Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 1

Vocabulary

及

jí — And; as well as; reaching to.

论

lùn — To discuss; essay; theory about a subject.

公民

gōngmín — Citizen; a member of a state or nation.

不服从

bù fúcóng — Disobedience; refusal to comply with authority.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

义务

yìwù — Duty; obligation; responsibility one must fulfill.

著

zhù — To write; authored by; a notable written work.

目录

mùlù — Table of contents; catalog; list of items.

经济

jīngjì — Economy; economics; financial management of resources.

篇

piān — Chapter; piece; measure word for articles or essays.

我

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

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time.

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where; what place; asking about location.

生活

shēnghuó — Life; to live; daily existence and living.

以及

yǐjí — As well as; and also; in addition to.

为何

wèihé — Why; for what reason; what purpose.

而

ér — And; but; yet; conjunctive linking particle.

读书

dúshū — To read books; to study; pursue education.

声音

shēngyīn — Sound; voice; noise produced by something.

孤独

gūdú — Loneliness; solitude; feeling of being alone.

访客

fǎngkè — Visitor; guest; person who comes to visit.

豆田

dòutián — Bean field; a field where beans are grown.

村庄

cūnzhuāng — Village; a small rural settlement or community.

湖泊

húpō — Lakes; a general term for bodies of water.

农场

nóngchǎng — Farm; agricultural land used for cultivation.

更高

gèng gāo — Higher; even higher; superior in degree or level.

法则

fǎzé — Law; rule; principle governing behavior or nature.

禽兽

qínshòu — Birds and beasts; animals; sometimes crude person.

邻居

línjū — Neighbor; person living next door or nearby.

暖屋

nuǎn wū — Warming the house; a warm shelter or dwelling.

昔日

xīrì — Former days; the past; days gone by.

居民

jūmín — Resident; inhabitant; person living in an area.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with someone or something.

冬日

dōngrì — Winter days; days during the winter season.

动物

dòngwù — Animal; living creature that moves and breathes.

之

zhī — Possessive or linking particle; literary form of 的.

湖

hú — Lake; a large body of standing water.

春天

chūntiān — Spring; the season after winter, bringing warmth.

结语

jiéyǔ — Conclusion; closing remarks; final words of a text.

无意

wúyì — Have no intention; unintentionally; not meaning to.

写

xiě — To write; to compose or put words on paper.

一首

yī shǒu — One piece; measure word for songs or poems.

忧郁

yōuyù — Melancholy; gloomy; sad and depressed in mood.

颂歌

sònggē — Ode; hymn; a song of praise or celebration.

要

yào — Want; need; must; expressing desire or necessity.

像

xiàng — To resemble; like; similar to something else.

清晨

qīngchén — Early morning; dawn; the fresh start of day.

站在

zhàn zài — Standing at; to be standing at a location.

栖木

qīmù — Perch; a rod or branch where birds rest.

上

shàng — On top of; above; upper position or surface.

雄鸡

xióng jī — Rooster; male chicken known for crowing loudly.

那般

nà bān — In that manner; like that; in such a way.

放声

fàngshēng — To let out one's voice; cry out loudly.

啼鸣

tímíng — To crow; to cry out; sound made by birds.

哪怕

nǎpà — Even if; even though; no matter what happens.

只是

zhǐshì — Just; merely; only; nothing more than this.

为了

wèile — For the purpose of; in order to achieve something.

唤醒

huànxǐng — To awaken; to wake someone up; rouse from sleep.

邻人

línrén — Neighbor; person who lives nearby or next door.

当

dāng — When; at the time of; while something occurs.

写下

xiě xià — To write down; to record something in writing.

以下

yǐxià — The following; below; what comes next in text.

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to a nearby group of things.

篇章

piānzhāng — Chapters; passages; sections of a written work.

时

shí — When; at the time; during a particular moment.

或者

huòzhě — Or; alternatively; used to present another option.

更

gèng — Even more; still more; to a greater degree.

确切

quèqiè — Exact; precise; accurate and clearly defined.

地

de — Adverbial particle connecting adverb to verb phrase.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to express in words.

其中

qízhōng — Among them; within it; included in that group.

大部分

dà bùfen — Most; the majority; the greater part of something.

内容

nèiróng — Content; substance; what is contained within something.

独自

dúzì — Alone; by oneself; without others present.

一人

yī rén — One person; alone; a single individual.

居住

jūzhù — To reside; to live in a particular place.

林中

lín zhōng — In the forest; within the woods or woodland.

距

jù — Distance from; away from; separated by a gap.

最近

zuìjìn — Nearest; closest; most recently or nearby.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist or possess.

一

yī — One; the number one; a single unit.

英里

yīnglǐ — Mile; a unit of distance equal to 1.6 km.

之遥

zhī yáo — Away; in the distance; separated by that distance.

住在

zhù zài — To live at; to reside in a specific place.

一座

yī zuò — One; measure word for buildings or structures.

亲手

qīnshǒu — With one's own hands; personally built or made.

搭建

dājiàn — To build; to construct; to put together a structure.

小屋

xiǎowū — Small cabin; hut; a tiny simple dwelling place.

里

lǐ — Inside; within; the interior of something.

坐落

zuòluò — To be situated; located at a specific place.

仅凭

jǐn píng — Relying solely on; only by means of something.

双手

shuāngshǒu — Both hands; two hands used for working together.

劳作

láozuò — To labor; to work hard with physical effort.

维持

wéichí — To maintain; to sustain; to keep something going.

生计

shēngjì — Livelihood; means of earning a living; subsistence.

那里

nàlǐ — There; that place; referring to a distant location.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

两年

liǎng nián — Two years; a period of twenty-four months.

零

líng — Zero; and; used in numbers to indicate remainder.

两个月

liǎng gè yuè — Two months; a period of approximately sixty days.

如今

rújīn — Nowadays; now; at the present time.

再度

zàidù — Once again; a second time; anew.

旅居

lǚjū — To sojourn; to live temporarily in a place.

于

yú — In; at; from; literary preposition indicating location.

文明

wénmíng — Civilization; civilized society; culture and refinement.

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; in the middle of; among or inside.

若非

ruòfēi — If not for; were it not for; unless.

同镇

tóng zhèn — Same town; fellow townspeople sharing the same community.

对

duì — Toward; regarding; directed at someone or something.

生活方式

shēnghuó fāngshì — Lifestyle; way of living; manner of conducting life.

提出

tíchū — To raise; to put forward; to propose a question.

诸多

zhūduō — Numerous; many; a great variety of things.

具体

jùtǐ — Specific; concrete; detailed and clearly defined.

询问

xúnwèn — To inquire; to ask questions; to seek information.

本

běn — Originally; by nature; fundamentally; this very.

不会

bù huì — Would not; unable to; will not do something.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; literary particle marking future action.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; one's own; referring to the same subject.

事务

shìwù — Affairs; matters; business or personal concerns.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner or degree.

多

duō — Many; much; more; a large quantity of something.

强加

qiángjiā — To impose; to force upon; inflict on others.

读者

dúzhě — Reader; person who reads a text or publication.

注意

zhùyì — Attention; to pay attention; to notice something.

有人

yǒurén — Some people; someone; there are those who.

或许

huòxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly; expressing uncertainty.

会

huì — Will; can; able to; expressing ability or likelihood.

称

chēng — To call; to refer to as; to name or label.

冒昧

màomèi — Presumptuous; taking liberties; acting without permission.

无礼

wúlǐ — Rude; impolite; lacking courtesy or proper manners.

然而

rán'ér — However; yet; nevertheless; expressing contrast.

看来

kànlái — It seems; it appears; judging from the situation.

丝毫

sīháo — At all; in the slightest; even a tiny bit.

不显

bù xiǎn — Does not appear; not evident; not seemingly so.

反而

fǎn'ér — On the contrary; instead; the opposite is true.

就

jiù — Just; precisely; then; indicating emphasis or sequence.

情形

qíngxíng — Situation; circumstances; the state of affairs.

而言

ér yán — Speaking of; in terms of; as far as concerned.

十分

shífēn — Very; extremely; fully; to a great degree.

自然

zìrán — Natural; naturally; of course; without forcing.

贴切

tiēqiè — Apt; fitting; appropriate and precisely on point.

问

wèn — To ask; to question; to inquire about something.

吃些

chī xiē — Eat some; to consume a bit of food.

什么

shénme — What; asking about the identity of something.

是否

shìfǒu — Whether or not; asking if something is true.

感到

gǎndào — To feel; to sense; to experience an emotion.

害怕

hàipà — To be afraid; to fear; feeling of being scared.

诸如此类

zhū rú cǐ lèi — Such things; and so on; things of this kind.