Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 6

Vocabulary

福

fú — Good fortune, blessing, happiness.

王

wáng — King, ruler, monarch.

命令

mìnglìng — Order, command; to instruct someone to do something.

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.

彻底

chèdǐ — Thoroughly, completely, from top to bottom.

清除

qīngchú — To eliminate, remove, or clear away entirely.

侵扰

qīnrǎo — To invade and disturb, harass, or trouble someone.

这片

zhè piàn — This piece of, this stretch of (land, area).

土地

tǔdì — Land, soil, territory, earth.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

可怕

kěpà — Terrible, frightening, dreadful.

污秽

wūhuì — Filth, impurity, moral corruption.

不再

bù zài — No longer, not anymore.

窝藏

wōcáng — To harbor or shelter a criminal; conceal wrongdoers.

那

nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.

顽疾

wánjí — Stubborn, chronic disease; deep-rooted problem.

他

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

所说

suǒ shuō — What was said, that which one said.

赎罪

shúzuì — To atone for sins, expiate guilt.

是

shì — To be; is, are, am.

究竟

jiūjìng — Exactly, after all, in the end.

出了

chū le — Went wrong, something occurred or happened.

什么

shénme — What; interrogative pronoun.

差错

chācuò — Error, mistake, something gone wrong.

流放

liúfàng — Exile, banishment; to send someone away as punishment.

或

huò — Or, either; expressing alternatives.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun.

使

shǐ — To cause, make, enable; envoy.

国家

guójiā — Country, nation, state.

陷入

xiànrù — To fall into, sink into a difficult situation.

覆灭

fùmiè — Total destruction, downfall, annihilation.

所

suǒ — That which; structural particle before verbs.

指控

zhǐkòng — To accuse, charge someone with wrongdoing.

恶人

èrén — Evil person, villain, wrongdoer.

谁

shuí — Who; interrogative pronoun.

在

zài — At, in, on; to be present at a location.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

执掌

zhízhǎng — To be in charge of, hold power over.

之前

zhīqián — Before, prior to (a time or event).

君主

jūnzhǔ — Monarch, sovereign ruler.

此事

cǐ shì — This matter, this affair.

我

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

有所

yǒu suǒ — Have some, somewhat; to some extent.

耳闻

ěrwén — To have heard of, learned by hearsay.

但

dàn — But, however; conjunction of contrast.

从未

cóng wèi — Never, have never at any time.

见过

jiàn guò — Have met or seen before.

此人

cǐ rén — This person, this individual.

已

yǐ — Already; completion marker (literary).

身亡

shēnwáng — To die, perish; loss of one's life.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays, now, at the present time.

神明

shénmíng — Gods, deities, divine beings.

旨意

zhǐyì — Divine will, decree, intention of a deity or ruler.

明确

míngquè — Clear, explicit, definite.

惩处

chéngchǔ — To punish, penalize, bring to justice.

杀害

shāhài — To kill, murder someone.

凶手

xiōngshǒu — Murderer, killer, perpetrator of violent crime.

无论

wúlùn — Regardless of, no matter what.

其

qí — His, her, its, their (literary pronoun).

为

wéi — To be, act as (literary); for.

他们

tāmen — They, them; third-person plural pronoun.

何处

hé chǔ — Where, what place (literary).

茫茫

mángmáng — Vast and boundless, endless expanse.

世界

shìjiè — World, universe, the earth.

中

zhōng — In, inside, among, within.

又

yòu — Again, also, furthermore.

往

wǎng — To go toward, in the direction of.

寻觅

xúnmì — To search for, seek out carefully.

久远

jiǔyuǎn — Long ago, ancient, distant in time.

罪行

zuìxíng — Crime, criminal act, offense.

依稀

yīxī — Vaguely, dimly, faint and indistinct.

踪迹

zōngjì — Trace, track, clue of someone's whereabouts.

说

shuō — To say, speak, tell.

就在

jiù zài — Right at, precisely at (a place or time).

上

shàng — On, above, upper; to go up.

袖手旁观

xiù shǒu páng guān — Stand by with folded arms, do nothing.

酣睡

hānshuì — To sleep soundly, be deep in sleep.

者

zhě — One who, person who (suffix for nouns).

则

zé — Then, in that case; contrastive conjunction.

如

rú — Like, as, as if.

盲人

mángrén — Blind person, visually impaired individual.

遭遇

zāoyù — To encounter (misfortune), experience, come across.

不测

bùcè — Unexpected misfortune, unforeseen disaster.

时

shí — Time, moment; when (conjunction).

还是

háishi — Or, still; used in questions or alternatives.

野外

yěwài — Open country, outdoors, wilderness.

抑或

yìhuò — Or perhaps, either...or (formal conjunction).

正在

zhèngzài — Currently doing, in the process of.

旅途

lǚtú — Journey, trip, the course of travel.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within, in the middle of (literary).

外地

wàidì — Another place, outside one's home region.

据

jù — According to, based on.

启程

qǐchéng — To set out on a journey, depart.

前往

qiánwǎng — To head to, proceed toward a destination.

然而

rán'ér — However, yet, but; transitional conjunction.

归来

guīlái — To return, come back.

难道

nándào — Could it be that; rhetorical question marker.

没有

méiyǒu — Don't have, there is no, not have.

任何

rènhé — Any, any kind of, whatever.

消息

xiāoxi — News, information, message.

同行

tóngxíng — Travel companion, fellow traveler.

旅伴

lǚbàn — Travel companion, fellow traveler.

能够

nénggòu — To be able to, capable of.

提供

tígōng — To provide, supply, offer.

可供

kě gōng — Available for use, can be used for.

追查

zhuīchá — To investigate, trace, follow up on.

线索

xiànsuǒ — Clue, lead, thread of an investigation.

吗

ma — Question particle at sentence end.

只有

zhǐyǒu — Only, there is only, just one.

一人

yī rén — One person, a single individual.

逃脱

táotuō — To escape, flee, get away successfully.

拼命

pīnmìng — Desperately, with all one's might.

逃命

táomìng — To flee for one's life.

所见

suǒ jiàn — What was seen, what one witnessed.

能

néng — Can, able to, capable.

道出

dào chū — To express, reveal, tell about.

一件

yī jiàn — One item, one piece, one matter.

事

shì — Matter, affair, thing, event.

确定

quèdìng — To confirm, determine; certain, definite.

哪怕

nǎpà — Even if, even though (concessive).

一丝

yī sī — A thread, a trace, the slightest bit.

希望

xīwàng — Hope, wish; to hope for something.

指引

zhǐyǐn — To guide, direct, point the way.

一条

yī tiáo — One (strip-shaped object), one path or clue.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly.

引领

yǐnlǐng — To lead, guide, show the way.

走得很远

zǒu de hěn yuǎn — Walk very far, travel a long distance.

告诉

gàosu — To tell, inform someone of something.

强盗

qiángdào — Robber, bandit, armed criminal.

所为

suǒ wéi — What was done, the act committed.

不是

bù shì — Is not, are not; negation of to be.

单独

dāndú — Alone, single, by oneself.

一名

yī míng — One (person), a single individual.

歹徒

dǎitú — Villain, criminal, evildoer.

而是

érshì — But rather, instead it is.

一伙

yī huǒ — A gang, a group of (people, often criminals).

恶棍

ègùn — Scoundrel, rogue, villain.

袭击

xíjī — To attack, assault, strike suddenly.

并

bìng — And, furthermore; to combine together.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.