Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 9

Vocabulary

一种

yī zhǒng — A type or kind of something

刻板

kè bǎn — Rigid, stereotyped, inflexible in thinking or behavior

却

què — But, yet; indicating contrast or contradiction

无意识

wú yì shí — Unconscious, unaware, without deliberate intention

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

绝望

jué wàng — Despair, hopelessness, loss of all hope

甚至

shèn zhì — Even, to the extent that, going so far as

隐藏

yǐn cáng — To hide, conceal, keep out of sight

在

zài — In, at, located within a place or context

所谓

suǒ wèi — So-called, what is referred to as something

人类

rén lèi — Humanity, humankind, the human race collectively

游戏

yóu xì — Game, play, recreational activity for fun

与

yǔ — And, together with; linking nouns or phrases

娱乐

yú lè — Entertainment, amusement, leisure activities for enjoyment

之中

zhī zhōng — Within, among, in the middle of something

其中

qí zhōng — Among them, within that, therein included

毫无

háo wú — Absolutely no, not the slightest bit of

真正

zhēn zhèng — True, genuine, real, authentic without pretense

玩乐

wán lè — To play and have fun, leisure enjoyment

因为

yīn wèi — Because, since, for the reason that

本应

běn yīng — Should originally, ought to by nature or right

劳作

láo zuò — To labor, toil, engage in manual work

之后

zhī hòu — After, afterwards, following a certain point in time

才有

cái yǒu — Only then have, not until then does one have

但

dàn — But, however; introducing a contrasting statement

智慧

zhì huì — Wisdom, intelligence, profound knowledge and insight

特质

tè zhì — Characteristic trait, distinctive quality or attribute

之一

zhī yī — One of, one among several things or people

便是

biàn shì — Is precisely, is exactly, amounts to being

不做

bù zuò — Not doing, refraining from performing an action

之事

zhī shì — Such matters, affairs of this nature or kind

当

dāng — When, while; at the time that something occurs

我们

wǒ men — We, us; first-person plural pronoun

思考

sī kǎo — To think deeply, ponder, reflect on something

借用

jiè yòng — To borrow and use, appropriate someone's expression

中

zhōng — In, within, among; middle position or context

话

huà — Words, speech, language, what is said

人生

rén shēng — Human life, one's life journey and existence

首要

shǒu yào — Primary, foremost, most important above all else

目的

mù dì — Purpose, goal, aim, objective one intends to achieve

是

shì — Is, am, are; the main linking verb

什么

shén me — What; interrogative pronoun asking about identity

以及

yǐ jí — As well as, and also, together with additionally

生活

shēng huó — Life, livelihood, daily living and existence

必需品

bì xū pǐn — Necessities, essential goods required for living

手段

shǒu duàn — Means, method, way of achieving a goal

时

shí — When, at the time of; temporal marker

似乎

sì hū — It seems, apparently, as if suggesting uncertainty

人们

rén men — People, folks, human beings in general

经过

jīng guò — After going through, having experienced a process

深思熟虑

shēn sī shú lǜ — Careful deliberation, thinking something through thoroughly

才

cái — Only then, not until; indicating a conditional result

选择

xuǎn zé — To choose, select, make a deliberate choice

了

le — Particle indicating completion of an action or change

普通

pǔ tōng — Ordinary, common, average, nothing special or unusual

生活方式

shēng huó fāng shì — Way of life, lifestyle, manner of living daily

他们

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

认为

rèn wéi — To think, believe, consider, hold an opinion

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for non-human things

胜过

shèng guò — To surpass, be better than, exceed in quality

其他

qí tā — Other, the rest, other things or people

一切

yī qiè — Everything, all, the entirety without exception

然而

rán ér — However, nevertheless, yet; introducing a contrast

真诚

zhēn chéng — Sincere, genuine, honest in feeling or expression

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverbs to verbs

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun indicating same subject

别无选择

bié wú xuǎn zé — Have no other choice, no alternative available

那些

nà xiē — Those, those particular people or things

警醒

jǐng xǐng — Alert, awake and watchful, vigilant and aware

而

ér — And, yet; connecting contrasting or related clauses

健全

jiàn quán — Sound, healthy, wholesome in body or mind

心灵

xīn líng — Soul, mind, inner spirit of a person

记得

jì de — To remember, recall, keep in one's memory

太阳

tài yáng — The sun, the star at center of our system

曾经

céng jīng — Once, formerly, at some point in the past

晴朗

qíng lǎng — Clear and bright, sunny weather without clouds

升起

shēng qǐ — To rise up, ascend, go upward into the sky

放弃

fàng qì — To give up, abandon, relinquish something held

偏见

piān jiàn — Prejudice, bias, one-sided or unfair opinion

永远

yǒng yuǎn — Forever, always, permanently, for all time

都

dōu — All, both, even; indicating universality or inclusion

不嫌

bù xián — Not minding, not considering something too much

太晚

tài wǎn — Too late, excessively delayed beyond ideal timing

任何

rèn hé — Any, whichever, no matter which one

思维

sī wéi — Thinking, thought process, mode of reasoning

或

huò — Or, either; presenting an alternative option

行事

xíng shì — To act, conduct oneself, behave in a manner

方式

fāng shì — Method, way, manner of doing something

无论

wú lùn — No matter, regardless of, irrespective of conditions

多么

duō me — How, however much, to whatever degree or extent

古老

gǔ lǎo — Ancient, old, having existed for a very long time

若无

ruò wú — If there is no, in the absence of evidence

证据

zhèng jù — Evidence, proof, supporting facts for a claim

皆

jiē — All, each and every, without exception

不可

bù kě — Must not, cannot, should not be done

轻信

qīng xìn — To believe too easily, gullibly accept without scrutiny

今日

jīn rì — Today, this day, the present day

人人

rén rén — Everyone, everybody, each and every person

附和

fù hè — To echo, agree without thinking, follow others blindly

默然

mò rán — Silently, without objection, in quiet acquiescence

接受

jiē shòu — To accept, receive, take in willingly

为

wéi — As, to be, regarded as something specific

真理

zhēn lǐ — Truth, absolute truth, fundamental principle of reality

东西

dōng xi — Thing, stuff, object, an item of any kind

明日

míng rì — Tomorrow, the next day, the coming day

或许

huò xǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly expressing uncertainty

会

huì — Will, can, likely to; expressing ability or possibility

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating subject receives an action

证明

zhèng míng — To prove, demonstrate, verify as true or false

谬误

miù wù — Error, fallacy, mistaken belief or false conclusion

不过

bù guò — However, but, merely; softening or contrasting statement

舆论

yú lùn — Public opinion, collective views of the general public

烟雾

yān wù — Smoke and mist, haze, obscuring fog or fumes

有人

yǒu rén — Someone, there is a person, some people

曾

céng — Once, formerly, at a past point in time

以为

yǐ wéi — To mistakenly think, assume incorrectly, believe wrongly

那是

nà shì — That is, that was; identifying something as such

田野

tián yě — Fields and open countryside, agricultural land landscape

洒下

sǎ xià — To sprinkle down, shed, scatter downward from above

云朵

yún duǒ — A cloud, fluffy cloud, a cluster of cloud

老人

lǎo rén — Old person, elderly person, an aged individual

说

shuō — To say, speak, tell, express in words

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

做不到

zuò bù dào — Cannot do, unable to accomplish something attempted

事

shì — Matter, affair, thing, event or task

一试

yī shì — To try once, give it a single attempt

便会

biàn huì — Then will, and then one will find or realize

发现

fā xiàn — To discover, find out, realize something new

其实

qí shí — Actually, in fact, as it turns out really

能

néng — Can, able to, capable of doing something

做到

zuò dào — To achieve, manage to accomplish a task successfully

旧事

jiù shì — Old matters, past affairs, things of former times

留给

liú gěi — To leave for, pass on to, reserved for someone

旧人

jiù rén — Old-timers, people of the past or former times

新事

xīn shì — New matters, fresh affairs, things of new era

新人

xīn rén — New people, newcomers, people of the new generation

也许

yě xǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly; expressing mild uncertainty

昔日

xī rì — Days of old, former times, the past days

连

lián — Even, even including; stressing something surprising

以

yǐ — In order to, so as to, by means of

维持

wéi chí — To maintain, sustain, keep going continuously

火焰

huǒ yàn — Flame, fire, a blazing tongue of fire

燃烧

rán shāo — To burn, combust, be on fire intensely

不懂得

bù dǒng de — Not knowing how to, failing to understand something

新时代

xīn shí dài — New era, new age, a modern period of time

人

rén — Person, people, human being

只需

zhǐ xū — Only need to, all that is required is

放

fàng — To place, put, set down something somewhere

几块

jǐ kuài — A few pieces, several chunks of something solid

便能

biàn néng — Then can, and then one is able to

鸟儿

niǎo er — Little bird, a bird; affectionate term for bird

般

bān — Like, as, in the manner of something

速度

sù dù — Speed, velocity, rate of motion or progress

环绕

huán rào — To surround, encircle, go around something completely

地球

dì qiú — The Earth, our planet, the globe we inhabit

飞驰

fēi chí — To speed along, race, move extremely fast

其

qí — Its, their, that; third-person possessive pronoun

用

yòng — To use, employ, apply something for a purpose

俗话

sú huà — Common saying, folk proverb, everyday popular expression

足以

zú yǐ — Sufficient to, enough to, capable of doing something

命

mìng — Life, fate, destiny; one's existence or fortune