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显微镜下的大明之丝绢案 1 [Vocabulary]



半广以乘正从

bàn guǎng yǐ chéng zhèng cóng


半 bàn half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

广 guǎng wide; numerous; to spread; (Chinese surname); base

以 yǐ to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date

or place); abbr. for Israel 以色列

乘 chéng to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to

multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed; (Chinese surname)

正 zhèng straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at

that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive; height

从 cóng from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in

negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary;

subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

(Chinese surname)


并踵舌而半之

bìng zhǒng shé ér bàn zhī


并 bìng and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine;

to join; to merge

踵 zhǒng to arrive; to follow; heel

舌 shé tongue

而 ér and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation)

(indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

半 bàn half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it


那要用商功圆堡之术

nà yào yòng shāng gōng yuán bǎo zhī shù


商 shāng commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale;

quotient (as in 智商, intelligence quotient); Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC);

(Chinese surname)

功 gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment;

work (physics)

圆 yuán circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency

(yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)

堡 bǎo an earthwork; castle; position of defense; stronghold; used in place names,

often as phonetic bao for "burg" or "bad"

之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

术 shù method; technique


测其体积取周与高

cè qí tǐjī qǔ zhōu yǔ gāo


测 cè to survey; to measure; to conjecture

其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to something preceding it)

体积 tǐjī volume; bulk; area

取 qǔ to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

周 zhōu to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all

over; thorough; to help financially; (Chinese surname); Zhou Dynasty (1046

-256 BC)

与 yǔ and; to give; together with

高 gāo high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific); (Chinese surname)


但是我反覆验算过

dànshì wǒ fǎnfù yànsuànguò


反覆 fǎnfù repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness)

to return; reversal

覆 fù to cover; to overflow; to overturn; to capsize; variant of 復; to reply to a letter

验算 yànsuàn to verify a calculation; a double-check

验 yàn to examine; to test; to check

算 suàn to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute









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