The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 8

Vocabulary

在

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

年

nián — year; used in dates and time expressions

为

wèi — for; on behalf of; in order to

其

qí — his, her, its, their; a formal pronoun

上级

shàngjí — superior, higher authority, one's boss

撰写

zhuànxiě — to write, compose, or author a document

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

一份

yī fèn — one copy or portion of a document

报告

bàogào — report; to report; an official written account

中

zhōng — in, within, among; middle

他

tā — he, him; third-person masculine pronoun

清楚

qīngchǔ — clear, distinct; to understand clearly

地

de — adverbial particle linking adjective to verb

概述

gàishù — to summarize, give an overview of something

了

le — particle indicating completed action or change

这一

zhè yī — this; referring to a particular thing just mentioned

方法

fāngfǎ — method, approach, way of doing something

为了

wèile — in order to, for the purpose of

使

shǐ — to cause, make, enable; to use

我们

wǒmen — we, us; first-person plural pronoun

聚集

jùjí — to gather, assemble, congregate together

三个

sān gè — three (items); a quantity of three

村庄

cūnzhuāng — village; a small rural settlement

那些

nàxiē — those; referring to plural things or people

人

rén — person, people, human being

能够

nénggòu — to be able to, capable of doing something

坚守

jiānshǒu — to firmly hold, defend, or stick to a position

定居

dìngjū — to settle down, establish a permanent residence

最

zuì — most; superlative degree modifier

有效

yǒuxiào — effective, valid, producing desired results

恐惧

kǒngjù — fear, dread, terror; to be afraid

也是

yě shì — also is; it is also the case that

适合

shìhé — suitable, fitting, appropriate for something

本性

běnxìng — inherent nature, natural disposition, true character

是

shì — to be; is, am, are; affirmative copula

让

ràng — to let, allow, cause someone to do something

他们

tāmen — they, them; third-person plural pronoun

对其

duì qí — toward them/it; with respect to them

极为

jí wéi — extremely, exceedingly; to a very high degree

畏惧

wèijù — to fear, dread; feeling of awe and terror

要塞

yàosài — fortress, stronghold, military fortification

和

hé — and; together with; connecting nouns or phrases

守备队

shǒubèiduì — garrison; troops stationed to defend a place

非常

fēicháng — very, extremely, unusually; not ordinary

频繁

pínfán — frequent, repeated, happening often

来到

láidào — to arrive, come to a place

上述

shàngshù — aforementioned, above-mentioned, stated above

横行

héngxíng — to run rampant, roam freely and aggressively

于

yú — in, at, on; formal preposition of location

这片

zhè piàn — this area, this stretch of land

土地

tǔdì — land, soil, territory, ground

甚至

shènzhì — even, to the extent that, going so far as

深入

shēnrù — to go deep into, penetrate further inside

到

dào — to arrive at, reach; up to a point

从前

cóngqián — formerly, in the past, once upon a time

居住

jūzhù — to reside, live, dwell in a place

旧

jiù — old, former, past; previously used

巢穴

cháoxué — lair, den, hideout; animal nest or burrow

之中

zhī zhōng — within, in the middle of, among

倘若

tǎngruò — if, supposing, in the event that

碰巧

pèngqiǎo — by chance, happen to, coincidentally

发现

fāxiàn — to discover, find, realize something exists

任何

rènhé — any, whatever, whichever; no matter what

种植

zhòngzhí — to plant, cultivate, grow crops

便

biàn — then, immediately; conveniently; formal 'then'

将其

jiāng qí — to take it/them; formal object marker phrase

摧毁

cuīhuǐ — to destroy, devastate, demolish completely

砍倒

kǎndǎo — to chop down, fell by cutting with a blade

不

bù — no, not; negation particle

给

gěi — to give; for, to; indirect object marker

留下

liúxià — to leave behind, remain, keep something

东西

dōngxi — thing, stuff, object; generic term for items

看到

kàndào — to see, catch sight of, notice visually

神父

shénfù — priest, father; Catholic clergy title

保护

bǎohù — to protect, guard, safeguard someone or something

着

zhe — particle indicating ongoing action or state

当

dāng — at the time of, when; to serve as

时

shí — time, period; when; used in time expressions

与

yǔ — and, with; together with; formal conjunction

对抗

duìkàng — to resist, oppose, confront; opposition, confrontation

站在

zhàn zài — to stand at, be on the side of someone

一边

yībiān — one side; on the side of; simultaneously

但

dàn — but, however; introduces a contrast or exception

此事

cǐ shì — this matter, this affair, this issue

士兵们

shìbīngmen — soldiers; plural of soldier

始终

shǐzhōng — always, from beginning to end, consistently

必须

bìxū — must, have to; it is necessary to

取得

qǔdé — to obtain, achieve, gain, win something

胜利

shènglì — victory, triumph, to win; successful outcome

而

ér — and, but, yet; formal connective conjunction

则

zé — then, in that case; formal contrastive particle

谨慎

jǐnshèn — cautious, careful, prudent; acting with care

随时

suíshí — at any time, whenever necessary, always ready

告知

gàozhī — to inform, notify, let someone know

谁

shuí — who; interrogative pronoun for a person

何处

héchù — where, what place; formal interrogative of location

可能

kěnéng — possible, maybe, might; possibility

需要

xūyào — to need, require; a necessity or requirement

并

bìng — and; moreover; at the same time; furthermore

确保

quèbǎo — to ensure, guarantee, make certain of something

总督

zǒngdū — governor-general, viceroy; colonial top official

大人

dàrén — honorable lord, your excellency; respectful address

发给

fāgěi — to issue to, send out, distribute to someone

命令

mìnglìng — order, command; to order someone to act

得以

déyǐ — so as to, be able to, thereby enabling

执行

zhíxíng — to execute, carry out, implement an order

无论如何

wúlùn rúhé — no matter what, in any case, regardless

不得

bùdé — must not, not allowed, prohibited from doing

为难

wéinán — to make things difficult, embarrass, trouble someone

所

suǒ — formal particle marking the object of an action

善待

shàndài — to treat kindly, deal with someone benevolently