The divine comedy — Page 3

Vocabulary

当

dāng — when; at the time of

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

在

zài — at; in; located at a place

那片

nà piàn — that stretch of; that expanse of

广袤

guǎng mào — vast and extensive, describing large land area

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

荒野

huāng yě — wilderness; wild, uninhabited open land

中

zhōng — middle; within; among

发现

fāxiàn — to discover; to find something previously unknown

他

tā — he; him; third-person masculine pronoun

时

shí — time; when; at the moment of

生于

shēng yú — born in; to have been born at a place

父母

fùmǔ — parents; father and mother together

之家

zhī jiā — household of; family of (classical particle)

双亲

shuāngqīn — both parents; father and mother

皆为

jiē wéi — both were; all were (classical expression)

人

rén — person; people; human being

论

lùn — regarding; discussing; as for

籍贯

jíguàn — place of family origin; registered hometown

那时

nà shí — at that time; back then

权力

quánlì — power; authority; political or social control

尚且

shàngqiě — even; still; not yet fully achieved

根基

gēnjī — foundation; base; fundamental grounding

未稳

wèi wěn — not yet stable; still unsettled

度过

dùguò — to spend time; to pass through a period

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

一生

yīshēng — one's whole life; entire lifetime

温和

wēnhé — mild; gentle; moderate in manner

治下

zhì xià — under the rule of; governed by

那是

nà shì — that was; it was that

一个

yīgè — one; a single (general measure word)

诸神

zhū shén — the gods; all deities collectively

虚妄

xūwàng — false; illusory; unfounded belief or claim

之说

zhī shuō — the doctrine of; the theory of (classical)

时代

shídài — era; age; historical period

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

一位

yī wèi — one (person); a (respectful measure word)

诗人

shīrén — poet; person who writes poetry

曾

céng — once; formerly; at some past time

以

yǐ — using; with; by means of

之

zhī — classical possessive particle; of (literary)

正直

zhèngzhí — upright; honest; morally righteous

之子

zhī zǐ — son of; child of (classical expression)

为题

wéi tí — as the subject; taking as a theme

吟咏

yínyǒng — to chant; to sing verses; to recite poetry

那

nà — that; those; referring to something distant

从

cóng — from; following; starting at a point

而来

ér lái — coming from; arriving from a source

之人

zhī rén — the person who; one who (classical)

彼时

bǐ shí — at that time; in those days (literary)

烈焰

lièyàn — raging flames; fierce blazing fire

正

zhèng — just; right now; in the process of

吞噬

tūnshì — to devour; to engulf; to swallow whole

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

高傲

gāo'ào — arrogant; proud; haughty in attitude

城楼

chénglóu — city tower; watchtower above a city gate

但

dàn — but; however; yet; conjunction of contrast

你

nǐ — you; second-person singular pronoun

说吧

shuō ba — go ahead and speak; tell me then

为何

wèi hé — why; for what reason (slightly formal)

要

yào — to want; to need; will; going to

重返

chóng fǎn — to return again; to go back once more

险境

xiǎnjìng — dangerous situation; perilous circumstances

不

bù — not; no; negation particle

登上

dēng shàng — to climb up; to ascend onto something

这

zhè — this; these; near demonstrative pronoun

令人

lìng rén — making people feel; causing one to feel

愉悦

yúyuè — joyful; delightful; pleasurable feeling

山峦

shānluán — mountain ranges; hills; rolling mountains

便是

biàn shì — is indeed; it is precisely; that is

源泉

yuánquán — source; fountainhead; origin of something

从中

cóng zhōng — from within; from among; out of it

涌出

yǒng chū — to gush out; to surge forth abundantly

如此

rúcǐ — like this; such; so; in this manner

浩瀚

hàohàn — vast; boundless; immense in scope

辞采

cícǎi — literary elegance; richness of language style

之流

zhī liú — flow of; stream of (metaphorical, literary)

羞赧

xiūnǎn — blushing with shyness; embarrassed and bashful

地

de — adverbial particle linking manner to verb

答道

dá dào — to answer by saying; to reply with words

一切

yīqiè — everything; all things; the whole of

吟游

yínyóu — wandering minstrel; traveling and singing poetry

荣耀

róngyào — glory; honor; splendid distinction

与

yǔ — and; with; together with

光辉

guānghuī — brilliance; radiance; glorious light

愿

yuàn — to wish; to hope; may it be so

长久

chángjiǔ — long-lasting; for a long time; enduring

以来

yǐlái — since; from a past time until now

满怀

mǎn huái — filled with; brimming with a feeling

热忱

rèchén — enthusiasm; warm devotion; earnest passion

寻访

xún fǎng — to seek out; to search for and visit

著作

zhùzuò — written works; literary or scholarly writings

并

bìng — and; moreover; also; in addition

深厚

shēnhòu — deep and profound; strong and solid feeling

爱意

àiyì — affection; loving feelings; tender sentiment

反复

fǎnfù — repeatedly; over and over again

研读

yándú — to study carefully; to read and analyze deeply

能

néng — can; able to; capable of doing

对我

duì wǒ — to me; toward me; for my benefit

有所

yǒu suǒ — have some; to some degree; somewhat

裨益

bìyì — benefit; advantage; to be of help

我的

wǒ de — my; mine; belonging to me

导师

dǎoshī — mentor; teacher; guide who instructs

引路人

yǐn lù rén — guide; one who shows the way forward

唯有

wéiyǒu — only; solely; none but (emphatic)

处

chù — place; location; point (measure word)

才

cái — only then; not until; just barely

汲取

jíqǔ — to draw from; to absorb; to extract knowledge

那种

nà zhǒng — that kind of; that type of

风格

fēnggé — style; manner; characteristic artistic approach

其

qí — its; his; her; their (classical pronoun)

美妙

měimiào — wonderful; exquisite; marvelously beautiful

令

lìng — to cause; to make; to order someone

声名

shēngmíng — reputation; fame; one's name and renown

远扬

yuǎn yáng — to spread far; fame spreading to distant places

使

shǐ — to cause; to make; to enable something

备受

bèi shòu — to receive fully; to be greatly subjected to

推崇

tuīchóng — to highly esteem; to revere; to hold in regard

你看

nǐ kàn — look; you see; drawing attention to something

野兽

yěshòu — wild beast; savage animal; ferocious creature

正是

zhèng shì — precisely; exactly; it is indeed

它

tā — it; third-person pronoun for non-humans

身边

shēnbiān — beside; nearby; at one's side

逃来

táo lái — to flee toward; to come running in escape

啊

a — ah; exclamatory particle expressing feeling

救

jiù — to save; to rescue; to help escape danger

脱离

tuōlí — to break free from; to escape; to separate from

魔爪

mózhǎo — evil claws; clutches of a malevolent force

吧

ba — sentence-final particle for suggestions or requests

这位

zhè wèi — this person (respectful); this individual here

卓越

zhuóyuè — outstanding; excellent; remarkably distinguished

贤者

xiánzhě — wise person; sage; person of great wisdom

全身

quánshēn — whole body; entire physical being

上下

shàngxià — top to bottom; up and down; throughout

每

měi — every; each; each individual one

一根

yī gēn — one strand of; one (slender object measure)

血管

xuèguǎn — blood vessel; vein or artery in the body

脉搏

màibó — pulse; rhythmic beating of blood vessels

都

dōu — all; both; every one without exception

为之

wèi zhī — because of it; on account of this (classical)

颤抖

chàndǒu — to tremble; to shudder; to shake with emotion

一见

yī jiàn — as soon as seeing; upon first sight of

到

dào — to arrive at; to reach; up to a point

哭泣

kūqì — to weep; to cry; to sob with tears

便

biàn — then; thereupon; immediately after (literary)

必须

bìxū — must; have to; it is necessary to

走

zǒu — to walk; to go; to leave

另一条

lìng yī tiáo — another (route); a different one (strip-like)

路

lù — road; path; route; way

若

ruò — if; should; supposing that (literary)

想

xiǎng — to want; to think; to wish to do

逃离

táolí — to flee from; to escape away from danger

蛮荒

mánhuāng — savage wilderness; uncivilized wild terrain

旷野

kuàngyě — open wilderness; vast open empty land