愛底痛苦 The Pain of Love

愛底痛苦The Pain of Love

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

痛苦

tòng kǔ — 1. pain 2. suffering 3. painful 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

爱底痛苦

在綠蔭月影底下，朗日和風之中，或急雨飄雪底時候，牛先生必要說他底眞言，Under green shade and moon-shadow, in bright sun and gentle breeze, or amid driving rain and drifting snow, Mr. Niu would invariably utter his sacred phrase,

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

綠蔭

lǜ yīn — the shade (of a tree)

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

底下

dǐ xia — 1. the location below sth 2. afterwards (HSK 3)

朗

lǎng — 1. clear 2. bright

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

和風

hé fēng — 1. breeze 2. (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc)

之中

zhī zhōng — 1. inside 2. among 3. in the midst of (doing sth) 4. during (HSK 5)

或

huò — 1. maybe 2. perhaps 3. might 4. possibly 5. or (HSK 2)

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

飄雪

piāo xuě — to snow

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

必要

bì yào — 1. necessary 2. essential 3. indispensable 4. required (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

在绿荫月影底下，朗日和风之中，或急雨飘雪底时候，牛先生必要说他底真言，

『啊，拉夫斯偏！』他在三百六十日中，少有不說這話底時候．'Ah, love's pain!' Out of three hundred and sixty days in the year, there were few on which he did not say these words.

啊

ā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Ah! 3. Oh! (HSK 2)

拉夫

lā fū — 1. to force into service 2. press-gang

斯

Sī — 1. Slovakia 2. Slovak 3. abbr. for 斯洛伐克 (Sī luò fá kè)

偏

piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

六十

liù shí — 1. sixty 2. 60

日中

Rì Zhōng — Japan-China

少有

shǎo yǒu — 1. rare 2. infrequent (HSK 7-9)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

『啊，拉夫斯偏！』他在三百六十日中，少有不说这话底时候．

暮雨要來，帶着愁容底雲片，急急飛避；When the evening rain was about to come, the clouds, wearing faces of sorrow, fled hurriedly away;不識不知的蜻蜓還在庭園間遨遊着．愛the unwitting, unknowing dragonflies still roamed idly about the garden. Love—

暮

mù — 1. evening 2. sunset

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

帶

dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

愁

chóu — to worry about (HSK 5)

容

Róng — surname Rong

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)

飛

fēi — to fly (HSK 1)

避

bì — 1. to avoid 2. to shun 3. to flee 4. to escape 5. to keep away from 6. to leave 7. to hide from (HSK 4)

不

bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)

識

shí — 1. to know 2. knowledge 3. Taiwan pr. (shì) (HSK 6)

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

蜻蜓

qīng tíng — dragonfly

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

庭園

tíng yuán — flower garden

間

jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)

遨遊

áo yóu — to travel; to go on a tour; to roam

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

暮雨要来，带着愁容底云片，急急飞避；不识不知的蜻蜓还在庭园间遨游着．爱

誦眞言底牛先生悶坐在屋裏，從西窗望見隔院底女友田和正抱着小弟弟玩．—of chanting his sacred phrase, Mr. Niu sat gloomily in his room, and through the west window saw his neighbor and friend Tian, in the next courtyard, holding her little brother and playing with him.

誦

sòng — 1. to read aloud 2. to recite

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

悶

mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

西

Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

望見

wàng jiàn — 1. to espy 2. to spot (HSK 6)

隔

gé — 1. to separate 2. to partition 3. to stand or lie between 4. at a distance from 5. after or at an interval of (HSK 4)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

女友

nǚ yǒu — girlfriend

田

Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

小弟弟

xiǎo dì di — 1. little brother 2. little boy 3. (coll.) penis

玩

wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment

诵真言底牛先生闷坐在屋里，从西窗望见隔院底女友田和正抱着小弟弟玩．

姊姊把孩子底手臂咬得吃緊；The sister bit down hard on the child's arm;擘他底兩頰：搖他底身體；pinched his two cheeks; shook his body;又掌他底小腿．孩子急and slapped his little legs as well. The child grew so distressed

姊姊

zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

手臂

shǒu bì — arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper (HSK 7-9)

咬

yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

吃緊

chī jǐn — 1. in short supply 2. dire 3. tense 4. critical 5. hard-pressed 6. important

擘

bò — 1. thumb 2. to break 3. to tear 4. to pierce 5. to split

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

頰

jiá — cheeks

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

身體

shēn tǐ — 1. the body 2. one's health (HSK 1)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

掌

zhǎng — 1. palm of the hand 2. sole of the foot 3. paw 4. horseshoe 5. to slap 6. to hold in one's hand 7. to wield

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

小腿

xiǎo tuǐ — 1. lower leg (from knee to ankle) 2. shank

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)

姊姊把孩子底手臂咬得吃紧；擘他底两颊：摇他底身体；又掌他底小腿．孩子急

得哭了．姊姊才忙忙地擁抱住他，推着笑說，『乖乖，乖乖，好孩子，好弟弟，不要哭．我疼that he began to cry. Only then did the sister hastily gather him into her arms, and, laughing as she pushed him, say, 'There, there, good child, good little brother, don't cry. I dote—

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

姊姊

zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

地

de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

擁抱

yōng bào — 1. to embrace 2. to hug (HSK 5)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

推

tuī — 1. to push 2. to cut 3. to refuse 4. to reject 5. to decline 6. to shirk (responsibility) 7. to put off 8. to delay 9. to push forward 10. to nominate 11. to elect 12. massage (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

乖乖

guāi guāi — 1. (of a child) well-behaved 2. obediently 3. (term of endearment for a child) darling 4. sweetie

乖乖

guāi guāi — 1. (of a child) well-behaved 2. obediently 3. (term of endearment for a child) darling 4. sweetie

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

弟弟

dì di — 1. younger brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

疼

téng — 1. (it) hurts; sore 2. to love dearly (HSK 2)

得哭了．姊姊才忙忙地拥抱住他，推着笑说，『乖乖，乖乖，好孩子，好弟弟，不要哭．我疼

愛你，我疼愛你！—on you, I dote on you dearly!不要哭．』不一會孩子底哭聲果然停了．可是弟弟剛現出笑容，姊姊Don't cry.' Before long the child's crying did indeed stop. But just as the little brother's face broke into a smile, the sister

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

疼愛

téng ài — to love dearly; to dote on (sb)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

不一會

bù yī huì — soon

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

哭聲

kū shēng — sound of weeping

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

停

tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

可是

kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)

弟弟

dì di — 1. younger brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

剛

gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)

現

xiàn — 1. to appear 2. present 3. now 4. existing 5. current

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

笑容

xiào róng — 1. smile 2. smiling expression 3. classifier: 副 (fù) (HSK 6)

姊姊

zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)

爱你，我疼爱你！不要哭．』不一会孩子底哭声果然停了．可是弟弟刚现出笑容，姊姊

又該咬他、擘他、搖他、掌他咧．would once again set about biting him, pinching him, shaking him, and slapping him.

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

咬

yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

擘

bò — 1. thumb 2. to break 3. to tear 4. to pierce 5. to split

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

掌

zhǎng — 1. palm of the hand 2. sole of the foot 3. paw 4. horseshoe 5. to slap 6. to hold in one's hand 7. to wield

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

咧

liē — 1. used in 咧咧 (liē liē) 2. used in 大大咧咧 (dà dà liē liē) 3. used in 罵罵咧咧 (mà ma liē liē)

又该咬他、擘他、摇他、掌他咧．

簷前底雨好像珠簾，把牛先生眼中底對象隔住．但方才那種印象，却縈迴在他眼中．他把窗戶關上，自己一人在屋裏蹀來踱去．最後，他點點頭，笑了一聲，『哈，哈！The rain before the eaves hung like a curtain of pearls, screening off the scene from Mr. Niu's eyes. But the impression of a moment ago still lingered before his eyes. He closed the window, and paced back and forth alone in his room. At last he nodded his head, gave a laugh, 'Ha, ha!這This—

簷

yán — variant of 檐 (yán)

前

qián — 1. front 2. forward 3. ahead 4. first 5. top (followed by a number) 6. future 7. ago 8. before 9. BC (e.g. 前293年) 10. former 11. formerly (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

好像

hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (HSK 2)

珠

zhū — 1. bead 2. pearl 3. classifier: 粒 (lì), 顆 (kē)

簾

lián — hanging screen or curtain

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

眼中

yǎn zhōng — in (sb's) eyes

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

對象

duì xiàng — 1. target; object 2. partner; boyfriend; girlfriend 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

隔

gé — 1. to separate 2. to partition 3. to stand or lie between 4. at a distance from 5. after or at an interval of (HSK 4)

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

但

dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

那種

nà zhǒng — that kind of

印象

yìn xiàng — 1. impression (sth that stays in one's mind) 2. a memory (HSK 3)

却

què — old variant of 卻 (què) (HSK 4)

縈迴

yíng huí — to linger; to swirl around (in the air, in one's mind etc)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

眼中

yǎn zhōng — in (sb's) eyes

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

窗戶

chuāng hu — 1. window 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 扇 (shàn) (HSK 4)

關上

guān shàng — 1. to close (a door) 2. to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) (HSK 1)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

蹀

dié — 1. to tread on 2. to stamp one's foot

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

踱

duó — 1. to pace; to stroll 2. Taiwan pr. (duò)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

最後

zuì hòu — 1. final; last; ultimate 2. finally; in the end (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

點點

Diǎn diǎn — Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)

頭

tóu — 1. head 2. hair style 3. the top 4. end 5. beginning or end 6. a stub 7. remnant 8. chief 9. boss 10. side 11. aspect 12. first 13. leading 14. classifier for pigs or livestock 15. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一聲

yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

哈

Hā — 1. abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦 (Hā sà kè sī tǎn), Kazakhstan 2. abbr. for 哈爾濱 (Hā ěr bīn), Harbin

哈

Hā — 1. abbr. for 哈薩克斯坦 (Hā sà kè sī tǎn), Kazakhstan 2. abbr. for 哈爾濱 (Hā ěr bīn), Harbin

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

簷前底雨好像珠帘，把牛先生眼中底对象隔住．但方才那种印象，却萦回在他眼中．他把窗户关上，自己一人在屋里蹀来踱去．最后，他点点头，笑了一声，『哈，哈！这

也是拉夫斯偏！』—too is love's pain!'

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

拉夫

lā fū — 1. to force into service 2. press-gang

斯

Sī — 1. Slovakia 2. Slovak 3. abbr. for 斯洛伐克 (Sī luò fá kè)

偏

piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)

他走近書桌子，坐下，提起筆來，像要寫什麼似地．想了半天，才寫上一句七言詩．He went over to his writing desk, sat down, and raised his brush as though about to write something. He pondered for a long while before at last setting down a single line of seven-character verse.

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

走近

zǒu jìn — 1. to approach 2. to draw near to (HSK 7-9)

書桌

shū zhuō — 1. desk 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng) (HSK 5)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

坐下

zuò xia — to sit down (HSK 1)

提起

tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)

筆

bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

像

xiàng — 1. to resemble 2. to be like 3. to look as if 4. such as 5. appearance 6. image 7. portrait 8. image under a mapping (math.) (HSK 2)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

什麼

shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)

似地

shì de — 1. (used to form an adverbial phrase X + 似地 (shì de)) like (X); as if (X) 2. Taiwan pr. (sì de)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

半天

bàn tiān — 1. half of the day 2. a long time 3. quite a while 4. midair 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

一句

yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

言

yán — 1. words 2. speech 3. to say 4. to talk

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

他走近书桌子，坐下，提起笔来，像要写什么似地．想了半天，才写上一句七言诗．

他念了幾遍，就搖頭自己說，『不好，不好．我不會做詩，還是隨便記些起來好．』He read it over several times, then shook his head and said to himself, 'No good, no good. I can't write poetry — better just to jot things down as they come.'

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

念

niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

遍

biàn — 1. everywhere 2. all over 3. classifier for actions: one time (HSK 2)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

搖頭

yáo tóu — to shake one's head (HSK 5)

自己

zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

不好

bù hǎo — no good

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不會

bù huì — 1. improbable 2. unlikely 3. will not (act, happen etc) 4. not able 5. not having learned to do sth 6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it 7. not at all

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

還是

hái shi — 1. still (as before) 2. had better 3. unexpectedly 4. or (HSK 1)

隨便

suí biàn — 1. as one wishes 2. as one pleases 3. at random 4. negligent 5. casual 6. wanton (HSK 2)

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

些

xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)

起來

qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

他念了几遍，就摇头自己说，『不好，不好．我不会做诗，还是随便记些起来好．』

牛先生將那句詩塗掉以後，就把他底日記拿出來寫．那天他要記底事情格外After Mr. Niu had crossed out that line of verse, he took out his diary to write in it. That day the things he had to record were especially

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

塗

tú — 1. to apply (paint etc) 2. to smear 3. to daub 4. to blot out 5. to scribble 6. to scrawl 7. (literary) mud 8. street (HSK 7-9)

掉

diào — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to lag behind 4. to lose 5. to go missing 6. to reduce 7. fall (in prices) 8. to lose (value, weight etc) 9. to wag 10. to swing 11. to turn 12. to change 13. to exchange 14. to swap 15. to show off 16. to shed (hair) 17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) (HSK 2)

以後

yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (HSK 2)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

日記

rì jì — 1. diary 2. classifier: 則 (zé), 本 (běn), 篇 (piān) (HSK 4)

拿出

ná chū — 1. to take out 2. to put out 3. to provide 4. to put forward (a proposal) 5. to come up with (evidence) (HSK 2)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

那天

nà tiān — 1. that day 2. the other day

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

事情

shì qing — 1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 2)

格外

gé wài — 1. especially; particularly; even more than usual 2. extra; additional (HSK 4)

牛先生将那句诗涂掉以后，就把他底日记拿出来写．那天他要记底事情格外

多，日記裏應用底空格，他在午飯後，早已填滿了．他裁了一張紙，寫着：numerous — the blank space allotted in the diary he had already filled up after lunch. So he cut himself a sheet of paper, and wrote on it:

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

日記

rì jì — 1. diary 2. classifier: 則 (zé), 本 (běn), 篇 (piān) (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

應用

yìng yòng — 1. to put to use; to apply 2. practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) 3. application; practical use 4. (computing) app (HSK 3)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

空格

kòng gé — 1. blank 2. blank space on a form 3. space 4. 囗 (indicating missing or illegible character)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

午飯

wǔ fàn — 1. lunch 2. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (HSK 1)

後

hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)

早已

zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)

填滿

tián mǎn — to cram

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

裁

cái — 1. to cut out (as a dress) 2. to cut 3. to trim 4. to reduce 5. to diminish 6. to cut back (e.g. on staff) 7. decision 8. judgment (HSK 7-9)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

一

yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

多，日记里应用底空格，他在午饭后，早已填满了．他裁了一张纸，写着：

『黃昏，大雨．田在西院弄她底弟弟，動起我一個感想；'Dusk, heavy rain. Tian was teasing her little brother in the west courtyard, and it stirred a thought in me;就是：人都喜歡見他們namely: people all love to see the ones

黃昏

huáng hūn — 1. dusk 2. evening 3. nightfall (HSK 7-9)

大雨

dà yǔ — 1. heavy rain 2. classifier: 場 (cháng)

田

Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

西

Xī — 1. the West 2. abbr. for Spain 西班牙 (Xī bān yá) 3. Spanish (HSK 1)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

弟弟

dì di — 1. younger brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

動

dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一個

yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)

感想

gǎn xiǎng — 1. impressions 2. reflections 3. thoughts 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

就是

jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

喜歡

xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)

見

jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

『黄昏，大雨．田在西院弄她底弟弟，动起我一个感想；就是：人都喜欢见他们

所愛者底愁苦；they love suffer sorrow and distress;要想方法教所愛者難受．所愛者越難受，愛者越喜歡，越加愛．they try every means to make the one they love suffer. The more the beloved suffers, the more the lover delights in it, and the more deeply he loves.

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

愁苦

chóu kǔ — 1. anxiety 2. distress

要

yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

方法

fāng fǎ — method; way; technique; procedure (HSK 2)

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

難受

nán shòu — 1. to feel unwell 2. to suffer pain 3. to be difficult to bear (HSK 2)

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

越

Yuè — 1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南 (HSK 2)

難受

nán shòu — 1. to feel unwell 2. to suffer pain 3. to be difficult to bear (HSK 2)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

越

Yuè — 1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南 (HSK 2)

喜歡

xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)

越

Yuè — 1. generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 2. abbr. for Vietnam 越南 (HSK 2)

加

Jiā — 1. Canada (abbr. for 加拿大 (Jiā ná dà)) 2. surname Jia (HSK 2)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

所爱者底愁苦；要想方法教所爱者难受．所爱者越难受，爱者越喜欢，越加爱．

『一切被愛底男子，在他們底女人當中，直如小弟弟在田底膝上一樣．他們'Every man who is loved, in the hands of his woman, is exactly like the little brother upon Tian's knee. They too

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

男子

nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

當中

dāng zhōng — 1. among 2. in the middle 3. in the center (HSK 3)

直

Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

小弟弟

xiǎo dì di — 1. little brother 2. little boy 3. (coll.) penis

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

田

Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

膝

xī — knee

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

一樣

yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

『一切被爱底男子，在他们底女人当中，直如小弟弟在田底膝上一样．他们

也是被愛者玩弄底．are toyed with by the one who loves them.

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

玩弄

wán nòng — 1. to play with 2. to toy with 3. to dally with 4. to engage in 5. to resort to

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

也是被爱者玩弄底．

『女人底愛最難給，最容易收囘去．當她把愛收囘去底時候，未必不是一種'A woman's love is hardest to give and easiest to take back. And when she takes her love back, it is not necessarily anything more than a kind of

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

難

nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

容易

róng yì — 1. easy; straightforward 2. likely; liable to; apt to (HSK 3)

收

shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

當

dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

收

shōu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to collect 4. to put away 5. to restrain 6. to stop 7. in care of (used on address line after name) (HSK 2)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

未必

wèi bì — 1. not necessarily 2. maybe not (HSK 4)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

一種

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

『女人底爱最难给，最容易收囘去．当她把爱收囘去底时候，未必不是一种

游戲的衝動；playful impulse;可是苦了別人哪．but it is the other person who suffers for it.

游

Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)

戲

xì — 1. trick 2. drama 3. play 4. show 5. classifier: 齣 (chū), 場 (chǎng), 臺 (tái) (HSK 5)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

衝動

chōng dòng — 1. to have an urge 2. to be impetuous 3. impulse 4. urge (HSK 5)

可是

kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)

苦

kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

別人

bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)

哪

nǎ — 1. how 2. which (HSK 1)

游戏的冲动；可是苦了别人哪．

『唉，愛玩弄人底女人，你何苦來這一下！'Ah, woman who loves to toy with others, why must you go and do this!愚男子你底苦惱，又活該呢？』And you, foolish man, is your anguish then only what you deserve?'

唉

āi — 1. interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!) 2. to sigh (HSK 7-9)

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

玩弄

wán nòng — 1. to play with 2. to toy with 3. to dally with 4. to engage in 5. to resort to

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

何苦

hé kǔ — 1. why bother? 2. is it worth the trouble? (HSK 7-9)

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

一下

yī xià — 1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) 2. all at once; suddenly

愚

yú — 1. to be stupid 2. to cheat or deceive 3. me or I (modest)

男子

nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

苦惱

kǔ nǎo — 1. vexed 2. distressed (HSK 7-9)

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

活該

huó gāi — 1. (coll.) serve sb right 2. deservedly 3. ought 4. should (HSK 7-9)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

『唉，爱玩弄人底女人，你何苦来这一下！愚男子你底苦恼，又活该呢？』

牛先生寫完，覆看一遍，又把後面那幾句塗去，說，『寫得太過了，太過了！』他把When Mr. Niu had finished writing, he read it over once more, then crossed out those last few sentences, saying, 'I've written too much, far too much!' He

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

寫完

xiě wán — to finish writing

覆

fù — 1. variant of 復 (fù) 2. to reply to a letter

看

kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)

一遍

yī biàn — 1. one time (all the way through) 2. once through

又

yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

後面

hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

塗去

tú qù — 1. to obliterate (some words, or part of a picture etc) using correction fluid, ink, paint etc 2. to paint out 3. to paint over

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

寫

xiě — to write (HSK 1)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

太過

tài guò — 1. excessively 2. too

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

太過

tài guò — 1. excessively 2. too

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

牛先生写完，覆看一遍，又把后面那几句涂去，说，『写得太过了，太过了！』他把

那張紙付貼在日記上，正要起身，老媽子把哭着底孩子抱出來，一面說，『姊姊不好，pasted the sheet of paper into his diary, and was just about to get up when the old nurse carried the crying child in, saying as she came, 'Sister is being bad,

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

紙

zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)

付

Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)

貼

tiē — 1. to stick 2. to paste 3. to post (e.g. on a blog) 4. to keep close to 5. to fit snugly 6. to subsidize 7. allowance (e.g. money for food or housing) 8. sticker 9. classifier for sticking plaster: strip (HSK 4)

在

zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)

日記

rì jì — 1. diary 2. classifier: 則 (zé), 本 (běn), 篇 (piān) (HSK 4)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

正要

zhèng yào — 1. to be just about to 2. to be on the point of

起身

qǐ shēn — 1. to get up 2. to leave 3. to set forth

老媽子

lǎo mā zi — older female servant; amah

把

bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

出來

chū lái — 1. to come out 2. to appear 3. to arise (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

姊姊

zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)

不好

bù hǎo — no good

那张纸付贴在日记上，正要起身，老妈子把哭着底孩子抱出来，一面说，『姊姊不好，

愛欺負人．不要哭，咱們找牛先生去．』she loves to bully people. Don't cry, let's go find Mr. Niu.'

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

欺負

qī fu — to bully (HSK 6)

人

rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

去

qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)

爱欺负人．不要哭，咱们找牛先生去．』

『姊姊打我！』這是孩子所能對牛先生說底話．'Sister hit me!' This was all the child was able to say to Mr. Niu.

姊姊

zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這

zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

所能

suǒ néng — 1. according to one's capabilities 2. what sb is capable of

對

duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

『姊姊打我！』这是孩子所能对牛先生说底话．

牛先生裝作可憐的聲音，憂鬱的容貌，囘答說，『是麼？Mr. Niu, putting on a pitying tone and a mournful face, answered, 'Is that so?姊姊打你麼？Sister hit you?來我看看打Come, let me see how far the hitting

牛

Niú — surname Niu (HSK 3)

先生

xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

裝作

zhuāng zuò — 1. to pretend 2. to feign 3. to act a part

可憐

kě lián — 1. pitiful 2. pathetic 3. to have pity on (HSK 5)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

憂鬱

yōu yù — sullen; depressed; melancholy; dejected (HSK 7-9)

的

de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)

容貌

róng mào — 1. one's appearance 2. one's aspect 3. looks 4. features

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

答

dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)

麼

má — exclamatory final particle

姊姊

zǐ zǐ — 1. older sister 2. Taiwan pr. (jiě jie)

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

你

nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)

麼

má — exclamatory final particle

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看看

kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (HSK 1)

牛先生装作可怜的声音，忧郁的容貌，囘答说，『是么？姊姊打你么？来我看看打

到那步田地？』went?'

到

dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

步

Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)

田地

tián dì — 1. field 2. farmland 3. cropland 4. plight 5. extent

孩子受他底撫慰，也就忘了痛苦，安靜過來了．現在吵鬧底，只剩下外間急雨底Comforted by him, the child soon forgot his pain and grew quiet. All that remained noisy now was the sound of the driving rain outside,

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

受

shòu — 1. to receive 2. to accept 3. to suffer 4. subjected to 5. to bear 6. to stand 7. pleasant 8. (passive marker) 9. (LGBT) bottom (HSK 3)

他

tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

撫慰

fǔ wèi — 1. to console 2. to comfort 3. to soothe

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

忘

wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (HSK 1)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

痛苦

tòng kǔ — 1. pain 2. suffering 3. painful 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

安靜

ān jìng — 1. quiet 2. peaceful 3. calm (HSK 2)

過來

guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)

了

le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)

吵鬧

chǎo nào — 1. noisy 2. raucous 3. to shout and scream

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

剩下

shèng xià — to remain; to be left over (HSK 5)

外間

wài jiān — 1. outer room 2. the external world 3. outside

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)

雨

yǔ — 1. rain 2. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 場 (cháng) (HSK 1)

底

de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)

孩子受他底抚慰，也就忘了痛苦，安静过来了．现在吵闹底，只剩下外间急雨底

聲音．that was all.

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

声音．