The Prince — Page 7

Vocabulary

然而

rán ér — However; yet; introduces a contrast or exception.

在

zài — In; at; located at a place or time.

君主论

jūn zhǔ lùn — The Prince; Machiavelli's famous political treatise.

中

zhōng — In; within; inside a place or text.

公爵

gōng jué — Duke; a high-ranking European noble title.

实际上

shí jì shàng — Actually; in reality; in practical terms.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates the subject receives an action.

列举

liè jǔ — To enumerate; to list items one by one.

为

wéi — As; to be; used to indicate a role or category.

一种

yī zhǒng — A type of; a kind of something.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

典型

diǎn xíng — Typical example; archetype; representative case.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This type of; this kind of.

因

yīn — Because of; due to; owing to a cause.

他人

tā rén — Others; other people; someone else.

际遇

jì yù — Fortune; circumstances; one's lot in life.

而

ér — And; yet; connects clauses or contrasts ideas.

兴起

xīng qǐ — To rise up; to emerge; to come to prominence.

又

yòu — Again; also; additionally; once more.

随之

suí zhī — Following that; thereupon; along with it.

衰落

shuāi luò — To decline; to fall; to deteriorate in power.

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

采取

cǎi qǔ — To adopt; to take (measures or actions).

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

一个

yī gè — One; a single (general measure word).

审慎

shěn shèn — Prudent; cautious; careful and deliberate in judgment.

之人

zhī rén — A person who; one who (literary modifier).

所能

suǒ néng — What one is able to do; within one's capability.

预料到

yù liào dào — To anticipate; to foresee; to predict in advance.

每一种

měi yī zhǒng — Every kind of; each type of possibility.

措施

cuò shī — Measure; step; action taken to address a situation.

唯独

wéi dú — Only; solely; with the single exception of.

遗漏

yí lòu — To omit; to leave out; to overlook accidentally.

那条

nà tiáo — That (measure word for routes, rules, etc.).

能

néng — Can; able to; capable of doing something.

拯救

zhěng jiù — To save; to rescue; to deliver from danger.

路

lù — Road; path; way; route to a destination.

一切

yī qiē — Everything; all; every possible thing.

可能

kě néng — Possible; maybe; might happen or occur.

发生

fā shēng — To occur; to happen; to take place.

情况

qíng kuàng — Situation; circumstance; condition or state of affairs.

做好

zuò hǎo — To do well; to prepare adequately for something.

准备

zhǔn bèi — Preparation; to prepare; to get ready for something.

没有

méi yǒu — Did not; have not; to lack or not possess.

料到

liào dào — To foresee; to anticipate; to expect beforehand.

真正

zhēn zhèng — True; genuine; real; truly and authentically so.

那

nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned.

当

dāng — When; at the time that; during a moment.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; everything one possesses or controls.

才能

cái néng — Talent; ability; skill; one's capabilities and gifts.

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; without exception.

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to; impossible to; no way to do.

使

shǐ — To cause; to make; to enable someone to do.

渡过

dù guò — To get through; to overcome; to survive a difficulty.

难关

nán guān — Difficult pass; crisis; a hard obstacle to overcome.

时

shí — When; at the time of; during a period.

高呼

gāo hū — To cry out loudly; to exclaim; to shout aloud.

这

zhè — This; these; referring to something nearby or present.

不是

bù shì — Is not; are not; negates identity or description.

过错

guò cuò — Fault; mistake; error; wrongdoing one is responsible for.

而是

ér shì — But rather; instead it is; introduces a correction.

非凡

fēi fán — Extraordinary; exceptional; beyond the ordinary level.

不可预见

bù kě yù jiàn — Unforeseeable; impossible to predict or anticipate.

命运

mìng yùn — Fate; destiny; fortune that governs one's life.

使然

shǐ rán — Caused by; brought about by; made so by something.

年

nián — Year; used after numbers to indicate a year.

庇护

bì hù — To shelter; to protect; also a papal name (Pius).

三世

sān shì — The Third; ordinal title for a monarch or pope.

驾崩

jià bēng — To pass away; death of an emperor or high dignitary.

之后

zhī hòu — After; afterwards; following a certain event or time.

派往

pài wǎng — To dispatch to; to send someone to a place.

罗马

Luó mǎ — Rome; the capital city of Italy.

观察

guān chá — To observe; to watch; to examine carefully.

其

qí — Its; his; their; literary third-person possessive pronoun.

继承人

jì chéng rén — Successor; heir; one who inherits a position.

选举

xuǎn jǔ — Election; to elect; to choose by voting.

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place; over there.

目睹

mù dǔ — To witness; to see with one's own eyes.

欺骗

qī piàn — To deceive; to cheat; to trick someone dishonestly.

以致

yǐ zhì — So that; resulting in; leading to a consequence.

让

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

选择

xuǎn zé — To choose; to select; a choice between options.

落在

luò zài — To fall upon; to land on; to be placed on.

即

jí — That is; namely; i.e.; in other words.

二世

èr shì — The Second; ordinal title for a pope or monarch.

身上

shēn shang — On someone; upon a person; referring to one's self.

此人

cǐ rén — This person; this individual (slightly formal reference).

正是

zhèng shì — Is exactly; is precisely; it is none other than.

那些

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

最有

zuì yǒu — Most have; having the greatest amount of something.

理由

lǐ yóu — Reason; grounds; justification for an action or belief.

惧怕

jù pà — To fear; to dread; to be afraid of something.

之一

zhī yī — One of; among; one member of a group.

评论

píng lùn — To comment; commentary; a critical remark or review.

这次

zhè cì — This time; this instance; on this occasion.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to state or express verbally.

以为

yǐ wéi — To think; to believe (often mistakenly); to assume.

新的

xīn de — New; fresh; newly acquired or created.

恩惠

ēn huì — Favor; benefit; kindness or grace bestowed on someone.

能使

néng shǐ — Can cause; able to make someone do something.

显要

xiǎn yào — Prominent figures; important personages; influential people.

人物

rén wù — Figure; personage; notable person or character.

忘却

wàng què — To forget completely; to put out of memory.

旧日

jiù rì — Old days; former times; past days.

伤害

shāng hài — Harm; injury; damage done to someone physically or emotionally.

不过

bù guò — However; but; merely; only; introduces a qualification.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the copula verb to be.

自欺欺人

zì qī qī rén — Self-deception; deceiving both oneself and others.

不达

bù dá — Not reaching; failing to achieve a goal or aim.

毁灭

huǐ miè — Destruction; ruin; to annihilate or completely destroy.

之

zhī — Of; possessive or linking particle in classical Chinese.

目的

mù dì — Purpose; goal; aim; the objective of an action.

誓不罢休

shì bù bà xiū — Vow not to stop; refuse to give up until done.

处

chù — Place; location; at a certain point in time or space.

彼时

bǐ shí — At that time; back then; in those days (literary).

这位

zhè wèi — This (respected) person; polite way to refer to someone.

教皇

jiào huáng — Pope; the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

正

zhèng — Just; right now; in the process of doing something.

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; the commencement of something.

发动

fā dòng — To launch; to initiate; to start a military campaign.

针对

zhēn duì — Aimed at; directed against; targeting specifically.

军事行动

jūn shì xíng dòng — Military operation; armed action or campaign.

最终

zuì zhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end.

将

jiāng — Will; shall; future action marker; also means 'to take.'

此

cǐ — This; these; literary demonstrative pronoun.

事业

shì yè — Cause; enterprise; career; undertaking or venture.

推向

tuī xiàng — To push toward; to drive something to a goal.

成功

chéng gōng — Success; to succeed; achievement of a desired goal.

正如

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

许多

xǔ duō — Many; a lot of; numerous instances or quantities.

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; additional ones besides those mentioned.

冒险

mào xiǎn — To take risks; adventure; venturing into danger.

之举

zhī jǔ — Such an act; this kind of action (literary suffix).

一样

yī yàng — The same; alike; identical; similar to something else.

主要

zhǔ yào — Main; primary; chiefly; most importantly.

归功于

guī gōng yú — To attribute credit to; to owe success to someone.

急进

jí jìn — Impetuous; rashly advancing; moving forward aggressively.

冲动

chōng dòng — Impulse; impulsive; acting on sudden emotion without thinking.

性格

xìng gé — Character; personality; one's temperament or disposition.

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using as a basis.

参照

cān zhào — To refer to; to use as reference; to compare with.

就

jiù — Then; right away; precisely; used for emphasis or sequence.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; literary conjunction.

女性

nǚ xìng — Female; women; the female sex or gender.

相似性

xiāng sì xìng — Similarity; resemblance; the quality of being alike.

发表

fā biǎo — To publish; to express; to make a statement publicly.

道德

dào dé — Morality; ethics; moral principles and values.

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously; also in addition to.

得出

dé chū — To arrive at; to reach (a conclusion or result).

结论

jié lùn — Conclusion; final judgment; outcome of reasoning.

能够

néng gòu — To be able to; to have the capacity to do.

赢得

yíng dé — To win; to gain; to earn through effort or contest.

驾驭

jià yù — To control; to master; to manage skillfully.

两者

liǎng zhě — Both; the two; referring to two previously mentioned things.

勇于冒险

yǒng yú mào xiǎn — Bold in taking risks; daring to venture courageously.

而非

ér fēi — Rather than; instead of; as opposed to.

谨小慎微

jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi — Overly cautious; timid; excessively careful and hesitant.