萬物之母 The Mother of All Things

萬物之母The Mother of All Things

萬物

wàn wù — 1. all things 2. all that exists

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

万物之母

在這經過離亂底村裏，荒屋破籬之間，每日只有幾縷零零落落的炊烟冒上來；In this village that had passed through war and upheaval, amid ruined houses and broken fences, only a few scattered wisps of cooking smoke rose up each day;

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)

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)

經過

jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

離亂

lí luàn — social upheaval caused by war or famine etc

底

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

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

荒

huāng — 1. desolate 2. shortage 3. scarce 4. out of practice 5. absurd 6. uncultivated 7. to neglect (HSK 7-9)

屋

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

破

pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)

籬

lí — a fence

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

每日

měi rì — 1. daily 2. (soup etc) of the day

只有

zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

縷

lǚ — 1. strand 2. thread 3. detailed 4. in detail 5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) (HSK 7-9)

零

líng — 1. zero 2. nought 3. zero sign 4. fractional 5. fragmentary 6. odd (of numbers) 7. (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) 8. fraction 9. (in mathematics) remainder (after division) 10. extra 11. to wither and fall 12. to wither (HSK 1)

零落

líng luò — 1. withered and fallen 2. scattered 3. sporadic

落

là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)

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)

炊烟

chuī yān — smoke from kitchen chimneys

冒

Mào — surname Mao (HSK 5)

上來

shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)

在这经过离乱底村里，荒屋破篱之间，每日只有几缕零零落落的炊烟冒上来；

那人口底稀少可想而知．你一進到無論那個村裏，最喜歡遇見底，是不是村童在阡one could well imagine how sparse its population was. Whenever you entered any village at all, was not what you most loved to encounter the village children, out among the

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

人口

rén kǒu — 1. population 2. people (HSK 2)

底

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

稀少

xī shǎo — 1. sparse 2. rare (HSK 7-9)

可想而知

kě xiǎng ér zhī — (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined (HSK 7-9)

你

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

進

jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (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)

無論

wú lùn — 1. no matter what or how 2. regardless of whether... (HSK 4)

那個

nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

喜歡

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

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

底

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

是不是

shì bu shì — is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) (HSK 1)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

童

Tóng — surname Tong

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)

阡

qiān — road leading north and south

那人口底稀少可想而知．你一进到无论那个村里，最喜欢遇见底，是不是村童在阡

陌間或園圃中跳來跳去；footpaths between the fields or in the gardens, leaping about;或走在你前頭，或隨着你步後模仿你底行動？or walking ahead of you, or trailing behind your steps imitating your movements?村裏若沒有If a village has no

陌

mò — 1. raised path 2. street

間或

jiàn huò — 1. occasionally 2. now and then

園圃

yuán pǔ — garden plot

中

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

跳

tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)

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)

跳

tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)

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)

或

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

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (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)

你

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

前頭

qián tou — 1. in front 2. at the head 3. ahead 4. above (HSK 4)

或

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

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

你

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

步

Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)

後

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

模仿

mó fǎng — 1. to imitate 2. to copy 3. to emulate 4. to mimic 5. model (HSK 5)

你

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

底

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

行動

xíng dòng — 1. operation 2. action 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. to move about 5. mobile (HSK 2)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

若

rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)

沒有

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

陌间或园圃中跳来跳去；或走在你前头，或随着你步后模仿你底行动？村里若没有

孩子們，就不成村落了．在這經過離亂底村裏，不但沒有孩子，而且有向你要求孩子！children, it cannot be called a village. In this village that had passed through war and upheaval, there were not only no children, but there was even someone demanding a child of you!

孩子們

hái zi men — children

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)

不成

bù chéng — 1. won't do 2. unable to 3. (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? (HSK 6)

村落

cūn luò — village

了

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

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)

經過

jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

離亂

lí luàn — social upheaval caused by war or famine etc

底

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

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

不但

bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)

沒有

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

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

而且

ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

你

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

要求

yāo qiú — 1. to request 2. to require 3. requirement 4. to stake a claim 5. to ask 6. to demand 7. classifier: 點 (diǎn) (HSK 2)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

孩子们，就不成村落了．在这经过离乱底村里，不但没有孩子，而且有向你要求孩子！

這里住着一個不滿三十歲底寡婦，一見人來，便要求，說，『善心善行的人，求你Here lived a widow not yet thirty years old, who, the moment she saw anyone coming, would make her plea, saying, 'Kind and good-hearted person, I beg you,

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

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)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

一個

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

不滿

bù mǎn — 1. dissatisfied; discontented; resentful 2. (before a number) to be less than (HSK 2)

三十

sān shí — 1. thirty 2. 30

歲

suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)

底

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

寡婦

guǎ fu — widow (HSK 7-9)

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)

見

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

人

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

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)

要求

yāo qiú — 1. to request 2. to require 3. requirement 4. to stake a claim 5. to ask 6. to demand 7. classifier: 點 (diǎn) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

善心

shàn xīn — 1. kindness 2. benevolence 3. philanthropy 4. virtuous intentions

善行

shàn xíng — good actions

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)

人

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

这里住着一个不满三十岁底寡妇，一见人来，便要求，说，『善心善行的人，求你

對那位總爺說，把我底兒子給囘．我那穿虎紋衣服，戴虎兒帽底便是我底兒子』．tell that commanding officer to give my son back to me. The one wearing tiger-striped clothes and a tiger-cub cap — that one is my son.'

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

位

wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

兒子

ér zi — son (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)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

紋

wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

戴

Dài — surname Dai (HSK 4)

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

帽

mào — 1. hat 2. cap

底

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

便是

biàn shì — 1. (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) 2. precisely 3. exactly 4. even 5. if 6. just like 7. in the same way as (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

对那位总爷说，把我底儿子给囘．我那穿虎纹衣服，戴虎儿帽底便是我底儿子』．

他底兒子被亂兵殺死已經多年了．她從不會忘記：總爺把無情的劍拔出來底Her son had been killed by the rebel soldiers many years before. She could never forget: the moment the commanding officer drew out his merciless sword,

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)

兒子

ér zi — son (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)

亂

luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)

兵

bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

殺死

shā sǐ — to kill

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

多年

duō nián — 1. many years 2. for many years 3. longstanding (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

從不

cóng bù — never (HSK 6)

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

忘記

wàng jì — to forget (HSK 1)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

爺

yé — 1. grandpa 2. old gentleman

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)

無情

wú qíng — 1. pitiless 2. ruthless 3. merciless 4. heartless (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)

劍

jiàn — 1. double-edged sword 2. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 把 (bǎ) 3. classifier for blows of a sword (HSK 6)

拔

bá — 1. to pull up 2. to pull out 3. to draw out by suction 4. to select 5. to pick 6. to stand out (above level) 7. to surpass 8. to seize (HSK 5)

出來

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

底

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

他底儿子被乱兵杀死已经多年了．她从不会忘记：总爷把无情的剑拔出来底

時候，那穿虎紋衣服底可憐兒還用雙手招着，要她摟抱．她要跑去接底時候，她底精the poor child in the tiger-striped clothes was still beckoning with both hands, wanting her to hold him. Just as she rushed forward to catch him, her spirit

時候

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

紋

wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

底

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

可憐

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

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)

雙手

shuāng shǒu — both hands (HSK 5)

招

zhāo — 1. to recruit 2. to provoke 3. to beckon 4. to incur 5. to infect 6. contagious 7. a move (chess) 8. a maneuver 9. device 10. trick 11. to confess (HSK 6)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

要

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

摟抱

lǒu bào — 1. to hug 2. to embrace

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

要

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

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (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)

接

jiē — 1. to receive 2. to answer (the phone) 3. to meet or welcome sb 4. to connect 5. to catch 6. to join 7. to extend 8. to take one's turn on duty 9. to take over for sb (HSK 2)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

精

jīng — 1. essence 2. extract 3. vitality 4. energy 5. semen 6. sperm 7. mythical goblin spirit 8. highly perfected 9. elite 10. the pick of sth 11. proficient (refined ability) 12. extremely (fine) 13. selected rice (archaic) (HSK 6)

时候，那穿虎纹衣服底可怜儿还用双手招着，要她搂抱．她要跑去接底时候，她底精

神已和黃昏底霞光一同麻痹而熟睡了．唉，最慘的事豈不是人把寡婦懷裏底獨生had already grown numb together with the evening glow and fallen into a deep sleep. Ah, is not the most tragic thing of all when someone snatches a widow's only

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

黃昏

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

底

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

霞光

xiá guāng — multicolored sunlight of sunrise or sunset

一同

yī tóng — together (HSK 6)

麻痹

má bì — 1. paralysis 2. palsy 3. numbness 4. to benumb 5. (fig.) to lull 6. negligent 7. apathetic (HSK 7-9)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

熟睡

shú shuì — 1. asleep 2. sleeping soundly

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)

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)

慘

cǎn — 1. miserable 2. wretched 3. cruel 4. inhuman 5. disastrous 6. tragic 7. dim 8. gloomy (HSK 6)

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)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

豈不

qǐ bù — 1. how couldn't...? 2. wouldn't it...?

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)

人

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

寡婦

guǎ fu — widow (HSK 7-9)

懷

Huái — surname Huai

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

獨生

dú shēng — 1. only (child); without siblings 2. to be the sole survivor

神已和黄昏底霞光一同麻痹而熟睡了．唉，最惨的事岂不是人把寡妇怀里底独生

子奪過去，且在她面前害死嗎？son from her arms and kills him right before her eyes?要她在醒後把這事完全藏在她記憶底多寶箱裏，可以說，比剖芥子來藏須彌還難．To ask her, once she woke, to hide this thing entirely away in the jeweled casket of her memory — one might say this is harder than splitting open a mustard seed to hide Mount Sumeru inside it.

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-

奪

duó — 1. to seize 2. to take away forcibly 3. to wrest control of 4. to compete or strive for 5. to force one's way through 6. to leave out 7. to lose (HSK 6)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

且

qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

面前

miàn qián — 1. in front of 2. facing 3. (in the) presence (of) (HSK 2)

害死

hài sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to cause death 3. to do sb to death

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

要

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

她

tā — she (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)

醒

xǐng — 1. to wake up 2. to be awake 3. to become aware 4. to sober up 5. to come to (HSK 4)

後

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

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)

事

shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)

完全

wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (HSK 2)

藏

Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

記憶

jì yì — 1. to remember; to recall 2. memory (HSK 5)

底

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

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)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

箱

xiāng — 1. box 2. trunk 3. chest (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

可以

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

比

Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)

剖

pōu — 1. to cut open 2. to analyze 3. Taiwan pr. (pǒu)

芥

gài — see 芥藍 (gài lán)

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-

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)

藏

Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (HSK 6)

須彌

Xū mí — 1. Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition 2. Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原 (Gù yuán), Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

難

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

子夺过去，且在她面前害死吗？要她在醒后把这事完全藏在她记忆底多宝箱里，可以说，比剖芥子来藏须弥还难．

她底屋裏排列了許多零碎的東西；In her room were arrayed many odds and ends;當時她兒子玩過底小囝也在其中．在黃昏among them was even the little toy her son had once played with. At dusk

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

排列

pái liè — 1. to arrange in order 2. (math.) permutation (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)

許多

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

零碎

líng suì — 1. scattered and fragmentary 2. scraps 3. odds and ends

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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

當時

dāng shí — then; at that time (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

底

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

小

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

囝

jiǎn — child

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

其中

qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)

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)

黃昏

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

她底屋里排列了许多零碎的东西；当时她儿子玩过底小囝也在其中．在黄昏

時候，她每把各樣東西抱在懷裏說，『我底兒，母親豈有不救你，不保護你底？she would often gather each of these things into her arms and say, 'My child, how could your mother fail to save you, fail to protect you?你現在You are now

時候

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

每

měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

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)

各樣

gè yàng — many different types

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

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)

懷

Huái — surname Huai

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

豈

kǎi — 1. old variant of 愷 (kǎi) 2. old variant of 凱 (kǎi)

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

不

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

救

jiù — 1. to save 2. to assist 3. to rescue (HSK 3)

你

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

不

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

保護

bǎo hù — 1. to protect 2. to defend 3. to safeguard 4. protection 5. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) (HSK 3)

你

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

底

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

你

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

現在

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

时候，她每把各样东西抱在怀里说，『我底儿，母亲岂有不救你，不保护你底？你现在

在我懷裏咧．不要作聲，看一會人來又把你奪去．』可是一過了黃昏，她就立刻醒悟here in my arms. Don't make a sound — in a moment someone may come and snatch you away again.' But as soon as dusk had passed, she would at once come to her senses

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

懷

Huái — surname Huai

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

看

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

一會

yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)

人

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

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)

你

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

奪

duó — 1. to seize 2. to take away forcibly 3. to wrest control of 4. to compete or strive for 5. to force one's way through 6. to leave out 7. to lose (HSK 6)

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)

可是

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

黃昏

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

她

tā — she (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)

立刻

lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)

醒悟

xǐng wù — 1. to come to oneself 2. to come to realize 3. to come to see the truth 4. to wake up to reality (HSK 7-9)

在我怀里咧．不要作声，看一会人来又把你夺去．』可是一过了黄昏，她就立刻醒悟

過來，知道那所抱底不是她底兒子．and realize that what she held was not her son after all.

過來

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

知道

zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

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)

底

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

兒子

ér zi — son (HSK 1)

过来，知道那所抱底不是她底儿子．

那天，她又出來找她底「命」．月底光明矇着她，使她在不知不覺間進入村後That day, she went out again to search for her 'fate.' The moonlight, dim about her, led her without her even noticing into the mountains behind the village.

那天

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

又

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

出來

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

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

命

mìng — 1. life 2. fate 3. order or command 4. to assign a name, title etc (HSK 6)

月底

yuè dǐ — end of the month (HSK 4)

光明

guāng míng — 1. light 2. radiance 3. (fig.) bright (prospects etc) 4. openhearted (HSK 3)

矇

mēng — 1. to deceive 2. to cheat 3. to hoodwink 4. to make a wild guess (HSK 6)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

她

tā — she (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)

不知不覺

bù zhī bù jué — (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly (HSK 7-9)

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)

進入

jìn rù — 1. to enter 2. to join 3. to go into (HSK 2)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

後

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

那天，她又出来找她底「命」．月底光明蒙着她，使她在不知不觉间进入村后

底山裏．那座山，就是白天也少有人敢進去，何況在盛夏底夜間，雜草把樵人底小徑That mountain was one few dared to enter even by day, let alone on a midsummer night, when the tangled weeds had sealed the woodcutters' paths

底

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

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

就是

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

白天

bái tiān — 1. daytime 2. during the day 3. day 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

少有

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

人

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

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

進去

jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)

何況

hé kuàng — 1. let alone 2. to say nothing of 3. besides 4. what's more (HSK 7-9)

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)

盛夏

shèng xià — 1. midsummer 2. the height of summer

底

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

夜間

yè jiān — 1. nighttime 2. evening or night (e.g. classes) (HSK 5)

雜草

zá cǎo — weeds

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)

樵

qiáo — 1. firewood 2. gather wood

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)

小徑

xiǎo jìng — alley; trail

底山里．那座山，就是白天也少有人敢进去，何况在盛夏底夜间，杂草把樵人底小径

封得那麽嚴！so completely shut!她一點也不害怕，攀着小樹，緣着蔦蘿，慢慢地上去．She was not the least bit afraid; grasping at saplings and clinging to trailing vines, she made her way slowly upward.

封

Fēng — surname Feng (HSK 2)

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)

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

嚴

Yán — surname Yan (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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))

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

害怕

hài pà — to be afraid; to be scared (HSK 3)

攀

pān — 1. to climb (by pulling oneself up) 2. to implicate 3. to claim connections of higher status (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

小樹

xiǎo shù — 1. shrub 2. small tree 3. sapling 4. classifier: 棵 (kē)

緣

yuán — 1. cause 2. reason 3. karma 4. fate 5. predestined affinity 6. margin 7. hem 8. edge 9. along

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

蔦蘿

niǎo luó — cypress vine

慢慢

màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)

地上

dì shang — 1. on the ground 2. on the floor (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)

封得那么严！她一点也不害怕，攀着小树，缘着茑萝，慢慢地上去．

她坐在一塊大石上歇息，無意中給她聽見了一兩聲底兒啼．她不及判別，便說，She sat down on a large rock to rest, and quite without meaning to, heard one or two cries of a child weeping. Without pausing to judge, she said at once,

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

一塊

yī kuài — 1. a piece; a chunk 2. (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊 (qíng gǎn zhè yī kuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)") 3. (coll.) one yuan; a dollar 4. together; in the same place; in company

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

上

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

歇息

xiē xi — 1. to have a rest 2. to stay for the night 3. to go to bed 4. to sleep

無意中

wú yì zhōng — 1. accidentally 2. unintentionally 3. unexpectedly

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (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

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)

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)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

底

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

啼

tí — 1. (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly 2. (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

不及

bù jí — 1. to fall short of 2. not as good as 3. too late

判別

pàn bié — 1. to differentiate 2. to discriminate

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

她坐在一块大石上歇息，无意中给她听见了一两声底儿啼．她不及判别，便说，

『我底兒，你藏在這里麽？'My child, are you hiding here?我來了，不要哭啦．』I have come — don't cry anymore.'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

你

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

藏

Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (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)

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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

了

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

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

啦

lā — 1. (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc 2. (phonetic) 3. (dialect) to chat (HSK 6)

『我底儿，你藏在这里么？我来了，不要哭啦．』

她從大石下來，隨着聲音底來處，爬入石下一個洞裏．但是裏面一點東西也沒有．她很疲乏，不能再爬出來，就在洞裏睡了一夜．She climbed down from the great rock and, following the direction the sound had come from, crawled into a cave beneath the rock. But there was nothing at all inside. She was so exhausted she could not climb back out, and so slept the whole night in the cave.

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

大

dà — 1. big; large; great 2. older (than another person) 3. eldest (as in 大姐 (dà jiě)) 4. greatly; freely; fully 5. (dialect) father 6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother) (HSK 1)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

下來

xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

底

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

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)

處

chǔ — 1. to reside 2. to live 3. to dwell 4. to be in 5. to be situated at 6. to stay 7. to get along with 8. to be in a position of 9. to deal with 10. to discipline 11. to punish (HSK 4)

爬

pá — 1. to crawl 2. to climb 3. to get up or sit up (HSK 2)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

下一個

xià yī ge — the next one

洞

dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

裏面

lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)

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))

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

她

tā — she (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)

疲乏

pí fá — 1. tired 2. weary

不能

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

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)

爬

pá — 1. to crawl 2. to climb 3. to get up or sit up (HSK 2)

出來

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

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)

洞

dòng — 1. cave 2. hole 3. zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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

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)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

她从大石下来，随着声音底来处，爬入石下一个洞里．但是里面一点东西也没有．她很疲乏，不能再爬出来，就在洞里睡了一夜．

第二天早晨，她醒時，心神還是非常恍惚．她坐在石上，耳邊還留着昨晚上底兒The next morning, when she woke, her mind was still utterly dazed. She sat on the rock, and in her ears there still lingered the sound of the child's

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

醒

xǐng — 1. to wake up 2. to be awake 3. to become aware 4. to sober up 5. to come to (HSK 4)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

心神

xīn shén — 1. mind 2. state of mind 3. attention 4. (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution

還是

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

非常

fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)

恍惚

huǎng hū — 1. absent-minded 2. distracted 3. dazzled 4. vaguely 5. dimly

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

上

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

耳

ěr — 1. ear 2. handle (archaeology) 3. and that is all (Classical Chinese)

邊

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

留

liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

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)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

第二天早晨，她醒时，心神还是非常恍惚．她坐在石上，耳边还留着昨晚上底儿

啼聲．這當然更要動她底心，所以那方從靄雲被裏攢出來底朝陽無力把她臉上和weeping from the night before. This, naturally, stirred her heart all the more, so that the morning sun, just then pushing its way out from beneath the misty clouds, had no power to dry the beads of dew on her face and

啼聲

tí shēng — 1. ululation 2. to howl

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)

當然

dāng rán — 1. only natural 2. as it should be 3. certainly 4. of course 5. without doubt (HSK 3)

更

gēng — 1. to change or replace 2. to experience 3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided 4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) (HSK 2)

要

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

心

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

所以

suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

靄

ǎi — 1. mist 2. haze 3. cloudy sky

雲

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

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)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

攢

cuán — to bring together (HSK 7-9)

出來

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

底

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

朝陽

Cháo yáng — 1. see 朝陽市 (Cháo yáng Shì) 2. see 朝陽縣 (Cháo yáng Xiàn) 3. see 朝陽區 (Cháo yáng Qū)

無力

wú lì — 1. powerless 2. lacking strength (HSK 7-9)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

臉

liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

上

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

啼声．这当然更要动她底心，所以那方从霭云被里攒出来底朝阳无力把她脸上和

鼻端底珠露曬乾了．她在瞻顧中，才看出對面山岩上坐着一個穿虎紋衣服底孩子．at the tip of her nose. As she looked about her, she at last made out, sitting on the rocky cliff opposite, a child wearing tiger-striped clothes.

鼻

bí — nose

端

duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (HSK 6)

底

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

珠

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

露

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 6)

曬乾

shài gān — to dry in the sun

了

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

她

tā — she (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)

瞻顧

zhān gù — to look forward and back cautiously

中

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

看出

kàn chū — 1. to make out 2. to see (HSK 5)

對面

duì miàn — 1. (sitting) opposite 2. across (the street) 3. directly in front 4. to be face to face (HSK 2)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

岩

yán — 1. cliff 2. rock

上

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

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

一個

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

穿

chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)

虎

hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)

紋

wén — 1. line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc) 2. to tattoo

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

底

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

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

鼻端底珠露晒干了．她在瞻顾中，才看出对面山岩上坐着一个穿虎纹衣服底孩子．

可是她看錯了！But she had seen wrongly!那邊坐着底，是一隻虎子；What sat over there was a tiger cub;他底聲音從那邊送來很像兒啼．她立即離its cry, carried across to her, sounded very much like a child weeping. She at once left

可是

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

看錯

kàn cuò — 1. to misinterpret what one sees or reads 2. to misjudge (sb) 3. to mistake (sb for sb else) 4. to misread (a document)

了

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

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

底

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

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)

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)

隻

zhī — classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc (HSK 2)

虎子

hǔ zǐ — 1. tiger cub 2. brave young man

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)

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)

送

sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (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)

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)

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)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

啼

tí — 1. (bound form) to cry; to weep loudly 2. (bound form) (of a bird or animal) to crow; to hoot; to screech

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

立即

lì jí — immediately (HSK 4)

離

Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)

可是她看错了！那边坐着底，是一只虎子；他底声音从那边送来很像儿啼．她立即离

開所坐底地方，不管當中所隔底谷有多麽深，儘管攀緣着向那邊去．不幸早露未乾，the place where she was sitting, and heedless of how deep the ravine dividing them might be, went on clambering toward that side. Unfortunately the morning dew had not yet dried,

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (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)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

底

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

地方

dì fāng — 1. region 2. regional (away from the central administration) 3. local (HSK 1)

不管

bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)

當中

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

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)

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)

底

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

谷

Gǔ — surname Gu

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)

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)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

儘管

jǐn guǎn — 1. despite 2. although 3. even though 4. in spite of 5. unhesitatingly 6. do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) 7. (go ahead and do it) without hesitating (HSK 5)

攀緣

pān yuán — to climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (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)

不幸

bù xìng — 1. misfortune 2. adversity 3. unfortunate 4. sad 5. unfortunately 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

早

zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)

露

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 6)

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

乾

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

开所坐底地方，不管当中所隔底谷有多么深，尽管攀缘着向那边去．不幸早露未干，

所依附底都很溼滑，一失手；and everything she clung to was slick and slippery — with one slip of her hand,就把她溜到谷底．she slid all the way down to the bottom of the ravine.

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)

依附

yī fù — 1. to adhere 2. to attach oneself to 3. to append

底

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

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)

溼

shī — variant of 濕 (shī) (HSK 4)

滑

Huá — surname Hua (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)

失手

shī shǒu — 1. a slip 2. miscalculation 3. unwise move 4. accidentally 5. by mistake 6. to lose control 7. to be defeated

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

溜

liū — 1. to slip away 2. to escape in stealth 3. to skate (HSK 7-9)

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)

谷底

gǔ dǐ — 1. valley floor 2. (fig.) lowest ebb 3. all-time low

所依附底都很湿滑，一失手；就把她溜到谷底．

她昏了許久才醒囘來．小傷總免不了，卻還能夠走動．她爬着看見身邊暴露了She lay senseless for a long while before coming to. Minor injuries were unavoidable, but she could still move about. As she crawled, she saw lying exposed beside her

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

昏

hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (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)

許久

xǔ jiǔ — 1. for a long time 2. for ages

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)

醒

xǐng — 1. to wake up 2. to be awake 3. to become aware 4. to sober up 5. to come to (HSK 4)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

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)

小

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

傷

shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

免不了

miǎn bù liǎo — 1. unavoidable 2. can't be avoided (HSK 7-9)

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

能夠

néng gòu — 1. to be capable of 2. to be able to 3. can (HSK 2)

走動

zǒu dòng — 1. to walk around; to move about; to stretch one's legs; to go for a walk 2. to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) 3. to visit one another; to socialize 4. to pay a visit (go to the toilet)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

爬

pá — 1. to crawl 2. to climb 3. to get up or sit up (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

身邊

shēn biān — 1. at one's side 2. on hand (HSK 2)

暴露

bào lù — 1. to expose 2. to reveal 3. to lay bare 4. also pr. (pù lù) (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)

她昏了许久才醒囘来．小伤总免不了，却还能够走动．她爬着看见身边暴露了

一付小髑髏．a small skull.

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)

付

Fù — surname Fu (HSK 3)

小

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

髑髏

dú lóu — (literary) skull (of a dead person)

一付小髑髅．

『我底兒，你方才不是還在山上哭着麽？'My child, weren't you just now still up on the mountain crying?怎麼你母親來得遲一點，你就變成這How is it that your mother came only a little late, and already you have become like

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

你

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

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

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)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

上

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

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

怎麼

zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)

你

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

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

來得

lái de — 1. to emerge (from a comparison) 2. to come out as 3. to be competent or equal to

遲

Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)

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))

你

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

變成

biàn chéng — 1. to change into 2. to turn into 3. to become (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)

『我底儿，你方才不是还在山上哭着么？怎么你母亲来得迟一点，你就变成这

樣？』她把髑髏抱住，說，『呀，我底苦命兒，我怎能把你醫治呢？』悲苦儘管悲苦，然而，this?' She clasped the skull to her breast, saying, 'Ah, my poor ill-fated child, how can I ever heal you now?' Sorrowful as it was, however,

樣

yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)

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)

髑髏

dú lóu — (literary) skull (of a dead person)

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)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

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)

苦命

kǔ mìng — 1. hard lot 2. bitter fate 3. unfortunate

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

怎能

zěn néng — how can?

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)

你

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

醫治

yī zhì — 1. to treat (an illness) 2. medical treatment

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)

悲苦

bēi kǔ — forlorn; miserable

儘管

jǐn guǎn — 1. despite 2. although 3. even though 4. in spite of 5. unhesitatingly 6. do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) 7. (go ahead and do it) without hesitating (HSK 5)

悲苦

bēi kǔ — forlorn; miserable

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

样？』她把髑髅抱住，说，『呀，我底苦命儿，我怎能把你医治呢？』悲苦尽管悲苦，然而，

自她丟了孩子以後，不能不算這是她第一次底安慰．since she had lost her child, this could not but be counted as her first moment of comfort.

自

zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

以後

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

不能不

bù néng bù — 1. have to 2. cannot but (HSK 5)

算

suàn — 1. to calculate; to figure out 2. to include; to count in 3. to count; to be valid; to carry weight 4. to regard as; to consider (to be ...) (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)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

第一次

dì yī cì — the first time; for the first time

底

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

安慰

ān wèi — to comfort; to console (HSK 5)

自她丢了孩子以后，不能不算这是她第一次底安慰．

從早晨直到黃昏，她就坐在那里，不但不覺得餓，連水也沒喝過．零星幾點，已懸在天空，那天就在她底安慰中過去了．From morning until dusk she simply sat there; not only did she feel no hunger, she did not so much as drink water. A scattering of stars already hung in the sky, and that day passed away amid her comfort.

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

早晨

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

直到

zhí dào — until (HSK 3)

黃昏

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

她

tā — she (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)

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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

不但

bù dàn — not only (... but also ...) (HSK 2)

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

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)

餓

è — 1. hungry 2. to starve (sb) (HSK 1)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

水

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒

méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)

喝

hē — 1. to drink 2. variant of 嗬 (hē) (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

零星

líng xīng — 1. fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces 2. sporadic; scattered

幾點

jǐ diǎn — 1. what time? 2. when?

已

yǐ — 1. already 2. to stop 3. then 4. afterwards (HSK 3)

懸

xuán — 1. to hang or suspend 2. to worry 3. public announcement 4. unresolved 5. baseless 6. without foundation (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)

天空

tiān kōng — sky (HSK 3)

那天

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

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)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

安慰

ān wèi — to comfort; to console (HSK 5)

中

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

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (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)

从早晨直到黄昏，她就坐在那里，不但不觉得饿，连水也没喝过．零星几点，已悬在天空，那天就在她底安慰中过去了．

她忽想起幼年時代，人家告訴她底神話，就立起來說，『我底兒，我抱你上山頂，She suddenly remembered a myth people had told her in her childhood, and rose up saying, 'My child, I will carry you up to the mountaintop,

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

忽

Hū — surname Hu

想起

xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)

幼年

yòu nián — 1. childhood 2. infancy

時代

Shí dài — Time, US weekly news magazine (HSK 3)

人家

rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)

告訴

gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

神話

shén huà — 1. legend 2. fairy tale 3. myth 4. mythology (HSK 4)

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)

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

起來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

你

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

上山

shàng shān — 1. to climb a hill 2. to go to the mountains 3. (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) 4. to pass away 5. (of the sun or moon) to rise

頂

dǐng — 1. apex 2. crown of the head 3. top 4. roof 5. most 6. to carry on the head 7. to push to the top 8. to go against 9. to replace 10. to substitute 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) 12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc (HSK 4)

她忽想起幼年时代，人家告诉她底神话，就立起来说，『我底儿，我抱你上山顶，

先爲你摘兩顆星星下來，嵌入你底眼眶，敎你看得見；first plucking down two stars for you and setting them into your eye sockets, so that you may see;然後給你找香象底皮肉來補then I will find you the flesh and hide of a fragrant elephant to mend

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

你

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

摘

zhāi — 1. to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 2. to select; to pick out 3. to borrow money at a time of urgent need (HSK 5)

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)

顆

kē — classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (HSK 5)

星星

xīng xing — (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky (HSK 2)

下來

xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)

嵌入

qiàn rù — to insert; to embed

你

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

底

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

眼眶

yǎn kuàng — 1. eye socket 2. rim of the eye

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

你

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

看得見

kàn de jiàn — to be able to see; can see (HSK 6)

然後

rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards (HSK 2)

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)

你

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

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)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

象

xiàng — 1. elephant 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 3. shape 4. form 5. appearance 6. to imitate

底

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

皮肉

pí ròu — 1. skin and flesh; the physical body 2. (fig.) the superficial layer; surface aspects

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)

補

bǔ — 1. to repair 2. to patch 3. to mend 4. to make up for 5. to fill (a vacancy) 6. to supplement (HSK 3)

先为你摘两颗星星下来，嵌入你底眼眶，教你看得见；然后给你找香象底皮肉来补

你底身體．可是你不要再哭，恐怕給人聽見，又把你奪過去．』your body with. But you must not cry anymore — I fear someone will hear you and snatch you away from me again.'

你

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

可是

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

你

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

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

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)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

恐怕

kǒng pà — 1. fear 2. to dread 3. I'm afraid that... 4. perhaps 5. maybe (HSK 3)

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)

人

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

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)

你

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

奪

duó — 1. to seize 2. to take away forcibly 3. to wrest control of 4. to compete or strive for 5. to force one's way through 6. to leave out 7. to lose (HSK 6)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

你底身体．可是你不要再哭，恐怕给人听见，又把你夺过去．』

『敬姑，敬姑．』找她底人們在滿山中這樣叫了好幾聲，也沒有一點影響．'Jing Gu! Jing Gu!' Those searching for her called out like this again and again all through the mountain, but there was not the slightest response.

敬

jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)

姑

gū — 1. paternal aunt 2. husband's sister 3. husband's mother (old) 4. nun 5. for the time being (literary)

敬

jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)

姑

gū — 1. paternal aunt 2. husband's sister 3. husband's mother (old) 4. nun 5. for the time being (literary)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

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)

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

中

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

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (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)

好幾

hǎo jǐ — 1. several 2. quite a few

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

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))

影響

yǐng xiǎng — 1. influence 2. effect 3. to influence 4. to affect (usually adversely) 5. to disturb 6. classifier: 股 (gǔ) (HSK 2)

『敬姑，敬姑．』找她底人们在满山中这样叫了好几声，也没有一点影响．

『也許她被那隻老虎吃了．』'Perhaps she has been eaten by that tiger.'

也許

yě xǔ — perhaps; maybe (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

隻

zhī — classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc (HSK 2)

老虎

lǎo hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (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)

『也许她被那只老虎吃了．』

『不，不對．前晚那隻老虎是跑下來捕雲哥圈裏底牛犢被打死底．如果那東西'No, that's not right. The tiger that came down the other night to seize a calf from Yun Ge's pen was killed for it. If that creature

不

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

不對

bù duì — 1. incorrect 2. wrong 3. amiss 4. abnormal 5. queer (HSK 1)

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)

晚

wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

隻

zhī — classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc (HSK 2)

老虎

lǎo hǔ — 1. tiger 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)

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)

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)

下來

xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)

捕

bǔ — to catch; to seize; to capture (HSK 6)

雲

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

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

圈

juān — 1. to confine 2. to lock up 3. to pen in (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

牛犢

niú dú — calf

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)

打死

dǎ sǐ — 1. to kill 2. to beat to death

底

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

如果

rú guǒ — if; in case; in the event that (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

『不，不对．前晚那只老虎是跑下来捕云哥圈里底牛犊被打死底．如果那东西

把敬姑吃了，决不再下山來赴死．我們再進深一點找罷．』had eaten Jing Gu, it would certainly not have come down the mountain again to meet its death. Let us go in a little deeper and search further.'

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)

敬

jìng — 1. (bound form) respectful; to respect 2. to offer politely (HSK 7-9)

姑

gū — 1. paternal aunt 2. husband's sister 3. husband's mother (old) 4. nun 5. for the time being (literary)

吃

chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (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)

决不

jué bù — 1. not at all 2. simply (can) not (HSK 5)

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)

下山

xià shān — 1. to go down a hill 2. (of the sun or moon) to set (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)

赴死

fù sǐ — to meet death

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)

進深

jìn shēn — (of a house or room) distance from the entrance to the rear; depth

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))

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)

罷

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

把敬姑吃了，决不再下山来赴死．我们再进深一点找罢．』

唉，他們底工夫白費了！Ah, but their labor was spent in vain!縱然找着她，若是她還沒有把星星抓在手裏，她心裏怎能平安，怎肯隨着他們囘來？Even had they found her, if she had not yet caught the stars in her hand, how could her heart be at peace, how could she be willing to go back home with them?

唉

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

底

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

工夫

gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)

白費

bái fèi — to waste (one's energy etc)

了

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

縱然

zòng rán — even if; even though (HSK 7-9)

找着

zhǎo zháo — to find

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

若是

ruò shì — if

她

tā — she (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)

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)

星星

xīng xing — (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky (HSK 2)

抓

zhuā — 1. to grab 2. to catch 3. to arrest 4. to snatch 5. to scratch (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)

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (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)

怎能

zěn néng — how can?

平安

Píng ān — see 平安區 (Píng ān Qū) (HSK 2)

怎

zěn — how

肯

kěn — 1. to agree; to consent 2. to be willing to (HSK 6)

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

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)

唉，他们底工夫白费了！纵然找着她，若是她还没有把星星抓在手里，她心里怎能平安，怎肯随着他们囘来？