The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 1

Vocabulary

你

nǐ — You (second person singular pronoun).

是

shì — To be; is, are, am.

伟大

wěidà — Great, magnificent, noble in character or achievement.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

主

zhǔ — Lord, master; refers to God or a ruler.

啊

ā — Exclamatory particle expressing emotion or address.

极

jí — Extremely, to the utmost degree.

当

dāng — Should, ought to; to deserve.

受

shòu — To receive, to accept, to be subject to.

称赞

chēngzàn — To praise, to commend someone or something.

权能

quánnéng — Power, authority, and divine might.

广大

guǎngdà — Vast, extensive, immense in scope or scale.

智慧

zhìhuì — Wisdom, deep understanding and insight.

无穷

wúqióng — Infinite, boundless, without end or limit.

人

rén — Person, human being, people in general.

要

yào — Want to; will; should; need to.

不过

búguò — However, but; merely, only, no more than.

所造

suǒ zào — That which is created or made by someone.

之物

zhī wù — Thing, object; a created or existing entity.

一粒

yī lì — One grain or small particle of something.

微尘

wēichén — A speck of dust; something tiny and insignificant.

随身

suíshēn — Carried on one's person, brought along with oneself.

带着

dàizhe — Carrying, bringing along, bearing with oneself.

他

tā — He, him (third person masculine singular pronoun).

必死

bì sǐ — Destined to die; mortal nature.

之性

zhī xìng — Nature, character, or inherent quality of something.

罪

zuì — Sin, crime, guilt, wrongdoing.

见证

jiànzhèng — Testimony, witness; to testify or bear witness.

抵挡

dǐdǎng — To resist, oppose, withstand a force or person.

骄傲

jiāo'ào — Pride, arrogance; being excessively proud.

者

zhě — Suffix denoting a person who does something.

然而

rán'ér — However, yet, nevertheless, even so.

唤醒

huànxǐng — To awaken, to rouse someone from sleep or inactivity.

我们

wǒmen — We, us (first person plural pronoun).

使

shǐ — To cause, to make, to enable someone to do.

乐于

lèyú — To be happy to, willing and glad to do.

赞美

zànměi — To praise, to admire, to glorify something or someone.

因为

yīnwèi — Because, for the reason that.

造

zào — To create, to make, to build or manufacture.

为了

wèile — For the sake of, in order to achieve a goal.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself, self; one's own person or purpose.

心

xīn — Heart, mind; the seat of feeling and thought.

不得

bùdé — Cannot, not allowed to, unable to do.

安息

ānxī — Rest, repose; to find peace or Sabbath rest.

直到

zhídào — Until, up to a certain point in time.

在

zài — In, at, on; to be located at a place.

里面

lǐmiàn — Inside, within, interior of something.

求

qiú — To seek, to ask for, to request earnestly.

我

wǒ — I, me (first person singular pronoun).

知晓

zhīxiǎo — To know, to be aware of, to understand clearly.

并

bìng — And, also, moreover; simultaneously.

明白

míngbai — To understand, to be clear about something.

哪个

nǎge — Which one, which item among several options.

在先

zàixiān — Coming first, prior, preceding in order or time.

求告

qiúgào — To call upon, to cry out to someone for help.

还是

háishi — Or; still; used in questions choosing between options.

又

yòu — Again, also, furthermore, in addition.

认识

rènshi — To know, to recognize, to be acquainted with someone.

谁

shéi — Who, whoever (interrogative pronoun for persons).

能

néng — Can, to be able to, capable of doing.

却

què — But, yet, however; expressing contrast or surprise.

不

bù — No, not; general negation particle.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle expressing continuation or soft question.

所

suǒ — Particle used before a verb to nominalize it.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly.

并非

bìngfēi — Is definitely not, certainly not, by no means.

真正

zhēnzhèng — Truly, genuinely, authentic and real.

说

shuō — To say, to speak, to tell.

正是

zhèngshì — Exactly is, precisely, that is just the case.

若

ruò — If, supposing that, in the event that.

不信

bùxìn — Unbelief, lack of faith; to not believe.

怎能

zěn néng — How can, how is it possible to do.

没有

méiyǒu — To not have, there is no, lacking something.

传道者

chuándàozhě — Preacher, one who proclaims the gospel message.

信

xìn — Faith, trust; to believe in something or someone.

寻求

xúnqiú — To seek, to search for, to pursue earnestly.

必

bì — Certainly, surely, must inevitably happen.

寻见

xún jiàn — To find after seeking, to discover through searching.

藉着

jièzhe — Through, by means of, via a certain way.

来

lái — To come; directional complement indicating approach.

信靠

xìnkào — To trust in and rely upon someone completely.

福音

fúyīn — Gospel, good news; the Christian message of salvation.

已

yǐ — Already, completed action; indicates past completion.

传给

chuán gěi — To transmit to, to pass on or preach to someone.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

信心

xìnxīn — Faith, confidence, trust in someone or something.

这

zhè — This, these; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things.

赐给

cì gěi — To bestow upon, to grant or give as a gift.

儿子

érzi — Son, a male child in relation to parents.

道成肉身

dào chéng ròushēn — The Word became flesh; Incarnation of Christ.

事工

shìgōng — Ministry, service work done in religious context.

感动

gǎndòng — To move emotionally, to touch or inspire someone deeply.

激励

jīlì — To encourage, to motivate, to inspire action in someone.