The Brothers Karamazov — Page 2

Vocabulary

此后

cǐ hòu — after this; from this point onward

他

tā — he; him (third person singular male)

在

zài — at; in; located at a place or time

国外

guó wài — abroad; outside one's own country

生活

shēng huó — to live; life; daily existence

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

许多

xǔ duō — many; a large number of

年

nián — year; a unit of time

但

dàn — but; however; indicating contrast

那个

nà ge — that; that particular one

时候

shí hòu — time; moment; a period of time

还是

hái shì — still; nevertheless; or (in questions)

个

gè — general measure word for people and objects

相当

xiāng dāng — quite; fairly; considerably; rather

年轻

nián qīng — young; youthful in age

的

de — structural particle linking modifier to noun

人

rén — person; human being; people

家族

jiā zú — family clan; extended family lineage

中

zhōng — in; among; within a group or place

以

yǐ — by means of; known for; because of

思想

sī xiǎng — thought; ideology; way of thinking

开明

kāi míng — enlightened; open-minded; progressive in thinking

具有

jù yǒu — to possess; to have; to be endowed with

欧洲

Ōu zhōu — Europe; the European continent

文化

wén huà — culture; civilization; cultural attainment

素养

sù yǎng — cultivation; accomplishment; refined personal quality

而

ér — and; yet; connecting clauses or contrasting ideas

著称

zhù chēng — to be well known for; to be famous for

曾

céng — once; formerly; at some past time

游历

yóu lì — to travel extensively; to journey around places

过

guò — particle indicating past experience; to pass through

各大

gè dà — various major; each of the great

首都

shǒu dū — capital city of a country

和

hé — and; together with; connecting nouns

海外

hǎi wài — overseas; abroad; beyond the sea

晚年

wǎn nián — old age; one's later years in life

成为

chéng wéi — to become; to turn into something

一个

yī gè — one; a single (person or thing)

常见

cháng jiàn — common; frequently seen; typical

类型

lèi xíng — type; category; kind or sort

自由主义者

zì yóu zhǔ yì zhě — a liberal; someone who holds liberal beliefs

一生

yī shēng — one's whole life; throughout one's lifetime

与

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

俄国

É guó — Russia; the Russian nation or empire

国内外

guó nèi wài — domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country

当时

dāng shí — at that time; at that particular moment

最具

zuì jù — most possessing; having the greatest degree of

自由主义

zì yóu zhǔ yì — liberalism; political ideology valuing individual freedom

人士

rén shì — personage; public figure; notable person

有过往来

yǒu guò wǎng lái — had dealings with; maintained contact with someone

私交

sī jiāo — personal friendship; private acquaintance

其

qí — his; its; their (formal third person possessive)

暮年

mù nián — twilight years; the final stage of life

非常

fēi cháng — very; extremely; unusually

喜欢

xǐ huān — to like; to enjoy; to be fond of

描述

miáo shù — to describe; to depict; an account of events

月

yuè — month; the moon

巴黎

Bā lí — Paris; the capital city of France

革命

gé mìng — revolution; a radical political or social upheaval

那

nà — that; those (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

三天

sān tiān — three days; a period of three days

暗示

àn shì — to hint; to imply; an indirect suggestion

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; one's own self

几乎

jī hū — almost; nearly; on the verge of

亲身

qīn shēn — personally; in person; firsthand involvement

参与

cān yù — to participate in; to take part in

街垒

jiē lěi — barricade; defensive street barrier in combat

上

shàng — on; above; on top of

战斗

zhàn dòu — to fight; combat; a battle

这

zhè — this; these (demonstrative pronoun)

是

shì — to be; is; am; are (copula verb)

青年

qīng nián — youth; young person; young adulthood

时代

shí dài — era; age; period of time in history

最

zuì — most; the superlative degree marker

令

lìng — to cause; to make; to order someone

珍视

zhēn shì — to cherish; to value highly; to treasure

回忆

huí yì — to recall; memory; recollection of the past

之一

zhī yī — one of; among the group of things mentioned

按

àn — according to; based on; pressing down

旧时

jiù shí — old times; in former days; the past

算法

suàn fǎ — method of calculation; algorithm; counting method

名下

míng xià — under one's name; registered to someone

有

yǒu — to have; there is; to exist

约

yuē — approximately; about; around a number

一千

yī qiān — one thousand; the number 1000

农奴

nóng nú — serf; feudal peasant bound to the land

独立

dú lì — independent; self-reliant; standing alone

财产

cái chǎn — property; assets; personal wealth

华美

huá měi — magnificent; splendid; luxuriously beautiful

庄园

zhuāng yuán — manor; estate; large landed property

坐落

zuò luò — to be situated; to be located at a place

我们

wǒ men — we; us; our group

小镇

xiǎo zhèn — small town; a minor township

郊区

jiāo qū — suburb; outskirts; area on edge of town

那座

nà zuò — that (used with large structures); that particular building

著名

zhù míng — famous; well-known; renowned

修道院

xiū dào yuàn — monastery; convent; religious communal dwelling

土地

tǔ dì — land; soil; territory; ground

毗邻

pí lín — to adjoin; to border on; neighboring

刚刚

gāng gāng — just now; a moment ago; barely

继承

jì chéng — to inherit; to succeed to property or title

之时

zhī shí — at the time of; when something occurred

便

biàn — then; thereupon; as soon as (formal)

就

jiù — then; right away; already; exactly

捕鱼权

bǔ yú quán — fishing rights; right to catch fish in water

或

huò — or; either; perhaps; alternatively

伐木权

fá mù quán — logging rights; right to cut timber in forest

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun

记不清

jì bu qīng — cannot remember clearly; unable to recall exactly

究竟

jiū jìng — actually; exactly; after all; in the end

哪一项

nǎ yī xiàng — which item; which particular matter or clause

展开

zhǎn kāi — to launch; to unfold; to carry out

一场

yī chǎng — one instance of; a bout of (events/activities)

旷日持久

kuàng rì chí jiǔ — protracted; dragging on for a very long time

诉讼

sù sòng — lawsuit; legal action; litigation in court

认为

rèn wéi — to think; to believe; to consider that

向

xiàng — toward; facing; in the direction of

教权

jiào quán — ecclesiastical authority; power of the church

发起

fā qǐ — to initiate; to launch; to start an action

攻击

gōng jī — to attack; to assault; an offensive action

作为

zuò wéi — as; in the capacity of; to act as

公民

gōng mín — citizen; a member of a state or nation

文化人

wén huà rén — cultured person; intellectual; person of culture

职责

zhí zé — duty; responsibility; one's official obligation

所在

suǒ zài — where something lies; the place or reason for