The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 4

Vocabulary

至高

zhì gāo — Most high; supreme in authority or rank

至善

zhì shàn — Supremely good; the highest goodness

至能

zhì néng — All-capable; supremely powerful or able

至全能

zhì quán néng — Almighty; possessing absolute and complete power

至仁慈

zhì rén cí — Most merciful; supremely compassionate and kind

却

què — Yet; but; however, indicating contrast

至公正

zhì gōng zhèng — Most just; perfectly fair and righteous

至隐秘

zhì yǐn mì — Most hidden; supremely mysterious and concealed

至临在

zhì lín zài — Most present; supremely near and omnipresent

至美丽

zhì měi lì — Most beautiful; supremely glorious in appearance

至刚强

zhì gāng qiáng — Most mighty; supremely strong and powerful

稳固

wěn gù — Stable and firm; solidly established without wavering

不可测度

bù kě cè duó — Immeasurable; impossible to fathom or comprehend

不变

bù biàn — Unchanging; constant and immutable always

变化万千

biàn huà wàn qiān — Infinitely varied; constantly changing in countless ways

永不

yǒng bù — Never ever; at no time whatsoever

更新

gēng xīn — To renew or update; make fresh again

老旧

lǎo jiù — Old and worn out; outdated and decrepit

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all things without exception

使

shǐ — To cause or make; to enable something

骄傲者

jiāo ào zhě — The proud one; a person filled with arrogance

衰老

shuāi lǎo — To age and decay; grow old and weak

而

ér — And; yet; but, connecting contrasting clauses

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

浑然不知

hún rán bù zhī — Completely unaware; utterly oblivious to everything

永在

yǒng zài — Eternally existing; always present forever

运作

yùn zuò — To operate or function; work in an ongoing manner

安息

ān xī — To rest in peace; cease from labor

不断

bù duàn — Unceasingly; continuously without stopping

聚集

jù jí — To gather or assemble; bring together in one place

毫无所缺

háo wú suǒ quē — Lacking nothing whatsoever; completely self-sufficient

承载

chéng zài — To bear and carry; support a load or burden

充满

chōng mǎn — To fill completely; be full of something

遍布

biàn bù — Spread everywhere; distributed throughout all places

创造

chuàng zào — To create; bring something into existence originally

滋养

zī yǎng — To nourish and sustain; provide nutrition for growth

成全

chéng quán — To fulfill or accomplish; help bring to completion

寻觅

xún mì — To seek out; search carefully for something

已

yǐ — Already; indicates completed action

拥有

yōng yǒu — To possess or own; have something as one's own

万物

wàn wù — All things; every creature and object in existence

祢

nǐ — You (honorific, used addressing God or deity)

爱

ài — Love; affection; to love someone or something

无

wú — Without; lacking; there is none

激情

jī qíng — Passion; intense emotional excitement or desire

忌

jì — To be jealous or envious; to resent

焦虑

jiāo lǜ — Anxiety; feeling worried and uneasy

悔

huǐ — Regret; to feel remorse for past actions

不

bù — No; not; negation particle

悲伤

bēi shāng — Grief; feeling deep sorrow and sadness

怒

nù — Anger; rage; feeling furious

仍

réng — Still; yet; continuing as before

平静

píng jìng — Calm and tranquil; peaceful without disturbance

改变

gǎi biàn — To change; alter from one state to another

祢的

nǐ de — Your (honorific possessive, addressing God)

作为

zuò wéi — Actions; deeds; conduct or behavior

旨意

zhǐ yì — Will; divine intention or purpose

收回

shōu huí — To take back; withdraw or reclaim something

所

suǒ — Particle preceding verb indicating object of action

寻得

xún dé — To find after seeking; successfully obtain by searching

之物

zhī wù — Thing; object (classical particle indicating possession)

从未曾

cóng wèi céng — Never ever before; not at any past time

失去

shī qù — To lose; no longer have or possess

从不

cóng bù — Never; at no time does one do something

匮乏

kuì fá — Lacking; in short supply; deficient in resources

因

yīn — Because; due to; on account of

所得

suǒ dé — What is obtained; gains or earnings received

喜乐

xǐ lè — Joy and happiness; feeling delighted and glad

贪婪

tān lán — Greedy; excessively desiring more than needed

征收

zhēng shōu — To levy or collect; impose fees or taxes

利息

lì xī — Interest; money charged on a loan

接受

jiē shòu — To accept or receive; take what is offered

超出

chāo chū — To exceed or surpass; go beyond a limit

所需

suǒ xū — What is needed; required necessities

得以

dé yǐ — To be able to; manage to do something

负债

fù zhài — To be in debt; owe money to someone

然而

rán ér — However; nevertheless; but on the other hand

谁

shuí — Who; which person

有

yǒu — To have; there is or exists

任何

rèn hé — Any; whatever; no matter which

东西

dōng xi — Thing; object; stuff

不是

bù shì — Is not; negates identity or state

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle indicating rhetorical question

偿还

cháng huán — To repay; pay back a debt owed

债务

zhài wù — Debt; money or obligation owed to another

分文不欠

fēn wén bù qiàn — Owe not a single cent; completely debt-free

免除

miǎn chú — To exempt or waive; release from an obligation

毫无

háo wú — Without any; not the slightest amount

损失

sǔn shī — Loss; damage; something lost or harmed

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

如今

rú jīn — Nowadays; at the present time

说了

shuō le — Have said; spoken (completed action marker)

什么

shén me — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun

我的

wǒ de — My; mine; first-person possessive

神

shén — God; deity; divine being

生命

shēng mìng — Life; the state of being alive

神圣的

shén shèng de — Holy; sacred; of divine and pure nature

或者

huò zhě — Or; alternatively; one option or another

当

dāng — When; at the time that something occurs

人

rén — Person; human being; people

提到

tí dào — To mention; bring up in conversation

时

shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

能

néng — Can; able to; have the ability

说

shuō — To say or speak; express verbally

不言者

bù yán zhě — One who stays silent; person who does not speak

有祸了

yǒu huò le — Woe to them; disaster has come upon someone

因为

yīn wèi — Because; for the reason that

连

lián — Even; including; used for emphasis

最善辩者

zuì shàn biàn zhě — The most eloquent speaker; best debater or orator

也

yě — Also; even; too; likewise

无言以对

wú yán yǐ duì — Speechless; having no words to respond with

哦

ó / ò — Oh; exclamation expressing realization or emotion

愿

yuàn — May; wish; expressing a hope or desire

安歇

ān xī — To rest peacefully; find tranquil repose

在

zài — In; at; located within a place

里面

lǐ miàn — Inside; within; interior of something

进入

jìn rù — To enter; go into a place or state

心

xīn — Heart; mind; the emotional or spiritual center

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things

沉醉

chén zuì — To be intoxicated; deeply absorbed in something

让

ràng — To let; allow; cause someone to do something

忘却

wàng què — To forget completely; let something slip from memory

苦难

kǔ nàn — Suffering; hardship; painful tribulation

拥抱

yōng bào — To embrace; hug; hold someone close

唯一的

wéi yī de — The only one; sole; unique and exclusive

对

duì — For; toward; regarding; in relation to

而言

ér yán — Speaking of; as far as something is concerned

是

shì — Is; am; are; to be

求

qiú — To beg or implore; earnestly request

怜悯

lián mǐn — Mercy; compassion; pity for those suffering

教

jiāo — To teach; instruct; show how to do

如何

rú hé — How; in what way; by what means

言说

yán shuō — To speak or express; articulate in words

又是

yòu shì — And also; once again is; additionally

以至于

yǐ zhì yú — To the extent that; so much so that

要求

yāo qiú — To demand or require; make a request firmly

若

ruò — If; supposing; in the event that

不给

bù gěi — Not give; refuse to provide something

就

jiù — Then; immediately; indicating consequence or result

向

xiàng — Toward; at; directed at someone or something

发怒

fā nù — To become angry; break out in rage

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of

沉重的

chén zhòng de — Heavy; serious; weighty and burdensome

祸患

huò huàn — Calamity; disaster; serious trouble or misfortune

威吓

wēi hè — To threaten; intimidate; frighten with warnings