Yuēbójì约伯记
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 7
1 "man/person/people"Rén人 "to be alive"zàishì在世 "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 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "struggle/fight"zhēng争 "to fight/fight/war/battle"zhàn战 "(question tag)"ma吗?"his"tāde他的 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem"xiàng像 "hire"gù雇 "worker"gōngrén工人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子 "(question tag)"ma吗?
2 "(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem"Xiàng像 "slave"nú奴 "fall prostrate"pū仆 "to cut/to slice"qiē切 "admire"mù慕 "black/dark/Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)"hēi黑 "picture/image/reflection/shadow"yǐng影,"(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem"xiàng像 "hire"gù雇 "worker"gōngrén工人 "to hope for/look forward to"pànwàng盼望 "work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor"gōng工 "price/value/valence (on an atom)"jià价。
3 "I/me"Wǒ我 "also/too"yě也 "as before/(same) as usual"zhàoyàng照样 "to pass/to go through/process/course"jīngguò经过 "(adj) poor; miserable"kùnkǔ困苦 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "day/sun/date/day of the month/Japan (abbrev.)"rì日 "moon/month"yuè月,"nighttime/evening or night (e.g., classes)"yèjiān夜间 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "tired/weary"pífá疲乏 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "I/me"wǒ我 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "to set/to fix/to determine/to decide/to order"dìng定。
4 "I/me"Wǒ我 "to recline/to lie down"tǎng躺 "to lie/to crouch"wò卧 "when/during/at the time of"deshíhòu的时候 "ordinary/plain/convenient/handy/easy/then/so/thus/to relieve oneself"biàn便 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"I/me"wǒ我 "when"héshí何时 "beginning or continuing an action/upward movement/stand up"qǐlai起来,"night"hēiyè黑夜 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "(in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by"guòqu过去 "(question particle)"ne呢?"I/me"wǒ我 "to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)"jìn尽 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "wrong side out or up/anti-"fǎn反 "to come"lái来 "to cover/to overflow/to reply to a letter/to overturn/to capsize"fù覆 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去,"until"zhídào直到 "daylight"tiānliàng天亮。
5 "my/mine"Wǒde我的 "physical body"ròutǐ肉体 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "worm/insect"chóngzi虫子 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "dust"chéntǔ尘土 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "clothes"yī衣。"my/mine"Wǒde我的 "skin"pífū皮肤 "ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just"cái才 "to receive/to accept/to collect/in care of (used on address line after name)"shōu收 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "again/once more/re-"chóngxīn重新 "burst/fracture"pòliè破裂。
6 "my/mine"Wǒde我的 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "shuttle"suō梭 "more/even more/further/still/still more"gèng更 "fast/quick/swift"kuài快,"all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "to use up/to consume"xiāohào消耗 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "(v) hope for; count on/(n) hope"zhǐwàng指望 "inside"zhīzhōng之中。
7 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"Qiú求 "you"nǐ你 "miss/remember with longing/long to see again"xiǎngniàn想念,"my/mine"wǒde我的 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命 "only/merely/no more than/but/however/only"bùguò不过 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "one breath/in one breath"yīkǒuqì一口气。"my/mine"Wǒde我的 "eye"yǎnjīng眼睛 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "no more/no longer"bùzài不再 "to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview"jiàn见 "good fortune/happiness/luck/Fujian province (abbrev)/a surname"fú福 "(surname)/music"yuè乐。
8 "to watch/to view"Guānkàn观看 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "man/person/people"rén人,"his"tāde他的 "eye"yǎn眼 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "no more/no longer"bùzài不再 "to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview"jiàn见 "I/me"wǒ我。"you"Nǐ你 "(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 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"kàn看 "I/me"wǒ我,"I/me"wǒ我 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "be dead"bùzàile不在了。
9 "(n) cloud (lit by the rising or setting sun)"Yúncai云彩 "consume/news/subside/to disappear/to vanish"xiāo消 "leisurely/loosen/powdered medicine/to scatter/to come loose"sǎn散 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "(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。"as before/(same) as usual"Zhàoyàng照样,"man/person/people"rén人 "under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter"xià下 "(of weather) overcast/Yin/feminine/moon/cloudy/negative (electric.)/shady"yīn阴 "between/among/space/(measure word)"jiān间 "neither/nor"yěbù也不 "again/once more/next in sequence/another"zài再 "(v) come up/(v) approach/used after verb to indicate success"shànglái上来。
10 "he/him"Tā他 "no more/no longer"bùzài不再 "(a measure word for matters or actions) a time/to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Islam"huí回 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "furniture/tool"jiā家,"happening/instance/reason/cause/deceased/old"gù故 "earth/dust"tǔ土 "neither/nor"yěbù也不 "again/once more/next in sequence/another"zài再 "be acquainted with (a person)/to know/to be familiar with/to recognize"rènshi认识 "he/him"tā他。
11 "I/me"Wǒ我 "can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from"bùjīn不禁 "to stop/prohibit/till"zhǐ止 "I/me"wǒ我 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口。"I/me"Wǒ我 "alert/departed soul/efficacious/quick/effective/intelligence"líng灵 "worry about"chóu愁 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦,"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to send out/to issue"fāchū发出 "speech/talk"yányǔ言语。"I/me"Wǒ我 "heart/mind"xīn心 "ail/annoy/distress/vexation/distressed/to be in misery"kǔnǎo苦恼,"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to tell/to disclose/to reveal"tǔlù吐露 "sorrow/grief/pity/to grieve for/to pity/to lament"āi哀 "feeling/emotion/passion/situation"qíng情。
12 "I/me"Wǒ我 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"I/me"wǒ我 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "foreign/ocean"yáng洋 "ocean/sea"hǎi海,"how can it be that"qǐ岂 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest"dà大 "fish"yú鱼,"you"nǐ你 "unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed"jìng竟 "defend/protect (against)"fángshǒu防守 "I/me"wǒ我 "(question particle)"ne呢?
13 "to seem/like/as/if"Ruò若 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"my/mine"wǒde我的 "bed/couch/(a measure word)"chuáng床 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "comfort/console"ānwèi安慰 "I/me"wǒ我,"my/mine"wǒde我的 "couch"tà榻 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "explanation/to explain/to interpret/to resolve"jiěshì解释 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦 "feeling/emotion/passion/situation"qíng情。
14 "you"Nǐ你 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to use"yòng用 "to dream"mèng梦 "fright"jīnghài惊骇 "I/me"wǒ我,"to use"yòng用 ""yìxiàng异象 "to threaten/to menace"kǒnghè恐吓 "I/me"wǒ我。
15 "even/so much so that"Shènzhì甚至 "I/me"wǒ我 "(conj) would rather..."nìngkěn宁肯 "choke"yē噎 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死,"(conj) would rather..."nìngkěn宁肯 "death/deadly"sǐwáng死亡,"victorious"shèng胜 "to seem/to appear/similar/like/to resemble"sì似 "leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve"liú留 "I/me"wǒ我 "this/these"zhè这 "(n) the entire body/(meas) for wearing a suit"yīshēn一身 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "bone/man of character"gútou骨头。
16 "I/me"Wǒ我 "loathe"yàn厌 "abandon/relinquish/to discard/to throw away"qì弃 "(n) life"xìngmìng性命,"unwilling/unwillingness"bùyuàn不愿 "forever/always/perpetual (ly)"yǒng永 "to live/alive/living/work/workmanship"huó活。"you"Nǐ你 "no matter what/despite"rènpíng任凭 "I/me"wǒ我 "(onomat.)/dumb"bā吧,"cause/reason/because"yīn因 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子 "all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "devoid of content/void/false/empty/vain"xū虚 "air/sky/empty/in vain"kōng空。
17 "man/person/people"Rén人 "regard as/to figure/to calculate/to compute"suàn算 "what?/who?/something/anything"shénme什么,"you"nǐ你 "unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed"jìng竟 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"kàn看 "he/him"tā他 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest"dà大,"(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "he/him"tā他 "place in, on, at"fàngzài放在 "heart/mind"xīn心 "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,
18 "each/every"Měi每 "early/morning"zǎo早 "example/mirror/to view/reflection/to reflect/to inspect/to warn/(ancient bronze mirror)"jiàn鉴 "examine/inquire/observe/inspect/look into/to examine"chá察 "he/him"tā他,"moment"shíkè时刻 "experiment/test/experimental"shìyàn试验 "he/him"tā他。
19 "you"Nǐ你 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "when"héshí何时 "ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just"cái才 "in a flash/in the blink of an eye/to glance"zhuǎnyǎn转眼 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"kàn看 "I/me"wǒ我,"ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just"cái才 "no matter what/despite"rènpíng任凭 "I/me"wǒ我 "to swallow"yàn咽 "under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter"xià下 "(n) saliva"tuòmo唾沫 "(question particle)"ne呢?
20 "example/mirror/to view/reflection/to reflect/to inspect/to warn/(ancient bronze mirror)"Jiàn鉴 "examine/inquire/observe/inspect/look into/to examine"chá察 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "(final part.)/(interj.)"a阿,"I/me"wǒ我 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "guilty"yǒuzuì有罪,"(surname)"yú于 "you"nǐ你 "carry/what/how/why/which"hé何 "hinder/harm"fáng妨?"why"wèihé为何 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "I/me"wǒ我 "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 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "arrow"jiàn箭 "target"bǎzǐ靶子,"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "I/me"wǒ我 "loathe"yàn厌 "abandon/relinquish/to discard/to throw away"qì弃 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(n) life"xìngmìng性命?
21 "why"Wèihé为何 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "remit/pardon"shèmiǎn赦免 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "(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 "to violate/to offend"fàn犯,"remove/do away with/wipe out/divide/except"chú除 "to drop/to fall"diào掉 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin"zuì罪 "consequence of sin"niè孽。"I/me"Wǒ我 "now/nowadays/modern"xiànjīn现今 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to recline/to lie down"tǎng躺 "to lie/to crouch"wò卧 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "dust"chéntǔ尘土 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中。"you"Nǐ你 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "politely, solicitously"yīnqín殷勤 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "to seek/to look for"xúnzhǎo寻找 "I/me"wǒ我,"I/me"wǒ我 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "be dead"bùzàile不在了。