The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 4

Vocabulary

对

duì — Toward; regarding; directed at something

这幅

zhè fú — This (measure word for pictures/paintings)

图景

tú jǐng — Picture; scene; depicted panorama of life

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or description

赏析

shǎng xī — Appreciate and analyze; critical appreciation of text

以及

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

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

在

zài — In; at; located at a place or time

注释

zhù shì — Annotation; explanatory notes added to text

中

zhōng — In; within; inside a certain context

为之

wèi zhī — For it; on its behalf; for that purpose

倾注

qīng zhù — Pour into; devote great effort or attention

大量

dà liàng — Large quantity; a great amount of something

例证

lì zhèng — Illustrative example; evidence supporting an argument

使

shǐ — Cause; make; enable something to happen

版本

bǎn běn — Edition; version of a published work

成为

chéng wéi — Become; turn into something new

我们

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

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize actions

拥有

yōng yǒu — Possess; own; have something at one's disposal

关于

guān yú — Regarding; concerning; about a topic

穆斯林

Mù sī lín — Muslim; follower of the Islamic faith

生活

shēng huó — Life; daily living; everyday existence

习俗

xí sú — Customs; traditional social practices and habits

宗教

zōng jiào — Religion; organized system of spiritual beliefs

与

yǔ — And; with; together with (formal usage)

文学

wén xué — Literature; written artistic and scholarly works

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree marker in Chinese

完备

wán bèi — Complete; comprehensive; fully equipped or thorough

注解

zhù jiě — Commentary; explanatory notes clarifying a text

并

bìng — And; moreover; simultaneously connecting clauses

使之

shǐ zhī — Make it; cause it to become something

那部

nà bù — That (volume/work); measure word for books

著名

zhù míng — Famous; well-known; renowned in a field

现代

xiàn dài — Modern; contemporary era; present times

埃及人

Āi jí rén — Egyptian person; native or citizen of Egypt

风俗

fēng sú — Social customs; traditional manners and practices

习惯

xí guàn — Habit; customary behavior; accustomed practice

不可或缺

bù kě huò quē — Indispensable; absolutely necessary; cannot be omitted

补充

bǔ chōng — Supplement; add to; replenish what is lacking

东方

dōng fāng — The Orient; East; Eastern lands and cultures

诗意

shī yì — Poetic quality; romantic and lyrical atmosphere

正在

zhèng zài — Currently; in the process of doing something

欧洲

Ōu zhōu — Europe; the European continent

文明

wén míng — Civilization; advanced culture and social development

触碰

chù pèng — Touch; come into contact with something

下

xià — Under; beneath; in the context of something

迅速

xùn sù — Rapidly; swiftly; at great speed

消逝

xiāo shì — Fade away; vanish; gradually disappear over time

或

huò — Or; either; indicating an alternative option

纵情

zòng qíng — Indulge freely; give free rein to emotions

欢宴

huān yàn — Festive banquet; joyful feast and celebration

谈笑风生

tán xiào fēng shēng — Converse animatedly; talk and laugh with great liveliness

驰骋

chí chěng — Gallop freely; move vigorously across a field

征服

zhēng fú — Conquer; overcome; subjugate by force or skill

那个

nà ge — That; referring to a specific thing or person

独特

dú tè — Unique; distinctive; having special individual character

社会

shè huì — Society; community; organized human social structure

正

zhèng — Just; exactly; currently in a state or action

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverbs to verbs

从

cóng — From; starting from a point in time or place

亲历

qīn lì — Personally experience; witness firsthand something

之事

zhī shì — Such matters; things of that kind (literary)

变为

biàn wéi — Transform into; change and become something else

历史

lì shǐ — History; past events; the historical record

记载

jì zǎi — Record; written account documenting past events

旅人

lǚ rén — Traveler; person journeying through foreign lands

乐土

lè tǔ — Paradise; a happy land; pleasant homeland

古物

gǔ wù — Antiquities; ancient objects and historical artifacts

研究者

yán jiū zhě — Researcher; scholar who studies a subject carefully

园地

yuán dì — Domain; field; area of activity or interest

所幸

suǒ xìng — Fortunately; luckily; as good fortune would have it

能

néng — Can; be able to; have the capacity to

一千零一夜

Yī qiān líng yī yè — One Thousand and One Nights; Arabian Nights collection

篇章

piān zhāng — Chapters; passages; sections of a written work

重建

chóng jiàn — Reconstruct; rebuild; restore something to former state

世界

shì jiè — World; the entire earth and its inhabitants

其

qí — Its; his; their (literary third-person possessive)

编者

biān zhě — Editor; compiler; person who edits a text

曾

céng — Once; previously; at some time in the past

它

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

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; very close to being true

仍

réng — Still; yet; continuing in the same state

处于

chǔ yú — Be in; exist in a particular state or condition

黄金

huáng jīn — Golden; gold; referring to a glorious peak period

盛世

shèng shì — Golden age; era of great prosperity and flourishing

之时

zhī shí — At that time; during that period (literary expression)

亲眼

qīn yǎn — With one's own eyes; personally witnessed something

目睹

mù dǔ — Witness; see with one's own eyes directly

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise in addition

作者

zuò zhě — Author; writer; person who created a work

尚

shàng — Still; yet; even now (literary usage)

保留

bǎo liú — Retain; preserve; keep something intact

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing state or action

令

lìng — Cause; make; to have someone do something

各个

gè gè — Every; each individual one of a group

时代

shí dài — Era; age; historical period of time

各种

gè zhǒng — All kinds of; various types of something

境遇

jìng yù — Circumstances; situation; conditions one finds oneself in

读者

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

倾倒

qīng dǎo — Captivate; fascinate; cause to fall in admiration

着迷

zháo mí — Become fascinated; be captivated by something

浪漫

làng màn — Romantic; imaginative; full of idealized charm

特质

tè zhì — Characteristic quality; distinctive trait or feature

时

shí — When; at the time of; temporal marker

便已

biàn yǐ — Already then; had already at that point

深知

shēn zhī — Know deeply; be fully aware of something

面貌

miàn mào — Appearance; face; overall look or character

年

nián — Year; used after numbers to indicate a year

战役

zhàn yì — Battle; military campaign; major armed engagement

之日

zhī rì — The day of; on the day when (literary)

本书

běn shū — This book; the present volume being discussed

既需

jì xū — Already needing; since it was required that

出版

chū bǎn — Publish; issue; bring out a printed work

新版

xīn bǎn — New edition; updated published version of a work

先生

xiān sheng — Mister; gentleman; respectful address for a man

受邀

shòu yāo — Be invited; receive an invitation to do something

承担

chéng dān — Undertake; take on responsibility for something

校订

jiào dìng — Revise and edit; correct errors in a manuscript

付印

fù yìn — Send to press; submit for printing and publication

之责

zhī zé — The responsibility of; the duty for (literary)

然而

rán ér — However; but; nevertheless introducing a contrast

繁重

fán zhòng — Heavy and burdensome; onerous workload or duties

著述

zhù shù — Writing and scholarly work; literary composition

工作

gōng zuò — Work; job; professional tasks and responsibilities

无暇

wú xiá — Have no leisure; too busy to attend to something

顾及

gù jí — Take into account; attend to; give thought to

此事

cǐ shì — This matter; this particular affair or task

遂

suì — Thereupon; consequently; then as a result (literary)

指名

zhǐ míng — Name specifically; designate by name for a task

由

yóu — By; through; indicating agent performing an action

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

代为

dài wéi — Act on behalf of; do something in place of another

担此

dān cǐ — Take on this; shoulder this particular responsibility

职责

zhí zé — Duty; responsibility; professional obligation

阿拉伯语

Ā lā bó yǔ — Arabic language; the Semitic language of Arab peoples

研究

yán jiū — Research; study; investigate a subject in depth

方面

fāng miàn — Aspect; area; field of knowledge or activity

学生

xué shēng — Student; pupil; person learning under a teacher

熟悉

shú xī — Be familiar with; know something well through experience

著作

zhù zuò — Works; writings; scholarly or literary publications

随他

suí tā — Accompanying him; following along with that person

开罗

Kāi luó — Cairo; capital city of Egypt

旅居

lǚ jū — Reside abroad temporarily; live away from home

多年

duō nián — Many years; a long period of time