The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 7

Vocabulary

天堂

tiāntáng — Heaven, paradise, a blissful afterlife realm

之

zhī — Possessive or linking particle, classical equivalent of 的

门

mén — Door, gate, entrance

轻

qīng — Lightly, gently, not heavy

掩

yǎn — To cover, close, or half-shut a door

我们

wǒmen — We, us, first-person plural pronoun

不

bù — No, not, negation particle

守护

shǒuhù — To guard, protect, watch over something

的

de — Possessive or descriptive structural particle

黄金

huángjīn — Gold, precious metal, highly valuable thing

人们

rénmen — People, human beings in general

可以

kěyǐ — Can, may, be allowed to do something

世界

shìjiè — World, the earth, all of existence

起源

qǐyuán — Origin, source, the beginning of something

之处

zhīchù — Classical suffix meaning 'the place of'

或

huò — Or, perhaps, either option

读出

dúchū — To read out, decipher, speak aloud from text

那

nà — That, those, demonstrative pronoun

无名

wúmíng — Nameless, anonymous, without a known identity

名字

míngzi — Name, the word used to identify someone

但

dàn — But, however, nevertheless

无论

wúlùn — Regardless of, no matter what happens

他

tā — He, him, third-person masculine pronoun

成败

chéngbài — Success or failure, outcome of an endeavor

与否

yǔfǒu — Whether or not, expressing uncertainty of outcome

皆

jiē — All, both, each, classical universal quantifier

不会

bùhuì — Will not, cannot, negative of ability or intention

告知

gàozhī — To inform, notify, tell someone something

任何

rènhé — Any, any kind of, whatsoever

善人

shànrén — Good person, virtuous or righteous individual

东方

dōngfāng — The East, eastern direction or civilization

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly

能

néng — Can, able to, have capability to do

星辰

xīngchén — Stars, celestial bodies in the night sky

标记

biāojì — Mark, sign, symbol, to label something

时代

shídài — Era, age, a historical period of time

与

yǔ — And, with, together with

凯旋

kǎixuán — Triumphant return, victory march homeward

身负

shēnfù — To bear on one's body, carry personally

基督

Jīdū — Christ, referring to Jesus Christ in Christianity

十字

shízì — Cross shape, the Christian cross symbol

印记

yìnjì — Mark, imprint, seal left on something

却

què — Yet, but, however, expressing contrast

欢欣

huānxīn — Joyful, delighted, filled with happiness

地

de — Adverbial particle, modifies verbs like '-ly'

行走

xíngzǒu — To walk, travel on foot, move about

于

yú — In, at, from, classical preposition of location

黑暗

hēiàn — Darkness, the dark, absence of light

之中

zhī zhōng — Classical phrase meaning 'within, in the midst of'

翻查

fānchá — To look through, search, flip through records

典籍

diǎnjí — Classical texts, ancient books and records

寻求

xúnqiú — To seek, search for, pursue something desired

确定

quèdìng — To determine, confirm, make certain of something

命运

mìngyùn — Fate, destiny, one's predetermined life course

荣耀

róngyào — Glory, honor, splendor and high distinction

饮了

yǐn le — Drank, consumed a liquid, past action of drinking

上帝

Shàngdì — God, the Supreme Being in Christian theology

人

rén — Person, people, human being

放声

fàngshēng — To raise one's voice, sing or cry out loudly

歌唱

gēchàng — To sing, perform a song vocally

走向

zǒuxiàng — To walk toward, head in a direction

他们

tāmen — They, them, third-person plural pronoun

耻辱

chǐrǔ — Shame, disgrace, humiliation

智者

zhìzhě — Wise person, sage, one possessing great wisdom

知晓

zhīxiǎo — To know, be aware of, understand fully

何等

héděng — What kind of, how great, to what degree

邪恶

xié'è — Evil, wicked, morally corrupt and malicious

被

bèi — Passive marker, indicates action done to subject

书写

shūxiě — To write, inscribe, put words on a surface

之上

zhī shàng — Classical phrase meaning 'above, upon'

修剪

xiūjiǎn — To trim, prune, clip to a desired shape

悲凉

bēiliáng — Sad and desolate, mournfully bleak feeling

拨弄

bōnòng — To pluck, fiddle with, strum or manipulate

哀愁

āichóu — Sorrow, grief, melancholy sadness

琴弦

qínxián — Strings of a musical instrument, lute strings

聆听

língtīng — To listen attentively, hear with care

沉重

chénzhòng — Heavy, weighty, burdensome in feel or mood

紫色

zǐsè — Purple color, violet hue

被遗忘

bèi yíwàng — To be forgotten, fall into oblivion

仍

réng — Still, yet, continuing as before

密谋

mìmóu — To plot secretly, conspire in a covert plan

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state

如何

rúhé — How, in what way, by what means

令

lìng — To cause, make, order someone to do something

消亡

xiāowáng — To perish, die out, cease to exist entirely

一切

yīqiè — Everything, all things, the totality

藏于

cáng yú — Hidden within, concealed at a location

扭曲

niǔqū — Twisted, distorted, warped out of shape

树木

shùmù — Trees, woody plants, forest vegetation

之下

zhī xià — Classical phrase meaning 'beneath, under'

堕落者

duòluò zhě — The fallen one, a being who has degraded morally

在

zài — At, in, exist at a place or state

享乐

xiǎnglè — To indulge in pleasure, seek sensual enjoyment

中

zhōng — Middle, within, inside, among

憔悴

qiáocuì — Haggard, worn out, emaciated from suffering

厌倦

yànjuàn — Weary of, tired of, bored and fed up

了

le — Aspect particle indicating completed action or change

青绿

qīnglǜ — Blue-green, verdant, a fresh greenish hue

美酒

měijiǔ — Fine wine, excellent alcoholic beverage

深红

shēnhóng — Deep red, crimson, a dark rich red color

海洋

hǎiyáng — Ocean, sea, vast body of saltwater

你

nǐ — You, second-person singular pronoun

所有

suǒyǒu — All, every, all of one's possessions

无知

wúzhī — Ignorant, lacking knowledge or awareness

而又

ér yòu — And yet also, combining two qualities together

勇敢

yǒnggǎn — Brave, courageous, bold in facing danger

你们

nǐmen — You all, second-person plural pronoun

打着

dǎzhe — Fighting under, waging, carrying on a struggle

几乎

jīhū — Almost, nearly, on the verge of

难以

nányǐ — Hard to, difficult to, nearly impossible to

取胜

qǔshèng — To win, achieve victory, come out victorious

战争

zhànzhēng — War, armed conflict between parties or nations

拯救

zhěngjiù — To save, rescue, deliver from danger or sin

得救

déjiù — To be saved, receive salvation or rescue

灵魂

línghún — Soul, spirit, the immaterial essence of a person

我

wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun

告诉

gàosu — To tell, inform, let someone know something

这

zhè — This, these, near demonstrative pronoun

并非

bìngfēi — Is not at all, definitely not, emphatically negating

为了

wèile — For the sake of, in order to achieve

慰藉

wèijiè — Comfort, consolation, solace in times of pain

也

yě — Also, too, either, additionally

非

fēi — Not, is not, classical negation particle

渴望

kěwàng — To yearn for, crave, long deeply for something

只是

zhǐshì — It's just that, merely, only because

天空

tiānkōng — Sky, the expanse above the earth

愈发

yùfā — Increasingly, more and more, ever further

黯淡

àndàn — Dim, gloomy, lacking brightness or hope

海潮

hǎicháo — Ocean tide, the rise and fall of seawater

黑夜

hēiyè — Dark night, nighttime, the hours of darkness

将

jiāng — Will, about to, future tense marker

头顶

tóudǐng — The top of one's head, overhead

三重

sānchóng — Triple, threefold, three layers deep

化为

huà wéi — To transform into, become, turn into something

可有

kě yǒu — Can there be, is it possible to have

无缘无故

wúyuán wúgù — Without reason or cause, completely groundless

喜乐

xǐlè — Joy and happiness, delight, spiritual rejoicing

乃至

nǎizhì — And even, or even, extending as far as

信仰

xìnyǎng — Faith, belief, religious conviction or creed