The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere — Page 11

Vocabulary

士兵

shìbīng — Soldier; a person serving in the military.

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and nouns.

耗尽

hàojìn — To exhaust completely; to use up all resources.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; referring to the subject themselves.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

力量

lìliàng — Strength; power; physical or mental force.

通常

tōngcháng — Usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances.

将

jiāng — Preposition indicating future action; will, shall.

生命

shēngmìng — Life; the living existence of a person or organism.

献于

xiànyú — To dedicate or sacrifice to a place or cause.

异乡

yìxiāng — Foreign land; a place away from one's hometown.

土地

tǔdì — Land; territory; the earth's surface or ground.

没有

méiyǒu — To not have; there is no; without.

留下

liúxià — To leave behind; to remain; to keep something.

任何

rènhé — Any; whatever; referring to any item or person.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with.

他

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

血脉

xuèmài — Bloodline; lineage; family or hereditary connection.

相承

xiāngchéng — To inherit and pass down; connected through succession.

合适

héshì — Suitable; appropriate; fitting for a purpose.

继承人

jìchéngrén — Heir; successor; one who inherits property or title.

来

lái — To come; used as directional or purposive complement.

按照

ànzhào — According to; in accordance with; following a standard.

标准

biāozhǔn — Standard; criterion; a benchmark for measurement or judgment.

延续

yánxù — To continue; to extend; to carry on over time.

这项

zhèxiàng — This item; this particular matter or undertaking.

事业

shìyè — Cause; enterprise; a meaningful undertaking or career.

在

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

独身

dúshēn — Celibacy; remaining single; the state of being unmarried.

制度

zhìdù — System; institution; an established set of rules or practices.

下

xià — Under; below; beneath; subordinate to a condition.

神职人员

shénzhí rényuán — Clergy; people holding religious or priestly offices.

该

gāi — Should; ought to; referring to that particular thing.

较为

jiàowéi — Relatively; comparatively; to a greater degree.

良善

liángshàn — Virtuous and good; morally upright and kind-hearted.

时期

shíqī — Period; era; a span of time with shared characteristics.

根本

gēnběn — Fundamental; at all; basic root or foundation.

后裔

hòuyì — Descendants; offspring; later generations of a lineage.

而

ér — And; but; yet; conjunctive particle linking clauses.

其

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

腐败

fǔbài — Corrupt; rotten; moral or political decay.

堕落

duòluò — Degenerate; to fall into moral corruption or depravity.

年代

niándài — Era; decade; a period of time in history.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; additionally.

促进

cùjìn — To promote; to advance; to facilitate progress or development.

社会

shèhuì — Society; the community of people living together.

政治

zhèngzhì — Politics; political affairs or government activities.

进步

jìnbù — Progress; advancement; improvement in ability or condition.

影响

yǐngxiǎng — Influence; impact; effect on someone or something.

培育

péiyù — To cultivate; to nurture; to foster growth or talent.

和

hé — And; together with; linking nouns or clauses.

抚养

fǔyǎng — To raise; to bring up; to care for a child.

后代

hòudài — Descendants; future generations; one's offspring.

宗教裁判所

zōngjiào cáipànsuǒ — Inquisition; a historical church tribunal for judging heresy.

黑暗

hēi'àn — Dark; darkness; gloomy or oppressive conditions.

密室

mìshì — Secret chamber; a hidden or private room.

扼杀

èshā — To strangle; to suppress; to kill off ideas or growth.

一切

yīqiè — Everything; all things; without exception.

思想

sīxiǎng — Thought; ideology; intellectual ideas or thinking.

上

shàng — On; above; in terms of; regarding a domain.

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore; consequently; as a result of this.

西班牙

Xībānyá — Spain; a country in southwestern Europe.

文明

wénmíng — Civilization; culture; an advanced state of human society.

文化

wénhuà — Culture; the customs, arts, and social institutions of a society.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; along with.

体制

tǐzhì — System; structure; an organizational or governmental framework.

都

dōu — All; both; entirely; an inclusive adverb.

陷入

xiànrù — To fall into; to sink into; to become trapped in.

僵化

jiānghuà — To become rigid; ossified; inflexible and unable to change.

形态

xíngtài — Form; shape; state or mode of existence.

只能

zhǐnéng — Can only; to have no choice but to do.

静待

jìngdài — To wait quietly; to await calmly without action.

那

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

不可避免

bùkě bìmiǎn — Inevitable; unavoidable; impossible to prevent or escape.

停滞

tíngzhì — Stagnation; to stop progressing; a state of no movement.

衰败

shuāibài — Decline; decay; to deteriorate and fall into ruin.

过程

guòchéng — Process; course; the sequence of steps in a development.

最为

zuìwéi — Most; to the greatest degree; used before adjectives.

辉煌

huīhuáng — Glorious; brilliant; magnificent and splendid achievement.

时刻

shíkè — Moment; instant; a specific point or period in time.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a respectful measure word for individuals.

老兵

lǎobīng — Veteran; an experienced or old soldier.

战役

zhànyì — Battle; military campaign; a significant armed engagement.

中

zhōng — In; within; among; inside a context or place.

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; in order to.

她

tā — She; her; third-person feminine pronoun.

土耳其人

Tǔ'ěrqí rén — Turks; people from or belonging to Turkey.

作战

zuòzhàn — To fight; to engage in combat or military operations.

时

shí — When; at the time of; a point in time.

失去

shīqù — To lose; to be deprived of something previously held.

一只

yī zhī — One (of a pair); measure word for hands, animals, etc.

手

shǒu — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.

用

yòng — To use; to employ; by means of.

另一只

lìng yī zhī — The other one (of a pair); the remaining counterpart.

写下

xiěxià — To write down; to record in writing.

文学史

wénxué shǐ — History of literature; the chronicle of literary development.

杰作

jiézuò — Masterpiece; an outstanding and exceptional creative work.

这部

zhè bù — This (work); measure word for books, films, or works.

作品

zuòpǐn — Work; creation; a literary, artistic, or musical piece.

实则

shízé — In reality; actually; in truth however.

是

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

对

duì — Toward; regarding; directed at; a preposition of direction.

这个

zhège — This; this one; referring to a nearby person or thing.

民族

mínzú — Ethnic group; nation; a people sharing culture and heritage.

一幅

yī fú — One (painting/portrait); measure word for pictures or maps.

讽刺

fěngcì — Satire; sarcasm; mockery through irony or exaggeration.

漫画

mànhuà — Cartoon; caricature; comic or satirical illustration.

历程

lìchéng — Course; journey; the path or process of development.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.

许多

xǔduō — Many; a large number or quantity of things.

之处

zhī chù — The place where; an aspect or point of something.

令人

lìng rén — To make one feel; causing a person to experience something.

联想到

liánxiǎng dào — To be reminded of; to associate with something else.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to plural things previously mentioned.

目光

mùguāng — Gaze; eyesight; the look in one's eyes.

深邃

shēnsuì — Deep; profound; penetrating, said of eyes or thought.

女儿们

nǚér men — Daughters; plural form of the word for daughter.

眩目

xuànmù — Dazzling; blindingly beautiful or brilliant.

美丽

měilì — Beautiful; lovely; pleasing to the eye or senses.

早早

zǎozǎo — Early on; at a very young or premature stage.

绽放

zhànfàng — To bloom; to blossom; to open up like a flower.

芳华

fānghuá — Youth; the fragrant splendor of one's prime years.

惊人

jīngrén — Astonishing; startling; remarkably impressive or surprising.

几近

jījìn — Almost; nearly; bordering on a certain state.

病态

bìngtài — Morbid; pathological; an unhealthy or abnormal state.

光彩

guāngcǎi — Radiance; brilliance; glorious and shining splendor.

过早

guòzǎo — Prematurely; too early; before the appropriate time.

凋零

diāolíng — To wither; to fade away; to decline and die out.