The divine comedy — Page 4

Vocabulary

不要

bù yào — Do not; used to express prohibition or advice

折磨

zhé mó — To torment or torture; cause great suffering

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; referring back to the subject

这是

zhè shì — This is; used to identify or introduce something

意志

yì zhì — Will; determination; mental resolve or intention

所定

suǒ dìng — That which is determined or decreed by someone

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place over there

与

yǔ — And; with; together with another entity

权力

quán lì — Power; authority; the right to command

合而为一

hé ér wéi yī — Unite into one; merge together completely

不必

bù bì — Need not; it is unnecessary to do something

再

zài — Again; once more; additionally

问

wèn — To ask; to inquire about something

了

le — Particle indicating completion or changed situation

随即

suí jí — Immediately after; right away; without delay

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned

船夫

chuán fū — Boatman; ferryman who operates a boat

蓬乱

péng luàn — Disheveled; unkempt and messy in appearance

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun

双颊

shuāng jiá — Both cheeks; the two sides of the face

沉默

chén mò — Silence; to become quiet or say nothing

下来

xià lái — To come down; indicates downward movement or settling

他

tā — He; him; third person singular male pronoun

驾舟

jià zhōu — To steer or pilot a boat or vessel

行于

xíng yú — To travel upon or move across a surface

阴暗

yīn àn — Dark and gloomy; dim and shadowy in atmosphere

湖面

hú miàn — Lake surface; the top of a lake's water

之上

zhī shàng — Above; on top of; upon something

其

qí — His; its; their; third person possessive pronoun

眼周

yǎn zhōu — Area around the eyes; the eye surroundings

旋转

xuán zhuǎn — To spin; to rotate around a central point

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state

炽烈

chì liè — Blazing; intensely burning and passionate

火焰

huǒ yàn — Flame; the visible burning light of fire

与此同时

yǔ cǐ tóng shí — At the same time; meanwhile; simultaneously

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to a plural group of things

虚弱

xū ruò — Weak; feeble; lacking physical strength or energy

而

ér — And; but; linking contrasting or related clauses

赤裸

chì luǒ — Naked; bare; without any clothing covering body

魂灵

hún líng — Soul; spirit; the spiritual essence of a person

面色

miàn sè — Facial color; complexion; expression on one's face

大变

dà biàn — Changed drastically; undergo a great transformation

咬牙切齿

yǎo yá qiē chǐ — Gnash teeth; extremely angry and resentful

一旦

yī dàn — Once; as soon as a certain condition occurs

残酷

cán kù — Cruel; brutal; mercilessly harsh and ruthless

话语

huà yǔ — Words; utterances; what someone says or speaks

传入

chuán rù — To transmit into; reach or enter by spreading

他们

tā men — They; them; third person plural pronoun

耳中

ěr zhōng — Into the ears; within one's hearing

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; as a result consequently

亵渎

xiè dú — To blaspheme; to treat something sacred disrespectfully

上帝

shàng dì — God; the supreme deity in monotheistic religion

父母

fù mǔ — Parents; father and mother together

诅咒

zǔ zhòu — To curse; invoke evil upon someone through words

人类

rén lèi — Humanity; humankind; the human race collectively

此地

cǐ dì — This place; here; the current location

此时

cǐ shí — At this moment; now; the current time

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; together with

造就

zào jiù — To create; to nurture and bring into existence

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously; in addition

赋予

fù yǔ — To bestow; to grant or endow with something

生命

shēng mìng — Life; living existence; the state of being alive

种子

zhǒng zi — Seed; the origin or source of something

随后

suí hòu — Soon after; subsequently; following that moment

一同

yī tóng — Together; at the same time as others

悲号

bēi háo — To wail sorrowfully; cry out in great grief

哀嚎

āi háo — To howl mournfully; lament loudly in anguish

走向

zǒu xiàng — To walk toward; move in the direction of

受

shòu — To receive; to undergo; to be subjected to

彼岸

bǐ àn — The other shore; the far bank; beyond this world

每个

měi gè — Every; each one individually without exception

不

bù — Not; no; negation particle in Chinese

敬畏

jìng wèi — Awe and reverence; deep respect mixed with fear

之人

zhī rén — The person who; one who does something

都

dōu — All; both; every; without exception

必须

bì xū — Must; have to; it is required or obligatory

渡过

dù guò — To cross over a body of water; pass through

此处

cǐ chù — Here; this place; this specific location

魔鬼

mó guǐ — Devil; demon; an evil supernatural being

般

bān — Like; resembling; in the manner of something

形象

xíng xiàng — Image; appearance; the visual form of something

双眼

shuāng yǎn — Both eyes; a pair of eyes

如

rú — Like; as; resembling in comparison

燃烧

rán shāo — To burn; to be on fire; combust with flames

煤炭

méi tàn — Coal; black mineral fuel used for burning energy

将

jiāng — Will; about to; future action marker

悉数

xī shù — All of them; every single one without exception

聚拢

jù lǒng — To gather together; to collect into one group

挥手

huī shǒu — To wave one's hand as a gesture or signal

示意

shì yì — To signal; to indicate through gesture or sign

凡有

fán yǒu — Whoever has; any who possess or show

迟疑

chí yí — To hesitate; to be uncertain and slow to act

者

zhě — Suffix meaning 'one who' or 'person that'

便以

biàn yǐ — Then use; thereupon using something as means

船桨

chuán jiǎng — Oar; paddle used to row a boat through water

击打

jī dǎ — To strike; to hit with force against something

之

zhī — Classical pronoun meaning him, her, it, them

正如

zhèng rú — Just as; exactly like; in the same way as

轻盈

qīng yíng — Light and graceful; delicate and nimble in movement

秋叶

qiū yè — Autumn leaves; fallen leaves of the fall season

纷纷

fēn fēn — One after another; in succession; in large numbers

飘落

piāo luò — To drift down and fall; float gently downward

一片

yī piàn — One piece; a sheet; a stretch of something

紧随

jǐn suí — To follow closely behind; keep up right after

直至

zhí zhì — Until; right up to a certain point in time

枝桠

zhī yā — Branches; the forking limbs of a tree

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; everything; all that belongs or exists

荣光

róng guāng — Glory; radiant splendor; honor and brilliance

散落

sàn luò — To scatter and fall; spread out across an area

于

yú — At; in; on; classical preposition of location

脚下

jiǎo xià — Underfoot; at one's feet; beneath one's feet

大地

dà dì — The earth; the ground; the vast land below

罪孽

zuì niè — Sin; wrongdoing; moral transgression and guilt

子孙

zǐ sūn — Descendants; offspring; future generations of a family

亦以

yì yǐ — Also by; likewise using; in the same manner

同样

tóng yàng — Same; identical; in the same way or manner

方式

fāng shì — Way; method; manner of doing something

一个

yī gè — One; a single item or person

接

jiē — To follow; to receive; to connect sequentially

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

从

cóng — From; starting from a place or time

岸边

àn biān — Shore; the edge or bank beside water

投身

tóu shēn — To throw oneself into; to plunge toward something

而下

ér xià — And descend; going downward from a position

各随

gè suí — Each following; one by one in response to

一声

yī shēng — One sound; a single call or noise made

猎鹰

liè yīng — Falcon; a bird of prey used in hunting

应召

yīng zhào — To respond to a summons; answer when called

而至

ér zhì — And arrive; come as a result or consequence

就

jiù — Just; then; exactly; right away

这样

zhè yàng — Like this; in this way or manner

穿越

chuān yuè — To pass through; traverse across a space or time

幽暗

yōu àn — Dim and dark; gloomy with little light

波涛

bō tāo — Waves; surging billows of turbulent water

每当

měi dāng — Whenever; every time that something happens

对岸

duì àn — The opposite bank; the far shore across water

登陆

dēng lù — To land; to come ashore on a bank or coast

此岸

cǐ àn — This shore; the near bank on this side

又

yòu — Again; once more; additionally happening

聚集

jù jí — To gather; to assemble into a group together

起

qǐ — To rise; to start; directional complement upward

另

lìng — Another; other; a different one from before

一群

yī qún — A group; a crowd of people or animals

人

rén — Person; people; human being

孩子

hái zi — Child; kid; a young person or offspring

彬彬有礼

bīn bīn yǒu lǐ — Courteous and refined; very polite in manner

向导

xiàng dǎo — Guide; someone who leads others through a place

如此

rú cǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner

说道

shuō dào — Said; spoke the following words

死于

sǐ yú — To die from; to perish because of something

震怒

zhèn nù — Furious rage; extremely intense and powerful anger

之下

zhī xià — Under; beneath; below something in hierarchy

皆

jiē — All; everyone; without exception classically

四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng — From all directions; every side and corner

汇聚

huì jù — To converge; to flow together into one point

于此

yú cǐ — Here; at this place; at this point

抗拒

kàng jù — To resist; to refuse and oppose something forcefully

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned

条

tiáo — Measure word for long narrow things like rivers

河

hé — River; a natural flowing body of freshwater

因为

yīn wèi — Because; since; for the reason that

天国

tiān guó — Kingdom of Heaven; paradise; the divine realm

公正

gōng zhèng — Justice; fairness; impartial and righteous judgment

驱策

qū cè — To drive and urge forward; compel into action

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable something happen

恐惧

kǒng jù — Fear; terror; intense feeling of dread

化为

huà wéi — To transform into; to become something different

渴望

kě wàng — To desire earnestly; to long or yearn deeply

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; as a result; for this reason

从未

cóng wèi — Never; have never at any time done something

有过

yǒu guò — Have ever had; experienced at some past time

善良

shàn liáng — Kind; good-natured; morally virtuous and benevolent

灵魂

líng hún — Soul; spirit; the immaterial essence of a person

经过

jīng guò — To pass by; to go through or across a place