Vocabulary: 伏尔泰传
- whole; entire; total
- 地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- 倾倒 qīng dǎo: 倾倒 qing1 dao3: to topple over; to fall over; to greatly admire; to prostrate oneself before倾倒 qīng dào: 倾倒 qing1 dao4: to dump; to pour out; to empty out
- to destroy; to wreck
- destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- powerful; forceful; vigorous
- 分子 fèn zǐ: 分子 fen4 zi3: member of a class or group; people of a certain type分子 fēn zǐ: 分子 fen1 zi3: (chemistry) molecule; (math.) numerator of a fraction
- 阿 ē: 阿 e1: (literary) to flatter; to curry favor with阿 ā: 阿 a1: prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity; used in transliteration; (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]); (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞|阿尔巴尼亚[A1 er3 ba1 ni2 ya4]); (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞|阿尔及利亚[A1 er3 ji2 li4 ya4]); (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷[A1 gen1 ting2]); also pr. [a4]
- 鲁 Lǔ: 鲁 Lu3: surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2]; short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]鲁 lǔ: 鲁 lu3: (bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
- 哀 āi: 哀 Ai1: Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]哀 āi: 哀 ai1: (bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
- son
- ancestors; forebears
- to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- relation; close friendship
- eight
- refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3
- 御 yù: 御 yu4: (bound form) imperial; royal; (literary) to drive (a carriage); (literary) to manage; to govern御 yù: 御 yu4: (bound form) to defend; to resist
- to collapse; to fall into ruins; death of king or emperor; demise
- to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position
- to establish; to fix; to settle
- dynasty
- foundation; base; family estate
- 朝 cháo: 朝 chao2: imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards朝 zhāo: 朝 zhao1: morning朝 Cháo: 朝 Chao2: abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
- 相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
- 王 Wáng: 王 Wang2: surname Wang王 wáng: 王 wang2: king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; great王 wàng: 王 wang4: (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)
- younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)
- influential officials; bigwigs
- head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
- 后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- important minister; major figure in government