蘼 The Fragrant Herb

��蘼The Tu-mi Flower

蘼

mí — millet

我常得着男子送給我底東西，總沒有當他們做寶貝看．我底朋友師松却不如I have often received things given to me by men, but I have never treasured them as precious. My friend Shi Song, however, was not

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

得着

dé zháo — to obtain

男子

nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)

送給

sòng gěi — 1. to send 2. to give as a present (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

沒有

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

當

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

做

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

寶貝

bǎo bèi — 1. treasured object 2. treasure 3. darling 4. baby 5. cowry 6. good-for-nothing or queer character (HSK 4)

看

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

師

Shī — surname Shi

松

Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)

却

què — old variant of 卻 (què) (HSK 4)

不如

bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)

我常得着男子送给我底东西，总没有当他们做宝贝看．我底朋友师松却不如

此，因爲她從不曾受過男子底贈與．like this, for she had never before received a gift from a man.

此

cǐ — this; these (HSK 4)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

從不

cóng bù — never (HSK 6)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

受過

shòu guò — to take the blame (for sb else) (HSK 7-9)

男子

nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)

底

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

贈與

zèng yǔ — variant of 贈予 (zèng yǔ)

此，因为她从不曾受过男子底赠与．

自鳴鐘敲過四下以後，山上禮拜寺底聚會就完了．男男女女像出圈底羊，爭要After the self-striking clock had struck four, the gathering at the chapel on the hill came to an end. Men and women, like sheep let out of their pen, jostled to

自鳴鐘

zì míng zhōng — chiming clock

敲

qiāo — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to tap 4. to rap 5. to knock 6. to rip sb off 7. to overcharge (HSK 5)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

四下

sì xià — everywhere

以後

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

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

上

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

禮拜

lǐ bài — 1. to attend a religious service 2. (coll.) week 3. (coll.) Sunday (HSK 5)

寺

sì — 1. Buddhist temple 2. mosque 3. government office (old) (HSK 6)

底

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

聚會

jù huì — 1. party 2. gathering 3. to meet 4. to get together (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)

完了

wán le — 1. to be finished 2. to be done for 3. ruined 4. gone to the dogs 5. oh no (HSK 5)

男

nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)

男女

nán nǚ — 1. male-female 2. male and female (HSK 4)

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (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)

出圈

chū juàn — to remove manure from a cowshed, pigsty etc; to muck out

底

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

羊

Yáng — surname Yang (HSK 3)

爭

zhēng — 1. to strive for 2. to vie for 3. to argue or debate 4. deficient or lacking (dialect) 5. how or what (literary) (HSK 3)

要

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

自鸣钟敲过四下以后，山上礼拜寺底聚会就完了．男男女女像出圈底羊，争要

下到山坡覓食一般，那邊有一個男學生跟着我們走，他底正名字我忘記了，我只記go down the hillside to forage. Over there was a male student walking along behind us; I have forgotten his real name, I only remember

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (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)

山坡

shān pō — hillside (HSK 6)

覓食

mì shí — 1. to forage 2. to hunt for food 3. to scavenge 4. fig. to make a living

一般

yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

那邊

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

有

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

一個

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

男

nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)

學生

xué sheng — 1. student 2. schoolchild (HSK 1)

跟着

gēn zhe — 1. to follow after 2. immediately afterwards

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

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)

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)

正名

zhèng míng — 1. to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature 2. rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)

字

zì — 1. letter 2. symbol 3. character 4. word 5. classifier: 個 (gè) 6. courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

忘記

wàng jì — to forget (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

記

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

下到山坡觅食一般，那边有一个男学生跟着我们走，他底正名字我忘记了，我只记

得人家都叫他做「宗之」．他手裏拿着一枝��蘼，且行且嗅．��蘼本不是香花，他嗅that everyone called him 'Zongzhi.' In his hand he held a spray of tu-mi flowers, sniffing it as he walked. The tu-mi is not really a fragrant flower; his sniffing

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)

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

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)

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)

做

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

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

之

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

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)

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)

拿

ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

枝

zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)

蘼

mí — millet

且

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

行

háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)

且

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

嗅

xiù — 1. to smell 2. to sniff 3. to nose

蘼

mí — millet

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

香花

xiāng huā — 1. fragrant flower 2. fig. beneficial (of artworks etc)

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)

嗅

xiù — 1. to smell 2. to sniff 3. to nose

得人家都叫他做「宗之」．他手里拿着一枝𨢬蘼，且行且嗅．𨢬蘼本不是香花，他嗅

着，不過是一種無聊舉動便了．was nothing more than an idle little gesture.

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

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)

一種

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

無聊

wú liáo — 1. bored 2. boring 3. senseless (HSK 4)

舉動

jǔ dòng — 1. act 2. action 3. activity 4. move 5. movement (HSK 5)

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)

了

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

着，不过是一种无聊举动便了．

『松姑娘，這枝��蘼送給你．』他在我們後面嚷着．松姑娘回頭看見他滿臉堆'Miss Song, I give you this spray of tu-mi flowers.' He called out from behind us. Miss Song turned her head and saw his face all wreathed

松

Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

枝

zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)

蘼

mí — millet

送給

sòng gěi — 1. to send 2. to give as a present (HSK 2)

你

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

他

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

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)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

後面

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

嚷

rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

松

Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

回頭

huí tóu — 1. to turn round; to turn one's head 2. later; by and by (HSK 5)

看見

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

他

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

滿臉

mǎn liǎn — across one's whole face

堆

duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)

『松姑娘，这枝𨢬蘼送给你．』他在我们后面嚷着．松姑娘回头看见他满脸堆

着笑容遞着那花，就速速伸手去接．她接着說『很多謝，很多謝．』宗之只笑着點點in smiles as he held out the flower, and she quickly reached out her hand to take it. Taking it, she said, 'Thank you so much, thank you so much.' Zongzhi only smiled and nodded his

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

笑容

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

遞

dì — 1. to hand over; to pass on; to deliver 2. (bound form) progressively; in the proper order (HSK 5)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

花

Huā — surname Hua (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)

速

sù — 1. fast 2. rapid 3. quick 4. velocity

速

sù — 1. fast 2. rapid 3. quick 4. velocity

伸手

shēn shǒu — 1. to reach out with one's hand 2. to hold out a hand 3. (fig.) to beg 4. to get involved 5. to meddle (HSK 7-9)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

接着

jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

多謝

duō xiè — 1. many thanks 2. thanks a lot

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)

多謝

duō xiè — 1. many thanks 2. thanks a lot

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

之

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

笑

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

點點

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

着笑容递着那花，就速速伸手去接．她接着说『很多谢，很多谢．』宗之只笑着点点

頭，隨卽從西邊底山徑轉囘家去．head, and at once turned back home along the mountain path to the west.

頭

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

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

卽

jí — 1. variant of 即 (jí) 2. promptly

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

西邊

xī biān — 1. west 2. west side 3. western part 4. to the west of (HSK 1)

底

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

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

徑

jìng — 1. footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means 2. directly; straight 3. diameter

轉

zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

家去

jiā qù — (dialect) to go home; to return home

头，随即从西边底山径转囘家去．

『他給我這個，是什麽意思？』'What did he mean by giving me this?'

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)

給

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這個

zhè ge — 1. (pronoun) this 2. (adjective) this

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)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

意思

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

『他给我这个，是什么意思？』

『你想他有什麽意思，他就有什麽意思．』我這樣囘答她．走不多遠，我們也分'Whatever meaning you imagine he had, that is the meaning he had.' This was how I answered her. We had not walked much farther before we too went our separate

你

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

想

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

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)

有

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

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

意思

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

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)

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)

有

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

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

意思

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這樣

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

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

答

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

不

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

遠

yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

分

fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)

『你想他有什么意思，他就有什么意思．』我这样囘答她．走不多远，我们也分

途各自家去了．ways home.

途

tú — 1. way 2. route 3. road

各自

gè zì — 1. each 2. respective 3. apiece (HSK 3)

家去

jiā qù — (dialect) to go home; to return home

了

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

她自下午到晚上不歇把弄那枝��蘼．那花像有極大的魔力，不讓她撒手一樣．From that afternoon until evening she toyed with the spray of tu-mi flowers without pause, as though the flower held some enormous magic that would not let her let go of it.

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

自

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

下午

xià wǔ — 1. afternoon 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. p.m. (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)

晚上

wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)

不

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

歇

xiē — 1. to rest 2. to take a break 3. to stop 4. to halt 5. (dialect) to sleep 6. a moment 7. a short while (HSK 5)

把弄

bǎ nòng — to play with; to fiddle with

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

枝

zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)

蘼

mí — millet

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

花

Huā — surname Hua (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)

有

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

極大

jí dà — 1. enormous; great 2. (math.) maximum

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)

魔力

mó lì — 1. magic 2. magic power

不

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

讓

ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

撒手

sā shǒu — 1. to let go of sth 2. to give up

一樣

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

她自下午到晚上不歇把弄那枝𨢬蘼．那花像有极大的魔力，不让她撒手一样．

她要放下時，每覺得花兒對她說，『爲什麽離奪我？Whenever she tried to set it down, she would feel as though the flower were saying to her, 'Why do you cast me aside?我不是從宗之手裏遞給你，交你Was I not handed to you from Zongzhi's own hand, entrusted to your

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

要

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

放下

fàng xià — 1. to lay down; to put down 2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 3. to lower (the blinds etc) (HSK 2)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

每

měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

覺得

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

花兒

huā ér — 1. style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia 2. classifier: 首 (shǒu)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

離

Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

之

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

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)

遞給

dì gěi — to hand it (i.e. the aforementioned item) to (sb) (HSK 5)

你

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

交

jiāo — 1. to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over 2. to make friends 3. (of lines) to intersect 4. variant of 跤 (jiāo) (HSK 2)

你

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

她要放下时，每觉得花儿对她说，『为什么离夺我？我不是从宗之手里递给你，交你

照管底嗎？』keeping?'

照管

zhào guǎn — 1. to look after 2. to provide for

底

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

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

照管底吗？』

呀，宗之底眼、鼻、口、齒、手、足、動作，沒有一件不在花心跳躍着，沒有一件不在她眼Ah, Zongzhi's eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, hands, feet, his every movement — there was not one that did not leap and dance within the heart of the flower, not one that did not appear before her

呀

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

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

之

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

底

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

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

鼻

bí — nose

口

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

齒

chǐ — 1. (bound form) tooth 2. (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention

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)

足

jù — excessive (HSK 6)

動作

dòng zuò — 1. movement; motion; action 2. to act; to move (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

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)

件

jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)

不在

bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased

花心

huā xīn — 1. fickle in love; unfaithful 2. heart of a flower (pistil and stamen)

跳躍

tiào yuè — 1. to jump 2. to leap 3. to bound 4. to skip (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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

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)

件

jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)

不在

bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

呀，宗之底眼、鼻、口、齿、手、足、动作，没有一件不在花心跳跃着，没有一件不在她眼

前底花枝顯現出來！very eyes, in the spray of blossoms before her!她心裏說，「你這美男子，爲甚緣故送給我這花兒？」她又想起In her heart she said, 'You handsome man, for what reason did you give me this flower?' And she thought again of

前

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

底

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

花枝

huā zhī — 1. spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms) 2. cuttlefish (on dining menus) 3. (literary) beautiful woman

顯現

xiǎn xiàn — 1. appearance 2. to appear (HSK 7-9)

出來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

美

Měi — 1. (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲 (Měi zhōu)) 2. (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美國 (Měi guó)) (HSK 3)

男子

nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

緣故

yuán gù — 1. reason 2. cause (HSK 6)

送給

sòng gěi — 1. to send 2. to give as a present (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這

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

花兒

huā ér — 1. style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia 2. classifier: 首 (shǒu)

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)

想起

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

前底花枝显现出来！她心里说，「你这美男子，为甚缘故送给我这花儿？」她又想起

那天經壇上底講章，就自己囘答說，『因爲他顧念他使女底卑微，從今而後，萬代要the sermon preached from the pulpit that day, and answered herself, 'For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall

那天

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

經

Jīng — surname Jing (HSK 7-9)

壇

tán — 1. altar 2. platform; rostrum 3. (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world (HSK 7-9)

上

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

底

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

講

jiǎng — 1. to speak 2. to explain 3. to negotiate 4. to emphasize 5. to be particular about 6. as far as sth is concerned 7. speech 8. lecture (HSK 2)

章

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 6)

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)

自己

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

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

答

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

他

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

顧念

gù niàn — 1. to care for 2. to worry about

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)

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)

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

底

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

卑微

bēi wēi — 1. lowly 2. humble

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

而後

ér hòu — 1. after that 2. then

萬代

Wàn dài — Bandai toy company

要

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

那天经坛上底讲章，就自己囘答说，『因为他顾念他使女底卑微，从今而后，万代要

稱我爲有福．』call me blessed.'

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

有福

yǒu fú — to be blessed

称我为有福．』

這是她愛��蘼花，還是宗之愛他呢？Was this she loving the tu-mi flower, or Zongzhi loving it?我也說不淸，只記得有一天我和宗之正在I cannot say clearly either; I only remember that one day, Zongzhi and I were just

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)

愛

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

蘼

mí — millet

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

還是

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

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

之

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

愛

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

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)

呢

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不

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

淸

qīng — variant of 清 (qīng)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

有

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

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

之

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

正在

zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)

这是她爱𨢬蘼花，还是宗之爱他呢？我也说不淸，只记得有一天我和宗之正在

坐在榕根談話底時候，他家底人跑來對他說，『松姑娘喫了一朵什麽花，說是你給sitting on a banyan root talking, when someone from his household came running to tell him, 'Miss Song ate some kind of flower, saying it was you who had given it to

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)

榕

Róng — Rong, another name for Fuzhou 福州 (Fú zhōu)

根

gēn — 1. root 2. basis 3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 5. radical (chemistry) (HSK 4)

談話

tán huà — 1. to talk (with sb) 2. to have a conversation 3. talk 4. conversation 5. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 3)

底

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

時候

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

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)

家底

jiā dǐ — 1. family property 2. patrimony

人

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

跑

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

對

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

他

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

松

Sōng — surname Song (HSK 4)

姑娘

gū niang — 1. girl 2. young woman 3. young lady 4. daughter 5. paternal aunt (old) 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

喫

chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (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)

朵

duǒ — 1. flower 2. earlobe 3. fig. item on both sides 4. classifier for flowers, clouds etc (HSK 5)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

是

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

你

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

坐在榕根谈话底时候，他家底人跑来对他说，『松姑娘吃了一朵什么花，说是你给

她底，現在病了．她家底人要找你去問話咧．』her, and now she has fallen ill. Her family wants you to come and answer for it.'

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

現在

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

病

bìng — 1. illness 2. classifier: 場 (cháng) 3. disease 4. to fall ill 5. defect (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

家底

jiā dǐ — 1. family property 2. patrimony

人

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

要

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

你

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

問話

wèn huà — 1. to ask sb a question 2. question

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)

她底，现在病了．她家底人要找你去问话咧．』

他嚇了一跳，也摸不着頭腦，只說，『我那時節給她東西喫？He was startled, and quite at a loss, and could only say, 'When did I ever give her something to eat?這眞是.....！』This is really...!'

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)

嚇

hè — 1. to scare 2. to intimidate 3. to threaten 4. (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut 5. (interjection showing astonishment) (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)

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)

跳

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

摸不着

mō bu zháo — 1. can't touch; can't reach 2. (fig.) unable to get a grasp of

頭腦

tóu nǎo — 1. brains 2. mind 3. skull 4. (fig.) gist (of a matter) 5. leader 6. boss (HSK 3)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

那時

nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)

節

jiē — see 節骨眼 (jiē gu yǎn) (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

喫

chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (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)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

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)

他吓了一跳，也摸不着头脑，只说，『我那时节给她东西吃？这真是.....！』

我說：『你細想一想．』他怎麽也想不起來．我才提醒他說，『你前個月在斜道I said, 'Think it over carefully.' No matter how hard he tried, he could not remember. So I reminded him, 'Didn't you, on the slanting path last month,

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

細

xì — 1. thin or slender 2. finely particulate 3. thin and soft 4. fine 5. delicate 6. trifling 7. (of a sound) quiet 8. frugal (HSK 4)

想

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

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)

想

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

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)

怎麽

zěn me — variant of 怎麼 (zěn me) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

想

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

不

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

起來

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

提醒

tí xǐng — 1. to remind 2. to call attention to 3. to warn of (HSK 4)

他

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

月

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

斜

xié — 1. inclined 2. slanting 3. oblique 4. tilting (HSK 5)

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

我说：『你细想一想．』他怎么也想不起来．我才提醒他说，『你前个月在斜道

上不是給了她一朵��蘼嗎？』give her a tu-mi flower?'

上

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

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)

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)

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)

朵

duǒ — 1. flower 2. earlobe 3. fig. item on both sides 4. classifier for flowers, clouds etc (HSK 5)

蘼

mí — millet

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

上不是给了她一朵𨢬蘼吗？』

『對呀，可不是給了她一朵��蘼！'That's right, so I did give her a tu-mi flower!可是我那里教她喫了呢？』But wherever did I tell her to eat it?'

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)

呀

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

可不是

kě bu shì — (coll.) exactly!; indeed; that's for sure (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

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)

朵

duǒ — 1. flower 2. earlobe 3. fig. item on both sides 4. classifier for flowers, clouds etc (HSK 5)

蘼

mí — millet

可是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

喫

chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (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)

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)

『对呀，可不是给了她一朵𨢬蘼！可是我那里教她吃了呢？』

『爲什麽你單給她，不給別人？』我這樣問他．'Why did you give it to her alone, and not to anyone else?' I asked him this.

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

你

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

單

Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)

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)

不

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

別人

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這樣

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

他

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

『为什么你单给她，不给别人？』我这样问他．

他很直截地說：『我並沒有什麽意思，不過隨手摘下，隨手送給別人就是了．我He said quite bluntly, 'I didn't mean anything by it at all — I simply plucked it without thinking and gave it away without thinking, that's all. I

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)

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)

直截

zhí jié — straightforward

地

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

並

bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)

沒有

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

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

意思

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

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

隨手

suí shǒu — 1. conveniently 2. without extra trouble 3. while doing it 4. in passing (HSK 4)

摘下

zhāi xià — 1. to take off; to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) 2. to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) 3. (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc)

隨手

suí shǒu — 1. conveniently 2. without extra trouble 3. while doing it 4. in passing (HSK 4)

送給

sòng gěi — 1. to send 2. to give as a present (HSK 2)

別人

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

就是

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

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

他很直截地说：『我并没有什么意思，不过随手摘下，随手送给别人就是了．我

平素送了許多東西給人，也沒有什麽事；have given all sorts of things to people before, and nothing ever came of it;怎麽一朵小小的��蘼就可使她着了魔？』how could one little tu-mi flower put her under such a spell?'

平素

píng sù — 1. usually 2. habitually 3. ordinarily 4. normally

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)

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)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (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)

人

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

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

事

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

怎麽

zěn me — variant of 怎麼 (zěn me) (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)

朵

duǒ — 1. flower 2. earlobe 3. fig. item on both sides 4. classifier for flowers, clouds etc (HSK 5)

小小

xiǎo xiǎo — 1. very small 2. very few 3. very minor

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)

蘼

mí — millet

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)

可

kě — 1. (prefix) can; may; able to; -able 2. to approve; to permit 3. to suit 4. (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very 5. but; however (HSK 5)

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)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

魔

mó — 1. (bound form) evil spirit; devil 2. (prefix) supernatural; magical

平素送了许多东西给人，也没有什么事；怎么一朵小小的𨢬蘼就可使她着了魔？』

他還坐在那里沈吟，我便促他說，『你還能在這里坐着麽？He was still sitting there brooding, so I urged him, saying, 'How can you still sit here?不管她是誤會，你是Whether it was her misunderstanding, or whether you

他

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

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)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

吟

yín — 1. to chant; to recite 2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems) 3. (literary) to lament; to groan 4. (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects 5. (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 (gǔ qín)) (cf. 猱 (náo), wide vibrato)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

促

cù — 1. (bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid 2. (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge 3. (literary) close by; pressed against

他

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (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)

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

不管

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

她

tā — she (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)

誤會

wù huì — 1. to misunderstand 2. to mistake 3. misunderstanding 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

你

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

他还坐在那里沈吟，我便促他说，『你还能在这里坐着么？不管她是误会，你是

有意，你既然給了她，現在就得去看她一看才是．』meant it on purpose, since you gave it to her, now you really ought to go and see her.'

有意

yǒu yì — 1. to intend 2. intentionally 3. interested in (HSK 7-9)

你

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

既然

jì rán — since; as; this being the case (HSK 4)

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)

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)

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (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)

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)

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)

看

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

她

tā — she (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)

看

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

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)

有意，你既然给了她，现在就得去看她一看才是．』

『我那有什麽意思？』'What could I possibly have meant by it?'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

有

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

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

意思

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

『我那有什么意思？』

我說：『你且去看看罷．蚌蛤何嘗立志要生珠子呢？I said, 'Go and see her anyway. Does a clam ever set its will on making a pearl?也不過是外間的沙粒偶然It is only that a grain of sand from outside happens,

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

且

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

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)

看看

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

罷

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

蚌

Bèng — abbr. for Bengbu prefecture-level City 蚌埠市 (Bèng bù Shì), Anhui

蛤

gé — 1. (bound form) clam 2. used in 蛤蚧 (gé jiè)

何嘗

hé cháng — 1. (rhetorical question) when? 2. how? 3. it's not that...

立志

lì zhì — 1. to be determined 2. to be resolved

要

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

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

珠子

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

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

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)

外間

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

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)

沙粒

shā lì — grain of sand

偶然

ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (HSK 5)

我说：『你且去看看罢．蚌蛤何尝立志要生珠子呢？也不过是外间的沙粒偶然

滲入他底殼裏，他就不得不用盡工夫分泌些黏液把那小沙裹起來罷了．你雖無心，可是你底花一到她手裏，管保她不因花而愛起你來嗎？by chance, to slip into its shell, and it can do nothing but labor with all its might to secrete a film to wrap that grain of sand. You may have meant nothing by it, but once your flower reached her hands, can you be sure she did not come to love you because of it?你敢保她不把那花當做你Can you swear she did not take that flower as a token

滲入

shèn rù — to permeate

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)

殼

ké — 1. (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) 2. case; casing; housing (of a machine or device) (HSK 7-9)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

他

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

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)

不得不

bù dé bù — 1. have no choice or option but to 2. cannot but 3. have to 4. can't help it 5. can't avoid (HSK 3)

用盡

yòng jìn — to exhaust; to use up completely

工夫

gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)

分泌

fēn mì — 1. to secrete 2. secretion (HSK 7-9)

些

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

黏液

nián yè — mucus

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

小

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

沙

Shā — surname Sha

裹

guǒ — 1. to wrap around 2. bundle; parcel; package 3. to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) (HSK 7-9)

起來

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

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

你

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

雖

suī — 1. although 2. even though (HSK 6)

無心

wú xīn — 1. unintentionally 2. not in the mood to

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)

底

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

花

Huā — surname Hua (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)

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)

她

tā — she (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)

管保

guǎn bǎo — 1. to guarantee 2. assuredly

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

不

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

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

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)

愛

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

起

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

你

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

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

你

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

敢

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

保

Bǎo — Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞 (Bǎo jiā lì yà)) (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

不

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

當做

dàng zuò — 1. to treat as 2. to regard as 3. to look upon as

你

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

渗入他底壳里，他就不得不用尽工夫分泌些黏液把那小沙裹起来罢了．你虽无心，可是你底花一到她手里，管保她不因花而爱起你来吗？你敢保她不把那花当做你

所賜給愛底標識，就納入她底懷中，用心裏無限的情思把他圍繞得非常嚴密嗎？of love bestowed by you, and take it into her bosom, wrapping it round most tightly with the boundless tender feeling in her heart?也Perhaps

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)

賜給

cì gěi — to bestow; to give

愛

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

底

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

標識

biāo zhì — variant of 標誌 (biāo zhì)

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)

納入

nà rù — 1. to bring into 2. to channel into 3. to integrate into 4. to incorporate (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

懷

Huái — surname Huai

中

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

用心

yòng xīn — 1. motive 2. intention 3. to be diligent or attentive 4. careful (HSK 6)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

無限

wú xiàn — 1. unlimited 2. unbounded (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)

情

qíng — 1. (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion 2. (bound form) situation; condition (HSK 7-9)

思

sī — 1. to think 2. to consider

把

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

他

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

圍繞

wéi rào — 1. to revolve around 2. to center on (an issue) (HSK 5)

得

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

非常

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

嚴密

yán mì — tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough (HSK 7-9)

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

所赐给爱底标识，就纳入她底怀中，用心里无限的情思把他围绕得非常严密吗？也

許她本無心，但因你那美意底沙無意中掉在她愛底貝殼裏，使她不得不如此．不用she herself meant nothing by it either, but because the sand of your good intention fell, without your meaning it, into the shell of her love, she could not help but become this way. There is no need to

許

Xǔ — surname Xu (HSK 7-9)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

無心

wú xīn — 1. unintentionally 2. not in the mood to

但

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

因

yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)

你

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

美意

měi yì — goodwill; kindness

底

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

沙

Shā — surname Sha

無意中

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

掉

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

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)

愛

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

底

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

貝殼

bèi ké — shell (of a mollusk) (HSK 7-9)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

不得不

bù dé bù — 1. have no choice or option but to 2. cannot but 3. have to 4. can't help it 5. can't avoid (HSK 3)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

不用

bù yòng — need not (HSK 1)

许她本无心，但因你那美意底沙无意中掉在她爱底贝壳里，使她不得不如此．不用

躊躇了，且去看看罷．hesitate any longer — go and see her.

躊躇

chóu chú — 1. to hesitate 2. (literary) to pace back and forth 3. (literary) self-satisfied

了

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

且

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

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)

看看

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

罷

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

踌躇了，且去看看罢．

宗之這才站起來，縐一縐他那副冷靜的臉龐，跟着來人從林菁底深處走出去Only then did Zongzhi stand up, wrinkling his composed face, and followed the messenger out from the depths of the thick woods

宗

Zōng — surname Zong (HSK 7-9)

之

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

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)

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)

站起來

zhàn qǐ lai — to stand up

縐

zhòu — 1. crepe 2. wrinkle

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)

縐

zhòu — 1. crepe 2. wrinkle

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

副

fù — 1. secondary 2. auxiliary 3. deputy 4. assistant 5. vice- 6. abbr. for 副詞 adverb 7. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions (HSK 6)

冷靜

lěng jìng — 1. calm; cool-headed; dispassionate 2. (of a place) deserted; quiet (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)

臉龐

liǎn páng — face

跟着

gēn zhe — 1. to follow after 2. immediately afterwards

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)

人從

rén cóng — 1. retinue 2. hangers-on

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

菁

jīng — 1. leek flower 2. lush 3. luxuriant

底

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

深處

shēn chù — 1. abyss 2. depths 3. deepest or most distant part (HSK 5)

走出

zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)

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)

宗之这才站起来，绉一绉他那副冷静的脸庞，跟着来人从林菁底深处走出去

了．.

了

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