The Brothers Karamazov — Page 2

Vocabulary

兄弟们

xiōngdì men — Brothers; form of address among male companions

交

jiāo — To hand over, deliver, or make friends

朋友

péngyou — Friend; a person one has a bond with

叛逆

pànnì — Rebellion; defying authority or established norms

宗教

zōngjiào — Religion; organized system of belief and worship

大法官

dà fǎguān — Grand Inquisitor; chief judge or high magistrate

暂时

zànshí — Temporary; for the time being, not permanent

还

hái — Still; also; yet; in addition

很

hěn — Very; quite; used to intensify adjectives

晦涩

huìsè — Obscure; difficult to understand, abstruse

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

和

hé — And; together with; peaceful

聪明人

cōngming rén — A clever or intelligent person

说话

shuōhuà — To speak; to talk; to say something

总是

zǒngshì — Always; invariably; all the time

值得

zhíde — Worth; deserving of effort or attention

俄罗斯

Éluósī — Russia; the country Russia

修道士

xiūdàoshì — Monk; a man living in religious monastic community

长老

zhǎnglǎo — Elder; senior religious or community leader

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular masculine pronoun

来访者

láifǎng zhě — Visitor; person who comes to visit someone

决斗

juédòu — Duel; a formal fight between two people

谈话

tánhuà — Conversation; to have a talk or discussion

与

yǔ — With; and; together with (formal usage)

训诫

xùnjiè — Admonition; to warn or instruct with moral guidance

腐化

fǔhuà — Corruption; moral decay or decomposition

气息

qìxī — Breath; aura; atmosphere or feeling

关键

guānjiàn — Key; crucial; the critical point or element

时刻

shíkè — Moment; a specific point or critical time

一根

yī gēn — One (long thin object); measure word for sticks

葱

cōng — Onion; scallion; green onion

金矿

jīnkuàng — Gold mine; a mine where gold is extracted

在

zài — At; in; located at; to be present

黑暗

hēi'àn — Darkness; dark; absence of light

中

zhōng — In; among; middle; within

突然

tūrán — Suddenly; unexpectedly; all at once

决定

juédìng — To decide; to make a decision

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

也

yě — Also; too; as well; either

来了

lái le — Have come; arrived; someone has shown up

最初

zuìchū — Initial; at first; in the beginning

合法

héfǎ — Legal; lawful; in accordance with the law

情人

qíngrén — Lover; romantic partner or mistress

谵妄

zhānwàng — Delirium; confused state of disturbed consciousness

预审

yùshěn — Preliminary examination; pretrial investigation or hearing

官场

guānchǎng — Officialdom; the world of government bureaucracy

生涯

shēngyá — Career; one's life course or professional path

开端

kāiduān — Beginning; the start or opening of something

警报

jǐngbào — Alarm; warning signal indicating danger

灵魂

línghún — Soul; spirit; the spiritual essence of a person

苦难

kǔnàn — Suffering; hardship; painful ordeal or distress

第一次

dì yī cì — The first time; for the first occurrence

磨难

mónàn — Tribulation; ordeal; suffering through hardship

第二次

dì èr cì — The second time; second occurrence of something

第三次

dì sān cì — The third time; third occurrence of something

检察官

jiǎncháguān — Prosecutor; official who brings criminal charges

抓住

zhuāzhù — To catch; to grab and hold firmly

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

大秘密

dà mìmì — Big secret; a great or important hidden truth

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using (formal/literary)

嘘声

xūshēng — Hissing; booing; sound of disapproval from crowd

相迎

xiāngyíng — To greet; to welcome someone upon arrival

证人

zhèngrén — Witness; a person who testifies in legal proceedings

证词

zhèngcí — Testimony; statement given by a witness

婴孩

yīnghái — Infant; baby; a very young child

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

把

bǎ — Particle marking the object before the verb

带走

dài zǒu — To take away; to lead or carry someone away

少年们

shàonián men — Boys; young lads; group of teenage males

孩子们

háizi men — Children; kids; a group of young children

小学生

xiǎoxuéshēng — Elementary school student; primary school pupil

走失

zǒushī — To go missing; to get lost or wander away

狗

gǒu — Dog; a domestic canine animal

床边

chuángbiān — Bedside; the area beside a bed

早熟

zǎoshú — Precocious; maturing or developing unusually early

家

jiā — Home; family; house; a place of residence

受伤

shòushāng — To be injured; to suffer a wound or harm

脚

jiǎo — Foot; the lower extremity of the leg

小魔鬼

xiǎo móguǐ — Little devil; a small demon or mischievous spirit

一首

yī shǒu — One (song or poem); measure word for songs

赞美诗

zànměishī — Hymn; a song of praise, especially religious

一个

yī gè — One (general); measure word for people or things

秘密

mìmì — Secret; confidential information kept hidden

不是

bú shì — Is not; are not; negation of the verb to be

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun