The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 4

Vocabulary

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind/type of something

标记

biāo jì — mark, sign, or symbol indicating something

通过

tōng guò — to pass through; by means of

在

zài — at, in, on; indicates location or time

前额

qián é — the forehead, front part of the head

顶部

dǐng bù — the top part or upper portion of something

横向

héng xiàng — horizontal direction or orientation

切开

qiē kāi — to cut open or make an incision

皮肤

pí fū — skin, the outer covering of the body

并

bìng — and; furthermore; simultaneously

将

jiāng — will; to take; used before object of verb

其

qí — its, his, her; that; a pronoun

向下

xiàng xià — downward, in a downward direction

拉至

lā zhì — to pull down to a certain point

眉毛

méi mao — eyebrows, the hair above the eyes

处

chù — place, location; at a certain point

来

lái — to come; used to indicate purpose

授予

shòu yǔ — to grant, confer, or bestow upon someone

有

yǒu — to have; there is/are

资格

zī gé — qualification, eligibility, or credentials

获得

huò dé — to obtain, acquire, or gain something

它

tā — it; third-person pronoun for objects/animals

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or description

人

rén — person, people, human being

处于

chǔ yú — to be in a certain state or condition

状态

zhuàng tài — state, condition, or status of something

时

shí — when, at the time of; time

用

yòng — to use; with; by means of

温热

wēn rè — warm, gently heated, lukewarm temperature

手

shǒu — hand; a person's hand

按压

àn yā — to press down on with force

揉搓

róu cuō — to rub or knead repeatedly with hands

直到

zhí dào — until, up to a certain point in time

收缩

shōu suō — to contract, shrink, or become smaller

成

chéng — to become; into; indicating result

下部

xià bù — the lower part or bottom section

一道

yī dào — a single line, streak, or scar

粗厚

cū hòu — thick and coarse in texture or appearance

疤痕

bā hén — scar left after a wound heals

大多数

dà duō shù — the majority, most of a group

法官

fǎ guān — judge, a judicial official in court

和

hé — and; with; together with

议员

yì yuán — member of a council or legislature

都

dōu — all, both; indicating totality

留有

liú yǒu — to have retained or kept something

这样

zhè yàng — like this, in this way or manner

我

wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun

父亲

fù qin — father, one's male parent

早已

zǎo yǐ — already long ago, long since done

之

zhī — it, him, her; classical possessive particle

曾

céng — once, formerly; indicates past experience

亲眼

qīn yǎn — with one's own eyes, personally witnessed

见过

jiàn guò — have seen before; witnessed previously

被

bèi — passive marker; by (indicating passive voice)

一位

yī wèi — one (person), a polite counter for people

兄弟

xiōng dì — brothers; male siblings

而

ér — and yet; but; a connective particle

也

yě — also, too; likewise

父母

fù mǔ — parents, father and mother

注定

zhù dìng — destined, fated to happen inevitably

要

yào — to want; must; will; going to

接受

jiē shòu — to accept, receive, or undergo something

这一

zhè yī — this one; this particular (thing)

那些

nà xiē — those (plural), referring to distant items

即

jí — namely, that is; immediately

首领们

shǒu lǐng men — leaders, chiefs; plural of chief

负责

fù zé — to be responsible for; in charge of

裁决

cái jué — to adjudicate, make a ruling or verdict

纠纷

jiū fēn — dispute, conflict, or disagreement between parties

惩处

chéng chǔ — to punish, penalize for wrongdoing

罪行

zuì xíng — crime, criminal act or offense

为此

wèi cǐ — for this purpose, because of this

他们

tā men — they, them; third-person plural pronoun

总是

zǒng shì — always, invariably, at all times

聚集

jù jí — to gather, assemble, or congregate together

一起

yī qǐ — together, at the same time or place

审判

shěn pàn — trial; to try a case in court

程序

chéng xù — procedure, process, or set of steps

通常

tōng cháng — usually, normally, under ordinary circumstances

很

hěn — very, quite; intensifying adverb

简短

jiǎn duǎn — brief, short, and concise

情况下

qíng kuàng xià — under certain circumstances or conditions

以牙还牙

yǐ yá huán yá — an eye for an eye; retributive justice

法则

fǎ zé — law, rule, or principle governing behavior

占

zhàn — to occupy; to hold a dominant position

主导

zhǔ dǎo — dominant, leading role or position

地位

dì wèi — position, status, or standing in society

记得

jì de — to remember, to recall something

一个

yī gè — one (general counter); a single item

因

yīn — because of; due to; reason

绑架

bǎng jià — to kidnap, abduct someone by force

一名

yī míng — one (person); counter for individuals

男孩

nán hái — boy, a young male child

带到

dài dào — to bring or take to a place

其他

qí tā — other, the rest, other people or things

面前

miàn qián — in front of, before someone's presence

尽管

jǐn guǎn — even though, despite, although

他

tā — he, him; third-person male pronoun

是

shì — to be; is, are, am

首领

shǒu lǐng — chief, leader, or head of a group

或

huò — or; either; perhaps

之子

zhī zǐ — son of (classical possessive structure)

仍

réng — still, yet, nevertheless

判决

pàn jué — judgment, verdict, or judicial ruling

以

yǐ — with, using; by means of

男奴

nán nú — male slave, an enslaved man

女奴

nǚ nú — female slave, an enslaved woman

作为

zuò wéi — as, in the capacity of; to serve as

赔偿

péi cháng — compensation, reparation for loss or damage

然而

rán ér — however, nevertheless, but; contrast conjunction

通奸

tōng jiān — adultery, voluntary sexual intercourse outside marriage

有时

yǒu shí — sometimes, occasionally, at times

会

huì — will; can; able to; likely to

处以

chǔ yǐ — to sentence to; to impose a punishment

奴役

nú yì — slavery, enslavement; to enslave someone

死刑

sǐ xíng — death penalty, capital punishment

相信

xiāng xìn — to believe, trust, have confidence in

惩罚

chéng fá — punishment, penalty for wrongdoing

非洲

fēi zhōu — Africa, the continent of Africa

民族

mín zú — ethnic group, nation, or people

中

zhōng — among, in, within; middle

普遍

pǔ biàn — universal, widespread, common everywhere

存在

cún zài — to exist; existence

婚姻

hūn yīn — marriage, matrimony; the institution of marriage

贞洁

zhēn jié — chastity, sexual purity and faithfulness

中间

zhōng jiān — in the middle, between, among

如此

rú cǐ — so, thus, in this way; such

神圣

shén shèng — sacred, holy, divine in nature

对

duì — toward; regarding; correct; a pair

妻子

qī zi — wife, a married woman

忠贞

zhōng zhēn — loyal and faithful, devoted fidelity

又

yòu — again; also; and; moreover

看重

kàn zhòng — to value highly, regard as important

关于

guān yú — regarding, concerning, about a topic

这一点

zhè yī diǎn — this point, this particular aspect

例子

lì zi — example, instance used to illustrate

女子

nǚ zǐ — woman, female person

判定

pàn dìng — to determine, judge, or rule upon

犯有

fàn yǒu — to be guilty of, to have committed

通奸罪

tōng jiān zuì — the crime of adultery

按照

àn zhào — according to, in accordance with

习俗

xí sú — custom, tradition, or social convention

移交

yí jiāo — to hand over, transfer to another party

给

gěi — to give; for; to (recipient marker)

她

tā — she, her; third-person female pronoun

丈夫

zhàng fu — husband, a married man

加以

jiā yǐ — to apply, to deal with; followed by action