The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 8

Vocabulary

但是

dànshì — However; used to introduce a contrasting clause.

主

zhǔ — Lord; master; primary person or deity.

啊

a — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emphasis.

祢

nǐ — You (honorific form, referring to God).

永远

yǒngyuǎn — Forever; eternally; for all time.

活着

huózhe — To be alive; living; existing with life.

在

zài — At; in; to be present or located somewhere.

里面

lǐmiàn — Inside; within; the interior of something.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; absence of something.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; used in negative or conditional contexts.

东西

dōngxi — Thing; object; stuff; an item or matter.

会

huì — Will; can; able to; expressing capability or likelihood.

死亡

sǐwáng — Death; the end of life; to perish.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; for the reason that; since.

世界

shìjiè — World; the earth; all of existence.

奠基

diànjī — To lay the foundation; to establish a base.

之前

zhīqián — Before; prior to; earlier than a reference point.

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all things; the entirety of something.

可

kě — Can; may; permissible; expressing possibility or approval.

称为

chēngwéi — To be called; to be known as; to name.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

事物

shìwù — Thing; matter; object; something that exists.

就已

jiù yǐ — Already had; had already done so beforehand.

存在

cúnzài — To exist; existence; to be present in reality.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the verb to be.

所

suǒ — Particle marking a verb as object-modifying or passive.

创造

chuàngzào — To create; to make something new; creation.

神

shén — God; deity; spirit; divine being.

和

hé — And; together with; connecting two elements.

固定

gùdìng — Fixed; stable; to set firmly in place.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb phrase.

居住

jūzhù — To reside; to live in a place; dwelling.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing or continuing action.

无常

wúcháng — Impermanence; uncertainty; lacking constancy or permanence.

之物

zhī wù — Things of; objects belonging to a category.

根本

gēnběn — Fundamental; root cause; basic origin of something.

原因

yuányīn — Reason; cause; the factor producing a result.

可变

kěbiàn — Changeable; variable; capable of being altered.

源泉

yuánquán — Source; fountain; origin of something flowing forth.

永恒

yǒnghéng — Eternal; everlasting; existing permanently without end.

不变

bùbiàn — Unchanging; constant; remaining the same always.

无

wú — Without; lacking; nonexistent; to have none.

理性

lǐxìng — Reason; rationality; the faculty of logical thinking.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; formal connector.

短暂

duǎnzàn — Brief; fleeting; lasting only a short time.

理由

lǐyóu — Reason; justification; grounds for an action or belief.

请

qǐng — Please; to request politely; to invite someone.

告诉

gàosu — To tell; to inform; to let someone know.

我

wǒ — I; me; the first-person singular pronoun.

恳求者

kěnqiú zhě — Supplicant; one who earnestly begs or pleads.

全然

quánrán — Completely; entirely; wholly; in every respect.

怜悯

liánmǐn — Mercy; compassion; to pity or show kindness.

可怜

kělián — Pitiful; pitiable; deserving of sympathy or mercy.

人

rén — Person; human being; people in general.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell or explain.

婴儿期

yīng'ér qī — Infancy; the period of being a baby.

是否

shìfǒu — Whether or not; used to form yes/no questions.

继承

jìchéng — To inherit; to succeed to; to carry on.

了

le — Aspect particle indicating completed action or change.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects/animals.

已

yǐ — Already; previously; having been done before.

逝去

shìqù — To pass away; to elapse; gone forever.

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another; a different one; one more thing.

阶段

jiēduàn — Stage; phase; a distinct period of development.

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

就是

jiùshì — Is exactly; precisely; that is to say.

母腹

mǔfù — Mother's womb; the uterus during pregnancy.

中

zhōng — In; middle; within; inside a place or period.

度过

dùguò — To spend time; to pass through a period.

时光

shíguāng — Time; a period of time; moments of life.

关于

guānyú — About; regarding; concerning a topic or subject.

那段

nà duàn — That segment; that period; referring to a span.

曾

céng — Once; formerly; at some point in the past.

有所

yǒusuǒ — To have some; somewhat; to some degree.

耳闻

ěrwén — To hear about; to have learned by hearing.

自己

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

也

yě — Also; too; as well; additionally.

见过

jiànguò — Have seen; to have witnessed or encountered before.

怀孕

huáiyùn — Pregnant; to be with child; carrying a baby.

妇女

fùnǚ — Women; adult females; women as a social group.

而

ér — And; but; yet; connecting clauses with contrast.

生命

shēngmìng — Life; living existence; vitality of a being.

哦

ó / ò — Oh; exclamatory particle of realization or response.

喜悦

xǐyuè — Joy; delight; a feeling of great happiness.

于

yú — At; in; from; formal preposition indicating location.

某处

mǒuchù — Somewhere; a certain place; an unspecified location.

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively; expressing a choice.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using; in a certain way.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind; some type; an unspecified sort.

形体

xíngtǐ — Form; body; physical shape or bodily appearance.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things or people.

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; it is permissible or possible to.

既

jì — Both; since; already; used in correlative structures.

父亲

fùqīn — Father; male parent; one's dad.

母亲

mǔqīn — Mother; female parent; one's mom.

他人

tārén — Others; other people; someone else besides oneself.

经验

jīngyàn — Experience; knowledge gained through practice or observation.

记忆

jìyì — Memory; recollection; the ability to remember things.

因

yīn — Because of; due to; for the reason of.

询问

xúnwèn — To inquire; to ask about; to make a query.

此事

cǐ shì — This matter; this affair; the thing just mentioned.

嘲笑

cháoxiào — To mock; to ridicule; to laugh at someone.

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously; also doing something.

让

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

为

wèi / wéi — For; to be; on behalf of; serving a purpose.

知晓

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

事情

shìqíng — Matter; affair; thing; something that has occurred.

赞美

zànměi — To praise; to admire; to express admiration for.

承认

chéngrèn — To acknowledge; to admit; to recognize as true.

天地

tiāndì — Heaven and earth; the universe; all of creation.

之主

zhī zhǔ — Lord of; master over; ruler of something.

最初

zuìchū — At first; initially; the very beginning point.

起点

qǐdiǎn — Starting point; origin; the beginning of something.

毫无

háowú — Without any; completely lacking; not even a trace.

命定

mìngdìng — Destined; decreed; fated or ordained by providence.

应当

yīngdāng — Should; ought to; it is proper or right to.

从

cóng — From; following; starting from a point or source.

身上

shēnshang — On one's body; from oneself; about a person.

猜测

cāicè — To guess; to speculate; to make a conjecture.

出

chū — Out; to come forth; directional complement outward.

许多

xǔduō — Many; a lot; a large number or quantity.

凭借

píngjiè — By means of; relying on; using as a basis.

软弱

ruǎnruò — Weak; feeble; lacking strength or firmness.

女性

nǚxìng — Female; women; the female gender or sex.

见证

jiànzhèng — Witness; testimony; to bear witness to something.

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe; to trust; to have faith in.