Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None — Page 9

Vocabulary

另一个

lìng yī gè — Another one; a different one

理想

lǐ xiǎng — Ideal; dream; aspiration

在

zài — At; in; on; to be located at

我们

wǒ men — We; us; our

面前

miàn qián — In front of; before someone

延伸

yán shēn — To extend; to stretch out further

一个

yī gè — One; a single; one of something

充满

chōng mǎn — Full of; filled with; brimming with

危险

wēi xiǎn — Danger; dangerous; perilous situation

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

奇异

qí yì — Strange; bizarre; extraordinarily unusual

而

ér — And; yet; but; connecting contrasting elements

诱人

yòu rén — Tempting; alluring; attractive and enticing

不愿

bù yuàn — Unwilling; reluctant; not wanting to

劝说

quàn shuō — To persuade; to convince someone verbally

任何人

rèn hé rén — Anyone; anybody; any person at all

去

qù — To go; to pursue an action

追求

zhuī qiú — To pursue; to seek after something earnestly

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects

因为

yīn wèi — Because; since; for the reason that

不会

bù huì — Will not; cannot; unable to do

轻易

qīng yì — Easily; rashly; without much effort

承认

chéng rèn — To admit; to acknowledge; to recognize

对此

duì cǐ — Regarding this; with respect to this

拥有

yōng yǒu — To possess; to own; to have

权利

quán lì — Right; entitlement; legal or moral claim

这是

zhè shì — This is; used to introduce or identify

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something

精神

jīng shén — Spirit; mind; mental state or disposition

天真地

tiān zhēn de — Naively; innocently; in a childlike manner

也就是说

yě jiù shì shuō — That is to say; in other words

出于

chū yú — Arising from; out of; motivated by

不由自主

bù yóu zì zhǔ — Involuntarily; cannot help oneself; acting instinctively

冲动

chōng dòng — Impulse; urge; acting on sudden emotion

和

hé — And; together with; connecting two elements

充盈

chōng yíng — Abundant; full; overflowing with energy

丰沛

fēng pèi — Plentiful; rich; abundantly flowing and vigorous

力量

lì liàng — Power; strength; force; energy

与

yǔ — With; and; together with something

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all; the entirety of things

迄今

qì jīn — Up to now; hitherto; until the present

被

bèi — Passive marker; by; used in passive constructions

称为

chēng wéi — To be called; to be known as

神圣

shén shèng — Sacred; holy; divinely pure and revered

善良

shàn liáng — Kind; good-natured; benevolent and virtuous

不可触碰

bù kě chù pèng — Untouchable; inviolable; must not be touched

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively

神明

shén míng — Deity; divine being; gods and spirits

嬉戏

xī xì — To frolic; to play; to jest playfully

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing something

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of

而言

ér yán — In terms of; as far as concerned

人们

rén men — People; people in general; folks

合理地

hé lǐ de — Reasonably; rationally; in a justified manner

奉为

fèng wéi — To revere as; to regard as sacred

价值

jià zhí — Value; worth; importance of something

尺度

chǐ dù — Standard; measure; scale of judgment

最

zuì — Most; -est; superlative degree marker

崇高

chóng gāo — Lofty; sublime; noble and elevated in character

观念

guān niàn — Concept; notion; idea; belief or viewpoint

实际上

shí jì shàng — Actually; in reality; in practical terms

已然

yǐ rán — Already; has already become so

意味着

yì wèi zhe — To mean; to signify; to imply something

毁灭

huǐ miè — Destruction; annihilation; to completely destroy

堕落

duò luò — Degradation; moral decay; to fall into depravity

至少

zhì shǎo — At least; at the minimum; no fewer than

是

shì — Is; am; are; to be

松弛

sōng chí — Slack; loose; relaxed; lacking tension or rigor

盲目

máng mù — Blind; reckless; without reason or awareness

暂时

zàn shí — Temporary; momentarily; for the time being

自我

zì wǒ — Self; ego; one's own identity

遗忘

yí wàng — To forget; to fall into oblivion

人性

rén xìng — Human nature; humanity; innate human qualities

中

zhōng — Within; among; inside; in the middle of

超人

chāo rén — Superman; Übermensch; superhuman being

福祉

fú zhǐ — Well-being; welfare; happiness and prosperity

仁善

rén shàn — Benevolent and kind; virtuous goodness

往往

wǎng wǎng — Often; frequently; more often than not

显得

xiǎn de — To appear; to seem; to look like

非人道

fēi rén dào — Inhumane; not humane; lacking human compassion

例如

lì rú — For example; for instance; such as

当

dāng — When; while; at the time of

人世间

rén shì jiān — The human world; among people; mortal realm

过去

guò qù — The past; formerly; to pass by

严肃

yán sù — Serious; solemn; grave in manner

并列

bìng liè — To stand side by side; coordinate; juxtapose

举止

jǔ zhǐ — Behavior; manners; bearing; deportment

言辞

yán cí — Words; speech; verbal expression and wording

语调

yǔ diào — Tone; intonation; manner of speaking

眼神

yǎn shén — Expression in the eyes; gaze; look

道德

dào dé — Morality; ethics; moral principles and conduct

上

shàng — On; above; upper; in terms of

庄重

zhuāng zhòng — Dignified; solemn; grave and stately in manner

时

shí — When; at the time; temporal marker

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately; consequently

成为

chéng wéi — To become; to turn into something

这一切

zhè yī qiè — All of this; everything mentioned above

真实

zhēn shí — Real; true; authentic; genuine

戏谑

xì xuè — Banter; playful mockery; teasing jokingly

然而

rán ér — However; yet; nevertheless; but

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise

正是

zhèng shì — Exactly; precisely; it is just that

伴随着

bàn suí zhe — Accompanied by; along with; together with

也许

yě xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly

真正

zhēn zhèng — Truly; genuinely; real and authentic

大

dà — Great; big; large; significant

才

cái — Only then; just; indicating condition fulfilled

刚刚

gāng gāng — Just now; just barely; only moments ago

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; the beginning

那

nà — That; then; in that case

恰当

qià dāng — Appropriate; fitting; proper and suitable

问号

wèn hào — Question mark; symbol of questioning or doubt

立起

lì qǐ — To stand up; to rise; to erect

灵魂

líng hún — Soul; spirit; inner essence of a person

命运

mìng yùn — Fate; destiny; fortune

发生

fā shēng — To happen; to occur; to take place

转变

zhuǎn biàn — To transform; to change; a shift or transition

时针

shí zhēn — Hour hand of a clock; pointing to time

移动

yí dòng — To move; to shift; to relocate

悲剧

bēi jù — Tragedy; tragic event or dramatic work

开幕

kāi mù — To open; curtain rises; beginning of event

尽管

jǐn guǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact

形象

xíng xiàng — Image; figure; portrayal; symbolic representation

以及

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

本书

běn shū — This book; the present work

大量

dà liàng — A large amount; numerous; in great quantity

核心

hé xīn — Core; central; nucleus; essential part

思想

sī xiǎng — Thought; idea; ideology; way of thinking

早已

zǎo yǐ — Long ago; already for a long time

出现

chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to come into view

作者

zuò zhě — Author; writer; creator of a work

梦境

mèng jìng — Dreamscape; the world of dreams

著述

zhù shù — Writings; scholarly works; authored publications

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; among; in the midst of

直至

zhí zhì — Until; up to; all the way to

年

nián — Year; annual; classifier for years

月

yuè — Month; moon; classifier for months

问世

wèn shì — To be published; to come into the world

永恒

yǒng héng — Eternal; everlasting; permanent and unchanging

轮回

lún huí — Reincarnation; eternal recurrence; cyclical return

最终

zuì zhōng — Ultimately; finally; in the end

促使

cù shǐ — To prompt; to cause; to urge into action

我

wǒ — I; me; my; first-person pronoun

兄长

xiōng zhǎng — Elder brother; older male sibling

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using

诗意

shī yì — Poetic quality; poetic mood; lyrical feeling

语言

yǔ yán — Language; speech; means of expression

阐发

chǎn fā — To expound; to elaborate; to develop and explain

其

qí — His; its; their; that particular one's

全新

quán xīn — Completely new; brand new; entirely fresh

见解

jiàn jiě — View; opinion; insight; understanding of something