Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 7

Vocabulary

我

wǒ — First person singular pronoun: I, me.

不知道

bù zhīdào — To not know; to be unaware of something.

如何

rúhé — How; in what way or manner.

能

néng — Can; to be able to do something.

比

bǐ — To compare; than; more than.

已

yǐ — Already; indicating a completed action.

在

zài — At, in, on; indicating location or ongoing action.

快乐

kuàilè — Happy, joyful; a state of happiness.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

科学

kēxué — Science; systematic study of the natural world.

第五卷

dì wǔ juǎn — The fifth volume of a book or series.

最后

zuìhòu — Final, last; at the very end.

几章

jǐ zhāng — Several chapters of a written work.

之一

zhī yī — One of; one among several things.

格言

géyán — Aphorism, maxim; a short insightful saying.

中

zhōng — In, among, within; middle or center.

所做

suǒ zuò — That which is done; actions performed.

更

gèng — Even more; to a greater degree.

清晰

qīngxī — Clear, distinct; easy to see or understand.

或

huò — Or; alternatively; either one option.

切身

qiēshēn — Directly personal; closely related to oneself.

地

de — Adverbial structural particle modifying a verb.

表达

biǎodá — To express; to convey thoughts or feelings.

意思

yìsi — Meaning, idea; what something signifies.

我们

wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to nearby plural things.

新

xīn — New; recently made or discovered.

无名

wúmíng — Nameless, anonymous; without a known name.

难以理解

nányǐ lǐjiě — Difficult to understand; hard to comprehend.

人

rén — Person, people; human being.

书中

shū zhōng — Within the book; in the text.

写道

xiědào — Writes; it is written in the text.

是

shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.

一个

yī gè — One; a single person or thing.

尚未

shàngwèi — Not yet; still has not happened.

尝试

chángshì — To try, attempt; making an effort.

未来

wèilái — Future; time that has not yet come.

之

zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle: of.

先驱

xiānqū — Pioneer, forerunner; one who leads the way.

为了

wèile — For the sake of; in order to.

目的

mùdì — Goal, purpose; intended aim or objective.

也

yě — Also, too; additionally indicating inclusion.

需要

xūyào — To need, require; something necessary.

手段

shǒuduàn — Means, method; ways to achieve a goal.

即

jí — Namely, that is; used to clarify.

一种

yī zhǒng — A type of; one kind of something.

健康

jiànkāng — Health, healthy; physical and mental wellbeing.

迄今为止

qìjīn wéizhǐ — Up to now; until the present time.

一切

yīqiè — Everything, all; the totality of things.

都

dōu — All, both; indicating totality or completeness.

强壮

qiángzhuàng — Strong, robust; physically powerful and sturdy.

敏锐

mǐnruì — Keen, sharp; acute in perception or thought.

坚韧

jiānrèn — Tenacious, resilient; tough and not easily broken.

大胆

dàdǎn — Bold, daring; willing to take risks.

欢快

huānkuài — Cheerful, lively; expressing joy and happiness.

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to distant plural things.

灵魂

línghún — Soul, spirit; the non-physical essence of a person.

渴望

kěwàng — To crave, yearn for; intense desire for something.

体验

tǐyàn — To experience; firsthand personal encounter with something.

迄今

qìjīn — Up to now; until the present moment.

所

suǒ — Particle preceding verbs to nominalize or emphasize.

公认

gōngrèn — Universally acknowledged; recognized by everyone.

全部

quánbù — All, entire; the complete whole amount.

价值

jiàzhí — Value, worth; the importance of something.

与

yǔ — And, with; connecting two elements together.

可欲

kě yù — Desirable; worthy of being desired or wanted.

之物

zhī wù — Things of; objects belonging to a category.

并

bìng — And, furthermore; also in addition.

环游

huányóu — To travel around; to journey throughout a place.

这片

zhè piàn — This expanse of; this stretch of area.

理想

lǐxiǎng — Ideal; a perfect standard or aspiration.

地中海

Dìzhōnghǎi — The Mediterranean Sea; sea between Europe and Africa.

所有

suǒyǒu — All, every; belonging to the whole.

海岸

hǎi'àn — Coast, shoreline; land bordering the sea.

希望

xīwàng — Hope, wish; to desire a positive outcome.

从

cóng — From; starting point of movement or action.

其

qí — Its, their; third person possessive pronoun.

最

zuì — Most; superlative degree modifier.

冒险

màoxiǎn — Adventure; to take risks; dangerous undertaking.

经历

jīnglì — Experience, undergo; events lived through personally.

了解

liǎojiě — To understand, know; having clear knowledge of.

成为

chéngwéi — To become; to transform into something else.

征服者

zhēngfúzhě — Conqueror; one who conquers and subdues others.

发现者

fāxiànzhě — Discoverer; one who finds something previously unknown.

何种

hé zhǒng — What kind; which type of thing.

感受

gǎnshòu — To feel; a personal emotional or physical sensation.

同样

tóngyàng — Similarly, likewise; in the same manner.

想

xiǎng — To want, think; to desire or consider.

艺术家

yìshùjiā — Artist; a person who creates works of art.

圣人

shèngrén — Saint, sage; a holy or supremely wise person.

立法者

lìfǎzhě — Lawmaker, legislator; one who creates laws.

智者

zhìzhě — Wise person, sage; one possessing great wisdom.

学者

xuézhě — Scholar; a person of great academic learning.

虔信者

qiánxìnzhě — Devout believer; one deeply devoted to faith.

先知

xiānzhī — Prophet; one who foretells future events divinely.

以及

yǐjí — As well as, and; connecting additional items.

旧式

jiùshì — Old-fashioned, traditional style; of an older type.

虔诚

qiánchéng — Pious, devout; sincere and earnest in belief.

非从众者

fēi cóngzhòngzhě — Nonconformist; one who does not follow the crowd.

处境

chǔjìng — Situation, circumstances; the conditions one is in.

为此

wèicǐ — For this purpose; for this reason.

首先

shǒuxiān — First of all; above everything else.

一件事

yī jiàn shì — One thing; a single matter or affair.

那就是

nà jiù shì — That is; namely, which is to say.

伟大

wěidà — Great, magnificent; remarkable in importance or ability.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing.

不仅

bùjǐn — Not only; beyond just one thing.

拥有

yōngyǒu — To possess, have; to own something.

而且

érqiě — Moreover, but also; in addition to that.

不断

búduàn — Continuously, unceasingly; without stopping.

获得

huòdé — To obtain, acquire; to gain something successfully.

必须

bìxū — Must, have to; absolutely necessary obligation.

因为

yīnwèi — Because; giving the reason for something.

再度

zàidù — Once again; for another time.

牺牲

xīshēng — Sacrifice; to give up something valuable.

它

tā — It; third person singular pronoun for objects.

并且

bìngqiě — And furthermore; in addition to that.