Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 1

Vocabulary

如是说

rú shì shuō — Thus spoke; said in this manner

一本

yī běn — One volume; a single book

为

wèi — For; on behalf of; intended for

所有人

suǒ yǒu rén — Everyone; all people

而作

ér zuò — Written for; composed for a purpose

又

yòu — Also; again; and yet

不为

bù wèi — Not for; not intended for anyone

任何人

rèn hé rén — Anyone; any person whatsoever

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

书

shū — Book; written work

著

zhù — Authored by; written by

译

yì — Translated by; to translate

目录

mù lù — Table of contents; catalog; list

夫人

fū ren — Madame; Mrs.; a married woman of status

序言

xù yán — Preface; foreword of a book

第一部

dì yī bù — Part one; the first section

演讲

yǎn jiǎng — Speech; lecture; to give a talk

一

yī — One; the number one

三种

sān zhǒng — Three kinds; three types

变形

biàn xíng — Metamorphosis; transformation; change of form

二

èr — Two; the number two

德行

dé xíng — Virtue; moral conduct; ethical behavior

讲坛

jiǎng tán — Pulpit; lectern; platform for speaking

三

sān — Three; the number three

背世界者

bèi shì jiè zhě — Those who turn their backs on the world

四

sì — Four; the number four

鄙视

bǐ shì — To despise; to look down upon someone

肉体

ròu tǐ — The physical body; flesh; corporeal form

者

zhě — Suffix indicating a person or doer of action

五

wǔ — Five; the number five

喜悦

xǐ yuè — Joy; delight; a feeling of happiness

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

激情

jī qíng — Passion; intense emotion; fervor

六

liù — Six; the number six

苍白

cāng bái — Pale; pallid; lacking color or vitality

罪犯

zuì fàn — Criminal; offender; one who commits crime

七

qī — Seven; the number seven

读

dú — To read; to study written text

写

xiě — To write; to compose text

八

bā — Eight; the number eight

山上

shān shàng — On the mountain; atop a hill

树

shù — Tree; a woody plant

九

jiǔ — Nine; the number nine

死亡

sǐ wáng — Death; dying; the end of life

布道者

bù dào zhě — Preacher; one who delivers religious sermons

十

shí — Ten; the number ten

战争

zhàn zhēng — War; armed conflict between groups or nations

战士

zhàn shì — Warrior; soldier; fighter

十一

shí yī — Eleven; the number eleven

新

xīn — New; fresh; modern

偶像

ǒu xiàng — Idol; image worshipped or admired excessively

十二

shí èr — Twelve; the number twelve

市场

shì chǎng — Marketplace; market; commercial trading place

上

shàng — On; above; upper; on top of

苍蝇

cāng ying — Housefly; common flying insect

十三

shí sān — Thirteen; the number thirteen

贞洁

zhēn jié — Chastity; purity; sexual virtue

十四

shí sì — Fourteen; the number fourteen

朋友

péng yǒu — Friend; a person one has affection for

十五

shí wǔ — Fifteen; the number fifteen

千种

qiān zhǒng — A thousand kinds; many varieties

目标

mù biāo — Goal; objective; target

一种

yī zhǒng — One kind; a single type or sort

十六

shí liù — Sixteen; the number sixteen

爱

ài — Love; affection; to love someone

邻人

lín rén — Neighbor; person living nearby

十七

shí qī — Seventeen; the number seventeen

创造者

chuàng zào zhě — Creator; one who creates or makes things

之

zhī — Possessive particle; of; belonging to (classical)

路

lù — Road; path; way; route

十八

shí bā — Eighteen; the number eighteen

老

lǎo — Old; aged; elderly

女人

nǚ rén — Woman; female adult

年轻

nián qīng — Young; youthful; of a young age

十九

shí jiǔ — Nineteen; the number nineteen

毒蛇

dú shé — Venomous snake; poisonous serpent

二十

èr shí — Twenty; the number twenty

孩子

hái zi — Child; kid; young person

婚姻

hūn yīn — Marriage; matrimony; the state of being wed

二十一

èr shí yī — Twenty-one; the number twenty-one

自愿

zì yuàn — Voluntary; of one's own free will

二十二

èr shí èr — Twenty-two; the number twenty-two

馈赠

kuì zèng — To bestow a gift; generous giving

美德

měi dé — Virtue; moral excellence; good character

第二部

dì èr bù — Part two; the second section

二十三

èr shí sān — Twenty-three; the number twenty-three

二十四

èr shí sì — Twenty-four; the number twenty-four

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

二十五

èr shí wǔ — Twenty-five; the number twenty-five

可怜悯

kě lián mǐn — Worthy of pity; deserving compassion

二十六

èr shí liù — Twenty-six; the number twenty-six

祭司

jì sī — Priest; religious official who performs rituals

们

men — Plural suffix for people or pronouns

二十七

èr shí qī — Twenty-seven; the number twenty-seven

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist

二十八

èr shí bā — Twenty-eight; the number twenty-eight

乌合之众

wū hé zhī zhòng — Mob; disorganized rabble; undisciplined crowd

二十九

èr shí jiǔ — Twenty-nine; the number twenty-nine

三十

sān shí — Thirty; the number thirty

著名

zhù míng — Famous; well-known; renowned

智者

zhì zhě — Wise person; sage; one with great wisdom

三十一

sān shí yī — Thirty-one; the number thirty-one

夜歌

yè gē — Night song; song sung at nighttime

三十二

sān shí èr — Thirty-two; the number thirty-two

舞歌

wǔ gē — Dance song; a song accompanying dancing

三十三

sān shí sān — Thirty-three; the number thirty-three

三十四

sān shí sì — Thirty-four; the number thirty-four

自我

zì wǒ — Self; ego; one's own identity

超越

chāo yuè — To transcend; to surpass; to go beyond

三十五

sān shí wǔ — Thirty-five; the number thirty-five

崇高

chóng gāo — Sublime; lofty; noble and elevated

三十六

sān shí liù — Thirty-six; the number thirty-six

文化

wén huà — Culture; civilization; cultural development

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb

三十七

sān shí qī — Thirty-seven; the number thirty-seven

无瑕

wú xiá — Flawless; unblemished; without defect

认知

rèn zhī — Cognition; perception; knowing and understanding

三十八

sān shí bā — Thirty-eight; the number thirty-eight

学者

xué zhě — Scholar; academic; learned person

三十九

sān shí jiǔ — Thirty-nine; the number thirty-nine

诗人

shī rén — Poet; one who writes poetry

四十

sì shí — Forty; the number forty

重大

zhòng dà — Major; significant; of great importance

事件

shì jiàn — Event; incident; significant happening

四十一

sì shí yī — Forty-one; the number forty-one

预言者

yù yán zhě — Prophet; one who foretells future events

四十二

sì shí èr — Forty-two; the number forty-two

救赎

jiù shú — Redemption; salvation; deliverance from wrongdoing

四十三

sì shí sān — Forty-three; the number forty-three

男子

nán zǐ — Man; male person; adult male

审慎

shěn shèn — Prudent; cautious; careful in decision-making

四十四

sì shí sì — Forty-four; the number forty-four

最

zuì — Most; the superlative degree

静寂

jìng jì — Silence; stillness; complete quiet

时刻

shí kè — Moment; point in time; an instant

第三部

dì sān bù — Part three; the third section

四十五

sì shí wǔ — Forty-five; the number forty-five

漫游者

màn yóu zhě — Wanderer; roamer; one who travels aimlessly

四十六

sì shí liù — Forty-six; the number forty-six

幻象

huàn xiàng — Vision; illusion; apparition seen in the mind

谜

mí — Riddle; mystery; enigma

四十七

sì shí qī — Forty-seven; the number forty-seven

非自愿

fēi zì yuàn — Involuntary; not of one's own free will

幸福

xìng fú — Happiness; well-being; contentment

四十八

sì shí bā — Forty-eight; the number forty-eight

日出

rì chū — Sunrise; the moment the sun rises

之前

zhī qián — Before; prior to; earlier than

四十九

sì shí jiǔ — Forty-nine; the number forty-nine

使人

shǐ rén — To make people; to cause someone to

矮化

ǎi huà — To diminish; to dwarf; to make smaller

五十

wǔ shí — Fifty; the number fifty

五十一

wǔ shí yī — Fifty-one; the number fifty-one

论

lùn — On the topic of; to discuss; concerning

擦肩而过

cā jiān ér guò — To pass by; brush shoulders without meeting

五十二

wǔ shí èr — Fifty-two; the number fifty-two

叛教者

pàn jiào zhě — Apostate; one who abandons their religion

五十三

wǔ shí sān — Fifty-three; the number fifty-three

归家

guī jiā — To return home; homecoming

五十四

wǔ shí sì — Fifty-four; the number fifty-four

邪恶

xié è — Evil; wicked; morally corrupt

物

wù — Thing; object; matter; substance

五十五

wǔ shí wǔ — Fifty-five; the number fifty-five

重力

zhòng lì — Gravity; gravitational force pulling downward

灵

líng — Spirit; soul; spiritual essence

五十六

wǔ shí liù — Fifty-six; the number fifty-six