Yuēbójì约伯记
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 4
1 "to carry/to lift/to put forward/(upwards character stroke)/lifting (brush stroke in painting)/to mention"Tí提 "curtain"màn幔 "man/person/people"rén人 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法 "reply/answer"huídá回答 "to speak/to say"shuō说,
2 "man/person/people"Rén人 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss"xiǎng想 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "you"nǐ你 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话,"you"nǐ你 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "loathe"yàn厌 "feel vexed/to bother"fán烦 "(question tag)"ma吗?"but/yet/however/only/merely/still"dàn但 "who"shéi谁 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to beat/to endure/to tolerate"rěn忍 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "(question particle)"ne呢?
3 "you"Nǐ你 "(adv) usually"sùlái素来 "instruct/teach"jiàodǎo教导 "many/a lot of/much"xǔduō许多 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人,"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "firm/firmly/hard/stable"jiāngù坚固 "weak/feeble/flabby"ruǎnruò软弱 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "hand/convenient"shǒu手。
4 "you"Nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "speech/talk"yányǔ言语 "(refers to something that happened previously)/already/at some time in the past/before/once"céng曾 "to support with hand/to help sb. up/to help"fú扶 "to help/to assist"zhù助 "that/those"nà那 "will/shall/be going to"jiāngyào将要 "to drop/to fall/to tumble"diē跌 "to fall/to collapse/to topple/to change/to fail/bankrupt"dǎo倒 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人。"you"Nǐ你 "(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "weak/feeble/flabby"ruǎnruò软弱 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "knee"xī膝 "settled/steady/stable"wěn稳 "hard/strong/solid/sure"gù固。
5 "but/yet/however/only/merely/still"Dàn但 "modern/current/present/at present/now/nowadays"xiànzài现在 "disaster"huò祸 "misfortune/suffer (from illness)/trouble/danger/worry/to contract (a disease)"huàn患 "to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before"lín临 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "you"nǐ你,"you"nǐ你 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to lose consciousness/to be in a coma"hūnmí昏迷,"get close to/be near to"āijìn挨近 "you"nǐ你,"you"nǐ你 "ordinary/plain/convenient/handy/easy/then/so/thus/to relieve oneself"biàn便 "to start/to be frightened/to be scared/alarm"jīng惊 "frightened"huáng惶。
6 "you"Nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to lean on/re on"yǐkào倚靠 "(v) not be/(n) blame or fault"búshì不是 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "you"nǐ你 "hold in awe and veneration; revere"jìngwèi敬畏 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "(question tag)"ma吗?"you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to hope for/look forward to"pànwàng盼望 "(v) not be/(n) blame or fault"búshì不是 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "you"nǐ你 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事 "genuine"chúnzhèng纯正 "(question tag)"ma吗?
7 "to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal, etc)/to request"Qǐng请 "you"nǐ你 "pursue (a problem)/to chase"zhuī追 "to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss"xiǎng想,"innocence/innocent"wúgū无辜 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "who"shéi谁 "be destroyed/become extinct"mièwáng灭亡。"upright/upstanding/honest"Zhèngzhí正直 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "whence/where"héchǔ何处 "cut with scissors/scissors"jiǎn剪 "remove/do away with/wipe out/divide/except"chú除。
8 "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 "I/me"wǒ我 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview"jiàn见,"to plow/to till"gēng耕 "guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin"zuì罪 "consequence of sin"niè孽,"kind/type/race/breed/seed/species (taxonomy)"zhǒng种 "poisoning/bane/to poison (people's minds)"dúhài毒害 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人,"all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "as before/(same) as usual"zhàoyàng照样 "reap"shōugē收割。
9 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"Shén神 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "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 "air/anger/gas"qì气,"they"tāmen他们 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "be destroyed/become extinct"mièwáng灭亡。"God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"Shén神 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "mad"fānù发怒,"they"tāmen他们 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "consume/news/subside/to disappear/to vanish"xiāo消 "(negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not"méi没。
10 "lion"Shīzi狮子 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "roar (of a lion)"hǒu吼 "to call/to yell/to be called/to order"jiào叫,"and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "ferocious/suddenly/fierce/violent/abrupt"měng猛 "lion"shī狮 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "voice/sound"shēngyīn声音,"to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)"jìn尽 "all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "to stop/prohibit/till"zhǐ止 "news/interest/breath/rest"xī息。"young"Shào少 "to strengthen/strong/robust"zhuàng壮 "lion"shīzi狮子 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "dental/tooth"yáchǐ牙齿,"also/too"yě也 "all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "extort/knock/to strike/to knock (at a door)/to hit"qiāo敲 "to drop/to fall"diào掉。
11 "(a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity)/old (of people)/venerable (person)"Lǎo老 "lion"shīzi狮子 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "to go on a hunger strike"juéshí绝食 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死。"female/mother"Mǔ母 "lion"shī狮 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子 "also/too"yě也 "all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "discrete/scatter/disperse"lísàn离散。
12 "I/me"Wǒ我 "secretly/inwardly"àn’àn暗暗 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "be finished/be ready/all right/that's enough"déle得了 "silent/write from memory"mò默 "to show/reveal"shì示。"I/me"Wǒ我 "ear"ěrduo耳朵 "also/too"yě也 "listen/hear/obey"tīng听 "his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)"qí其 "fine/minutely/thin/slender"xì细 "micro/tiny/miniature"wēi微 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "voice/sound"shēngyīn声音。
13 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"Zài在 "think of/long for/miss"sīniàn思念 "night"yè夜 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中,""yìxiàng异象 "between/among/inter-"zhījiān之间,"(common) people"shìrén世人 "submerge/immerse/sink/deep/profound/to lower/to drop"chén沉 "to sleep"shuì睡 "when/during/at the time of"deshíhòu的时候。
14 "fear/dread"Kǒngjù恐惧,"to fight/fight/war/battle"zhàn战 "to be fearful/apprehensive"jīng兢 "to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before"lín临 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "I/me"wǒ我 "body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit"shēn身,"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "I/me"wǒ我 "hundred"bǎi百 "bone"gǔ骨 "beat/strike/break/mix up/build/fight/fetch/make/tie up/issue/shoot/calculate/since/from"dǎ打 "to fight/fight/war/battle"zhàn战。
15 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"Yǒu有 "alert/departed soul/efficacious/quick/effective/intelligence"líng灵 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "I/me"wǒ我 "in front of/facing/presence"miànqián面前 "to pass/to go through/process/course"jīngguò经过,"I/me"wǒ我 "body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit"shēn身 "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 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "hair/drawing brush/(in the) least/one thousandth"háo毫 "hair/pore/fur"máo毛 "erect/upright"zhílì直立。
16 "that/those"Nà那 "alert/departed soul/efficacious/quick/effective/intelligence"líng灵 "to stop/to halt/to park (a car)"tíng停 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住,"I/me"wǒ我 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "cannot/must not/should not"bùnéng不能 "distinguish/recognize"biàn辨 "his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)"qí其 "form/shape"xíngzhuàng形状。"to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"Yǒu有 "image"yǐngxiàng影像 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "I/me"wǒ我 "now/present"yǎnqián眼前。"I/me"Wǒ我 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "(n) (deep) silence"jìngmò静默 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中 "hear"tīngjiàn听见 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "voice/sound"shēngyīn声音 "to speak/to say"shuō说,
17 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"Bì必 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "just/honorable (designation)/public/common"gōng公 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "(question tag)"ma吗?"man/person/people"rén人 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "to make/to build/to invent/to manufacture"zào造 "his"tāde他的 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "cleanse/clean"jiéjìng洁净 "(question tag)"ma吗?
18 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"Zhǔ主 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "letter/true/to believe/sign/evidence"xìn信 "depend upon/lean on/near/by/against/to support"kào靠 "his"tāde他的 "statesman/vassal/courtier/minister/official"chén臣 "fall prostrate"pū仆,"and/besides/moreover/furthermore/in addition"bìngqiě并且 "finger/to point/to direct/to indicate"zhǐ指 "his"tāde他的 "emissary/envoy"shǐzhě使者 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "ignorant"yúmèi愚昧。
19 "much less/let alone"Hékuàng何况 "that/those"nà那 "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 "earth/dust"tǔ土 "house"fáng房,"radical (chem.)/root/basis"gēn根 "base/foundation/basic/radical (chem.)"jī基 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "dust"chéntǔ尘土 "inside/internal/interior"lǐ里,"by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "bookworm/Lepisma saccharina"dù蠹 "insect/worm"chóng虫 "actually/place"suǒ所 "destruction/devastate"huǐhuài毁坏 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "(question particle)"ne呢?
20 "morning and evening/sooner or later"Zǎowǎn早晚 "between/among/inter-"zhījiān之间,"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "perish/ruin/destroy"huǐmiè毁灭,"forever/always/perpetual (ly)"yǒng永 "to go back/to return"guī归 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有,"unmanned/uninhabited"wúrén无人 "pay attention to/take notice of"lǐhuì理会。
21 "he/him"Tā他 "account/mosquito net/tent/curtain/debt/credit"zhàng帐 "shed"péng棚 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "rope"shéngsuǒ绳索 "(adv) certainly; definitely"qǐbù岂不 "from/therefrom"cóngzhōng从中 "extract"chōuchū抽出 "to come"lái来 "(question particle)"ne呢?"he/him"tā他 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死,"further/moreover"qiě且 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死。