Chuàngshìjì创世纪
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 16
1 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "wife"qīzi妻子 "let go"sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "he/him"tā他 "to be born/to give birth/life/to grow"shēng生 "children/sons and daughters"érnǚ儿女。"let go"Sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "a/an"yīgè一个 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "female/woman"nǚ女,"called/named"míngjiào名叫 "summer/Xia (proper name)"xià夏,"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "Egypt"Āijí埃及 "man/person/people"rén人。
2 "let go"Sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "I/me"wǒ我 "cannot/must not/should not"bùnéng不能 "to bear/to give birth"shēngyù生育。"to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"Qiú求 "you"nǐ你 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "female/woman"nǚ女 "like/same/similar/together/alike/with"tóng同 "house"fáng房,"or/possibly/maybe/perhaps"huòzhě或者 "I/me"wǒ我 "can/may/possible/able to"kěyǐ可以 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "she"tā她 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "child"háizi孩子("a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "child"háizi孩子 "former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source"yuán原 "language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle"wén文 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "creation/set up/construction/build/establish/set up"jiànlì建立)。"Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "hearken/listen and obey/comply with/heed"tīngcóng听从 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "let go"sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "if"dehuà的话。
3 "thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence"Yúshì于是 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "wife"qīzi妻子 "let go"sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "female/woman"nǚ女 "Egypt"Āijí埃及 "man/person/people"rén人 "summer/Xia (proper name)"xià夏 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "husband"zhàngfu丈夫 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "concubine"qiè妾。"(tw) at that time"Nàshí那时 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)"jiā迦 "south"nán南 "already"yǐjīng已经 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "ten years"shínián十年。
4 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "summer/Xia (proper name)"xià夏 "like/same/similar/together/alike/with"tóng同 "house"fáng房,"summer/Xia (proper name)"xià夏 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to think of/to cherish/mind/heart/bosom"huái怀 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "pregnant"yùn孕。"she"Tā她 "to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview"jiàn见 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "pregnant"yùn孕,"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "small/tiny/few/young"xiǎo小 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"kàn看 "her, hers"tāde她的 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "female/mother"mǔ母。
5 "let go"Sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"I/me"wǒ我 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "you"nǐ你 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "bent/feel wronged"qū屈。"I/me"Wǒ我 "(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "female/woman"nǚ女 "place in, on, at"fàngzài放在 "you"nǐ你 "to think of/to cherish/mind/heart/bosom"huái怀 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中,"she"tā她 "to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview"jiàn见 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "pregnant"yùn孕,"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "small/tiny/few/young"xiǎo小 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"kàn看 "I/me"wǒ我。"sincere/willing"Yuàn愿 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "you"nǐ你 "I/me"wǒ我 "between/intermediate/mid/middle"zhōngjiān中间 "to decide/to determine"pànduàn判断。
6 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "let go"sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "female/woman"nǚ女 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "you"nǐ你 "(n) leadership/under the control or administration of/subordinates/(v) take action/run out of money"shǒuxià手下,"you"nǐ你 "can/may/possible/able to"kěyǐ可以 "as one wishes/according to one's wishes"suíyì随意 "wait/treat/deal with/need/about/intending to do something"dài待 "she"tā她。"let go"Sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦 "wait/treat/deal with/need/about/intending to do something"dài待 "she"tā她,"she"tā她 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "let go"sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "in front of/facing/presence"miànqián面前 "escape/flee"táozǒu逃走 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了。
7 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "emissary/envoy"shǐzhě使者 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "waste/wilderness"kuàng旷 "field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/wild"yě野 "book/letter"shū书 "pearl or jade earring"ěr珥 "(n) road surface/(n) while on a journey"lùshang路上 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "water/river"shuǐ水 "fountain/spring"quán泉 "beside/one side/other/side/self"páng旁 "meet"yùjiàn遇见 "she"tā她,
8 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"Duì对 "she"tā她 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"let go"sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "female/woman"nǚ女 "summer/Xia (proper name)"xià夏,"you"nǐ你 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "where/wherever"nǎli哪里 "to come"lái来,"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards"wǎng往 "where/wherever"nǎli哪里 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去。"summer/Xia (proper name)"Xià夏 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"I/me"wǒ我 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "female/mother"mǔ母 "let go"sā撒 "Chenopodium album"lái莱 "in front of/facing/presence"miànqián面前 "to escape/to run away/to flee"táo逃 "to come out/to emerge"chūlai出来。
9 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "emissary/envoy"shǐzhě使者 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "she"tā她 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"you"nǐ你 "return to"huídào回到 "you"nǐ你 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "female/mother"mǔ母 "there/that place"nàli那里,"clothes/dress/garment/submit/take (medicine)"fú服 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "she"tā她 "(n) leadership/under the control or administration of/subordinates/(v) take action/run out of money"shǒuxià手下。
10 "(once) again/also/both... and.../again"Yòu又 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"I/me"wǒ我 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "descendant"hòuyì后裔 "extremely"jíqí极其 "(adj) have many varieties"fánduō繁多,"even/so much so that"shènzhì甚至 "cannot/should not/must not"bùkě不可 "victorious"shèng胜 "number/figure/to count/to calculate/several"shù数。
11 "and/furthermore/(not) at all/simultaneously/also/together with/to combine/to join/to merge"Bìng并 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"you"nǐ你 "nowadays"rújīn如今 "to be pregnant/to have conceived"huáiyùn怀孕 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to be born/to give birth/life/to grow"shēng生 "a/an"yīgè一个 "son"érzi儿子,"can/may/possible/able to"kěyǐ可以 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "he/him"tā他 "to rise/to raise/to get up"qǐ起 "called/named"míngjiào名叫 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "real/true/honest/really/solid"shí实 "agate/cornelian"mǎ玛 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利,"because/owing to/on account of"yīnwèi因为 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "hear"tīngjiàn听见 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦 "feeling/emotion/passion/situation"qíng情。("to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"Yǐ以 "real/true/honest/really/solid"shí实 "agate/cornelian"mǎ玛 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "hear"tīngjiàn听见 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "idea/opinion/meaning"yìsī意思)
12 "he/him"Tā他 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem"xiàng像 "field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/wild"yě野 "donkey"lǘ驴。"his"Tāde他的 "hand/convenient"shǒu手 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "attack/assault"gōngdǎ攻打 "man/person/people"rén人,"man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "hand/convenient"shǒu手 "also/too"yě也 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "attack/assault"gōngdǎ攻打 "he/him"tā他。"he/him"Tā他 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "multitude"zhòng众 "brother"dìxiōng弟兄 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(n) eastern side"dōngbiān东边。
13 "summer/Xia (proper name)"Xià夏 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to call/to praise/to weigh/to estimate/to consider/to call/to address/to name/to say/commend"chēng称 "that/those"nà那 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "she"tā她 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "watch over"kàngù看顾 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神。"therefore/as a result/thus/and as a result, ..."Yīn’ér因而 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "here"zhèlǐ这里 "I/me"wǒ我 "also/too"yě也 "to see/to catch sight of"kànjiàn看见 "that/those"nà那 "watch over"kàngù看顾 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "(question tag)"ma吗?
14 "therefore/as a result/so"Suǒyǐ所以 "this/these"zhè这 "warn/well"jǐng井 "called/named"míngjiào名叫 "to protect/cover/shelter/hide or harbor"bì庇 "ear"ěr耳 "to pull/to play (string instruments)/to drag/to draw"lā拉 "ocean/sea"hǎi海 "Chenopodium album"lái莱。"this/these"Zhè这 "warn/well"jǐng井 "in the process of (doing something or happening)/while (doing)"zhèngzài正在 "to add/plus"jiā加 "to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/low/to incline/beneath/low"dī低 "(phonetic)/this"sī斯 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "(suff. for certain nouns)/to hope/to wish/Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.)/Pakistan (abbrev.)/Pascal (unit of pressure)"bā巴 "to arrange/to line up/row/file/series"liè列 "between/intermediate/mid/middle"zhōngjiān中间。
15 "afterwards/later"Hòulái后来 "summer/Xia (proper name)"xià夏 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "to be born/to give birth/life/to grow"shēng生 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "a/an"yīgè一个 "son"érzi儿子。"Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "he/him"tā他 "to rise/to raise/to get up"qǐ起 "called/named"míngjiào名叫 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "real/true/honest/really/solid"shí实 "agate/cornelian"mǎ玛 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利。
16 "summer/Xia (proper name)"Xià夏 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "to be born/to give birth/life/to grow"shēng生 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "real/true/honest/really/solid"shí实 "agate/cornelian"mǎ玛 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "when/during/at the time of"deshíhòu的时候,"Abe (short form for Abraham)"Yàbó亚伯 "orchid"lán兰 "year"nián年 "eighty/80"bāshí八十 "six/6"liù六 "year/years old/(a measure word)"suì岁。