Lesson 2:中国人的鬼神观

145 words

WordPinyinDefinition
一神教yī shén jiàomonotheistic religion
一举一动yī jǔ yī dòngevery movement
上帝Shàng dì
主宰zhǔ zǎito dominate
亡国wáng guó(of a nation) to be destroyed
以此类推yǐ cǐ lèi tuīand so on
来源lái yuánsource (of information etc)
依据yī jùaccording to
保佑bǎo yòuto bless and protect
信仰xìn yǎngto believe in (a religion)
信赖xìn làito trust
催眠cuī miánhypnosis
仪式yí shìceremony
先哲xiān zhédistinguished precursor
先进xiān jìnadvanced (technology)
his
出气chū qìto give vent to anger
创造chuàng zàoto create
bànhalf
反抗fǎn kàngto resist
取悦qǔ yuèto try to please
受精shòu jīngto receive sperm
口舌kǒu shédispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
史料shǐ liàohistorical material or data
喜怒哀乐xǐ nù āi lèfour types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai
国君guó jūnmonarch
地祇dì qíearth spirit
墨子Mò zǐ
太平Tài píngpeace and security
奇妙qí miàofantastic
奥秘ào mìsecret
孝道xiào daofilial piety (Confucian virtue)
孟子Mèng zǐ
宇宙yǔ zhòuuniverse
宁可nìng kěpreferably
屈服qū fúto surrender
崇拜chóng bàito worship
幻想huàn xiǎngdelusion
延续yán xùto continue
征兆zhēng zhàoomen
心理学xīn lǐ xuépsychology
必要bì yàonecessary
恍惚huǎng hūabsent-minded
恐怖kǒng bùterrible
恐惧kǒng jùto be frightened
想象xiǎng xiàngto imagine
意识yì shíconsciousness
欲望yù wàngdesire
xuánto hang or suspend
成熟chéng shúmature
战乱zhàn luànchaos of war
to feel with the hand
教化jiào huàto enlighten
敬鬼神而远之jìng guǐ shén ér yuǎn zhīto respect Gods and demons from a distance (idiom); to remain at a respectful distance
shǔto count
星辰xīng chénstars
曾祖父母céng zǔ fù mǔgreat-grandparents
有机物yǒu jī wùorganic substance
朝廷cháo tíngcourt
朦胧méng lónghazy
本义běn yìoriginal meaning
duǒflower
根源gēn yuánorigin
概念gài niànconcept
树枝shù zhībranch
比喻bǐ yùto compare
毫无háo wúnot in the least
民不聊生mín bù liáo shēngThe people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
治理zhì lǐto govern
沼泽zhǎo zémarsh
法官fǎ guānjudge
法家Fǎ jiā
混乱hùn luànconfusion
清晨qīng chénearly morning
灾祸zāi huòdisaster
无数wú shùcountless
无机物wú jī wùinorganic compound
状态zhuàng tàistate of affairs
奖赏jiǎng shǎngreward
xuánblack
生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings)
疑问yí wènquestion
盛行shèng xíngto be in vogue
短暂duǎn zànof short duration
Shéndeity
神奇shén qímagical
神志shén zhìconsciousness
神秘shén mìmysterious
祭拜jì bàito offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
祭祀jì sìto offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
祭祖jì zǔto offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
huòdisaster
种子zhǒng ziseed
红包hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift
终于zhōng yúat last
结果jié guǒoutcome
结论jié lùnconclusion
统称tǒng chēngto be collectively called
编制biān zhìto weave
缓和huǎn héto ease (tension)
繁殖fán zhíto breed
老子lǎo zifather
圣明shèng míngenlightened sage
声称shēng chēngto claim
肉体ròu tǐphysical body
腐败fǔ bàicorruption
自我zì wǒself-
花房huā fánggreenhouse
花瓣huā bànpetal
花蕊huā ruǐstamen
荀子Xún zǐ
庄子Zhuāng zǐ
万物wàn wùall living things
虐待nüè dàito mistreat
处罚chǔ fáto penalize
chónglower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
行为xíng wéiaction
亲生qīn shēngone's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth)
Guànsurname Guan
解开jiě kāito untie
认定rèn dìngto maintain (that sth is true)
Xièsurname Xie
象形xiàng xíngpictogram
贪官污吏tān guān wū lìgrasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
Fèisurname Fei
迷信mí xìnsuperstition
送礼sòng lǐto give a present
造物主Zào wù zhǔ
运行yùn xíngto move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc)
过分guò fènexcessive
道家Dào jiā
灵魂líng húnsoul
韩非子Hán Fēi zǐ
余地yú dìmargin
惊讶jīng yàamazed
体验tǐ yànto experience for oneself
guǐghost
鬼怪guǐ guàihobgoblin
黄昏huáng hūndusk
避而不谈bì ér bù tánavoid talking about something
宁可信其有,不可信其无nìng kě xìn qí yǒu , bù kě xìn qí wúyou should rather believe that it is true, and you should not assume it's not true. -- be prepared for any possible situations
庶物shù wùall things
人生七十古来稀rén shēng qī shí gǔ lái xīa man seldom lives to be seventy years old
万物之灵wàn wù zhī língthe intelligent part of the universe
不知人,焉知天bù zhī rén , yān zhī tiān(ancient Chinese) If one does not understand things about people, how could he possibly understand things about Heaven?