The Souls of Black Folk — Page 5

Vocabulary

此后

cǐ hòu — After this; from this point onward in time.

我

wǒ — I; me; the first-person singular pronoun.

再

zài — Again; once more; no longer (with negation).

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is no; negates possession or existence.

撕破

sī pò — To tear apart; to rip through something forcefully.

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant.

层

céng — Layer; stratum; a measure word for layers or floors.

面纱

miàn shā — Veil; a thin covering concealing the face or truth.

穿越

chuān yuè — To pass through; to cross over a space or boundary.

而过

ér guò — And pass by; indicating passage through without stopping.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

欲望

yù wàng — Desire; strong craving or longing for something.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; a preposition indicating direction.

之外

zhī wài — Outside of; beyond a certain boundary or scope.

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all things without exception.

抱以

bào yǐ — To hold toward; to regard something with a certain attitude.

普遍

pǔ biàn — Universal; widespread; applying to all cases generally.

蔑视

miè shì — Contempt; disdain; to look down upon something or someone.

生活

shēng huó — Life; daily living; to live and exist day to day.

在

zài — At; in; on; a preposition indicating location or existence.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects or animals.

之上

zhī shàng — Above; on top of; beyond a certain level or thing.

那是

nà shì — That is; used to identify or describe something.

一片

yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of open sky or land.

蓝天

lán tiān — Blue sky; clear open sky symbolizing hope or freedom.

与

yǔ — And; together with; connecting nouns or noun phrases.

游荡

yóu dàng — To wander; to roam aimlessly without fixed destination.

巨大

jù dà — Enormous; gigantic; very large in size or scale.

阴影

yīn yǐng — Shadow; shade; a dark area cast by something blocking light.

所在

suǒ zài — The place where something exists or is located.

之处

zhī chù — The place of; referring to a specific location or spot.

每当

měi dāng — Whenever; every time a certain condition or event occurs.

能

néng — Can; to be able to; expressing capability or possibility.

考试

kǎo shì — Examination; test; a formal assessment of knowledge or skill.

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; inside a defined space or context.

胜过

shèng guò — To surpass; to outperform; to be better than someone else.

同伴

tóng bàn — Companion; peer; someone who accompanies or shares activities.

或

huò — Or; either; connecting alternative options or possibilities.

赛跑

sài pǎo — Race; running competition; to compete in a footrace.

击败

jī bài — To defeat; to beat an opponent in competition or conflict.

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun for people.

甚至

shèn zhì — Even; to the extent of; emphasizing an extreme case.

敲打

qiāo dǎ — To knock; to beat; to strike repeatedly with force.

瘦削

shòu xuē — Thin and gaunt; slim to the point of looking frail.

脑袋

nǎo dai — Head; the human head, often used informally or figuratively.

时

shí — Time; when; at the moment that something happens.

那片

nà piàn — That expanse of; referring to that particular stretch of sky.

天空

tiān kōng — Sky; the expanse of space visible from the earth's surface.

便

biàn — Then; consequently; indicating a natural result or outcome.

显得

xiǎn de — To appear; to seem; to give the impression of being something.

最为

zuì wéi — Most; to the greatest degree; superlative intensifier in Chinese.

湛蓝

zhàn lán — Deep blue; vivid azure; a rich and pure shade of blue.

然而

rán ér — However; yet; nevertheless; introducing a contrasting statement.

随着

suí zhe — Along with; as something progresses or develops over time.

岁月

suì yuè — Years; the passage of time; months and years of life.

流逝

liú shì — To pass away; to elapse; said of time slipping by.

这份

zhè fèn — This portion of; this particular feeling or thing mentioned.

美好

měi hǎo — Beautiful and good; wonderful; describing something cherished.

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; the commencement of an action or state.

消退

xiāo tuì — To fade away; to recede; to gradually diminish or disappear.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; since; introducing the reason for something stated.

所

suǒ — Particle before a verb indicating the object of desire or action.

渴望

kě wàng — To yearn for; to crave intensely; a strong longing or desire.

那个

nà ge — That one; referring to a specific thing or person previously mentioned.

世界

shì jiè — World; the earth; a domain or sphere of existence.

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; connecting additional items in a list.

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; everything that belongs to a category or group.

令人

lìng rén — Causing people to feel; making one experience a certain emotion.

目眩

mù xuàn — Dazzling; causing dizziness or bewilderment from overwhelm.

机会

jī huì — Opportunity; chance; a favorable moment to do something.

都

dōu — All; both; indicating inclusion of every item mentioned.

属于

shǔ yú — To belong to; to be the property or domain of someone.

而非

ér fēi — Rather than; but not; contrasting two alternatives explicitly.

但

dàn — But; however; introducing a contrasting or limiting statement.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart; within the mind or innermost feelings.

说道

shuō dào — Said; remarked; introducing direct speech or inner dialogue.

不该

bù gāi — Should not; ought not to; expressing moral or logical obligation.

将

jiāng — Will; going to; also a preposition meaning 'take' or 'with'.

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to a nearby group of things or people.

奖赏

jiǎng shǎng — Reward; prize; something given in recognition of achievement.

据为己有

jù wéi jǐ yǒu — To appropriate for oneself; to seize and claim as one's own.

无论

wú lùn — No matter; regardless of; introducing unconditional conditions.

是

shì — Is; am; are; the copula verb linking subject and predicate.

其中

qí zhōng — Among them; within that group or set of things mentioned.

一些

yī xiē — Some; a few; an unspecified small quantity of something.

还是

hái shì — Or; still; used in questions or to indicate alternatives.

全部

quán bù — All; the entirety; every part of a whole without exception.

都要

dōu yào — All must; every one of them needs to do something.

从

cóng — From; starting from a point in time, space, or source.

手中

shǒu zhōng — From someone's hands; within one's grasp or possession.

夺取

duó qǔ — To seize; to wrest away; to take by force from someone.

究竟

jiū jìng — Exactly; after all; used to seek a definitive answer or truth.

如何

rú hé — How; in what way; asking about the method or manner.

做到

zuò dào — To achieve; to manage to accomplish a particular goal.

始终

shǐ zhōng — From beginning to end; always; consistently throughout time.

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to; incapable of; having no way to do something.

决定

jué dìng — To decide; to determine; a decision made about something.

或是

huò shì — Or; alternatively; offering another option in a series.

研习

yán xí — To study and practice; to research and learn in depth.

法律

fǎ lǜ — Law; the legal system; rules enforced by governing authority.

悬壶济世

xuán hú jì shì — To practice medicine to save the world; healing the sick.

讲述

jiǎng shù — To narrate; to tell; to recount a story or experience.

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to a distant or previously mentioned group.

脑海

nǎo hǎi — The mind; one's mental space where thoughts and images form.

涌动

yǒng dòng — To surge; to well up; to move in flowing waves or currents.

奇妙

qí miào — Wonderful; marvelous; strange and fascinating in a magical way.

故事

gù shi — Story; tale; a narrative of real or fictional events.

总归

zǒng guī — After all; in the end; eventually; no matter what happens.

会有

huì yǒu — There will be; something is sure to exist or come about.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — Some kind of; a certain type of something unspecified.

方式

fāng shì — Method; way; manner of doing or approaching something.

对于

duì yú — Regarding; as for; concerning a particular subject or person.

其他

qí tā — Other; the rest; referring to additional people or things.

黑人

hēi rén — Black person; a person of Black African descent or heritage.

少年

shào nián — Youth; a young boy or adolescent male in early years.

而言

ér yán — In terms of; as far as something or someone is concerned.

这场

zhè chǎng — This (struggle or event); measure word for battles or contests.

争斗

zhēng dòu — Struggle; fight; conflict between opposing forces or people.

并非

bìng fēi — Is not at all; emphatically negating a stated assumption.

如此

rú cǐ — So; like this; in such a manner or to such a degree.

充满

chōng mǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with a particular quality.

炽烈

chì liè — Blazing; fierce; intensely burning with passion or emotion.

光彩

guāng cǎi — Glory; splendor; radiance; a shining brilliance or luster.

青春

qīng chūn — Youth; the prime years of one's young life and vitality.

萎缩

wěi suō — To wither; to shrink; to decline or atrophy gradually.

成了

chéng le — Became; turned into; indicating a transformation has occurred.

乏味

fá wèi — Dull; tasteless; lacking interest or excitement; boring.

阿谀奉承

ē yú fèng chéng — Flattery; sycophantic behavior; excessive and insincere praise.

化为

huà wéi — To turn into; to transform into something else entirely.

周遭

zhōu zāo — Surroundings; all around; the environment encircling one.

苍白

cāng bái — Pale; pallid; lacking color or vitality; wan and weak.

沉默

chén mò — Silence; quietness; refraining from speaking or making sound.

仇恨

chóu hèn — Hatred; intense animosity; deep-seated hostility toward someone.

白人

bái rén — White person; a person of white European descent or heritage.

事物

shì wù — Things; objects; matters; everything that exists or occurs.

嘲讽式

cháo fěng shì — Mockingly; in a manner full of sarcasm or ridicule.

不信任

bù xìn rèn — Distrust; lack of trust or confidence in someone or something.

一声

yī shēng — A single sound or cry; one utterance of a voice or noise.

苦涩

kǔ sè — Bitter and astringent; describing painful or sorrowful feelings.

呐喊

nà hǎn — Cry out; shout; a loud impassioned call or exclamation.

白白

bái bái — In vain; for nothing; without result or useful purpose.

消耗

xiāo hào — To consume; to deplete; to use up energy or resources.

上帝

shàng dì — God; the supreme deity in Christian or monotheistic belief.

为何

wèi hé — Why; for what reason; asking the cause of something.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone to do something.

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject of the sentence.

家园

jiā yuán — Homeland; home; one's cherished native place or abode.

沦为

lún wéi — To be reduced to; to degenerate into a lesser status.

弃儿

qì ér — Abandoned child; an outcast rejected by society or family.

异乡人

yì xiāng rén — Stranger in a foreign land; someone far from home, alienated.

囚室

qiú shì — Prison cell; a locked room confining a prisoner or captive.

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun including the speaker.

所有人

suǒ yǒu rén — Everyone; all people; every person without exception.

团团围住

tuán tuán wéi zhù — To surround completely; to encircle on all sides tightly.

之人

zhī rén — The person of; those who possess a certain quality or role.

墙壁

qiáng bì — Wall; the vertical surface enclosing a room or structure.

不过

bù guò — However; but; merely; only; introducing a limiting contrast.

狭窄

xiá zhǎi — Narrow; confined; limited in width or scope or freedom.

而

ér — And; yet; but; a conjunction linking contrasting or parallel clauses.

顽固

wán gù — Stubborn; obstinate; unyielding; firmly resistant to change.

黑夜

hēi yè — Dark night; the darkness of night; a very black nighttime.

之子

zhī zǐ — Son of; child of; one born from or belonging to something.

却是

què shì — Yet it is; but indeed; emphasizing a contrasting truth.

无情

wú qíng — Merciless; ruthless; without compassion or emotional warmth.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverbs or adjectives to verbs.

逼仄

bī zè — Cramped; narrow and oppressive; uncomfortably confined space.

高耸

gāo sǒng — To tower; to loom high; rising steeply and imposingly upward.

攀越

pān yuè — To climb over; to scale an obstacle with effort and difficulty.

只能

zhǐ néng — Can only; having no other option but to do something.

黑暗

hēi àn — Darkness; the absence of light; figuratively ignorance or despair.

认命

rèn mìng — To accept one's fate; to resign oneself to circumstances.

埋头

mái tóu — To bury one's head; to focus intently; to plunge into work.

前行

qián xíng — To move forward; to press onward; to advance in a direction.

以

yǐ — With; using; by means of; a preposition of instrument or manner.

徒劳

tú láo — In vain; futile effort; labor that produces no useful result.

双掌

shuāng zhǎng — Both palms; two open hands used in striking or pleading.

击打

jī dǎ — To strike; to hit; to beat against something with force.

石壁

shí bì — Stone wall; a wall made of rock, often hard and immovable.

坚定

jiān dìng — Firm; resolute; steadfast in one's beliefs or actions.

近乎

jìn hū — Almost; nearly; bordering on a particular state or condition.

绝望

jué wàng — Despair; hopelessness; having completely lost all hope.

仰望

yǎng wàng — To look up at; to gaze upward with longing or admiration.

头顶

tóu dǐng — The top of one's head; directly overhead; above one's head.

一线

yī xiàn — A sliver of; a thin ray or narrow thread of something.

蓝光

lán guāng — Blue light; a ray or glow of blue-colored illumination.