The Souls of Black Folk — Page 1

Vocabulary

黑人

hēi rén — Black person; African American individual

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

灵魂

líng hún — Soul; spirit; innermost essence of a being

作者

zuò zhě — Author; writer of a book or text

此书

cǐ shū — This book; the present volume being referenced

所载

suǒ zǎi — What is contained or recorded within

前言

qián yán — Preface; introductory remarks at book's beginning

一

yī — One; the number one; first

论

lùn — To discuss; essay or treatise on a topic

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

精神

jīng shén — Spirit; mental state; consciousness and vitality

追求

zhuī qiú — To pursue; to strive for something desired

二

èr — Two; the number two; second

自由

zì yóu — Freedom; liberty; free from restraint

曙光

shǔ guāng — Dawn light; first glimmer of hope or morning

三

sān — Three; the number three; third

先生

xiān sheng — Mister; sir; respectful title for a man

及

jí — And; as well as; reaching to

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; other people or things

人

rén — Person; people; human being

四

sì — Four; the number four; fourth

进步

jìn bù — Progress; advancement; to move forward

意义

yì yì — Meaning; significance; importance of something

五

wǔ — Five; the number five; fifth

翅膀

chì bǎng — Wings; limbs used by birds to fly

六

liù — Six; the number six; sixth

教育

jiào yù — Education; teaching and training of people

培养

péi yǎng — To cultivate; to nurture; to develop talent

七

qī — Seven; the number seven; seventh

地区

dì qū — Region; area; district or zone

八

bā — Eight; the number eight; eighth

对

duì — Toward; regarding; facing; correct

金羊毛

jīn yáng máo — Golden Fleece; mythological prize symbolizing aspirations

追寻

zhuī xún — To seek; to search for something earnestly

九

jiǔ — Nine; the number nine; ninth

主人

zhǔ rén — Master; host; owner of property or household

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

仆人

pú rén — Servant; person who works for another

之子

zhī zǐ — Son of; child of a particular person

十

shí — Ten; the number ten; tenth

先辈

xiān bèi — Ancestors; predecessors; those who came before

信仰

xìn yǎng — Faith; belief; religious or ideological conviction

十一

shí yī — Eleven; the number eleven; eleventh

长子

zhǎng zǐ — Firstborn son; eldest son in a family

之逝

zhī shì — Death of; passing away of someone

十二

shí èr — Twelve; the number twelve; twelfth

十三

shí sān — Thirteen; the number thirteen; thirteenth

归来

guī lái — To return; to come back home

十四

shí sì — Fourteen; the number fourteen; fourteenth

悲歌

bēi gē — Elegy; sorrowful song; mournful music

后记

hòu jì — Afterword; postscript at the end of a book

献给

xiàn gěi — Dedicated to; offered to someone as tribute

失落者

shī luò zhě — Those who are lost; people who have strayed

寻得者

xún dé zhě — Those who are found; people who are recovered

中

zhōng — Within; inside; among; middle

埋藏

mái cáng — To bury; to hide away beneath the surface

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action

诸多

zhū duō — Numerous; many; a great number of things

内容

nèi róng — Content; substance; what is contained within

若能

ruò néng — If one is able to; should one manage

耐心

nài xīn — Patience; ability to wait calmly without frustration

研读

yán dú — To study carefully; to read and research thoroughly

或可

huò kě — Perhaps able to; might possibly be able to

揭示

jiē shì — To reveal; to disclose; to make known

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time

二十世纪

èr shí shì jì — The twentieth century; the 1900s era

黎明

lí míng — Dawn; daybreak; the beginning of a new era

之际

zhī jì — At the time of; on the occasion of

身为

shēn wéi — Being; in the capacity of; as a particular person

奇异

qí yì — Strange; peculiar; unusual and remarkable

这一

zhè yī — This one; this particular thing or matter

您

nín — You; polite second-person singular pronoun

而言

ér yán — As far as … is concerned; speaking of

并非

bìng fēi — Is not; certainly not; by no means

毫无

háo wú — Completely without; having absolutely none of

兴趣

xìng qù — Interest; curiosity; a feeling of wanting to know

亲爱的

qīn ài de — Dear; beloved; affectionate address to someone

读者

dú zhě — Reader; person who reads a book or text

因为

yīn wèi — Because; due to the fact that

问题

wèn tí — Problem; question; issue to be addressed

正是

zhèng shì — Precisely is; exactly; it is none other than

肤色

fū sè — Skin color; complexion; race based on color

界线

jiè xiàn — Boundary; dividing line; line of demarcation

因此

yīn cǐ — Therefore; consequently; for this reason

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

恳请

kěn qǐng — To earnestly request; to sincerely implore someone

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of

宽厚

kuān hòu — Generous; tolerant; broad-minded and magnanimous

之心

zhī xīn — With a heart of; with the spirit of

接纳

jiē nà — To accept; to receive; to admit into one's circle

这本

zhè běn — This volume; this particular book

小书

xiǎo shū — Little book; humble reference to one's own work

与我

yǔ wǒ — With me; together with the author

一同

yī tóng — Together; jointly; at the same time

其中

qí zhōng — Among them; within it; therein

文字

wén zì — Written words; text; written characters

念及

niàn jí — To think of; to call to mind; to bear in mind

内心

nèi xīn — Inner heart; innermost feelings and thoughts

所怀

suǒ huái — What one holds in heart; what one cherishes

信念

xìn niàn — Belief; conviction; firmly held principle or faith

热情

rè qíng — Passion; enthusiasm; warm and eager feeling

宽恕

kuān shù — To forgive; to pardon; to show clemency

错误

cuò wù — Error; mistake; something incorrect or wrong

缺陷

quē xiàn — Defect; flaw; shortcoming in something

并

bìng — And; furthermore; together with additionally

从中

cóng zhōng — From within; out of; from among something

寻觅

xún mì — To search for; to look for carefully

那

nà — That; those; referring to something previously mentioned

隐藏着

yǐn cáng zhe — Hidden within; concealed and lying in wait

一粒

yī lì — A grain; a small particle of something

真理

zhēn lǐ — Truth; fundamental principle; absolute verifiable fact

在此

zài cǐ — Here; at this point; in this place

尝试

cháng shì — To attempt; to try; to make an effort

模糊

mó hu — Vague; blurry; indistinct and unclear

而

ér — And; yet; but; conjunction linking clauses

不确定

bù què dìng — Uncertain; not definite; lacking certainty

轮廓

lún kuò — Outline; contour; general shape of something

勾勒出

gōu lè chū — To sketch out; to outline; to draw contours of

千千万万

qiān qiān wàn wàn — Millions and millions; countless numbers of people

美国人

Měi guó rén — American person; citizen of the United States

赖以

lài yǐ — To rely on; to depend upon for existence

生存

shēng cún — To survive; to exist; to live and endure

奋斗

fèn dòu — To struggle; to strive hard toward a goal

世界

shì jiè — World; the earth; all of human society

首先

shǒu xiān — First of all; to begin with; primarily

两个

liǎng gè — Two; a pair of; two individual items

章节

zhāng jié — Chapters and sections; divisions of a book

试图

shì tú — To attempt; to try to do something

阐明

chǎn míng — To clarify; to explain clearly; to elucidate

解放

jiě fàng — Liberation; emancipation; freeing from oppression

他们

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

意味着

yì wèi zhe — Means; signifies; implies a particular meaning

什么

shén me — What; which thing; interrogative pronoun

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; together with

其

qí — Its; their; his or her; third-person possessive

后续

hòu xù — Subsequent; follow-up; what comes afterward

影响

yǐng xiǎng — Influence; impact; effect on something or someone

为何

wèi hé — Why; for what reason; for what purpose