Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 10

Vocabulary

年老

nián lǎo — Old in age; elderly.

并不

bìng bù — Not at all; used for emphasis in negation.

比

bǐ — To compare; than; compared to.

年轻

nián qīng — Young; youthful in age.

更

gèng — Even more; to a greater degree.

适合

shì hé — To be suitable or fitting for something.

担任

dān rèn — To hold or take on a role or position.

教师

jiào shī — Teacher; a person who instructs others.

甚至

shèn zhì — Even; going so far as to.

远

yuǎn — Far; by a great margin or distance.

不及

bù jí — Not as good as; failing to reach.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; for the reason that.

它

tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verbs indicating passive structure.

失去

shī qù — To lose; to no longer have something.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

远比

yuǎn bǐ — Far more than; by a great margin compared.

获得

huò dé — To obtain; to gain or acquire something.

多

duō — Many; much; more in quantity or degree.

人们

rén men — People; people in general.

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; practically.

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; to be allowed or able to.

怀疑

huái yí — To doubt; to suspect; to question.

即便

jí biàn — Even if; even though; regardless.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are.

最

zuì — Most; superlative marker.

睿智

ruì zhì — Wise and insightful; profoundly intelligent.

人

rén — Person; human being; people.

是否

shì fǒu — Whether or not; if.

能

néng — Can; to be able to; capable of.

从

cóng — From; since; following.

生活

shēng huó — Life; daily living; to live.

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; among.

学到

xué dào — To learn; to acquire knowledge through study.

任何

rèn hé — Any; whatever; whichever.

具有

jù yǒu — To possess; to have a certain quality.

绝对

jué duì — Absolute; unconditional; completely certain.

价值

jià zhí — Value; worth; importance of something.

东西

dōng xi — Thing; object; stuff.

实际上

shí jì shàng — In fact; actually; in reality.

老年人

lǎo nián rén — Elderly people; the aged; senior citizens.

并没有

bìng méi yǒu — Do not have at all; emphatically lacking.

什么

shén me — What; anything; something.

重要

zhòng yào — Important; significant; of great consequence.

忠告

zhōng gào — Sincere advice; honest counsel given earnestly.

给予

jǐ yǔ — To give; to bestow upon someone.

年轻人

nián qīng rén — Young person; youth; a young individual.

他们

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

自身

zì shēn — Oneself; one's own self or experience.

经历

jīng lì — Experience; to go through events in life.

如此

rú cǐ — So; like this; in such a manner.

片面

piàn miàn — One-sided; partial; lacking balance or completeness.

而且

ér qiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition to.

就

jiù — Then; just; precisely; right away.

必然

bì rán — Inevitable; certain; necessarily so.

相信

xiāng xìn — To believe; to trust; to have faith in.

私人

sī rén — Private; personal; of an individual.

原因

yuán yīn — Reason; cause; the basis for something.

而言

ér yán — As for; in terms of; regarding.

悲惨

bēi cǎn — Miserable; tragic; wretched and pitiful.

失败

shī bài — To fail; defeat; lack of success.

也许

yě xǔ — Perhaps; maybe; possibly.

心中

xīn zhōng — In one's heart; deep inside oneself.

仍

réng — Still; yet; continuing as before.

存有

cún yǒu — To still hold; to retain inside oneself.

一些

yī xiē — Some; a few; a certain amount of.

信念

xìn niàn — Belief; conviction; a firm personal faith.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with.

那些

nà xiē — Those; referring to previously mentioned things.

相悖

xiāng bèi — To contradict; to go against; to conflict with.

不过

bù guò — However; but; only; just.

从前

cóng qián — Formerly; in the past; once upon a time.

少了

shǎo le — Has decreased; less than before.

几分

jǐ fēn — A few parts; somewhat; a bit of.

而已

ér yǐ — That's all; nothing more; merely.

我

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

在

zài — At; in; on; to be present at.

这个

zhè ge — This; this one; referring to nearby thing.

星球上

xīng qiú shàng — On the planet; on this earth or world.

已

yǐ — Already; by now.

了

le — Completion or change-of-state particle.

约

yuē — Approximately; about; roughly.

三十年

sān shí nián — Thirty years; a period of thirty years.

却

què — Yet; but; however; unexpectedly.

尚未

shàng wèi — Not yet; still have not done something.

前辈

qián bèi — Elder; predecessor; senior generation person.

那里

nà lǐ — There; that place; over there.

听到

tīng dào — To hear; to catch sound of something.

哪怕

nǎ pà — Even if; even though; no matter what.

一个字

yī gè zì — A single word or character; one word.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.

诚恳

chéng kěn — Sincere; earnest; honest and heartfelt.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; either.

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is not; lacking.

告诉

gào sù — To tell; to inform; to let someone know.

大概

dà gài — Probably; approximately; roughly; generally.

无法

wú fǎ — Unable to; impossible; having no way.

切中要害

qiē zhòng yào hài — To hit the nail on the head; get to the point.

就在

jiù zài — Right at; just at; precisely located here.

眼前

yǎn qián — Right before one's eyes; immediate present situation.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby.

一场

yī cháng — One instance of an event; a single occurrence.

很大

hěn dà — Very large; great; significant in size.

程度上

chéng dù shàng — To a certain degree; in terms of extent.

尝试

cháng shì — To try; to attempt; to make an effort.

实验

shí yàn — Experiment; to test or try out something.

但

dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless.

曾经历过

céng jīng lì guò — Have previously experienced; once went through.

对

duì — Correct; toward; regarding; to face.

并无

bìng wú — Emphatically does not have; without at all.

裨益

bì yì — Benefit; advantage; to be of help.

如果

rú guǒ — If; in the case that; supposing.

自认为

zì rèn wéi — To consider oneself; to think of oneself as.

经验

jīng yàn — Experience; practical knowledge gained over time.

确信

què xìn — To be certain; to firmly believe something.

那

nà — That; referring to something distant or prior.

导师们

dǎo shī men — Mentors; teachers; guides in plural form.

从未

cóng wèi — Never; not ever at any time before.

提及

tí jí — To mention; to bring up a topic.

过

guò — Experiential particle; indicates past experience.

一位

yī wèi — One (person); a polite counter for people.

农夫

nóng fū — Farmer; male peasant working the land.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

不能

bù néng — Cannot; must not; unable to.

只靠

zhǐ kào — To rely only on; to depend solely on.

素食

sù shí — Vegetarian food; plant-based diet.

为生

wéi shēng — To make a living by; to survive on.

提供

tí gōng — To provide; to supply; to offer.

物质

wù zhì — Substance; matter; material; physical stuff.

于是

yú shì — Therefore; as a result; and so.

他

tā — He; him; third-person singular male pronoun.

虔诚地

qián chéng de — Devoutly; piously; with great sincerity and devotion.

将

jiāng — Will; to take; used before object in disposal.

每天

měi tiān — Every day; daily; each day.

一部分

yī bù fèn — A portion; a part of something whole.

时间

shí jiān — Time; a period or duration of time.

用于

yòng yú — To use for; to be applied to a purpose.

为

wèi — For; for the sake of; on behalf of.

身体

shēn tǐ — Body; physical form; health of the body.

补充

bǔ chōng — To replenish; to supplement; to add to.

骨骼

gǔ gé — Skeleton; bones; the bone structure of a body.

原材料

yuán cái liào — Raw materials; basic ingredients or substances.

而

ér — And; but; yet; connecting contrasting clauses.

说话

shuō huà — To speak; to talk; to say words.

时

shí — At the time of; when; while.

一直

yī zhí — Always; continuously; all along; straight ahead.

走在

zǒu zài — To walk at or behind; to be walking in position.

牛

niú — Cow; ox; bull; bovine animal.

后面

hòu miàn — Behind; at the back; the rear side.

凭借

píng jiè — By means of; relying on; thanks to.

以

yǐ — By means of; using; in order to.

长成

zhǎng chéng — To grow into; to develop into a mature form.

不顾

bù gù — Regardless of; ignoring; despite obstacles.

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all; without exception.

障碍

zhàng ài — Obstacle; barrier; hindrance in one's way.

拖着

tuō zhe — Dragging along; pulling with effort continuously.

和

hé — And; with; together with.

笨重

bèn zhòng — Heavy and clumsy; bulky; unwieldy.

犁

lí — Plow; a farming tool to till soil.

向前

xiàng qián — Forward; ahead; moving in front direction.

走去

zǒu qù — To walk away; to proceed forward on foot.