The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 10

Vocabulary

听

tīng — To listen, to hear something

啊

ā — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emphasis

主

zhǔ — Lord, master, primary

神

shén — God, deity, spirit

唉

āi — Sigh exclamation expressing sadness or resignation

人

rén — Person, human being, people

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

罪

zuì — Sin, crime, guilt

孽

niè — Evil, sin, wicked deed or karma

如

rú — Like, as, such as, if

此

cǐ — This, these, such

说

shuō — To speak, to say, to tell

而

ér — And yet, but, connecting clauses

你

nǐ — You, second person singular pronoun

怜

lián — To pity, to have compassion for

悯

mǐn — To pity, to sympathize, to show mercy

他

tā — He, him, third person singular male

因

yīn — Because, due to, reason

为

wéi / wèi — For, to be, because of

造

zào — To create, to make, to build

了

le / liǎo — Completion particle or to finish, end

却

què — But, yet, however, unexpectedly

没

méi — Have not, did not, lack of

有

yǒu — To have, there is, to exist

在

zài — At, in, on, to be located

里

lǐ — Inside, within, interior

面

miàn — Face, surface, side, aspect

出

chū — To go out, to come out, to exit

来

lái — To come, to arrive, directional complement

谁

shuí / shéi — Who, which person

使

shǐ — To cause, to make, to enable

我

wǒ — I, me, first person singular pronoun

想

xiǎng — To think, to want, to miss someone

起

qǐ — To rise, to start, directional complement up

幼

yòu — Young, infant, early childhood

年

nián — Year, age, annual

时

shí — Time, period, when, era

眼

yǎn — Eye, small hole, critical point

中

zhōng / zhòng — Middle, center, among, in

无

wú — Without, to lack, none, no

能

néng — Can, able to, capability

洁

jié — Clean, pure, spotless

净

jìng — Clean, pure, clear, net

于

yú — At, in, to, than, from

即

jí — Immediately, namely, even if

便

biàn / pián — Even if, then, convenient, immediately

是

shì — To be, is, yes, correct

那

nà — That, those, then

世

shì — World, generation, era, lifetime

上

shàng — Above, on top, upper, to go up

仅

jǐn — Only, merely, just, barely

存

cún — To exist, to preserve, to store

活

huó — To live, alive, living

一

yī — One, a single, unified

日

rì — Day, sun, daily

婴

yīng — Infant, baby, newborn

孩

hái — Child, kid, young person

也

yě — Also, too, even, as well

不

bù — No, not, negation particle

例

lì — Example, case, precedent, instance

外

wài — Outside, external, foreign, beyond

这

zhè — This, these, here

些

xiē — Some, a few, a little

岂

qǐ — How could, is it possible that

每

měi — Every, each, per

个

gè — General measure word for individual items

小

xiǎo — Small, little, young, minor

让

ràng — To let, to allow, to yield to

其

qí — His, her, its, their, that

看

kàn — To look, to see, to watch

到

dào — To arrive, to reach, until

自

zì — Self, oneself, from, since

己

jǐ — Oneself, self, personal

所

suǒ — That which, place, used before verbs

记

jì — To remember, to record, to note

得

de / dé / děi — Structural particle, to get, must

切

qiē / qiè — All, everything, to cut, close to

么

me — Interrogative or softening particle

什

shén — Used in 什么 meaning 'what'

悬

xuán — To hang, suspended, unresolved, dangerous

乳

rǔ — Breast, milk, to nurse, infant

房

fáng — Room, house, breast, building

哭

kū — To cry, to weep, to sob

泣

qì — To weep silently, to sob quietly

吗

ma — Yes-no question particle at sentence end

若

ruò — If, like, as if, supposing

今

jīn — Now, present, today, current

适

shì — Suitable, appropriate, to fit, just

合

hé — To combine, suitable, to close, fit

龄

líng — Age, years of age, period of life

食

shí — Food, to eat, to consume

物

wù — Thing, object, matter, creature

行

xíng / háng — To walk, to do, acceptable, row

理

lǐ — Reason, logic, to manage, principle

应

yīng / yìng — Should, ought to, to respond

被

bèi — Passive marker, by, to suffer, quilt

嘲

cháo — To mock, to ridicule, to sneer at

笑

xiào — To laugh, to smile, to mock

和

hé / hè — And, with, peaceful, harmonious

责

zé — Responsibility, to blame, to reproach

备

bèi — To prepare, to equip, fully, blame

做

zuò — To do, to make, to act as

值

zhí — Worth, value, to be worth

但

dàn — But, however, only, merely

法

fǎ — Law, method, way, standard

解

jiě / jiè / xiè — To understand, to solve, to untie

习

xí — To practice, habit, custom, to study

俗

sú — Custom, convention, vulgar, popular

与

yǔ — And, with, to give, together

性

xìng — Nature, character, sex, gender, property

免

miǎn — To exempt, to avoid, to spare

惯

guàn — Habit, accustomed to, to spoil someone

当

dāng / dàng — When, should, to serve as, suitable

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people

长

zhǎng / cháng — To grow up, to increase, long

大

dà — Big, large, great, adult

后

hòu — After, behind, later, rear

会

huì — Will, can, to meet, to be able

将

jiāng / jiàng — Will, about to, to take, general

连

lián — Even, to connect, in succession

根

gēn — Root, base, origin, measure word

拔

bá — To pull out, to uproot, to extract

除

chú — To remove, except, to eliminate, divide

丢

diū — To lose, to throw away, to discard

弃

qì — To abandon, to discard, to give up

修

xiū — To repair, to trim, to cultivate

剪

jiǎn — To cut with scissors, to trim, to clip

明

míng — Bright, clear, to understand, obvious

知

zhī — To know, to realize, knowledge

故

gù — Old, former, intentionally, reason

犯

fàn — To violate, to commit offense, criminal

地

de / dì — Adverbial particle, ground, earth, land

抛

pāo — To throw, to toss, to abandon

好

hǎo / hào — Good, well, proper, to like

东

dōng — East, eastern direction

西

xī — West, western direction, thing

或

huò — Or, either, perhaps, maybe

者

zhě — One who, person, thing suffix

求

qiú — To seek, to request, to beg

给

gěi / jǐ — To give, to provide, for

予

yǔ / yú — To give, to grant, to bestow

成

chéng — To become, to succeed, to achieve

伤

shāng — Wound, injury, to hurt, to harm

害

hài — Harm, damage, to injure, to hurt

只

zhǐ / zhī — Only, merely, just, measure word

片

piàn — Slice, piece, brief moment, film

刻

kè — Moment, to carve, quarter hour, harsh

善

shàn — Good, kind, virtuous, skilled at

愤

fèn — Indignant, angry, resentful, furious

恨

hèn — To hate, hatred, resentment, regret

怨

yuàn — To resent, to complain, grudge, resentment

怼

duì — To contradict, to confront, to retort

由

yóu — From, due to, by, reason

之

zhī — Possessive particle, him, her, it

辈

bèi — Generation, class of people, lifetime

乃

nǎi — Then, thus, to be, even

至

zhì — Until, to, even, most, extreme

生

shēng — Life, to live, to give birth, raw

命

mìng — Life, fate, destiny, order, command

缔

dì — To conclude, to establish, to found

服

fú / fù — To obey, clothes, to serve, dose

侍

shì — To serve, to attend, to wait upon

它

tā — It, third person singular non-human

还

hái / huán — Still, also, yet, to return

许

xǔ — To allow, perhaps, many, to promise

多

duō — Many, much, more, a lot

比

bǐ — To compare, than, compared to

更

gèng / gēng — Even more, still more, to change

智

zhì — Wisdom, intelligence, clever, wit

慧

huì — Wisdom, intelligent, clever, insight

顺

shùn — To comply, to follow, smooth, obedient

从

cóng — To follow, from, obedient, since

随

suí — To follow, along with, to comply

心

xīn — Heart, mind, feeling, center

欲

yù — Desire, wish, want, lust, appetite

示

shì — To show, to indicate, to signal

意

yì — Meaning, intention, idea, will

竭

jié — To exhaust, to use up, drain completely

力

lì — Strength, power, force, ability

打

dǎ — To hit, to beat, to do, to play

令

lìng — To order, to cause, to make, command

未

wèi — Not yet, have not, eighth earthly branch

反

fǎn — To oppose, reverse, contrary, anti

辜

gū — Crime, guilt, to let down, sin

肢

zhī — Limb, extremity, arm or leg

体

tǐ — Body, form, style, substance

软

ruǎn — Soft, weak, gentle, pliant

弱

ruò — Weak, feeble, frail, inferior

非

fēi — Not, wrong, non-, to oppose

志

zhì — Will, ambition, aspiration, purpose