信仰底哀傷 The Sorrow of Faith

信仰底哀傷The Sorrow of Faith

信仰

xìn yǎng — 1. to believe in (a religion) 2. firm belief 3. conviction (HSK 6)

底

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

哀傷

āi shāng — 1. grief; distress; bereavement 2. grieved; heartbroken; dejected

信仰底哀伤

在更闌人靜底時候，倫文就要到池邊對他心裏所立底樂神請求說，『我怎能In the still hours of deepest night, Lun Wen would go to the pond's edge and entreat the god of music enshrined in his heart, saying, 'How can I

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)

更闌

gēng lán — deep night

人

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

靜

jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)

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)

倫

lún — 1. human relationship 2. order 3. coherence

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)

就要

jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 2)

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)

池

Chí — surname Chi

邊

biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)

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)

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)

心

xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

底

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

樂

Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

請求

qǐng qiú — 1. to request; to ask 2. request (classifier: 個 (gè)) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

怎能

zěn néng — how can?

在更阑人静底时候，伦文就要到池边对他心里所立底乐神请求说，『我怎能

得着天才呢？attain genius?我底天才缺乏了，我要表現的，也不能盡地表現了！My genius has grown scant, and what I wish to express, I can no longer express to the full!天才可以像油那樣，Can genius, like oil,

得着

dé zháo — to obtain

天才

tiān cái — 1. talent 2. gift 3. genius 4. talented 5. gifted (HSK 5)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

天才

tiān cái — 1. talent 2. gift 3. genius 4. talented 5. gifted (HSK 5)

缺乏

quē fá — to lack; to be short of (HSK 5)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

要

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

表現

biǎo xiàn — 1. to show 2. to show off 3. to display 4. to manifest 5. expression 6. manifestation 7. show 8. display 9. performance (at work etc) 10. behavior (HSK 3)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

地表

dì biǎo — the surface (of the earth)

現

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

了

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

天才

tiān cái — 1. talent 2. gift 3. genius 4. talented 5. gifted (HSK 5)

可以

kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)

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)

油

yóu — 1. oil 2. fat 3. grease 4. petroleum 5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish 6. oily 7. greasy 8. glib 9. cunning (HSK 2)

那樣

nà yàng — 1. that kind 2. that sort (HSK 2)

得着天才呢？我底天才缺乏了，我要表现的，也不能尽地表现了！天才可以像油那样，

日日添注入我這盞小燈麽？be poured into this little lamp of mine, day after day?若是能，求你爲我注入些少．』If it can, I beg you to pour a little in for me.'

日日

rì rì — every day

添

tiān — to add; to increase; to replenish (HSK 6)

注入

zhù rù — 1. to pour into 2. to empty into (HSK 7-9)

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)

盞

zhǎn — 1. a small cup 2. classifier for lamps (HSK 7-9)

小

xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)

燈

dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

若是

ruò shì — if

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

求

qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)

你

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

注入

zhù rù — 1. to pour into 2. to empty into (HSK 7-9)

些

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

少

shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)

日日添注入我这盏小灯么？若是能，求你为我注入些少．』

『我已經爲你注入了．』'I have already poured it in for you.'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

你

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

注入

zhù rù — 1. to pour into 2. to empty into (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)

『我已经为你注入了．』

倫先生聽見這句話，便放心囘到自己底屋裏．他捨不得睡，提起樂器來，一口氣Hearing these words, Mr. Lun went back to his room with his mind at ease. Unwilling to sleep, he took up his instrument, and in one breath

倫

lún — 1. human relationship 2. order 3. coherence

先生

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (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)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

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)

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

放心

fàng xīn — 1. to feel relieved 2. to feel reassured 3. to be at ease (HSK 2)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

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)

自己

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

底

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

屋

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

捨不得

shě bu de — 1. to hate to do sth 2. to hate to part with 3. to begrudge (HSK 5)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie 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)

樂器

yuè qì — 1. musical instrument 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (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)

一口氣

yī kǒu qì — 1. one breath 2. in one breath 3. at a stretch (HSK 5)

伦先生听见这句话，便放心囘到自己底屋里．他舍不得睡，提起乐器来，一口气

就製成一曲．自己奏了又奏，覺得滿意，才含着笑，到臥室去．composed a whole piece. He played it over and over to himself, and only when he felt satisfied did he go to his bedroom, smiling.

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)

製成

zhì chéng — 1. to manufacture 2. to turn out (a product) (HSK 5)

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)

曲

Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)

自己

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

奏

zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)

了

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

又

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

奏

zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)

覺得

jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (HSK 1)

滿意

mǎn yì — 1. satisfied 2. pleased 3. to one's satisfaction (HSK 2)

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)

含

hán — 1. to keep in the mouth 2. to contain (HSK 4)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

笑

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

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)

臥室

wò shì — 1. bedroom 2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)

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)

就制成一曲．自己奏了又奏，觉得满意，才含着笑，到卧室去．

第二天早晨，他還沒有盥漱，便又把昨晚上底作品奏過幾遍；The next morning, before he had even washed his face, he played through the previous night's composition several times more;隨卽封好，教人郵then at once sealed it up and had someone post it

第二天

dì èr tiān — 1. next day 2. the morrow

早晨

zǎo chén — 1. early morning 2. also pr. (zǎo chen) (HSK 2)

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

沒有

méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)

盥

guàn — to wash (especially hands)

漱

shù — 1. to rinse one's mouth with water 2. to gargle

便

biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)

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)

昨晚

zuó wǎn — 1. yesterday evening 2. last night

上

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

底

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

作品

zuò pǐn — 1. work (of art) 2. opus 3. classifier: 部 (bù), 篇 (piān) (HSK 3)

奏

zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (HSK 6)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

遍

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

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

卽

jí — 1. variant of 即 (jí) 2. promptly

封

Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)

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)

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

人

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

郵

yóu — 1. post (office) 2. mail

第二天早晨，他还没有盥漱，便又把昨晚上底作品奏过几遍；随即封好，教人邮

到歌劇場去．to the opera house.

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)

歌劇

gē jù — 1. Western opera 2. classifier: 場 (chǎng), 齣 (chū) (HSK 7-9)

場

cháng — 1. threshing floor 2. classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout (HSK 2)

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)

到歌剧场去．

他底作品一發表出來，許多批評隨着在報上登載八九天．那些批評都很恭維As soon as his work appeared, many reviews followed, running in the newspapers for eight or nine days. Those reviews all flattered

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)

作品

zuò pǐn — 1. work (of art) 2. opus 3. classifier: 部 (bù), 篇 (piān) (HSK 3)

一發

yī fā — (Japanese mahjong) to complete one's hand within a single turn after declaring riichi (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 一発 "ippatsu")

表

biǎo — 1. exterior surface 2. family relationship via females 3. to show (one's opinion) 4. a model 5. a table (listing information) 6. a form 7. a meter (measuring sth) (HSK 2)

出來

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

許多

xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)

批評

pī píng — 1. to criticize; criticism 2. classifier: 次 (cì), 番 (fān) (HSK 3)

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

報上

bào shàng — in the newspaper

登載

dēng zǎi — 1. to publish (in newspapers or magazines) 2. to record (bookkeeping entries)

八

bā — eight (HSK 1)

九天

jiǔ tiān — the ninth heaven; the highest of the heavens

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

批評

pī píng — 1. to criticize; criticism 2. classifier: 次 (cì), 番 (fān) (HSK 3)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

恭維

gōng wei — to compliment; to praise (HSK 7-9)

他底作品一发表出来，许多批评随着在报上登载八九天．那些批评都很恭维

他；him;說他是這一派，那一派．可是他又苦起來了！saying he belonged to this school, that school. And yet once again he fell into anguish!

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

派

pā — used in 派司 (pā si) (HSK 3)

可是

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

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)

又

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

苦

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

起來

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

他；说他是这一派，那一派．可是他又苦起来了！

在深夜底時候，他又到池邊去，垂頭喪氣地對着池水，從口中發出顫聲說，『我In the depths of night, he went again to the pond's edge, and, downcast, facing the water, a trembling voice broke from his lips, saying, 'Can the

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)

深夜

shēn yè — very late at night (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

又

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

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)

池

Chí — surname Chi

邊

biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)

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)

垂頭喪氣

chuí tóu sàng qì — 1. hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected 2. crestfallen (HSK 7-9)

地

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

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)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

池

Chí — surname Chi

水

Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

口

kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)

中

Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)

發出

fā chū — 1. to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch 2. to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) (HSK 3)

顫聲

chàn shēng — 1. trill (of voice) 2. see also 顫聲 (zhàn shēng)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

在深夜底时候，他又到池边去，垂头丧气地对着池水，从口中发出颤声说，『我

所用底音節，不能達我底意思麽？notes I use not convey my meaning?呀，我底天才丟失了！Ah, my genius is lost!再給我注入一點罷．』Pour a little more into me, please.'

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)

用

yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)

底

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

音節

yīn jié — syllable (HSK 2)

不能

bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not

達

Dá — surname Da

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

呀

yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

天才

tiān cái — 1. talent 2. gift 3. genius 4. talented 5. gifted (HSK 5)

丟失

diū shī — to lose; to misplace (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)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

注入

zhù rù — 1. to pour into 2. to empty into (HSK 7-9)

一點

yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))

罷

bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish

所用底音节，不能达我底意思么？呀，我底天才丢失了！再给我注入一点罢．』

『我已經爲你注入了．』'I have already poured it in for you.'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

你

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

注入

zhù rù — 1. to pour into 2. to empty into (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)

『我已经为你注入了．』

他屢次求，心中只聽得這句囘答．每一作品發表出來，所得底批評，每每使他憂Time and again he entreated, but in his heart he heard only this one answer. Every time a work of his was published, the criticism it received would often leave him

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)

屢次

lǚ cì — 1. repeatedly 2. time and again (HSK 7-9)

求

qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)

心中

xīn zhōng — 1. central point 2. in one's thoughts 3. in one's heart (HSK 2)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

聽

tīng — 1. to listen to; to hear 2. to heed; to obey 3. a can (loanword from English "tin") 4. classifier for canned beverages 5. to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) 6. (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. (tìng)) (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)

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)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

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)

每

měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

一作

yī zuò — first author (of an academic paper) (abbr. for 第一作者 (dì yī zuò zhě))

品

pǐn — 1. (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods 2. (bound form) grade; rank 3. kind; type; variety 4. character; disposition; nature; temperament 5. to taste sth; to sample 6. to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up 7. fret (on a guitar or lute) (HSK 5)

發表

fā biǎo — 1. to issue 2. to publish (HSK 3)

出來

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

所得

suǒ dé — 1. what one acquires 2. one's gains

底

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

批評

pī píng — 1. to criticize; criticism 2. classifier: 次 (cì), 番 (fān) (HSK 3)

每每

měi měi — often

使

shǐ — 1. to make 2. to cause 3. to enable 4. to use 5. to employ 6. to send 7. to instruct sb to do sth 8. envoy 9. messenger (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)

憂

yōu — 1. to worry 2. to concern oneself with 3. worried 4. anxiety 5. sorrow 6. (literary) to observe mourning

他屡次求，心中只听得这句囘答．每一作品发表出来，所得底批评，每每使他忧

鬱不樂．最後，他把樂器摔碎了，說，『我信我底天才丟了，我不再作曲子了．唉，我所依melancholy and despondent. At last he smashed his instrument to pieces, saying, 'I believe my genius is gone—I will compose no more. Ah, the one I

鬱

Yù — surname Yu

不

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

樂

Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

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)

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)

樂器

yuè qì — 1. musical instrument 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 7-9)

摔

shuāi — 1. to throw down 2. to fall 3. to drop and break (HSK 5)

碎

suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)

了

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

信

xìn — 1. letter 2. mail 3. classifier: 封 (fēng) 4. to trust 5. to believe 6. to profess faith in 7. truthful 8. confidence 9. trust 10. at will 11. at random (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

天才

tiān cái — 1. talent 2. gift 3. genius 4. talented 5. gifted (HSK 5)

丟

diū — 1. to lose 2. to put aside 3. to throw (HSK 5)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不再

bù zài — no more; no longer (HSK 6)

作曲

zuò qǔ — to compose (music)

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-

了

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

唉

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

依

yī — 1. to depend on 2. to comply with or listen to sb 3. according to 4. in the light of (HSK 7-9)

郁不乐．最后，他把乐器摔碎了，说，『我信我底天才丢了，我不再作曲子了．唉，我所依

賴底，枉費你眷顧我了．』depended on—your care for me has been spent in vain.'

賴

Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)

底

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

枉費

wǎng fèi — 1. to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) 2. to try in vain

你

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

眷顧

juàn gù — 1. to care for 2. to show concern for 3. to think longingly (of one's country)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

赖底，枉费你眷顾我了．』

自此以後，社會上再不能享受他底作品；From that time on, society could no longer enjoy his works;他也不曉得往那里去了．and no one knew where he had gone.

自此

zì cǐ — 1. since then 2. henceforth

以後

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

社會

shè huì — society (HSK 3)

上

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

再不

zài bù — or else; alternatively

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

享受

xiǎng shòu — 1. to enjoy 2. to live it up 3. pleasure 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) (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)

底

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

作品

zuò pǐn — 1. work (of art) 2. opus 3. classifier: 部 (bù), 篇 (piān) (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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

曉得

xiǎo de — to know (HSK 6)

往

wǎng — 1. to go (in a direction) 2. to 3. towards 4. (of a train) bound for 5. past 6. previous (HSK 2)

那里

nà li — there; that place (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)

了

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

自此以后，社会上再不能享受他底作品；他也不晓得往那里去了．