — Big; large; great; major.

船

chuán — Boat; ship; vessel.

饱

bǎo — Full; satiated; to the fullest extent.

受

shòu — To receive; to endure; to suffer.

颠

diān — To overturn; to shake violently; top of head.

再

zài — Again; once more; then; further.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; even.

无

wú — Without; to lack; none; not have.

力

lì — Strength; force; power; ability.

抬

tái — To lift; to raise; to carry together.

起

qǐ — To rise; to get up; to start.

头

tóu — Head; top; beginning; leader.

来

lái — To come; to arrive; directional complement.

沉

chén — To sink; to submerge; heavy; deep.

没

mò — To sink; to submerge; to disappear under.

翻

fān — To overturn; to flip; to capsize.

血

xuè — Blood; bloody; related to bloodshed.

浪

làng — Wave; billow; unrestrained; surging.

庄

zhuāng — Farm; village; solemn; estate.

上

shàng — Above; on top of; upper; to go up.

降

jiàng — To descend; to fall upon; to befall.

临

lín — To arrive; to face; to be on the verge.

枯

kū — Withered; dried up; dead and dry.

萎

wěi — To wilt; to wither; to droop.

祸

huò — Disaster; calamity; misfortune; catastrophe.

牧

mù — To herd; to pasture; pastoral; shepherd.

牛

niú — Cow; cattle; ox; bull.

羊

yáng — Sheep; goat; lamb.

群

qún — Crowd; flock; group; herd.

产

chǎn — To give birth; to produce; output; yield.

妇

fù — Woman; wife; married woman.

女

nǚ — Woman; female; girl; daughter.

遭

zāo — To encounter; to suffer; to meet with misfortune.

外

wài — Outside; external; foreign; beyond.

熊

xióng — Bear (animal); fierce; powerful; huge.

瘟

wēn — Plague; epidemic disease; pestilence.

疫

yì — Epidemic; infectious disease; plague.

已

yǐ — Already; to have done; to stop.

俯

fǔ — To bow down; to stoop; to look down.

冲

chōng — To rush; to charge; to dash forward.

而

ér — And; yet; but; connecting clauses.

扑

pū — To pounce; to throw oneself at; to lunge.

向

xiàng — Toward; facing; direction; to face.

城

chéng — City; town; city wall; urban area.

将

jiāng — About to; shall; general; to take.

卡

kǎ — Card; to get stuck; used in transliterations.

德

dé — Virtue; morality; virtue; Germany.

扫

sǎo — To sweep; to clean; to wipe out completely.

荡

dàng — To wash clean; to swing; to destroy utterly.

一

yī — One; single; a; the same.

空

kōng — Empty; hollow; nothing left; void.

阴

yīn — Dark; gloomy; negative; shade; underworld.

暗

àn — Dark; dim; secret; gloomy.

冥

míng — Dark; deep; underworld; realm of the dead.

界

jiè — Boundary; world; realm; domain.

普

pǔ — Universal; widespread; common; general.

托

tuō — To entrust; to support; used in transliterations.

域

yù — Region; domain; territory; realm.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by; to be subjected to.

哀

āi — Grief; sorrow; to mourn; to lament.

号

háo — To wail; to cry loudly; to howl in grief.

泪

lèi — Tear; teardrop; to weep.

水

shuǐ — Water; liquid; fluid.

填

tián — To fill; to stuff; to fill in a form.

啊

ā — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emotion.

坐

zuò — To sit; to take a seat.

炉

lú — Stove; furnace; hearth; fireplace.

旁

páng — Side; beside; nearby; adjacent.

孩

hái — Child; kid; young person.

子

zi — Child; son; offspring; suffix for nouns.

并

bìng — And; furthermore; both; side by side.

非

fēi — Not; wrong; negation; to be not.

视

shì — To look at; to regard; to view.

新

xīn — New; fresh; recent; newly.

明

míng — Bright; clear; to understand; enlightened.

人

rén — Person; human being; people.

首

shǒu — Head; first; leader; classifier for poems/songs.

世

shì — World; era; generation; lifetime.

间

jiān — Between; among; space; interval; room.

寻

xún — To seek; to search for; to look for.

常

cháng — Ordinary; usual; common; often.

际

jì — Occasion; boundary; between; at the time of.

遇

yù — To encounter; to meet; circumstance; occasion.

居

jū — To live; to dwell; to reside; residence.

诸

zhū — All; various; many; classical plural marker.

考

kǎo — To test; to examine; to investigate; trial.

验

yàn — To verify; to examine; result; test.

亦

yì — Also; too; likewise; classical form of 也.

不

bù — Not; no; negation of verbs and adjectives.

位

wèi — Position; place; seat; classifier for people.

到

dào — To arrive; to reach; until; to.

从

cóng — From; since; to follow; to comply.

缴

jiǎo — To hand over; to pay; to submit; to surrender.

纳

nà — To accept; to receive; to pay tribute.

贡

gòng — Tribute; to offer tribute; contribution.

赋

fù — Tax; tribute; to compose verse; poetic form.

解

jiě — To untie; to solve; to rescue; to explain.

救

jiù — To save; to rescue; to deliver from danger.

出

chū — To go out; to exit; to produce; outward.

吗

ma — Question particle forming yes/no questions.

给

gěi — To give; to provide; for; to.

残

cán — Cruel; remaining; remnant; damaged; brutal.

忍

rěn — To endure; to tolerate; cruel; heartless.

歌

gē — Song; to sing; melody; chant.

既

jì — Already; since; both...and; given that.

曾

céng — Once; formerly; ever; at some past time.

得

dé — To obtain; to get; to receive; resultative particle.

提

tí — To raise; to lift; to mention; to propose.

示

shì — To show; to indicate; to instruct; sign.

他

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

指

zhǐ — Finger; to point; to indicate; to refer to.

教

jiào — To teach; to instruct; to guide; education.

乃

nǎi — Then; so; therefore; classical connective.

感

gǎn — To feel; to sense; emotion; gratitude.

召

zhào — To summon; to call upon; to beckon.

众

zhòng — Crowd; multitude; many people; all.

皆

jiē — All; everyone; each; without exception.

认

rèn — To recognize; to acknowledge; to admit.

作

zuò — To do; to make; to act as; to compose.

证

zhèng — Proof; evidence; to testify; to witness.

才

cái — Only then; just; talent; ability.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to use; envoy.