A阿mó摩sī司shū书
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 6
1 "country/state/nation"Guó国 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "to arrange/to line up/row/file/series"liè列 "country/state/nation"guó国 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "head/chief/first (occasion)/first (thing)/measure word for poems"shǒu首,"man/person/people"rén人 "(the) most/-est"zuì最 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着 "name/(measure word for persons)/place (e.g. among winners)"míng名,"further/moreover"qiě且 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "Israel"Yǐsèliè以色列 "furniture/tool"jiā家 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to go back/to return"guī归 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向,"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 ""Xī’ān锡安 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "let go"sā撒 "agate/cornelian"mǎ玛 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "mountain/hill"shān山 "easy and comfortable/easy"ānyì安逸 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "anxiety"lǜ虑 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的,"to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "disaster"huò祸 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了。
2 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "(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 (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "Buddhist nun/(often used in phonetic spellings)"ní尼 "to watch/to look carefully at"chákàn察看,"from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "there/that place"nàli那里 "to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards"wǎng往 "big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest"dà大 "city walls/city/town"chéng城 "laughter/yawn"hā哈 "horse/horse chess piece/Surname"mǎ马 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去,"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "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 "non-/not-/un-"fēi非 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "scholar/warrior/knight"shì士 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)"jiā迦 "special/unusual/extraordinary"té特,"it depends/think/to see/to look at"kàn看 "those"nàxiē那些 "country/state/nation"guó国 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "country/state/nation"guó国 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "strength/force/power/powerful/better"qiáng强 "(question tag)"ma吗?"boundary/state/realm"jìngjiè境界 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "boundary/state/realm"jìngjiè境界 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "lenient/wide/broad"kuān宽 "(question tag)"ma吗?
3 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "consider (that)/believe"yǐwéi以为 "to drop/to fall/to come down/to descend"jiàng降 "disaster"huò祸 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "far/distant/remote"yuǎn远,"to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc.)"zuò坐 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "position/location/(measure word for persons)/place/seat"wèi位 "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 use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)"jìn尽 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "violent"qiángbào强暴("maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or"huò或 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "violent"qiángbào强暴 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "put (someone) to trial"shěnpàn审判 "close to/approaching"línjìn临近)。
4 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "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 "ivory"xiàngyá象牙 "bed/couch/(a measure word)"chuáng床 "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,"(surname)/relax"shū舒 "body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit"shēn身 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "couch"tà榻 "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,"eat/eradicate/destroy/receive"chī吃 "crowd/flock/group"qún群 "hit the mark"zhòngdì中的 "(surname)/sheep"yáng羊 "lamb"gāo羔,"shed"péng棚 "inside/internal/interior"lǐ里 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "ox/cow/bull"niú牛 "calf/sacrificial victim"dú犊。
5 "to play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument"Tánqín弹琴 "convex/drum/to rouse/to beat"gǔ鼓 "(mus. instr.)"sè瑟 "sing/to call loudly/to chant"chàng唱 "consume/news/subside/to disappear/to vanish"xiāo消 "to stay idle/to be unoccupied/not busy/leisure/enclosure"xián闲 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "song"gēqǔ歌曲,"act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "to manufacture/to make"zhìzào制造 "musical instrument"yuèqì乐器,"like/as"rútóng如同 "David (person name)"Dàwèi大卫 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to make/to build/to invent/to manufacture"zào造 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的。
6 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"Yǐ以 "big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest"dà大 "bowl/cup"wǎn碗 "to drink (alcohol)"hējiǔ喝酒,"to use"yòng用 "(adj) highest quality"shàngděng上等 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "oil/sly"yóu油 "play/to smear"mǒ抹 "body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit"shēn身。"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"Què却 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "appointment/agreement/to arrange/to restrict/approximately"yuē约 "(mus. instr.)"sè瑟 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(n) suffering"kǔnàn苦难 "to worry/to be concerned"dānyōu担忧。
7 "therefore/as a result/so"Suǒyǐ所以 "these"zhèxie这些 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "take captive"lǔ掳 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中 "first (of all)/in the first place"shǒuxiān首先 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "take captive"lǔ掳。"(surname)/relax"Shū舒 "body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit"shēn身 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "out of practice/uncultivated"huāng荒 "feast/repose"yàn宴 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "(surname)/music"yuè乐 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "perish/cause to perish/annihilation (in quantum field theory)"xiāomiè消灭 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了。
8 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"Zhǔ主 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "Wan (surname)/ten thousand/a great number"wàn万 "army/military/arms"jūn军 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "finger/to point/to direct/to indicate"zhǐ指 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "to rise/to raise/to get up"qǐ起 "oath/vow/to swear/to pledge"shì誓 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"I/me"wǒ我 "loathe"zēngwù憎恶 "Jacob (son of Issac)"Yǎgè雅各 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "glory/honored"róng荣 "(abbreviation for) China/(surname) Hua/magnificent/splendid/flowery"huá华,"loathe"yàn厌 "abandon/relinquish/to discard/to throw away"qì弃 "his"tāde他的 "palace"gōngdiàn宫殿。"that is why/for that reason/therefore/for this reason"Yīncǐ因此,"I/me"wǒ我 "inevitably"bìjiāng必将 "city walls/city/town"chéng城 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "among/in"qízhōng其中 "all/to have/to possess/to own"suǒyǒu所有 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的,"all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "(v) turn over"jiāofù交付 "enemy"dírén敌人。
9 "(tw) at that time"Nàshí那时,"to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "house"fáng房 "inside"zhīnèi之内 "to be left (over)/to remain"shèngxià剩下 "ten/10"shí十 "individual/personal/oneself"gèrén个人,"also/too"yě也 "all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死。
10 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"Sǐ死 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "father's elder brother/senior/paternal elder uncle/eldest of brothers/respectful form of address"bó伯 "uncle in direct address"shū叔,"(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 burn/to cook/to stew/to bake/to roast/fever"shāo烧 "he/him"tā他 "corpse/carcass/dead body"shīshou尸首 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的,"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "this/these"zhè这 "corpse/carcass/dead body"shīshou尸首 "remove/transport/move/shift"bān搬 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "house"fáng房 "outside/in addition/foreign/external"wài外,"to ask"wèn问 "house/building"fángwū房屋 "inside/inner/internal/within/interior"nèi内 "between/among/space/(measure word)"jiān间 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"you"nǐ你 "there/that place"nàli那里 "furthermore/in addition/still/also"háiyǒu还有 "man/person/people"rén人 "haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be"méiyǒu没有。"he/him"Tā他 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be"méiyǒu没有。"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"Yòu又 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"don't!/must not"bùyào不要 "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,"because/owing to/on account of"yīnwèi因为 "we/us/ourselves"wǒmen我们 "cannot/should not/must not"bùkě不可 "to carry/to lift/to put forward/(upwards character stroke)/lifting (brush stroke in painting)/to mention"tí提 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "name/(measure word for persons)/place (e.g. among winners)"míng名。
11 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"Kàn看 "how/which"nǎ哪,"Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "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 "make or cause to be/order/command/decree/honorable"lìng令,"big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest"dà大 "house"fáng房 "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 "to attack/to accuse/to study"gōng攻 "to break/to split/broken/damaged/worn out"pò破,"cabin/lodge"xiǎowū小屋 "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 "beat/strike/break/mix up/build/fight/fetch/make/tie up/issue/shoot/calculate/since/from"dǎ打 "crack/split"liè裂。
12 "horse/horse chess piece/Surname"Mǎ马 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "precipice"yái崖 "rock/stone"shí石 "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 "run"bēnpǎo奔跑?"man/person/people"rén人 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "there/that place"nàli那里 "to use"yòng用 "ox/cow/bull"niú牛 "to till/to cultivate"gēngzhòng耕种 "(question particle)"ne呢?"you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "fair/impartial"gōngpíng公平 "to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion"biàn变 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦 "the gall/the nerve/courage/guts/gall bladder"dǎn胆,"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "just/honorable (designation)/public/common"gōng公 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "fruit/result"guǒ果 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子 "to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion"biàn变 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "Skimmia japonica/cushion"yīn茵 "arrange/exhibit/narrate/tell/old/stale/a surname/to state/to display/to explain/(surname)"chén陈。
13 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "to like/to love/to be fond of/favorite"xǐ’ài喜爱 "devoid of content/void/false/empty/vain"xū虚 "to float"fú浮 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事,"boast"zìkuā自夸 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"we/us/ourselves"wǒmen我们 "(v) not be/(n) blame or fault"búshì不是 "lean against/proof/to rely on/to depend on/to be based on"píng凭 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "power/force/strength"lìliang力量 "to take/to get/to choose/to fetch"qǔ取 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "angle/horn/horn-shaped"jiǎo角 "(question tag)"ma吗?
14 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华,"Wan (surname)/ten thousand/a great number"wàn万 "army/military/arms"jūn军 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"Israel"Yǐsèliè以色列 "furniture/tool"jiā家 "(final part.)/(interj.)"a阿,"I/me"wǒ我 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "(v) rise; come in vogue"xīngqǐ兴起 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "country/state/nation"guó国 "to attack/to accuse/to charge/(military) attack"gōngjī攻击 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们。"they"Tāmen他们 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to bully/to push around"qīyā欺压 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们,"from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "laughter/yawn"hā哈 "horse/horse chess piece/Surname"mǎ马 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "until"zhídào直到 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "to pull/to play (string instruments)/to drag/to draw"lā拉 "(suff. for certain nouns)/to hope/to wish/Palestinian, Palestine (abbrev.)/Pakistan (abbrev.)/Pascal (unit of pressure)"bā巴 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "river"hé河。