Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 8

Vocabulary

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

治愈者

zhìyù zhě — Healer; one who cures or restores health.

请

qǐng — Please; polite request word.

听

tīng — To listen; to hear.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

是否

shìfǒu — Whether or not; used to pose a yes/no question.

承受

chéngshòu — To bear; to endure; to withstand suffering or pressure.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state or action.

前所未有

qián suǒ wèi yǒu — Unprecedented; never seen or experienced before.

苦痛

kǔtòng — Pain; suffering; anguish.

还是

háishi — Or; used to connect alternatives in a question.

随着

suízhe — Along with; following; as something progresses.

岁月

suìyuè — Years; the passage of time.

轮回

lúnhuí — Cycle; reincarnation; recurring cycle of time.

重燃

chóng rán — To reignite; to flare up again.

往昔

wǎngxī — The past; former times; bygone days.

惩罚

chéngfá — Punishment; penalty; to penalize someone.

黄金

huángjīn — Gold; golden; made of or resembling gold.

希望

xīwàng — Hope; wish; to desire an outcome.

之子

zhī zǐ — Son of; child of (classical possessive structure).

永恒

yǒnghéng — Eternal; everlasting; enduring forever.

声音

shēngyīn — Sound; voice; an audible noise.

啊

ā — Ah; oh; exclamatory particle expressing emotion.

告诉

gàosu — To tell; to inform; to let someone know.

我

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

一

yī — One; first; the number one.

首先

shǒuxiān — First of all; firstly; to begin with.

呼唤

hūhuàn — To call out; to summon; to invoke someone.

所生

suǒ shēng — Born of; offspring of; given birth by.

女神

nǚshén — Goddess; a female deity.

护佑

hùyòu — To protect and bless; divine guardianship.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with.

姐妹

jiěmèi — Sisters; female siblings.

相助

xiāng zhù — To help each other; to lend assistance.

女主人

nǚ zhǔrén — Mistress; female patron or guardian of a place.

于

yú — At; in; on; classical preposition of location.

我们

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

市集

shìjí — Marketplace; public square; agora.

中央

zhōngyāng — Center; middle; the central point of a place.

主宰

zhǔzǎi — To dominate; to rule over; supreme controller.

祈求

qíqiú — To pray for; to beseech; to implore earnestly.

你们

nǐmen — You all; second-person plural pronoun.

三位

sān wèi — Three persons; a trio (respectful counter for people).

将

jiāng — Will; about to; future action marker.

城市

chéngshì — City; urban area; town.

从

cóng — From; starting from a point or source.

死亡

sǐwáng — Death; to die; the end of life.

毁灭

huǐmiè — Destruction; annihilation; to destroy completely.

中

zhōng — In; within; inside; among.

拯救

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

若

ruò — If; supposing; a classical conditional conjunction.

在

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

几近

jījìn — Almost; nearly; on the verge of something.

灭亡

mièwáng — Destruction; downfall; to perish as a nation.

之时

zhī shí — At the time of; when (classical time expression).

曾

céng — Once; previously; an experience in the past.

驱散

qūsàn — To dispel; to scatter; to drive away something.

土地

tǔdì — Land; earth; territory; the ground.

上

shàng — On; above; upon a surface.

炽烈

chìliè — Blazing; fierce; intensely burning or raging.

瘟疫

wēnyì — Plague; epidemic; infectious and deadly disease.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays; at present; now in current times.

再临

zài lín — To come again; to arrive once more.

二

èr — Two; second; the number two.

唉

āi — Alas; sigh; exclamation of grief or resignation.

何其

héqí — How; how very; expressing great degree of something.

无尽

wújìn — Endless; boundless; without limit or end.

苦难

kǔnàn — Hardship; suffering; misery and distress.

全军

quánjūn — The entire army; all troops; the whole force.

衰颓

shuāituí — Declining; deteriorating; in a state of decay.

心神

xīnshén — Mind and spirit; mental state; one's inner composure.

手无寸铁

shǒu wú cùn tiě — Unarmed; empty-handed; without any weapon at all.

大地

dàdì — The earth; the land; the ground beneath us.

拒绝

jùjué — To refuse; to reject; to decline an offer.

奉献

fèngxiàn — To offer; to dedicate; to present as a gift.

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular feminine pronoun.

丰饶

fēngráo — Abundant; fertile; rich in produce and resources.

果实

guǒshí — Fruit; the produce or yield of plants.

女人们

nǚrénmen — Women; plural of woman.

不孕

bùyùn — Infertile; barren; unable to conceive children.

阵痛

zhèntòng — Labor pains; spasms of intense pain.

哭嚎

kūháo — To wail; to cry out loudly in grief.

一条条

yī tiáo tiáo — One by one; life by life (counting lives).

生命

shēngmìng — Life; living existence; one's vital being.

接连

jiēlián — In succession; one after another; continuously.

倒下

dǎoxià — To fall down; to collapse; to die or perish.

比

bǐ — Than; compared to; a comparison marker.

飞翔

fēixiáng — To soar; to fly freely through the air.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.

迅疾

xùnjí — Swift; rapid; extremely fast in movement.

威力

wēilì — Power; might; formidable force or strength.

急速

jísù — Rapidly; at high speed; with great urgency.

奔向

bēn xiàng — To rush toward; to race in a direction.

彼岸

bǐ àn — The other shore; the far side; realm of death.

就

jiù — Then; just; indicating a result or emphasis.

这样

zhèyàng — Like this; in this way; thus.

被

bèi — By; passive voice marker in Chinese grammar.

接连不断

jiēlián bùduàn — Continuously; in unbroken succession; without ceasing.

所

suǒ — Passive structural particle used before a verb.

消耗

xiāohào — To consume; to deplete; to wear down resources.

正

zhèng — Just; right now; in the process of doing.

走向

zǒuxiàng — To move toward; to head in a direction.

尸体

shītǐ — Corpse; dead body; a lifeless human form.

四处

sìchù — Everywhere; all around; in every direction.

散布

sànbù — To scatter; to spread out; distributed widely.

疾疫

jíyì — Epidemic disease; plague; widespread fatal illness.

无人

wú rén — No one; nobody; without anyone present.

料理

liàolǐ — To attend to; to handle; to take care of.

亦

yì — Also; too; likewise (classical literary particle).

哀悼

āidào — To mourn; to grieve for the deceased.

祭坛

jìtán — Altar; sacred platform for offerings and worship.

台阶

táijiē — Steps; staircase; the steps of an altar.

哀哭

āikū — To weep in grief; to cry mournfully.

是

shì — Is; are; to be; affirmative linking verb.

妻子们

qīzimen — Wives; plural of wife.

祖母们

zǔmǔmen — Grandmothers; plural of grandmother.

哭声

kūshēng — Sound of crying; wailing; the noise of weeping.

震天

zhèn tiān — Earth-shattering; shaking the heavens; deafeningly loud.

绵长

miáncháng — Long and continuous; prolonged; lingering and extended.

呻吟

shēnyín — To groan; to moan; sounds of pain or suffering.

刺耳

cì ěr — Ear-piercing; shrill; harsh and unpleasant to hear.

哀号

āiháo — To wail; to howl in grief; mournful crying.

祈祷

qídǎo — Prayer; to pray; to petition a deity.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting two elements.

之声

zhī shēng — The sound of; voice of (classical possessive form).

交织

jiāozhī — To interweave; to intermingle; interlaced together.

相融

xiāng róng — To blend together; to merge harmoniously.

聆听

língtīng — To listen attentively; to heed with care.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do.

神圣

shénshèng — Sacred; holy; divine and revered.

容颜

róngyán — Countenance; face; one's appearance or visage.

降临

jiànglín — To descend; to arrive; divine appearance on earth.

显现

xiǎnxiàn — To manifest; to appear; to become visible.

三

sān — Three; third; the number three.

并

bìng — And also; moreover; simultaneously.

赐予

cìyǔ — To bestow; to grant; to give as a gift.

那

nà — That; those; indicating a distant object.

其

qí — His; its; their; third-person classical pronoun.

灼热

zhuórè — Scorching; burning hot; searing intense heat.

气息

qìxī — Breath; aura; the air or essence around something.

感受

gǎnshòu — To feel; to sense; a personal experience or feeling.

虽

suī — Although; even though; a concessive conjunction.

无

wú — Without; lacking; there is none.

盾牌

dùnpái — Shield; a defensive weapon carried in battle.

刀剑

dāojiàn — Swords and blades; weapons; edged arms.

却

què — Yet; but; however; expressing contrast.

悄然

qiǎorán — Quietly; stealthily; in a silent and subtle manner.

潜行

qiánxíng — To move stealthily; to advance covertly.

如

rú — Like; as; resembling something in comparison.

战场

zhànchǎng — Battlefield; a site of military combat.

呐喊

nàhǎn — Battle cry; to shout; a loud rallying yell.

能

néng — Can; able to; having the capability.

突然

tūrán — Suddenly; all at once; without warning.

溃散

kuìsàn — To rout; to scatter in defeat; to disintegrate.

驱逐

qūzhú — To expel; to drive away; to banish forcibly.

至

zhì — To; until; reaching as far as a place.

无可

wú kě — Impossible to; no way to; cannot be done.

停泊

tíngbó — To anchor; to moor; to dock a vessel.

海域

hǎiyù — Sea area; maritime zone; ocean territory.

或

huò — Or; perhaps; either one of two options.

沉入

chénrù — To sink into; to submerge; to plunge beneath.

海床

hǎichuáng — Seabed; ocean floor; the bottom of the sea.