Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 4

Vocabulary

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

十二

shí èr — The number twelve

项

xiàng — Measure word for items, tasks, or categories

功绩

gōng jì — Achievement, merit, or distinguished accomplishment

与

yǔ — And; with; compared to

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

邻居

lín jū — Neighbor; person living nearby

们

men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people nouns

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs to nominalize or emphasize

承担

chéng dān — To bear, undertake, or take on responsibility

相比

xiāng bǐ — In comparison with; compared to something else

简直

jiǎn zhí — Simply; absolutely; it's just like

微不足道

wēi bù zú dào — Insignificant; too trivial to be worth mentioning

因为

yīn wèi — Because; for the reason that

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to plural things previously mentioned

只有

zhǐ yǒu — Only; there is only this condition

且

qiě — Moreover; and yet; furthermore

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are

终结

zhōng jié — End; conclusion; to bring to a final end

但

dàn — But; however; yet

从未

cóng wèi — Never; not once up to now

见过

jiàn guò — Have seen; experienced seeing before

这些

zhè xiē — These; referring to nearby plural things

人

rén — Person; people; human being

杀死

shā sǐ — To kill; to slay; cause death

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively

捕获

bǔ huò — To capture; to catch prey or an enemy

任何

rèn hé — Any; whatever; whichever

怪物

guài wù — Monster; creature; strange beast

完成

wán chéng — To complete; to finish a task

劳作

láo zuò — Labor; toil; hard physical work

他们

tā men — They; them; third-person plural pronoun

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is not; without

这样

zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such

朋友

péng yǒu — Friend; companion

用

yòng — To use; to employ; using

烙铁

lào tiě — Branding iron; soldering iron; hot iron tool

烧灼

shāo zhuó — To burn; to cauterize; to scorch with heat

而是

ér shì — But rather; instead it is

每当

měi dāng — Every time; whenever; each time that

一颗

yī kē — One (head/round object); measure word for small round things

头

tóu — Head; top; beginning

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (agent of passive action)

压碎

yā suì — To crush; to smash by pressing down

便

biàn — Then; immediately; as soon as

又

yòu — Again; also; additionally

冒出

mào chū — To sprout up; to emerge suddenly

两颗

liǎng kē — Two (heads/round objects); a pair of round things

看到

kàn dào — To see; to catch sight of

一些

yī xiē — Some; a few; a certain amount

年轻人

nián qīng rén — Young person; youth; young people

同乡

tóng xiāng — Person from the same hometown or region

不幸

bù xìng — Misfortune; unfortunate; bad luck

在于

zài yú — To lie in; to consist in; the key is

继承

jì chéng — To inherit; to succeed to property or title

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation

农场

nóng chǎng — Farm; agricultural estate

房屋

fáng wū — House; building; dwelling

谷仓

gǔ cāng — Barn; granary; storage building for grain

牲畜

shēng chù — Livestock; domestic animals kept on a farm

和

hé — And; together with; plus

农具

nóng jù — Farm tools; agricultural implements

东西

dōng xi — Thing; stuff; object

得来

dé lái — To obtain; to come by; to acquire

容易

róng yì — Easy; not difficult; simple to do

脱手

tuō shǒu — To dispose of; to get rid of; to sell off

却

què — Yet; but; however (contrast marker)

难

nán — Difficult; hard; not easy

若

ruò — If; supposing; were it the case that

生于

shēng yú — Born in or at; to originate from a place

旷野

kuàng yě — Wilderness; open wild country; barren field

牧场

mù chǎng — Pasture; grazing land; ranch

由

yóu — By; from; through; due to

狼

láng — Wolf; a wild carnivorous canine animal

哺育

bǔ yù — To nurse; to feed and raise young

或许

huò xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly

能

néng — Can; able to; capable of

以

yǐ — With; by means of; using

更

gèng — Even more; still more; further

清醒

qīng xǐng — Clear-headed; sober; fully awake and aware

眼光

yǎn guāng — Vision; perspective; way of looking at things

看清

kàn qīng — To see clearly; to perceive accurately

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; one's own; self

召唤

zhào huàn — To summon; to call upon; to beckon

去

qù — To go; to go toward; directional complement

田地

tián dì — Fields; farmland; cultivated land

究竟

jiū jìng — Exactly; after all; what on earth

在

zài — At; in; located at; to be present

哪里

nǎ lǐ — Where; what place; which location

是

shì — To be; is; am; are

谁

shéi — Who; which person

使

shǐ — To make; to cause; to have someone do

成了

chéng le — Became; turned into; has become

土地

tǔ dì — Land; soil; earth; territory

农奴

nóng nú — Serf; feudal peasant bound to the land

既然

jì rán — Since; given that; now that it is so

注定

zhù dìng — Destined; fated; predetermined

只需

zhǐ xū — Only need; all that is required is

吞食

tūn shí — To devour; to swallow and consume

一小撮

yī xiǎo cuō — A tiny pinch or handful of something

泥土

ní tǔ — Soil; dirt; earth; mud

何必

hé bì — Why bother; there is no need to

那

nà — That; those; referring to something distant

六十

liù shí — Sixty; the number 60

英亩

yīng mǔ — Acre; unit of land area measurement

为何

wèi hé — Why; for what reason

一

yī — One; the number one; as soon as

出生

chū shēng — To be born; birth

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; the beginning

挖掘

wā jué — To dig; to excavate; to unearth

坟墓

fén mù — Grave; tomb; burial site

不得不

bù dé bù — Have no choice but to; must; compelled to

过着

guò zhe — Living (a life); spending time in a manner

生活

shēng huó — Life; livelihood; to live; daily existence

将

jiāng — Will; about to; going to (future marker)

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; all that one possesses

重担

zhòng dàn — Heavy burden; great responsibility or hardship

推

tuī — To push; to shove forward

前面

qián miàn — In front; ahead; the front side

尽力

jìn lì — To try one's best; to do all one can

向前

xiàng qián — Forward; onward; ahead

挣扎

zhēng zhá — To struggle; to strive against difficulty

曾

céng — Once; formerly; ever (past experience marker)

遇见

yù jiàn — To meet; to encounter; to come across

多少

duō shao — How many; how much; some amount of

可怜

kě lián — Pitiful; pathetic; deserving of sympathy

不朽

bù xiǔ — Immortal; undying; everlasting

灵魂

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

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; practically

重负

zhòng fù — Heavy burden; oppressive load or responsibility

压垮

yā kuǎ — To crush under weight; to overwhelm completely

窒息

zhì xī — To suffocate; to choke; to be smothered

沿着

yán zhe — Along; following the length of a path

人生

rén shēng — Human life; one's life journey

之路

zhī lù — The road of; the path of (literary usage)

推着

tuī zhe — Pushing along; continuously pushing something

一座

yī zuò — One (building/structure); measure word for large things

七十五

qī shí wǔ — Seventy-five; the number 75

英尺

yīng chǐ — Foot (unit of length); imperial measurement

乘

chéng — Multiplied by; times; to ride

四十

sì shí — Forty; the number 40

永远

yǒng yuǎn — Forever; always; eternally

未曾

wèi céng — Never; have not ever; never before

清扫

qīng sǎo — To sweep clean; to clean out thoroughly

牛圈

niú juàn — Cattle pen; cow stable; enclosure for cows

以及

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

耕地

gēng dì — Arable land; cultivated farmland; tillable soil

草场

cǎo chǎng — Grassland; meadow; pasture area

林地

lín dì — Woodland; forested land; wooded area