Yuē约shū书yà亚jì记
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 16
1 "appointment/agreement/to arrange/to restrict/approximately"Yuē约 "(mus. instr.)"sè瑟 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "offspring/posterity"zǐsūn子孙拈"(draw) lots/lot (in a game of chance)"jiū阄 "(n) that which one acquires; one's gains"suǒdé所得 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "near/approach"kàojìn靠近 "(final part.)/(phonetic)"yē耶 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "elder brother"gē哥 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "Jordan River"Yuēdànhé约旦河 "to rise/to raise/to get up"qǐ起,"to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "(final part.)/(phonetic)"yē耶 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "elder brother"gē哥 "(n) eastern side"dōngbiān东边 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "water/river"shuǐ水 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "boundary/scope/extent/circles/group/kingdom (taxonomy)"jiè界,"from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "(final part.)/(phonetic)"yē耶 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "elder brother"gē哥 "(v) go upwards"shàngqù上去,"by means of/through/via/to adopt/to pass through/to get through/to switch over"tōngguò通过 "mountainous region/hilly area/hilly country"shāndì山地 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "waste/wilderness"kuàng旷 "field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/wild"yě野,"to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address"bó伯 "special/unusual/extraordinary"té特 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利。
2 "(once) again/also/both... and.../again"Yòu又 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address"bó伯 "special/unusual/extraordinary"té特 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路 "(phonetic)/this"sī斯,"on end/in a row/in succession"jiēlián接连 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "base/foundation/basic/radical (chem.)"jī基 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "boundary/state/realm"jìngjiè境界,"arrive/most/to/until"zhì至 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "he/him"tā他 "green"lǜ绿。
3 "(once) again/also/both... and.../again"Yòu又 "to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards"wǎng往 "west"xī西 "under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter"xià下 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "detain in custody"yā押 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "to carry/to lift/to put forward/(upwards character stroke)/lifting (brush stroke in painting)/to mention"tí提 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "boundary/state/realm"jìngjiè境界,"to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter"xià下 "father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address"bó伯 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "arrange"lún仑 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "boundary/state/realm"jìngjiè境界,"until"zhídào直到 "base/foundation/basic/radical (chem.)"jī基 "color/look/appearance"sè色,"go through/know well/to connect/to communicate/open"tōng通 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "ocean/sea"hǎi海 "until"wéizhǐ为止。
4 "appointment/agreement/to arrange/to restrict/approximately"Yuē约 "(mus. instr.)"sè瑟 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "son"érzi儿子 "Manasseh (son of Hezekiah)"Mǎnáxī玛拿西,"Ephraim (city)"Yǐfǎlián以法莲 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "be finished/be ready/all right/that's enough"déle得了 "they"tāmen他们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "business/occupation/study"yè业。
5 "Ephraim (city)"Yǐfǎlián以法莲 "offspring/posterity"zǐsūn子孙 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "boundary/state/realm"jìngjiè境界,"to press (with the hand)/to push/to control/to restrain/to check/pressing down (brush movement in painting)/according to/in the light of"àn按 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着 "Chinese clan"zōngzú宗族 "(n) that which one acquires; one's gains"suǒdé所得 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的,"to remember/to note/mark/sign/to record"jì记 "underneath"zàixiàmiàn在下面,"they"tāmen他们 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "business/occupation/study"yè业 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "east"dōng东 "boundary/scope/extent/circles/group/kingdom (taxonomy)"jiè界 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "he/him"tā他 "green"lǜ绿 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "to reach/to achieve/to attain"dádào达到 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上 "father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address"bó伯 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "arrange"lún仑。
6 "to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards"Wǎng往 "west"xī西 "go through/know well/to connect/to communicate/open"tōng通 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "(n) location to the north"běibiān北边 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "secret/confidential/close/thick/dense"mì密 "(measure word) meter/rice"mǐ米 "he/him"tā他,"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "eastwards"xiàngdōng向东 "go around/to wind (around)"rào绕 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "he/him"tā他 "to accept/to pay (tax etc.)"nà纳 "to show/reveal"shì示 "subordinate in a gang of bandits"luó罗,"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "on end/in a row/in succession"jiēlián接连 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "elegant"yǎ雅 "to shift/to move"nuó挪 "laughter/yawn"hā哈 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(n) eastern side"dōngbiān东边。
7 "from/obey/observe/follow"Cóng从 "elegant"yǎ雅 "to shift/to move"nuó挪 "laughter/yawn"hā哈 "under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter"xià下 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "he/him"tā他 "green"lǜ绿,"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take"ná拿 "to pull/to play (string instruments)/to drag/to draw"lā拉,"to reach/to achieve/to attain"dádào达到 "(final part.)/(phonetic)"yē耶 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "elder brother"gē哥,"go through/know well/to connect/to communicate/open"tōng通 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "Jordan River"Yuēdànhé约旦河 "until"wéizhǐ为止。
8 "from/obey/observe/follow"Cóng从 "he/him"tā他 "general/popular/everywhere/universal"pǔ普 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards"wǎng往 "west"xī西,"to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "to add/plus"jiā加 "to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take"ná拿 "river"hé河,"straight/vertical/frank/directly/straightly/upright"zhí直 "go through/know well/to connect/to communicate/open"tōng通 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "ocean/sea"hǎi海 "until"wéizhǐ为止。"this/these"Zhè这 "(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "Ephraim (city)"Yǐfǎlián以法莲 "(a measure word)/to support/to sustain/to erect/to raise/branch/division/to draw money"zhī支 "clique/school/group/faction/to dispatch"pài派 "to press (with the hand)/to push/to control/to restrain/to check/pressing down (brush movement in painting)/according to/in the light of"àn按 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着 "Chinese clan"zōngzú宗族 "(n) that which one acquires; one's gains"suǒdé所得 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "business/occupation/study"yè业。
9 "additional/in addition/besides/separate/other/moreover/furthermore"Lìngwài另外 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "Manasseh (son of Hezekiah)"Mǎnáxī玛拿西 "man/person/people"rén人 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "business/occupation/study"yè业 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中 "be finished/be ready/all right/that's enough"déle得了 "some/few/several/(a measure word)"xiē些 "city walls/city/town"chéng城 "city"yì邑 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "belong to/category/be subordinate to/genus (taxonomy)/be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals)/family members/dependants"shǔ属 "city walls/city/town"chéng城 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "village/hamlet"cūnzhuāng村庄。"this/these"Zhè这 "all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "divide"fēngěi分给 "Ephraim (city)"Yǐfǎlián以法莲 "offspring/posterity"zǐsūn子孙 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的。
10 "they"Tāmen他们 "haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be"méiyǒu没有 "to catch up/to overtake/to hurry/to rush/to drive away"gǎn赶 "to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)"chū出 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "base/foundation/basic/radical (chem.)"jī基 "color/look/appearance"sè色 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)"jiā迦 "south"nán南 "man/person/people"rén人。"(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)"Jiā迦 "south"nán南 "man/person/people"rén人 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "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 "Ephraim (city)"Yǐfǎlián以法莲 "man/person/people"rén人 "between/intermediate/mid/middle"zhōngjiān中间,"to become/to turn into"chéngwéi成为 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦 "work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor"gōng工 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "servant"púrén仆人,"until"zhídào直到 "today"jīnrì今日。