The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 4

Vocabulary

当地

dāngdì — Local; pertaining to a specific place or area.

没有

méiyǒu — To not have; there is no; lacking something.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.

组织

zǔzhī — Organization; to organize or arrange a group.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

祭司

jìsī — Priest; a person officiating religious rituals.

阶层

jiēcéng — Social class or stratum within society.

需要

xūyào — To need; to require; a necessity.

克服

kèfú — To overcome; to surmount a difficulty or obstacle.

原始

yuánshǐ — Primitive; original; relating to an early or primal state.

宗教

zōngjiào — Religion; a system of spiritual beliefs and practices.

仪式

yíshì — Ritual; ceremony; a formal religious or cultural observance.

几乎

jīhū — Almost; nearly; very close to entirely.

完全

wánquán — Completely; entirely; fully without exception.

由

yóu — By; from; through; indicating agency or origin.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a polite measure word for people.

老妇人

lǎo fùrén — An elderly woman; an old lady.

主持

zhǔchí — To preside over; to host or officiate an event.

狂欢

kuánghuān — Revelry; wild celebration; joyous festive merrymaking.

活动

huódòng — Activity; event; a planned or organized action.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize.

组成

zǔchéng — To compose; to form; to make up a whole.

她

tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun.

承担

chéngdān — To undertake; to bear responsibility for something.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.

职责

zhízé — Duty; responsibility; an obligation tied to a role.

充当

chōngdāng — To serve as; to act in the capacity of a role.

超自然

chāo zìrán — Supernatural; beyond the natural world or explanation.

力量

lìliàng — Power; force; strength or energy of any kind.

并

bìng — And; furthermore; used to connect parallel clauses.

在

zài — At; in; on; indicating location or ongoing action.

祭祀

jìsì — To offer sacrifices; religious worship or ritual offerings.

宴席

yànxí — Banquet; a formal feast or ceremonial dinner.

上

shàng — On; above; upon; at a surface or occasion.

担任

dānrèn — To hold a position; to serve in an official role.

凭借

píngjiè — By means of; relying on; through use of something.

坚定不移

jiāndìng bù yí — Unwavering; steadfast; firmly resolute without deviation.

热忱

rèchén — Enthusiasm; fervor; sincere and passionate dedication.

严密

yánmì — Strict; rigorous; thorough and carefully organized.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; including additionally.

繁复

fánfù — Complex; elaborate; intricately detailed and multifaceted.

礼仪

lǐyí — Etiquette; ritual protocol; proper ceremonial conduct.

形式

xíngshì — Form; format; the outward structure of something.

传教士

chuánjiàoshì — Missionary; person sent to spread religious beliefs abroad.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and some nouns.

得以

déyǐ — To be able to; to manage to accomplish something.

赢得

yíngdé — To win; to gain; to earn through effort.

居民

jūmín — Resident; inhabitant; person living in a community.

信任

xìnrèn — Trust; confidence; faith placed in someone.

尤其

yóuqí — Especially; particularly; more so than other cases.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; a copular verb.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; for the reason that.

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun (male or mixed).

中

zhōng — Among; within; in the middle of a group.

大多数人

dà duōshù rén — Most people; the majority of persons in a group.

学习

xuéxí — To study; to learn; to acquire knowledge or skills.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state.

语言

yǔyán — Language; a system of communication using words.

将

jiāng — To take; will; a formal marker of future or action.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; a reflexive pronoun in Chinese.

生活

shēnghuó — Life; daily living; the way one lives day-to-day.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; a conjunction or preposition.

照管

zhàoguǎn — To take care of; to look after; to manage responsibly.

社区

shèqū — Community; a local group sharing a common area.

紧密

jǐnmì — Closely; tightly; in a close and inseparable manner.

相连

xiānglián — Connected; linked together; joined in relation.

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore; as a result; consequently.

民众

mínzhòng — The populace; common people; the general public.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; facing; a preposition of relation.

新

xīn — New; fresh; recently appeared or established.

教师

jiàoshī — Teacher; instructor; one who educates others.

和

hé — And; together with; a coordinating conjunction.

统治者

tǒngzhìzhě — Ruler; governor; one who holds political authority.

态度

tàidù — Attitude; manner; one's disposition toward something.

友善

yǒushàn — Friendly; kind; showing goodwill toward others.

不出

bù chū — Within; not exceeding; before a time period ends.

一代人

yī dài rén — One generation of people; a single generational span.

时间

shíjiān — Time; a period or duration of temporal existence.

西班牙

Xībānyá — Spain; a country in southwestern Europe.

权威

quánwēi — Authority; power; a recognized source of influence.

便

biàn — Then; consequently; a formal adverb of sequence.

菲律宾

Fēilǜbīn — The Philippines; an archipelago nation in Southeast Asia.

定居

dìngjū — To settle; to establish permanent residence somewhere.

地区

dìqū — Region; area; a geographic zone or district.

得到

dédào — To obtain; to receive; to gain or acquire something.

普遍

pǔbiàn — Universal; widespread; commonly found or accepted.

认可

rènkě — Approval; recognition; to officially accept or endorse.

此后

cǐhòu — After this; henceforth; from this point in time onward.

数年

shù nián — Several years; a number of years spanning multiple.

间

jiān — During; within; among; a span of time or space.

通过

tōngguò — Through; by means of; to pass through or achieve via.

较为

jiào wéi — Relatively; comparatively; to a greater degree than average.

野蛮

yěmán — Barbaric; savage; uncivilized and brutally aggressive.

民族

mínzú — Ethnic group; nationality; a people sharing cultural identity.

建立

jiànlì — To establish; to found; to set up something new.

定居点

dìngjūdiǎn — Settlement; a place where people establish permanent residence.

逐渐

zhújiàn — Gradually; step by step; slowly increasing over time.

扩大

kuòdà — To expand; to enlarge; to increase in scope or size.

这一

zhè yī — This; this particular; referring to a specific matter.

区域

qūyù — Zone; territory; a defined geographic or administrative area.

说服

shuōfú — To persuade; to convince someone through reasoning.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to a plural group of nearby things.

放弃

fàngqì — To abandon; to give up; to relinquish something.

游荡

yóudàng — To wander; to roam; to move about without fixed purpose.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to a plural group of distant things.

更为

gèng wéi — Even more; to a greater degree; comparatively stronger.

不良

bùliáng — Bad; harmful; undesirable or morally problematic behavior.

习性

xíxìng — Habit; behavioral tendency; an ingrained pattern of behavior.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type; referring to a specific sort.

往往

wǎngwǎng — Often; frequently; tends to happen in many cases.

带有

dàiyǒu — To carry; to have; to be characterized by a quality.

聚集

jùjí — To gather; to assemble; to come together in one place.

到

dào — To; arrive at; reaching a destination or point.

钟声

zhōngshēng — The sound of bells; bell chime; ringing of a bell.

之下

zhī xià — Under; beneath; below the scope or influence of.

市镇

shìzhèn — Town; a small urban settlement larger than a village.

村庄

cūnzhuāng — Village; a small rural community or settlement.