Vocabulary: 伏尔泰传
- to understand; to know; to comprehend
- 非 Fēi: 非 Fei1: abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa非 fēi: 非 fei1: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
- absolute; unconditional
- autocracy; dictatorship
- monarch; sovereign
- to tame; tame; docile
- soldierly; martial (appearance)
- danger; dangerous
- devil king; evil person
- 了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- to initiate; to start; to found
- undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4]
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- 方 fāng: 方 fang1: square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter方 Fāng: 方 Fang1: surname Fang
- (bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
- to complete; to accomplish
- big and strong; formidable; powerful
- dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
- contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
- to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart
- literature
- interaction; social contact
- at the same time; simultaneously
- 也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
- to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- a drama; a play; theater; script of a play
- to change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- internal disorder; civil strife; civil unrest
- tough; strong; formidable; fearsome
- fighter; soldier; warrior; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to learn; to study
- to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
- living room; sitting room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- etiquette; ceremony
- court (of king or emperor)
- everyone; influential family; great expert
- 都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du
- to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
- 着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in
- to live together (in a large group or flock)
- 精神 jīng shen: 精神 jing1 shen5: vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking精神 jīng shén: 精神 jing1 shen2: spirit; mind; consciousness; thought; mental; psychological; essence; gist; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training
- warrior; samurai
- to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- gentleman
- sword; (fencing) saber