Yuēbójì约伯记
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 16
1 "Job (in Old Testament)"Yuēbó约伯 "reply/answer"huídá回答 "to speak/to say"shuō说,
2 "this (kind of, sort of)/this way/such/like this/such"Zhèyàng这样 "if"dehuà的话 "I/me"wǒ我 "listen/hear/obey"tīng听 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "many/a lot of/much"xǔduō许多。"you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "comfort/console"ānwèi安慰 "man/person/people"rén人,"wrong side out or up/anti-"fǎn反 "to call/to yell/to be called/to order"jiào叫 "man/person/people"rén人 "worry about"chóu愁 "feel vexed/to bother"fán烦。
3 "devoid of content/void/false/empty/vain"Xū虚 "air/sky/empty/in vain"kōng空 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "speech/talk"yányǔ言语 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "boundary; end"qióngjìn穷尽 "(question tag)"ma吗?"to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "what?/who?/something/anything"shénme什么 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话 "to provoke/to exasperate/to annoy"rě惹 "to use/to act/to move/to change"dòng动 "you"nǐ你 "reply/answer"huídá回答 "(question particle)"ne呢?
4 "I/me"Wǒ我 "also/too"yě也 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "that kind of/that sort of"nàyàngde那样的 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话。"you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to stay/get along with/to be in a position of/deal with"chǔ处 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "circumstance"jìngyù境遇,"I/me"wǒ我 "also/too"yě也 "be able to/be likely to/to assemble/to meet/to gather/group/association"huì会 "communication/get in touch with/contact/connection (math.)"liánluò联络 "speech/talk"yányǔ言语 "to attack/to accuse/to charge/(military) attack"gōngjī攻击 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们,"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "shake/to rock"yáo摇 "head"tóu头。
5 "but/yet/however/only/merely/still"Dàn但 "I/me"wǒ我 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to use"yòng用 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "firm/firmly/hard/stable"jiāngù坚固 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们,"to use"yòng用 "mouth"zuǐ嘴 "consume/news/subside/to disappear/to vanish"xiāo消 "to separate/to divide/to break up/to loosen/to explain/to untie/to emancipate"jiě解 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "worried"yōu忧 "worry about"chóu愁。
6 "I/me"Wǒ我 "though/although"suīshuō虽说 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话,"worried"yōu忧 "worry about"chóu愁 "still/yet/to remain"réng仍 "must not/may not/not be allowed/cannot"bùdé不得 "consume/news/subside/to disappear/to vanish"xiāo消 "to separate/to divide/to break up/to loosen/to explain/to untie/to emancipate"jiě解。"I/me"Wǒ我 "although/even though"suī虽 "to stop/to halt/to park (a car)"tíng停 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"worried"yōu忧 "worry about"chóu愁 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to depart/to leave"líkāi离开 "I/me"wǒ我 "(question tag)"ma吗?
7 "but/yet/however/only/merely/still"Dàn但 "modern/current/present/at present/now/nowadays"xiànzài现在 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "I/me"wǒ我 "a bunch/tie together"kǔn困 "tired"juàn倦,"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "(n) friends and relatives"qīnyǒu亲友 "removed from"yuǎnlí远离 "I/me"wǒ我。
8 "(once) again/also/both... and.../again"Yòu又 "grab"zhuāzhù抓住 "I/me"wǒ我,"to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "witness/testimony"jiànzhèng见证 "to attack/to accuse/to charge/(military) attack"gōngjī攻击 "I/me"wǒ我。"I/me"Wǒ我 "(human) body/health"shēntǐ身体 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "dried up"kū枯 "tight/thin/lean"shòu瘦,"also/too"yě也 "to sb.'s face/in sb.'s presence"dāngmiàn当面 "witness/testimony"jiànzhèng见证 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "(v) not be/(n) blame or fault"búshì不是。
9 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"Zhǔ主 "mad"fānù发怒 "mangle"sīliè撕裂 "I/me"wǒ我,"force/compel/coerce"bīpò逼迫 "I/me"wǒ我,"direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "I/me"wǒ我 "to cut/to slice"qiē切 "tooth"chǐ齿。"my/mine"Wǒde我的 "enemy"dírén敌人 "(adv) with glaring eyes; gloweringly"nùmù怒目 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"kàn看 "I/me"wǒ我。
10 "they"Tāmen他们 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "I/me"wǒ我 "open one's mouth/start to talk"kāikǒu开口,"beat/strike/break/mix up/build/fight/fetch/make/tie up/issue/shoot/calculate/since/from"dǎ打 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "face"liǎn脸 "baffle/humiliate"xiūrù羞辱 "I/me"wǒ我,"(v) meet; gather/(n) meeting; gathering"jùhuì聚会 "to attack/to accuse/to charge/(military) attack"gōngjī攻击 "I/me"wǒ我。
11 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"Shén神 "(a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of"bǎ把 "I/me"wǒ我 "give/deliver/hand over"jiāogěi交给 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to respect/to venerate/to salute/to offer"jìng敬 "devout"qián虔 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人,"(a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of"bǎ把 "I/me"wǒ我 "throw"rēng扔 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "hand/convenient"shǒu手 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中。
12 "I/me"Wǒ我 "(adv) usually"sùlái素来 "easy and comfortable/easy"ānyì安逸,"he/him"tā他 "snap"zhéduàn折断 "I/me"wǒ我,"pick (flowers)/to pinch"qiā掐 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "neck"jǐngxiàng颈项,"(a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of"bǎ把 "I/me"wǒ我 "throw on ground/to fall"shuāi摔 "to break down/to break into pieces/fragmentary"suì碎。"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"Yòu又 "set up/to stand"lì立 "I/me"wǒ我 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "his"tāde他的 "arrow"jiàn箭 "target"bǎzǐ靶子。
13 "his"Tāde他的 "archer"gōngjiànshǒu弓箭手 "four/4"sì四 "fade/side/surface/aspect/top/face/flour/noodles"miàn面 "revolve around/center on (an issue)"wéirǎo围绕 "I/me"wǒ我。"he/him"Tā他 "burst/fracture"pòliè破裂 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "lung"fèi肺 "internal organs"fǔ腑,"not at all/emphatically not"bìngbù并不 "leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve"liú留 "feeling/emotion/passion/situation"qíng情,"(a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of"bǎ把 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "the gall/the nerve/courage/guts/gall bladder"dǎn胆 "pour/empty out"qīngdào倾倒 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "on the ground/on the floor"dìshang地上,
14 "(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"Jiāng将 "I/me"wǒ我 "burst/fracture"pòliè破裂 "(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "burst/fracture"pòliè破裂,"like/as"rútóng如同 "(n) warrior"yǒngshì勇士 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "I/me"wǒ我 "straight/vertical/frank/directly/straightly/upright"zhí直 "to rush/break through"chuǎng闯。
15 "I/me"Wǒ我 "crack/seam"fèng缝 "(to have) pins and needles/tingling/hemp/numb/to bother"má麻 "diffuse/extend/notify"bù布 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "I/me"wǒ我 "skin"pífū皮肤 "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,"(a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of"bǎ把 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "angle/horn/horn-shaped"jiǎo角 "place in, on, at"fàngzài放在 "dust"chéntǔ尘土 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中。
16 "my/mine"Wǒde我的 "face"liǎn脸 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "weep"kūqì哭泣 "to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop"fā发 "purple"zǐ紫,"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "eyelid"yǎnpí眼皮 "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 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死 "shade"yìn荫。
17 "my/mine"Wǒde我的 "hand/convenient"shǒu手 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "violent"qiángbào强暴。"my/mine"Wǒde我的 "to pray/to say one's prayers/prayer"qídǎo祈祷 "also/too"yě也 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "clean/purity"qīngjié清洁。
18 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"De地 "(final part.)/(interj.)"a阿,"don't!/must not"bùyào不要 "(v) cover"zhēgài遮盖 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "blood"xuè血。"don't!/must not"Bùyào不要 "to stop/to resist/to obstruct"zǔdǎng阻挡 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "entreat/implore"āiqiú哀求。
19 "now/nowadays/modern"Xiànjīn现今,"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "day/sky/heaven"tiān天 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "witness/testimony"jiànzhèng见证,"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "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 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "advocate"zhòngbǎo中保。
20 "my/mine"Wǒde我的 "friend"péngyou朋友 "cynical"jīqiào讥诮 "I/me"wǒ我,"I/me"wǒ我 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "tear"yǎnlèi眼泪 "(surname)/expanse of water/ooze"wāng汪 "(surname)/expanse of water/ooze"wāng汪。
21 "sincere/willing"Yuàn愿 "man/person/people"rén人 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "offer an explanation/plead innocence/try to defend oneself"biànbái辩白,"like/as"rútóng如同 "man/person/people"rén人 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "friend"péngyou朋友 "offer an explanation/plead innocence/try to defend oneself"biànbái辩白 "same/like/equal to/the same as/just like"yíyàng一样。
22 "because/owing to/on account of"Yīnwèi因为 "again/once more/next in sequence/another"zài再 "(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-"guò过 "a few years/several years"jǐnián几年,"I/me"wǒ我 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to walk/to go/to move/to leave"zǒu走 "that/those"nà那 "to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards"wǎng往 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to return (to)"fǎn返 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路。