Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience — Page 13

Vocabulary

某些

mǒu xiē — Some; certain (unspecified ones among a group)

人

rén — Person; people; human being

持续

chí xù — To continue; to persist over a period of time

不断

bù duàn — Continuously; unceasingly; without interruption

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

焦虑

jiāo lǜ — Anxiety; feeling of worry and unease

与

yǔ — And; together with; as well as

紧张

jǐn zhāng — Tense; nervous; stressed

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; practically

是

shì — To be; is/am/are

一种

yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type of something

无法

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

治愈

zhì yù — To cure; to heal completely

疾病

jí bìng — Disease; illness; sickness

我们

wǒ men — We; us; our group

总是

zǒng shì — Always; invariably; at all times

被迫

bèi pò — To be forced; compelled against one's will

夸大

kuā dà — To exaggerate; to overstate something

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; one's own

所做

suǒ zuò — What one does; things done or performed

工作

gōng zuò — Work; job; to work

重要性

zhòng yào xìng — Importance; significance; consequence

然而

rán ér — However; yet; nevertheless; but

有

yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist

多少

duō shao — How many; how much; an uncertain quantity

事情

shì qíng — Matter; affair; thing; event

并不是

bìng bù shì — Actually not; is definitely not; emphatically not

由

yóu — By; due to; caused by; through

完成

wán chéng — To complete; to accomplish; to finish

或者

huò zhě — Or; alternatively; either...or

倘若

tǎng ruò — If; supposing that; in case of

生了病

shēng le bìng — To have fallen ill; to have become sick

病

bìng — Illness; disease; to be sick

又

yòu — Again; also; in addition; furthermore

当

dāng — Should; ought to; when; at the time

如何

rú hé — How; in what way; what to do

多么

duō me — How; what a; to what extent (exclamatory)

警觉

jǐng jué — Alert; vigilant; on guard; wary

啊

a — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emphasis

下定

xià dìng — To firmly make (a decision); to settle resolutely

决心

jué xīn — Determination; resolution; firm decision

只要

zhǐ yào — As long as; provided that; so long as

能够

néng gòu — To be able to; to be capable of

避免

bì miǎn — To avoid; to prevent; to evade

就

jiù — Then; precisely; as soon as; just

绝不

jué bù — Absolutely not; never; under no circumstances

凭

píng — To rely on; based on; by means of

信仰

xìn yǎng — Faith; belief; religious conviction

生活

shēng huó — Life; to live; daily existence

整日里

zhěng rì lǐ — All day long; throughout the entire day

保持

bǎo chí — To maintain; to keep; to preserve a state

警惕

jǐng tì — To be vigilant; cautious alertness; wariness

夜晚

yè wǎn — Night; nighttime; evening hours

则

zé — Then; in that case; whereas (contrast particle)

不情愿

bù qíng yuàn — Unwilling; reluctant; against one's wishes

地

de — Adverbial particle modifying verbs or adjectives

祷告

dǎo gào — To pray; to say prayers; act of prayer

将

jiāng — Will; shall; about to; to take/bring

托付

tuō fù — To entrust; to commit something to someone's care

给

gěi — To give; for; to; indicating recipient

种种

zhǒng zhǒng — All kinds of; various sorts of; numerous

不确定

bù què dìng — Uncertainty; not certain; indefinite; unsettled

之中

zhī zhōng — Within; in the midst of; among

如此

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

彻底

chè dǐ — Thorough; complete; to the bottom; radical

而

ér — And; yet; while; but (connective particle)

真诚

zhēn chéng — Sincere; genuine; honest; heartfelt

活着

huó zhe — To be alive; living; to exist

崇敬

chóng jìng — To revere; to venerate; deep respect and admiration

着

zhe — Continuous aspect particle indicating ongoing state

生命

shēng mìng — Life; existence; living being

否认

fǒu rèn — To deny; to reject; to refuse to acknowledge

改变

gǎi biàn — To change; to alter; transformation

可能性

kě néng xìng — Possibility; likelihood; potential for something

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell

这

zhè — This; these; indicating something nearby

唯一

wéi yī — The only one; sole; unique

道路

dào lù — Road; path; way; route

但

dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless

数目

shù mù — Number; quantity; numerical amount

从

cóng — From; since; following; through

一个

yī gè — One; a single (general measure word)

圆心

yuán xīn — Center of a circle; central point

所能

suǒ néng — What one is able to do; capability

画出

huà chū — To draw out; to produce by drawing

半径

bàn jìng — Radius of a circle or sphere

一样

yī yàng — The same; equally; just like; similar

多

duō — Many; much; a lot; more than

一切

yī qiè — Everything; all; without exception

变化

biàn huà — Change; variation; transformation; to change

在

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

看来

kàn lái — It seems; it appears; in one's view

都是

dōu shì — All are; everything is; without exception

奇迹

qí jì — Miracle; wonder; extraordinary occurrence

每时每刻

měi shí měi kè — Every moment; at all times; constantly

都在

dōu zài — All are (doing); continuously happening everywhere

发生

fā shēng — To happen; to occur; to take place

孔子

Kǒng Zǐ — Confucius; ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher

知道

zhī dào — To know; to be aware of; to understand

所

suǒ — Particle preceding verbs to nominalize them

不知道

bù zhī dào — To not know; to be unaware of something

这才

zhè cái — Only then; this is precisely; just then

真正

zhēn zhèng — True; genuine; real; authentic

知识

zhī shi — Knowledge; learning; information acquired

想象

xiǎng xiàng — To imagine; imagination; mental visualization

中

zhōng — Middle; within; among; in the process of

事实

shì shí — Fact; reality; actual truth

化为

huà wéi — To transform into; to turn into something

理解

lǐ jiě — To understand; comprehension; to grasp meaning

时

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my; first person singular

预见到

yù jiàn dào — To foresee; to anticipate; to predict something

所有

suǒ yǒu — All; every; all of; everything belonging to

终将

zhōng jiāng — Will ultimately; eventually will; in the end

这一

zhè yī — This one; this particular (thing or point)

基础

jī chǔ — Foundation; basis; groundwork; fundamental basis

上

shàng — Above; on top; upon; preceding

建立

jiàn lì — To establish; to build; to found something

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to make someone do

稍作

shāo zuò — To briefly do; to do a little bit of

思考

sī kǎo — To think deeply; to ponder; to reflect

看看

kàn kan — To take a look; to have a look at

提及

tí jí — To mention; to bring up; to refer to

那些

nà xiē — Those; those ones; referring to plural things

烦恼

fán nǎo — Worry; trouble; vexation; to feel troubled

究竟

jiū jìng — After all; in the end; exactly; on earth

为了

wèi le — For the sake of; in order to; for

什么

shén me — What; whatever; anything

以及

yǐ jí — And; as well as; along with

多大

duō dà — How big; how great; to what extent

必要

bì yào — Necessary; essential; indispensable need

去

qù — To go; to leave; indicating directional action

至少

zhì shǎo — At least; at the minimum; no less than

谨慎

jǐn shèn — Cautious; careful; prudent; circumspect