Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 2

Vocabulary

其他

qítā — Other; the rest of something mentioned

人

rén — Person; human being; people

一直

yīzhí — Always; continuously; all along

好奇

hàoqí — Curious; having a desire to know

地

de — Structural particle used after adverbs

想

xiǎng — To think; to want; to miss someone

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of something

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to do something

收入

shōurù — Income; revenue; earnings from work

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

哪

nǎ — Which; what; interrogative pronoun

一

yī — One; the number one; a single

部分

bùfen — Part; portion; section of a whole

用于

yòngyú — To be used for; applied to a purpose

慈善

císhàn — Charity; philanthropic; benevolent cause

事业

shìyè — Cause; career; undertaking or enterprise

还有

háiyǒu — Also; in addition; there is also

一些

yīxiē — Some; a few; a certain amount

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist

大

dà — Big; large; great in size or degree

家庭

jiātíng — Family; household; domestic unit

养活

yǎnghuo — To support; to feed and sustain people

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change

多少

duōshao — How many; how much; quantity question

贫困

pínkùn — Poor; impoverished; living in poverty

儿童

értóng — Children; kids; young persons

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore; thus; for this reason

要

yào — To want; must; need to do something

请

qǐng — Please; to invite; to request politely

那些

nàxiē — Those; referring to previously mentioned items

对

duì — Toward; regarding; correct; to face

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is not; without

特别

tèbié — Especially; special; particularly notable

兴趣

xìngqù — Interest; hobby; enthusiasm for something

读者

dúzhě — Reader; person who reads publications

原谅

yuánliàng — To forgive; to excuse; to pardon someone

如果

rúguǒ — If; in the event that; supposing

在

zài — In; at; located at; currently doing

本书

běnshū — This book; the current volume referred to

中

zhōng — In; middle; within; center of something

试图

shìtú — To attempt; to try to do something

回答

huídá — To answer; to reply to a question

其中

qízhōng — Among them; within; included in those

问题

wèntí — Question; problem; issue to address

话

huà — Words; speech; language; to speak

大多数

dàduōshù — The majority; most; the greater part

书籍

shūjí — Books; written publications; literary works

即

jí — That is; namely; i.e.; immediately

第一人称

dìyī rénchēng — First person; grammatical perspective using 'I'

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; affirmative verb

被

bèi — Passive marker; by; indicates passive voice

省略

shěnglüè — To omit; to leave out; abbreviation

这本书

zhè běn shū — This book; the specific book being discussed

它

tā — It; third-person singular for objects

保留

bǎoliú — To retain; to keep; to preserve something

就

jiù — Then; with regard to; precisely; just

自我主义

zìwǒ zhǔyì — Egoism; self-centered philosophy or attitude

而言

éryán — As for; in terms of; regarding this matter

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or mentioned

主要

zhǔyào — Main; primary; major; most important

区别

qūbié — Difference; distinction; to differentiate things

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

通常

tōngcháng — Usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances

不会

bù huì — Will not; cannot; unable to do something

意识到

yìshi dào — To realize; to become aware of something

说话

shuōhuà — To speak; to talk; to say words

毕竟

bìjìng — After all; in the end; when all is said

始终

shǐzhōng — From beginning to end; always; consistently

同样

tóngyàng — Same; likewise; in the same way

了解

liǎojiě — To understand; to know well; comprehend thoroughly

如此

rúcǐ — So; such; like this; in this way

谈论

tánlùn — To discuss; to talk about; to converse on

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person

不幸

bùxìng — Unfortunately; misfortune; unlucky situation

由于

yóuyú — Due to; because of; owing to a reason

经历

jīnglì — Experience; to go through; personal history

有限

yǒuxiàn — Limited; finite; not extensive enough

只能

zhǐ néng — Can only; only able to; restricted to

局限于

júxiàn yú — To be limited to; confined to a scope

这一

zhè yī — This particular; this specific one topic

主题

zhǔtí — Theme; topic; main subject of discussion

此外

cǐwài — Besides; furthermore; in addition to this

本人

běnrén — Oneself; the person in question; I myself

要求

yāoqiú — To require; to demand; requirement or request

每一位

měi yī wèi — Every single person; each individual person

作家

zuòjiā — Writer; author; literary professional

无论

wúlùn — Regardless; no matter what; whether or not

早晚

zǎowǎn — Sooner or later; morning and evening; eventually

都要

dōu yào — All must; everyone needs to; without exception

生活

shēnghuó — Life; to live; daily existence and living

作出

zuòchū — To make; to produce; to render a result

简单

jiǎndān — Simple; easy; uncomplicated; straightforward

而

ér — And; yet; but; connecting contrasting clauses

真诚

zhēnchéng — Sincere; genuine; honest and heartfelt

叙述

xùshù — To narrate; to describe; an account of events

不

bù — No; not; negation particle

仅仅

jǐnjǐn — Merely; only; just; nothing more than

他

tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun

所

suǒ — That which; a place; used before verbs

听说

tīngshuō — To hear that; reportedly; to have heard

他人

tārén — Others; other people; someone else

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like; as if; resembling something else

从

cóng — From; since; following a source or origin

遥远

yáoyuǎn — Distant; faraway; remote in space or time

土地

tǔdì — Land; soil; territory; piece of ground

上

shàng — On; above; upper; to go up

寄给

jì gěi — To send to; to mail something to someone

亲人

qīnrén — Family member; loved one; close relative

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind; that type; that sort of thing

因为

yīnwèi — Because; since; for the reason that

过

guò — Experiential particle; to pass; to cross over

那

nà — That; referring to something distant or mentioned

来说

lái shuō — In terms of; speaking from; as far as concerned

必定

bìdìng — Certainly; definitely; bound to happen

一片

yī piàn — A piece of; a stretch of; an expanse

也许

yěxǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly might be true

这些

zhèxiē — These; referring to nearby multiple items

文字

wénzì — Writing; characters; written language or text

更

gèng — More; even more; to a greater degree

写给

xiě gěi — To write to; to write for someone

学生

xuésheng — Student; pupil; learner in school

至于

zhìyú — As for; regarding; as to a matter

他们

tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

接受

jiēshòu — To accept; to receive; to take in something

适用于

shìyòng yú — To apply to; to be applicable to something

相信

xiāngxìn — To believe; to trust; to have confidence in

会

huì — Will; can; able to; likely to happen

穿上

chuānshàng — To put on clothing; to wear something

这件

zhè jiàn — This piece; this item of clothing or thing

外衣

wàiyī — Outer garment; coat; outward appearance

时

shí — When; at the time of; during a moment

硬撑

yìng chēng — To force through; to struggle on stubbornly

开

kāi — To open; to split apart; to start

缝线

féngxiàn — Seam; stitching; threads sewn in fabric

合身

héshēn — To fit well; fitting the body properly

大有裨益

dà yǒu bìyì — Very beneficial; greatly helpful; of great benefit