The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 6

Vocabulary

在

zài — At, in, on; indicating location or existence

伐木

fá mù — Logging; the act of cutting down trees

和

hé — And; together with; connecting words or phrases

造船

zào chuán — Shipbuilding; constructing or building ships

方面

fāng miàn — Aspect, field, area of a subject or matter

存在

cún zài — To exist; existence of something or someone

一些

yī xiē — Some, a few; an unspecified small quantity

强制

qiǎng zhì — To compel, force; coercive enforcement of action

劳役

láo yì — Forced labor; compulsory physical work as obligation

兵役

bīng yì — Military service; compulsory duty to serve in army

要求

yāo qiú — To require, demand; a request or requirement

人们

rén men — People; referring to people in general

以

yǐ — With, using, in the capacity of; a preposition

士兵

shì bīng — Soldier; an enlisted member of the military

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

身份

shēn fèn — Identity, status; one's role or social position

参与

cān yù — To participate, take part in an activity

前往

qián wǎng — To go to, head toward a destination

亚洲

Yà zhōu — Asia; the largest continent on Earth

海岸

hǎi àn — Coast, shoreline; land bordering the sea

远征

yuǎn zhēng — Expedition; a long military or exploratory journey

但

dàn — But, however; indicating contrast or exception

这里

zhè lǐ — Here; referring to this place or location

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is not; absence of something

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of, that type of thing or situation

骇人听闻

hài rén tīng wén — Shocking, horrifying; appalling enough to stun listeners

暴行

bào xíng — Atrocity, brutal act; violent and cruel behavior

正是

zhèng shì — Precisely, exactly; it is exactly this or that

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things or people

墨西哥

Mò xī gē — Mexico; country in southern North America

南美洲

Nán Měi zhōu — South America; continent in the Southern Hemisphere

逼得

bī de — To force to the point of; driven to do something

母亲们

mǔ qīn men — Mothers; plural reference to multiple mothers

孩子

hái zi — Child, children; young offspring of a person

出生

chū shēng — To be born; the moment of birth

时

shí — When, at the time of; indicating a moment

整个

zhěng gè — Entire, whole; referring to the complete group or thing

部族

bù zú — Tribe; a social group sharing common ancestry or culture

宁可

nìng kě — Would rather; preferring one option over another

选择

xuǎn zé — To choose, select; making a decision between options

也

yě — Also, too; indicating addition or contrast

不愿

bù yuàn — Unwilling, reluctant; not wanting to do something

中

zhōng — In, inside, within; indicating a location or context

慢慢

màn màn — Slowly, gradually; doing something at a slow pace

死去

sǐ qù — To die, pass away; ceasing to be alive

与

yǔ — With, and; connecting nouns or comparing situations

美洲

Měi zhōu — The Americas; North and South America combined

情况

qíng kuàng — Situation, circumstances; the state of affairs

截然不同

jié rán bù tóng — Completely different; sharply contrasting with each other

岛屿

dǎo yǔ — Islands; landmasses surrounded by water

地区

dì qū — Region, area; a defined geographic zone or district

人口

rén kǒu — Population; the total number of people in an area

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives the action

消灭殆尽

xiāo miè dài jìn — Completely annihilated; wiped out entirely without remainder

后来

hòu lái — Later, afterward; referring to a subsequent time

又

yòu — Again, also; indicating repetition or addition

带来

dài lái — To bring, introduce; causing something to arrive

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state

黑人

hēi rén — Black people; people of African descent

奴隶制

nú lì zhì — Slavery; the system of owning people as property

祸患

huò huàn — Calamity, scourge; a serious harmful problem or disaster

菲律宾

Fēi lǜ bīn — The Philippines; Southeast Asian island nation

事实

shì shí — Fact; something that actually occurred or is true

表明

biǎo míng — To indicate, show; making something clear or evident

传教士

chuán jiào shì — Missionary; person sent to spread religious beliefs abroad

神父

shén fù — Catholic priest; ordained minister of the Catholic Church

严厉

yán lì — Strict, stern; being harsh or severe in discipline

仁慈

rén cí — Benevolent, merciful; showing kindness and compassion

教导

jiào dǎo — To teach, instruct; guiding someone through education

下

xià — Under, below; beneath a condition or authority

当地

dāng dì — Local; pertaining to a particular place or region

确实

què shí — Indeed, truly; used to affirm something is certain

有所

yǒu suǒ — To some extent; indicating a degree of change

增长

zēng zhǎng — Growth, increase; rising in number or quantity

生活

shēng huó — Life, livelihood; daily living and existence

水平

shuǐ píng — Level, standard; the degree of quality or achievement

得到

dé dào — To obtain, receive; successfully getting something

提升

tí shēng — To improve, elevate; raising to a higher level

遥远

yáo yuǎn — Distant, remote; very far away in space or time

距离

jù lí — Distance; the space between two points or places

旅途

lǚ tú — Journey, trip; the course of traveling somewhere

艰辛

jiān xīn — Hardship, toil; difficult and arduous circumstances

阻止

zǔ zhǐ — To stop, prevent; blocking something from happening

许多

xǔ duō — Many, a lot of; a large number or quantity

不负责任

bù fù zé rèn — Irresponsible; lacking accountability or sense of duty

冒险者

mào xiǎn zhě — Adventurer; person who seeks risky or daring experiences

从

cóng — From; indicating origin or starting point

西班牙

Xī bān yá — Spain; country in southwestern Europe

前来

qián lái — To come here, arrive; traveling to a specific place

而且

ér qiě — Moreover, furthermore; adding emphasis to a point

对

duì — For, toward; indicating direction of relation or action

居民

jū mín — Residents, inhabitants; people living in a place

来说

lái shuō — For, as far as; indicating a perspective or standpoint

幸运

xìng yùn — Lucky, fortunate; having good fortune or luck

是

shì — Is, are, am; the verb to be in Chinese

从未

cóng wèi — Never; at no point in time has something occurred

发现

fā xiàn — To discover, find; encountering something previously unknown

过

guò — Experiential particle; indicates a past experience

丰富

fēng fù — Rich, abundant; having a large amount of something

矿产

kuàng chǎn — Mineral resources; naturally occurring mineral deposits

资源

zī yuán — Resources; available assets, supplies, or materials

治理

zhì lǐ — Governance, administration; managing and ruling a system

体系

tǐ xì — System, structure; an organized set of principles

其

qí — Its, their; third-person possessive pronoun

基本

jī běn — Basic, fundamental; essential foundational characteristics

特征

tè zhēng — Feature, characteristic; distinguishing quality of something

上

shàng — On, above; regarding, in terms of a subject

简单

jiǎn dān — Simple, straightforward; not complex or complicated

将

jiāng — To take, with; a formal preposition for action

城镇

chéng zhèn — Towns; small urban settlements between village and city

村庄

cūn zhuāng — Village; a small rural community or settlement

聚集

jù jí — To gather, assemble; bringing together in one place

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

周围

zhōu wéi — Around, surrounding; the area encircling something

或

huò — Or; indicating an alternative option or choice

建立

jiàn lì — To establish, found; creating or setting up something

新的

xīn de — New; recently created or not existing before

定居点

dìng jū diǎn — Settlement; a place where people establish permanent residence

大量

dà liàng — Large quantity, a lot; an abundant or great amount

运用

yùn yòng — To apply, utilize; making practical use of something

象征

xiàng zhēng — Symbol; something representing or standing for something else

向

xiàng — Toward, to; indicating direction or recipient of action

民众

mín zhòng — The masses, common people; ordinary citizens collectively

传授

chuán shòu — To impart, teach; passing on knowledge or skills

信仰

xìn yǎng — Faith, belief; religious conviction or deeply held belief

特别

tè bié — Especially, particularly; more than usual emphasis

强调

qiáng diào — To emphasize, stress; highlighting importance of something

由

yóu — By, from; indicating the agent performing an action

他们

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

所

suǒ — Particle preceding verbs indicating the object acted upon

宣扬

xuān yáng — To advocate, propagate; spreading and promoting an idea

上帝

Shàng dì — God; the supreme deity in Christianity

敬畏

jìng wèi — Awe, reverence; feeling deep respect mixed with fear

并

bìng — And, also; additionally linking actions or qualities

通过

tōng guò — Through, by means of; using a method to achieve

灌输

guàn shū — To instill, indoctrinate; forcefully implanting ideas in someone

忍耐

rěn nài — Patience, endurance; tolerating hardship without complaint

谦逊

qiān xùn — Humility, modesty; not being proud or arrogant

基督教

Jī dū jiào — Christianity; the religion based on teachings of Jesus

美德

měi dé — Virtue; a morally good quality or characteristic

使

shǐ — To cause, make; resulting in a certain state

甘于

gān yú — To be content with, willing to; accepting willingly

顺从

shùn cóng — Obedience, compliance; submissively following authority