The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 3

Vocabulary

对

duì — toward; regarding; correct

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

来说

lái shuō — as far as ... is concerned

坚持

jiānchí — to persist; to insist; to uphold firmly

两点

liǎng diǎn — two points; two aspects

就

jiù — then; just; exactly; already

够

gòu — enough; sufficient; to reach

了

le — particle indicating completion or change of state

其一

qí yī — first of all; the first point

这些

zhèxiē — these; referring to nearby plural things

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

民间

mínjiān — folk; among the people; popular tradition

传说

chuánshuō — legend; folklore; traditional story passed down

其二

qí èr — secondly; the second point

若

ruò — if; supposing; in case

没有

méiyǒu — to not have; there is no; without

我们

wǒmen — we; us; our group

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

关注

guānzhù — to pay attention to; to follow closely

大概

dàgài — probably; approximately; roughly speaking

也

yě — also; too; as well

不会

bù huì — will not; unable to; unlikely to

多于

duō yú — more than; exceeding in quantity

还有

hái yǒu — furthermore; also; there is also

一点

yī diǎn — a little; one point; a bit

需要

xūyào — to need; to require; necessity

说明

shuōmíng — to explain; to clarify; explanation

以

yǐ — with; by means of; in order to

最好

zuì hǎo — best; optimal; it would be best

方式

fāngshì — way; method; manner; mode

流传

liúchuán — to spread; to circulate; to be handed down

至今

zhìjīn — until now; up to the present day

即

jí — that is; namely; i.e.; immediately

通过

tōngguò — through; by means of; to pass through

民族

mínzú — ethnic group; nation; people; nationality

其

qí — its; their; his/her (literary pronoun)

原因

yuányīn — reason; cause; factor behind something

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

以及

yǐjí — as well as; and; along with

那个

nàge — that; that one; that particular thing

黑暗

hēi'àn — dark; darkness; gloomy; sinister

时代

shídài — era; age; epoch; historical period

其他

qítā — other; else; the rest

巨人

jùrén — giant; great figure; titan

相同

xiāngtóng — the same; identical; alike

因为

yīnwèi — because; due to; on account of

他

tā — he; him; third-person male singular

为

wèi — for; for the sake of; on behalf of

基督教

Jīdūjiào — Christianity; the Christian religion

文明

wénmíng — civilization; culture; civilized

而

ér — and yet; but; and then (conjunction)

战

zhàn — to fight; to battle; war; combat

对抗

duìkàng — to oppose; to resist; to confront

异教

yìjiào — paganism; heresy; non-Christian religion

虚无主义

xūwú zhǔyì — nihilism; belief that life is meaningless

但

dàn — but; however; yet; nevertheless

由于

yóuyú — due to; because of; owing to

这项

zhè xiàng — this item; this particular matter

事业

shìyè — cause; undertaking; career; enterprise

实际上

shíjì shang — in fact; actually; in reality

一代

yī dài — one generation; a generation of people

又

yòu — again; also; and; once more

人

rén — person; people; human being

完成

wánchéng — to complete; to finish; to accomplish

由

yóu — by; from; through; due to

在

zài — at; in; on; existing at a place

撤退

chètuì — to retreat; to withdraw; military pullback

之前

zhīqián — before; prior to; in advance of

留守

liúshǒu — to stay behind; to guard; to remain

期间

qījiān — period; duration; during a time span

用

yòng — to use; to employ; with; by using

三重

sān chóng — triple; threefold; three layers

象征

xiàngzhēng — symbol; to symbolize; emblem

来

lái — to come; used before verb to indicate purpose

概括

gàikuò — to summarize; to generalize; a summary

这场

zhè chǎng — this particular event or battle

最初

zuìchū — initially; at first; original; earliest

圣战

shèngzhàn — holy war; crusade; sacred battle

将

jiāng — will; shall; about to (future marker)

之役

zhī yì — the battle of; literary phrase for battle

荣耀

róngyào — glory; honor; splendor; glorious

赋予

fùyǔ — to endow with; to bestow; to give

虚构

xūgòu — fictional; to fabricate; made up

和

hé — and; with; together with

以为

yǐwéi — to think; to mistakenly believe; to consider

血统

xuètǒng — bloodline; lineage; ancestry; descent

极为

jí wéi — extremely; exceedingly; very much so

混杂

hùnzá — mixed; blended; heterogeneous; intermingled

无论如何

wúlùn rúhé — no matter what; in any case; regardless

主要

zhǔyào — main; primary; principal; major

价值

jiàzhí — value; worth; significance; importance

在于

zàiyú — to lie in; to consist in; to be in

保存

bǎocún — to preserve; to conserve; to keep intact

情感

qínggǎn — emotion; feeling; sentiment; affection

同时

tóngshí — at the same time; simultaneously; meanwhile

各个

gège — each; every; various individual ones

世纪

shìjì — century; hundred-year period

融为一体

róng wéi yī tǐ — to merge into one; to become unified whole

一种

yī zhǒng — a kind of; a type of; one sort

壮丽

zhuànglì — magnificent; majestic; grand; splendid

缩影

suōyǐng — miniature; epitome; microcosm; condensed reflection

观照

guānzhào — to contemplate; to observe and reflect upon

所有

suǒyǒu — all; every; everything; to possess

这

zhè — this; these; referring to nearby thing

便是

biàn shì — is exactly; that is precisely; just is

传统

chuántǒng — tradition; traditional; conventional heritage

用处

yòngchu — use; usefulness; practical purpose or value

它

tā — it; third-person singular for objects

历史

lìshǐ — history; historical record; past events

压缩

yāsuō — to compress; to condense; to reduce

凝聚

níngjù — to condense; to coalesce; to crystallize together

题献

tí xiàn — dedication; to dedicate a work to someone

混沌

hùndùn — chaos; primordial disorder; chaotic state

黑夜

hēiyè — dark night; the darkness of night

为何

wèihé — why; for what reason; wherefore

俯身

fǔshēn — to bend down; to stoop; to lean over

于

yú — at; in; from; to (literary preposition)

无形

wúxíng — formless; invisible; intangible; shapeless

上

shàng — above; on top of; upper; to go up

那

nà — that; those; referring to distant thing

古老

gǔlǎo — ancient; age-old; very old; archaic

云雾

yúnwù — clouds and mist; haze; misty atmosphere

中

zhōng — in; inside; among; middle

寻觅

xúnmì — to search for; to seek out; to look for

身影

shēnyǐng — silhouette; figure; shadow of a person

光明

guāngmíng — light; brightness; bright future; hope

七个

qī gè — seven; a quantity of seven items

沉没

chénmò — to sink; to submerge; to go under

一一

yīyī — one by one; individually; each in turn

长眠

cháng mián — to sleep forever; to die; eternal rest

地下

dìxià — underground; beneath the ground; subterranean

一把

yī bǎ — a handful of; one handle of; a tool

闲置

xiánzhì — idle; unused; left to sit unused

铁锹

tiěqiāo — iron spade; shovel; digging tool

不禁

bùjīn — cannot help but; cannot refrain from

想

xiǎng — to think; to want; to miss; to ponder

要

yào — to want; to need; will; must

般

bān — like; as; similar to; -like (suffix)

搅动

jiǎodòng — to stir up; to agitate; to disturb

封臣

fēngchén — vassal; feudal subject; liege man

尘埃

chén'āi — dust; fine particles; earthly matters

化为

huà wéi — to turn into; to transform into; to become

烟雾

yānwù — smoke and mist; haze; smog

遮蔽

zhēbì — to cover; to obscure; to block from view

烈日

lièrì — blazing sun; scorching sunlight; fierce sun