Yuēbójì约伯记
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 11
1 "to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take"Ná拿 "agate/cornelian"mǎ玛 "man/person/people"rén人 "fragmentary/trifling"suǒ琐 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法 "reply/answer"huídá回答 "to speak/to say"shuō说,
2 "this/these"Zhè这 "many/a lot of/much"xǔduō许多 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "speech/talk"yányǔ言语 "(adv) certainly; definitely"qǐbù岂不 "that/the above-mentioned/most likely/to deserve/should/ought to/owe"gāi该 "reply/answer"huídá回答 "(question tag)"ma吗?"many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-"duō多 "mouth"zuǐ嘴 "many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-"duō多 "tongue"shé舌 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/able to/certain(ly)/to suit/(particle used for emphasis)"kě可 "(v) call/name/be called"chēngwéi称为 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "(question tag)"ma吗?
3 "you"Nǐ你 "exaggerate"kuādà夸大 "if"dehuà的话,"how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "man/person/people"rén人 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "sound/voice/(a measure word, used for sounds)/tone/noise"shēng声 "(question tag)"ma吗?"you"nǐ你 "trick/drama/play/show"xì戏 "laugh/smile"xiào笑 "when/during/at the time of"deshíhòu的时候,"how can it be that"qǐ岂 "nobody"méiyǒurén没有人 "to call/to yell/to be called/to order"jiào叫 "you"nǐ你 "blush/shy"hàixiū害羞 "(question tag)"ma吗?
4 "you"Nǐ你 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"my/mine"wǒde我的 "reason/argument/sense/principle/basis/justification"dàolǐ道理 "pure/simple/unmixed/genuine"chún纯 "all/whole/entire/every/complete"quán全,"I/me"wǒ我 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "you"nǐ你 "now/present"yǎnqián眼前 "cleanse/clean"jiéjìng洁净。
5 "-ism/only"Wéi惟 "sincere/willing"yuàn愿 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话,"sincere/willing"yuàn愿 "he/him"tā他 "open one's mouth/start to talk"kāikǒu开口 "to attack/to accuse/to charge/(military) attack"gōngjī攻击 "you"nǐ你。
6 "and/furthermore/(not) at all/simultaneously/also/together with/to combine/to join/to merge"Bìng并 "(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(n) profound; deep; a mystery"àomì奥秘 "point out/(give) directives or instructions"zhǐshì指示 "you"nǐ你,"he/him"tā他 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "(surname)/all/many/various"zhū诸 "sort/kind/class/way/manner"bān般 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "wisdom/knowledge"zhì智 "to know/knowledge"shí识。"therefore/as a result/so"Suǒyǐ所以 "to be/to act as/to hold a position (in space, time, or organizational space)/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at"dāng当 "know/be aware of"zhīdao知道 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "pursue (a problem)/to chase"zhuī追 "ask for/send punitive expedition/to demand/to marry"tǎo讨 "you"nǐ你,"(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "you"nǐ你 "guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin"zuì罪 "consequence of sin"niè孽 "that/the above-mentioned/most likely/to deserve/should/ought to/owe"gāi该 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "young"shào少。
7 "you"Nǐ你 "inspect/make an on-the-spot investigation"kǎochá考察,"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "side/to lean/to survey/to measure/conjecture"cè测 "to penetrate/thorough/penetrating/to pass through/to pierce"tòu透 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "(question tag)"ma吗?"you"nǐ你 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)"jìn尽 "feeling/emotion/passion/situation"qíng情 "side/to lean/to survey/to measure/conjecture"cè测 "to penetrate/thorough/penetrating/to pass through/to pierce"tòu透 "all/whole/entire/every/complete"quán全 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "-ist, -er (person)/person (who does sth)"zhě者 "(question tag)"ma吗?
8 "his"Tāde他的 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "high/tall"gāo高 "(surname)"yú于 "day/sky/heaven"tiān天,"you"nǐ你 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to do/to make/to produce"zuò做 "what?/who?/something/anything"shénme什么。"deep/profound"Shēn深 "(surname)"yú于 "(of weather) overcast/Yin/feminine/moon/cloudy/negative (electric.)/shady"yīn阴 "between/among/space/(measure word)"jiān间,"you"nǐ你 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "know/be aware of"zhīdao知道 "what?/who?/something/anything"shénme什么。
9 "his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)"Qí其 "to measure"liáng量 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "length/long/forever/always/constantly"cháng长,"(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "ocean/sea"hǎi海 "lenient/wide/broad"kuān宽。
10 "he/him"Tā他 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "to pass/to go through/process/course"jīngguò经过,"(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "man/person/people"rén人 "constraint/restrain"jūjīn拘禁,"provoke/to recruit"zhāo招 "man/person/people"rén人 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "to examine/to investigate/carefully/to try (in court)"shěn审,"who"shéi谁 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to stop/to resist/to obstruct"zǔdǎng阻挡 "he/him"tā他 "(question particle)"ne呢?
11 "he/him"Tā他 "roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/(a measure word)"běn本 "know/be aware of"zhīdao知道 "devoid of content/void/false/empty/vain"xū虚 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人。"man/person/people"Rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin"zuì罪 "consequence of sin"niè孽,"he/him"tā他 "although/even though"suī虽 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "(v) be careful; be mindfull"liúyì留意,"or/still/nevertheless"háishì还是 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "actually/place"suǒ所 "not see/not meet"bùjiàn不见。
12 "(adj) hollow, no meaning/(n) emptiness"Kōngxū空虚 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "without"háowú毫无 "intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge"zhīshi知识。"(n) life"Rénshēng人生 "to be alive"zàishì在世 "(v) as if; seem like"hǎoxiàng好像 "field/plain/open space/limit/boundary/rude/wild"yě野 "donkey"lǘ驴 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "colt"jū驹 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子。
13 "you"Nǐ你 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "heart/mind"xīn心 "content/calm/still/quiet/to pacify/peace"ān安 "just (right)/main/upright/straight/correct/principle"zhèng正,"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/to elect"jǔ举 "hand/convenient"shǒu手。
14 "you"Nǐ你 "(a situation is) in (someone's) hands"shǒulǐ手里 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "guilty"yǒuzuì有罪 "consequence of sin"niè孽,"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to be/to act as/to hold a position (in space, time, or organizational space)/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at"dāng当 "far/distant/remote"yuǎn远 "far/distant/remote"yuǎn远 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "remove/do away with/wipe out/divide/except"chú除 "to drop/to fall"diào掉,"neither/nor"yěbù也不 "to hold/to contain/to allow/appearance/look/countenance"róng容 "non-/not-/un-"fēi非 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "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 "you"nǐ你 "account/mosquito net/tent/curtain/debt/credit"zhàng帐 "shed"péng棚 "inside"zhīzhōng之中。
15 "(tw) at that time"Nàshí那时,"you"nǐ你 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "look up"yǎng仰 "to rise/to raise/to get up"qǐ起 "face"liǎn脸 "to come"lái来 "without"háowú毫无 "spot/stain/speckle"bāndiǎn斑点。"you"Nǐ你 "also/too"yě也 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "firm/firmly/hard/stable"jiāngù坚固,"-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to fear"jù惧 "to be afraid/to fear"pà怕。
16 "you"Nǐ你 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "forget"wàngjì忘记 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦 "(surname)/ancient place name/distinct/clear/orderly/pain/suffering/(a surname)"chǔ楚,"(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss"xiǎng想 "to rise/to raise/to get up"qǐ起 "also/too"yě也 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "to flow/to spread/to circulate/to move"liú流 "(in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by"guòqu过去 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "water/river"shuǐ水 "same/like/equal to/the same as/just like"yíyàng一样。
17 "you"Nǐ你 "to be alive"zàishì在世 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "midday/noon/noonday"zhèngwǔ正午 "more/even more/further/still/still more"gèng更 "clear/bright/to understand/next/the Ming dynasty"míng明,"although/even though"suī虽 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "dark/darkly/darkness"hēi’àn黑暗 "still/yet/to remain"réng仍 "(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem"xiàng像 "early morning"zǎochén早晨。
18 "you"Nǐ你 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "(v) hope for; count on/(n) hope"zhǐwàng指望 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "settled/steady/stable"wěn稳 "hard/strong/solid/sure"gù固,"also/too"yě也 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "four/4"sì四 "to circle/to surround"wéi围 "to go around and inspect/to inspect (by moving around)"xúnchá巡查,"calm/undisturbed"tǎnrán坦然 "rest/go to sleep/rest in peace/(hist.) Parthia"ānxí安息。
19 "you"Nǐ你 "to recline/to lie down"tǎng躺 "to lie/to crouch"wò卧,"unmanned/uninhabited"wúrén无人 "horrify/terrify"jīngxià惊吓,"further/moreover"qiě且 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "many/a lot of/much"xǔduō许多 "man/person/people"rén人 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "you"nǐ你 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "kind act (from above)"ēn恩。
20 "but/yet/however/only/merely/still"Dàn但 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "eye"yǎn眼 "eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order (taxonomy)/goal/name/title"mù目 "necessary/essential/indispensable/required"bìyào必要 "to become blind/blindness"shīmíng失明。"they"Tāmen他们 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路 "can/may/able to/certain(ly)/to suit/(particle used for emphasis)"kě可 "to escape/to run away/to flee"táo逃。"they"Tāmen他们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(v) hope for; count on/(n) hope"zhǐwàng指望 "(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "air/anger/gas"qì气 "cut short/extinct/to disappear/to vanish/absolutely/by no means"jué绝。