Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone — Page 15

Vocabulary

你

nǐ — You, second person singular pronoun.

是

shì — To be; yes; affirmative copula verb.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; lacking something.

理解

lǐjiě — To understand; to comprehend something fully.

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun.

的

de — Possessive or attributive structural particle.

意思

yìsi — Meaning; intention; what one intends to express.

还是

háishi — Or; still; used in questions offering alternatives.

想

xiǎng — To want; to think; to intend to do something.

激怒

jīnù — To infuriate; to provoke someone into anger.

只

zhǐ — Only; merely; just a limited amount.

听懂

tīngdǒng — To understand by listening; to comprehend speech heard.

了

le — Particle indicating completion of an action or change.

一半

yībàn — One half; fifty percent of something.

请

qǐng — Please; to request politely; to invite someone.

再

zài — Again; once more; indicating repetition of action.

说

shuō — To speak; to say; to tell something verbally.

一遍

yībiàn — Once; one time through from start to finish.

就是

jiùshì — Exactly is; it is precisely; used for emphasis.

那个

nàge — That one; referring to a specific mentioned person or thing.

杀人

shārén — To kill a person; act of committing murder.

凶手

xiōngshǒu — Murderer; killer; person who committed a homicide.

而

ér — Yet; but; and; conjunctive linking contrasting clauses.

却

què — Yet; however; indicating an unexpected contrast or reversal.

在

zài — At; in; on; indicates location or ongoing action.

追查

zhuīchá — To investigate; to track down and examine a matter.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; indicates future action or outcome.

为

wéi — To be; to act as; for the purpose of.

重复

chóngfù — To repeat; to do or say something again.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner or degree.

恶劣

èliè — Vile; extremely bad; of very poor moral quality.

诽谤

fěibàng — Slander; to defame; to make false damaging statements.

悔恨

huǐhèn — Deep remorse; to bitterly regret one's past actions.

还

hái — Still; also; even; additionally; used for continuation.

需要

xūyào — To need; to require; a necessity or requirement.

更多

gèng duō — Even more; a greater quantity or degree of something.

来

lái — To come; directional particle toward the speaker.

吗

ma — Question particle turning a statement into a yes/no question.

什么

shénme — What; which thing; used in questions or exclamations.

就

jiù — Then; right away; exactly; used for emphasis or sequence.

不过

búguò — However; but; merely; no more than a certain degree.

都是

dōushì — All are; everything is; used for total inclusion.

白费

báifèi — To waste in vain; to expend effort without result.

口舌

kǒushé — Words; verbal argument; wasted talk or dispute.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; linking nouns or phrases.

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker before adjectives.

亲近

qīnjìn — Close; intimate; having a near affectionate relationship.

血亲

xuèqīn — Blood relative; family member related by birth.

生活

shēnghuó — Life; to live; daily existence and activities.

耻辱

chǐrǔ — Shame; disgrace; humiliation causing loss of honor.

之中

zhīzhōng — Within; in the midst of; among a situation or group.

浑然不知

húnrán bùzhī — Completely unaware; totally oblivious to surrounding circumstances.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own self; reflexive pronoun in Chinese.

羞丑

xiūchǒu — Shameful ugliness; disgraceful and embarrassing conduct.

以为

yǐwéi — To mistakenly think; to assume incorrectly about something.

能

néng — Can; to be able to; having capability or capacity.

永远

yǒngyuǎn — Forever; always; for an eternal duration of time.

肆无忌惮

sìwú jìdàn — Recklessly unbridled; acting with complete disregard for consequences.

地

de — Adverbial structural particle linking adverb to verb.

胡言乱语

húyán luànyǔ — To talk nonsense; to speak wildly and incoherently.

是的

shìde — Yes; that is correct; affirmative confirmation response.

只要

zhǐyào — As long as; provided that; a conditional conjunction.

真理

zhēnlǐ — Truth; universal principle; a fundamental verified reality.

力量

lìliàng — Power; strength; force exerted by a person or thing.

尚能

shàng néng — Still able to; yet capable of doing something.

奏效

zòuxiào — To be effective; to produce the desired result or outcome.

对

duì — Correct; right; toward; in relation to someone.

别人

biérén — Other people; others; someone other than oneself.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.

但

dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting or limiting clause.

不然

bùrán — Otherwise; if not; indicating a contrary alternative situation.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; due to; indicating the reason for something.

耳聋

ěrlóng — Deaf; unable to hear; loss of hearing ability.

智昏

zhìhūn — Mentally confused; judgment clouded by foolishness or passion.

眼瞎

yǎnxiā — Blind; unable to see; lacking visual perception.

样样

yàngyàng — Every kind; in every respect; all aspects without exception.

皆盲

jiē máng — All blind; completely lacking perception in every way.

可怜

kělián — Pitiful; pitiable; deserving sympathy due to wretchedness.

蠢人

chǔnrén — Fool; stupid person; someone lacking intelligence or sense.

出言

chūyán — To utter words; to open one's mouth and speak.

讥讽

jīfěng — To mock; to sneer; to speak with cutting sarcasm.

在场

zàichǎng — Present at the scene; being there at that moment.

所有人

suǒyǒu rén — Everyone; all people present; every single person involved.

不久

bùjiǔ — Soon; before long; after a short period of time.

都会

dōu huì — Will all; everyone will; indicating universal future outcome.

这些话

zhèxiē huà — These words; these statements that were just spoken.

掷回

zhì huí — To hurl back; to throw words back at someone.

到

dào — To arrive at; to reach; directional complement particle.

身上

shēnshang — On one's body; upon oneself; referring to one's person.

永夜

yǒngyè — Eternal night; everlasting darkness without end.

之子

zhīzǐ — Son of; child of; classical possessive construction.

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively; one of several options.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; whichever; without restriction or exception.

能见

néng jiàn — Able to see; capable of perceiving with one's eyes.

阳光

yángguāng — Sunlight; sunshine; light radiating from the sun.

之人

zhī rén — Person who; one who; classical relative clause construction.

都

dōu — All; both; every; indicating totality or universality.

权力

quánlì — Power; authority; the right to exercise control.

不

bù — No; not; negation particle before verbs and adjectives.

命运

mìngyùn — Fate; destiny; the course of events beyond one's control.

并非

bìngfēi — Is not at all; definitely not; emphatic negation.

由

yóu — By; through; from; indicating agent or source.

终结

zhōngjié — To end; final conclusion; the ultimate termination of something.

凡

fán — All; every; ordinary; whatever falls within a category.

神灵

shénlíng — Divine spirit; deity; supernatural spiritual being or god.

相关

xiāngguān — Related; relevant; pertaining to a particular matter.

之事

zhī shì — Such matters; affairs of; classical nominal phrase ending.

留待

liúdài — To leave for; to reserve for someone else to handle.

去

qù — To go; to leave; directional away from speaker.

处置

chǔzhì — To handle; to deal with; to dispose of a matter.

这

zhè — This; referring to something near the speaker.

阴谋

yīnmóu — Conspiracy; plot; secret scheme to do something harmful.

不是

búshì — Is not; are not; negation of the verb to be.

才是

cái shì — Is precisely; is truly; emphatic affirmation of identity.

祸根

huògēn — Root of disaster; source of trouble or calamity.

啊

a — Ah; oh; exclamatory particle expressing emotion or emphasis.

财富

cáifù — Wealth; riches; material possessions and financial resources.

权势

quánshì — Power and influence; authority combined with social clout.

人生

rénshēng — Human life; one's life journey and experience.

战场

zhànchǎng — Battlefield; arena of conflict where competition takes place.

上

shàng — On; above; upon; used as a locative particle.

以

yǐ — By means of; using; with; classical instrumental preposition.

谋略

móulüè — Strategy; tactics; clever scheming to achieve one's goals.

胜过

shèngguò — To surpass; to be better than; to outdo others.

他人

tārén — Others; other people; persons other than oneself.

才智

cáizhì — Talent and wisdom; intellectual ability and cleverness.

你们

nǐmen — You all; second person plural pronoun in Chinese.

背后

bèihòu — Behind; at the back; behind someone's back secretly.

跟随

gēnsuí — To follow; to accompany; to go along behind someone.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or continuous action.

多少

duōshao — How much; how many; an uncertain or large quantity.

嫉恨

jìhèn — Jealous hatred; resentment born from envy toward someone.

妒忌

dùjì — Jealousy; envy; resentment of another's advantages or success.

瞧

qiáo — Look; see; take a look at something carefully.

正因为

zhèng yīnwèi — Precisely because; exactly due to; emphatic causal conjunction.

这顶

zhè dǐng — This (crown/hat); demonstrative with classifier for hats.

国家

guójiā — Nation; country; state; a sovereign political entity.

赐予

cìyǔ — To bestow; to grant graciously from a higher authority.

王冠

wángguān — Crown; royal headpiece symbolizing a monarch's power.