補破衣的老婦人 The Old Woman Mending Rags

補破底老婦人The Old Woman Who Mends Torn Clothes

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)

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)

底

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

老婦人

lǎo fù rén — old lady

补破底老妇人

她坐在簷前，微微的雨絲飄搖下來，多半聚在她臉龐底皺紋上頭．她一點也不She sat beneath the eaves, while fine threads of rain drifted down, gathering mostly in the wrinkles of her face. She paid it no

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)

簷

yán — variant of 檐 (yán)

前

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

微微

wēi wēi — 1. slight 2. faint 3. humble

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)

雨絲

yǔ sī — 1. drizzle 2. fine rain

飄搖

piāo yáo — 1. floating in the wind 2. swaying 3. tottering 4. unstable

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)

多半

duō bàn — 1. most 2. mostly 3. most likely (HSK 6)

聚

jù — 1. to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) 2. (chemistry) poly- (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

臉龐

liǎn páng — face

底

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

皺紋

zhòu wén — 1. wrinkle 2. classifier: 道 (dào)

上頭

shàng tóu — 1. (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention 2. (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) (HSK 7-9)

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)

她坐在簷前，微微的雨丝飘摇下来，多半聚在她脸庞底皱纹上头．她一点也不

理會，儘管收拾她底筐子．mind at all, but went on tidying her basket.

理會

lǐ huì — 1. to understand 2. to pay attention to 3. to take notice of (HSK 7-9)

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)

收拾

shōu shi — 1. to put in order 2. to tidy up 3. to pack 4. to repair 5. (coll.) to sort sb out 6. to fix sb (HSK 5)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

底

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

筐

kuāng — 1. basket 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

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-

理会，尽管收拾她底筐子．

在她底筐子裏有很美麗的零翦綢緞；In her basket there were beautiful scraps of silk and satin;也有很粗陋的麻頭、布尾．她從沒有理會and also coarse bits of hemp and cloth ends. She never paid heed

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)

筐

kuāng — 1. basket 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

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-

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

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)

美麗

měi lì — beautiful (HSK 3)

的

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

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)

翦

Jiǎn — surname Jian

綢緞

chóu duàn — 1. satin 2. silk fabric

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

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)

粗陋

cū lòu — 1. crude 2. coarse 3. unsophisticated 4. shallow

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)

麻

Má — surname Ma (HSK 7-9)

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)

布

bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)

尾

wěi — 1. tail 2. remainder 3. remnant 4. extremity 5. sixth of the 28 constellations 6. classifier for fish

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

從沒

cóng méi — 1. never (in the past) 2. never did (HSK 6)

有理

yǒu lǐ — 1. reasonable 2. justified 3. right 4. (math.) rational

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)

在她底筐子里有很美丽的零翦绸缎；也有很粗陋的麻头、布尾．她从没有理会

雨絲在她頭、面、身體之上亂撲；to the threads of rain striking wildly at her head, her face, her body;只提防着筐裏那些好看的材料沾濕了．she only took care that the fine materials in her basket did not get wet.

雨絲

yǔ sī — 1. drizzle 2. fine rain

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)

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)

面

miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

身體

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

之上

zhī shàng — above

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)

撲

pū — 1. to throw oneself at 2. to pounce on 3. to devote one's energies 4. to flap 5. to flutter 6. to dab 7. to pat 8. to bend over (HSK 6)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

提防

dī fang — 1. to guard against 2. to be vigilant 3. watch you don't (slip) 4. Taiwan pr. (tí fáng) (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

筐

kuāng — 1. basket 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

好看

hǎo kàn — 1. good-looking; nice-looking 2. (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good 3. in an embarrassing situation (HSK 1)

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)

材料

cái liào — 1. (raw) material 2. data 3. (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job (HSK 4)

沾濕

zhān shī — 1. to moisten 2. to dampen 3. to be steeped in 4. to be imbued with

了

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

雨丝在她头、面、身体之上乱扑；只提防着筐里那些好看的材料沾湿了．

那邊來了兩個小弟兄．也許他們是學校囘來．小弟弟管叫她做「衣服底外科From over there came two young brothers. Perhaps they were coming home from school. The younger brother used to call her the "surgeon of

那邊

nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (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)

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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

小弟

xiǎo dì — 1. little brother 2. I, your little brother (humble)

兄

xiōng — elder brother

也許

yě xǔ — perhaps; maybe (HSK 2)

他們

tā men — they; them (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)

學校

xué xiào — 1. school 2. classifier: 所 (suǒ) (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)

小弟弟

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

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

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)

她

tā — she (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)

衣服

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

底

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

外科

wài kē — surgery (branch of medicine) (HSK 6)

那边来了两个小弟兄．也许他们是学校囘来．小弟弟管叫她做「衣服底外科

醫生」；clothes";現在見她坐在簷前，就叫了一聲．and now, seeing her sitting beneath the eaves, he called out to her.

醫生

yī shēng — doctor; medical practitioner (HSK 1)

現在

xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (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)

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)

簷

yán — variant of 檐 (yán)

前

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

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)

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)

一聲

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

医生」；现在见她坐在簷前，就叫了一声．

她抬起頭來，望着這兩個孩子笑了一笑．那臉上底皺紋雖皺得更厲害，然而生She raised her head, looked at the two children, and smiled. Though the wrinkles on her face grew even more pronounced, the pain of

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

抬起

tái qǐ — to lift up

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)

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)

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

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)

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

笑

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

了

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

一

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)

笑

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

臉

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

上

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

底

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

皺紋

zhòu wén — 1. wrinkle 2. classifier: 道 (dào)

雖

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

皺

zhòu — 1. to wrinkle 2. wrinkled 3. to crease (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

厲害

lì hai — 1. (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding 2. (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough 3. (of an animal) fierce 4. (of a resemblance) striking 5. (of liquor or chili pepper) strong 6. (of bacteria) virulent (HSK 5)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

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)

她抬起头来，望着这两个孩子笑了一笑．那脸上底皱纹虽皱得更厉害，然而生

底痛苦可以從那里擠出許多，更能表明她是一個享樂天年底老婆子．life that could be squeezed out from among them only showed all the more that she was an old woman enjoying her allotted years.

底

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

痛苦

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

可以

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

擠出

jǐ chū — 1. to squeeze out 2. to extrude 3. to drain 4. to find the time 5. to burst out

許多

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

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)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

表明

biǎo míng — 1. to make clear 2. to make known 3. to state clearly 4. to indicate 5. known (HSK 3)

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)

一個

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

享樂

xiǎng lè — to indulge oneself

天年

tiān nián — natural life span

底

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

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

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-

底痛苦可以从那里挤出许多，更能表明她是一个享乐天年底老婆子．

小弟弟說：『醫生，你只用筐裏底材料在別人底衣服上，怎麽自己底衣服却不The younger brother said, 'Doctor, you use the materials in your basket only on other people's clothes — why do you not

小弟弟

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

醫生

yī shēng — doctor; medical practitioner (HSK 1)

你

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

筐

kuāng — 1. basket 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

材料

cái liào — 1. (raw) material 2. data 3. (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job (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)

別人

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

底

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

衣服

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

上

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

怎麽

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

自己

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

底

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

衣服

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

却

què — old variant of 卻 (què) (HSK 4)

不

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

小弟弟说：『医生，你只用筐里底材料在别人底衣服上，怎么自己底衣服却不

管了？look after your own?你看你肩脖補底那一塊又該掉下來了．』Look, that patch you mended on your shoulder is about to fall off again.'

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (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)

你

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

看

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

你

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

肩

jiān — 1. shoulder 2. to shoulder (responsibilities etc) (HSK 5)

脖

bó — neck

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)

底

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

那

Nā — surname Na (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

又

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

該

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

掉下

diào xià — 1. to drop down 2. to fall

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)

管了？你看你肩脖补底那一块又该掉下来了．』

老婆子摩一自己底肩脖，果然隨手取下一塊小方布來．她笑着對小弟弟說，The old woman rubbed her own shoulder, and sure enough, a small square of cloth came off in her hand. Smiling, she said to the younger brother,

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

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-

摩

mā — used in 摩挲 (mā sa)

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)

自己

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

底

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

肩

jiān — 1. shoulder 2. to shoulder (responsibilities etc) (HSK 5)

脖

bó — neck

果然

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

隨手

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

取

qǔ — 1. to take 2. to get 3. to choose 4. to fetch (HSK 2)

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)

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

小

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

方

Fāng — surname Fang (HSK 4)

布

bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

笑

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

小弟弟

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

老婆子摩一自己底肩脖，果然随手取下一块小方布来．她笑着对小弟弟说，

『你底眼睛實在精明！'Your eyes are truly sharp!我這塊原沒有用線縫住；This patch of mine was never sewn on with thread to begin with;因爲早晨忙着要出來，只用漿子暫because I was in a hurry to go out this morning, I only stuck it on for the

你

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

底

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

眼睛

yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)

實在

shí zài — 1. really 2. actually 3. indeed 4. true 5. real 6. honest 7. dependable 8. (philosophy) reality (HSK 2)

精明

jīng míng — astute; shrewd; smart (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這

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

塊

kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece 2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (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)

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)

線

xiàn — 1. thread 2. string 3. wire 4. line 5. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ), 根 (gēn) 6. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) (HSK 3)

縫

féng — 1. to sew 2. to stitch (HSK 7-9)

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)

因

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

早晨

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

忙着

máng zhe — to be occupied with (doing sth)

要

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

出來

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

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

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)

漿

jiāng — 1. thick liquid 2. to starch

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-

暫

zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)

『你底眼睛实在精明！我这块原没有用线缝住；因为早晨忙着要出来，只用浆子暂

時糊着，盼望晚上囘去彌補；time being with paste, hoping to mend it properly when I went home tonight;不提防雨絲替我揭起來了！……and I never expected the threads of rain would peel it off for me!……這揭得也不錯．我旣如This peeling off is not a bad thing either. Since, as

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

糊

hū — 1. to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like) 2. Taiwan pr. (hú) (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

盼望

pàn wàng — to hope for; to look forward to (HSK 6)

晚上

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

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

去

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

彌補

mí bǔ — 1. to complement 2. to make up for a deficiency (HSK 7-9)

不

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

提防

dī fang — 1. to guard against 2. to be vigilant 3. watch you don't (slip) 4. Taiwan pr. (tí fáng) (HSK 7-9)

雨絲

yǔ sī — 1. drizzle 2. fine rain

替

tì — 1. to substitute for 2. to take the place of 3. to replace 4. for 5. on behalf of 6. to stand in for (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

揭

Jiē — surname Jie (HSK 6)

起來

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

了

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

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)

揭

Jiē — surname Jie (HSK 6)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不錯

bù cuò — 1. correct 2. right 3. not bad 4. pretty good (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

旣

jì — variant of 既 (jì)

如

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

时糊着，盼望晚上囘去弥补；不提防雨丝替我揭起来了！……这揭得也不错．我既如

你所，說是一個衣服底外科醫生，那麽，我是不怕自己底衣服害病底．』you say, I am a surgeon of clothes, then I have no fear of my own clothes falling ill.'

你

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

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)

一個

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

衣服

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

底

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

外科醫生

wài kē yī shēng — 1. surgeon 2. as opposed to physician 內科醫生 (nèi kē yī shēng), who works primarily by administering drugs

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

不怕

bù pà — 1. fearless 2. not worried (by setbacks or difficulties) 3. even if 4. even though

自己

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

底

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

衣服

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

害病

hài bìng — 1. to fall sick 2. to contract an illness

底

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

你所，说是一个衣服底外科医生，那么，我是不怕自己底衣服害病底．』

她仍是整理筐裏底零翦綢緞，沒理會雨絲零落在她身上．She went on sorting the scraps of silk and satin in her basket, paying no heed to the rain falling in drops upon her.

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

仍

réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)

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)

整理

zhěng lǐ — 1. to arrange 2. to tidy up 3. to sort out 4. to straighten out 5. to list systematically 6. to collate (data, files) 7. to pack (luggage) (HSK 3)

筐

kuāng — 1. basket 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

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)

翦

Jiǎn — surname Jian

綢緞

chóu duàn — 1. satin 2. silk fabric

沒

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

理會

lǐ huì — 1. to understand 2. to pay attention to 3. to take notice of (HSK 7-9)

雨絲

yǔ sī — 1. drizzle 2. fine rain

零落

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

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)

身上

shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)

她仍是整理筐里底零翦绸缎，没理会雨丝零落在她身上．

哥哥說：『我看爸爸底手册裏夾着許多的零翦文件；The elder brother said, 'I see that Father's notebook has many scraps of paper tucked inside it;他也是像你一樣不時地he too, just like you, is forever

哥哥

gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看

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

爸爸

bà ba — 1. (coll.) father; dad 2. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

底

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

手册

shǒu cè — manual; handbook (HSK 7-9)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

夾

gā — used in 夾肢窩 (gā zhi wō) (HSK 5)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

許多

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

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)

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)

翦

Jiǎn — surname Jian

文件

wén jiàn — 1. document 2. file 3. classifier: 份 (fèn) (HSK 3)

他

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

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)

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)

你

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

一樣

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

不時

bù shí — 1. from time to time 2. now and then 3. occasionally 4. frequently (HSK 5)

地

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

哥哥说：『我看爸爸底手册里夹着许多的零翦文件；他也是像你一样不时地

翻來翻去．他……』turning them over and over. He……'

翻

fān — 1. to turn over 2. to flip over 3. to overturn 4. to rummage through 5. to translate 6. to decode 7. to double 8. to climb over or into 9. to cross (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)

翻

fān — 1. to turn over 2. to flip over 3. to overturn 4. to rummage through 5. to translate 6. to decode 7. to double 8. to climb over or into 9. to cross (HSK 4)

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)

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)

翻来翻去．他……』

弟弟插嘴說：『他也是另一樣的外科醫生．』The younger brother broke in, 'He is a surgeon of another kind too.'

弟弟

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

插嘴

chā zuǐ — 1. to interrupt (sb talking) 2. to butt in 3. to cut into a conversation (HSK 7-9)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

是

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

另一

lìng yī — another ...; the other ...

樣

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

外科醫生

wài kē yī shēng — 1. surgeon 2. as opposed to physician 內科醫生 (nèi kē yī shēng), who works primarily by administering drugs

弟弟插嘴说：『他也是另一样的外科医生．』

老婆子把眼光射在他們身上，說，『哥兒們，你們說得對了．你們底爸爸愛惜小The old woman turned her gaze upon them and said, 'My boys, you have spoken rightly. Your father treasures the scraps of

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

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-

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)

眼光

yǎn guāng — 1. gaze 2. insight 3. foresight 4. vision 5. way of looking at things (HSK 5)

射

shè — 1. to shoot 2. to launch 3. to allude to 4. radio- (chemistry) (HSK 5)

在

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

身上

shēn shang — 1. on the body 2. at hand 3. among (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

哥兒

gē r — 1. brothers 2. boys

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

對了

duì le — 1. Correct! 2. Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) 3. Oh, by the way, ...

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

底

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

爸爸

bà ba — 1. (coll.) father; dad 2. classifier: 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

愛惜

ài xī — 1. to cherish 2. to treasure 3. to use sparingly (HSK 7-9)

小

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

老婆子把眼光射在他们身上，说，『哥儿们，你们说得对了．你们底爸爸爱惜小

册裏底零碎文件，也和我愛惜筐裏底零翦綢緞一般．他凑合多少地方底好意思；paper in his little notebook just as I treasure the scraps of silk and satin in my basket. He gathers together the good sense of many places;等and when

册

cè — 1. book 2. booklet 3. classifier for books (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

零碎

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

文件

wén jiàn — 1. document 2. file 3. classifier: 份 (fèn) (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

愛惜

ài xī — 1. to cherish 2. to treasure 3. to use sparingly (HSK 7-9)

筐

kuāng — 1. basket 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

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)

翦

Jiǎn — surname Jian

綢緞

chóu duàn — 1. satin 2. silk fabric

一般

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

凑合

còu he — 1. to bring together 2. to make do in a bad situation 3. to just get by 4. to improvise 5. passable 6. not too bad (HSK 7-9)

多少

duō shǎo — 1. number; amount 2. somewhat (HSK 1)

地方

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

底

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

好意思

hǎo yì si — 1. to have the nerve 2. what a cheek! 3. to feel no shame 4. to overcome the shame 5. (is it) proper? (rhetorical question)

等

děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)

册里底零碎文件，也和我爱惜筐里底零翦绸缎一般．他凑合多少地方底好意思；等

用得着時，就把他們編連起來，成爲一種新的理解．所不同底，就是他用底頭腦；the time comes to use them, he strings them together into a new understanding. The only difference is that he uses his mind;我用while I use

用得着

yòng de zháo — 1. to be able to use; useable; to have a use for 2. (in a question) to be necessary to (HSK 6)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

就

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

把

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

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

編

biān — 1. to weave 2. to plait 3. to organize 4. to group 5. to arrange 6. to edit 7. to compile 8. to write 9. to compose 10. to fabricate 11. to make up (HSK 4)

連

Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)

起來

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

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

一種

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

新

Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)

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)

理解

lǐ jiě — to comprehend; to understand (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)

不同

bù tóng — 1. different 2. distinct 3. not the same 4. not alike (HSK 2)

底

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

就是

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

他用

tā yòng — 1. other use 2. other purpose

底

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

頭腦

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

用得着时，就把他们编连起来，成为一种新的理解．所不同底，就是他用底头脑；我用

底只是指頭便了．你們叫他做……』only my fingers, that is all. What do you call him……'

底

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

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

指頭

zhǐ tou — 1. finger 2. toe 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)

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)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

底只是指头便了．你们叫他做……』

說到這里父親從裏面出來，問起事由，便點頭說，『老婆子，你底話很中肯要．我Just as she said this, Father came out from inside, and upon asking what it was about, he nodded and said, 'Old woman, your words are very much to the point. What we

說到

shuō dào — 1. to talk about 2. to mention 3. (preposition) as for

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)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

裏面

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

出來

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

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

事由

shì yóu — 1. main content 2. matter 3. work 4. origin of an incident 5. cause 6. purpose 7. subject (of business letter)

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)

點頭

diǎn tóu — to nod (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

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-

你

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

底

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

話

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

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)

中肯

zhòng kěn — pertinent; apropos

要

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

说到这里父亲从里面出来，问起事由，便点头说，『老婆子，你底话很中肯要．我

們所爲，原就和你一樣，東搜西羅，無非是些綢頭、布尾，只配用來補補破衲襖罷了．』do is indeed just like you: searching here and gathering there, it is nothing but bits of silk and scraps of cloth, fit only for patching up an old ragged coat.'

們

men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

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)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (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)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

你

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

一樣

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

東

Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)

搜

sōu — 1. to search 2. variant of 蒐 (sōu) (HSK 5)

西

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

羅

Luó — surname Luo (HSK 7-9)

無非

wú fēi — 1. only 2. nothing else (HSK 7-9)

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)

些

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

綢

chóu — 1. (light) silk 2. classifier: 匹 (pǐ)

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)

布

bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)

尾

wěi — 1. tail 2. remainder 3. remnant 4. extremity 5. sixth of the 28 constellations 6. classifier for fish

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

配用

pèi yòng — 1. to provide 2. installed

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)

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)

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)

衲

nà — 1. cassock 2. to line

襖

ǎo — 1. coat 2. jacket 3. short and lined coat or robe

罷了

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

们所为，原就和你一样，东搜西罗，无非是些绸头、布尾，只配用来补补破衲袄罢了．』

父親說完，就下了石階，要在微雨中到葡菇園裏，看看他底葡萄長芽了沒有．這When Father had finished speaking, he went down the stone steps, meaning to go into the vineyard in the fine rain to see whether his grapes had sprouted yet. Meanwhile

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

完

wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)

就

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

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)

了

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

石階

shí jiē — stone step

要

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

微

Wēi — 1. surname Wei 2. ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing 3. Taiwan pr. (Wéi)

雨

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

中

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

葡

Pú — 1. Portugal 2. Portuguese 3. abbr. for 葡萄牙 (Pú táo yá)

菇

gū — (bound form) mushroom

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

看看

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

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)

葡萄

pú tao — grape (HSK 5)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

芽

yá — 1. bud 2. sprout (HSK 7-9)

了

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

沒有

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

父亲说完，就下了石阶，要在微雨中到葡菇园里，看看他底葡萄长芽了没有．这

里孩子們還和老婆子爭論着要號他們底爸爸做什麽樣醫生．the children were still arguing with the old woman over what kind of doctor to call their father.

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

孩子們

hái zi men — children

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

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-

爭論

zhēng lùn — 1. to argue 2. to debate 3. to contend 4. argument 5. contention 6. controversy 7. debate 8. classifier: 次 (cì), 場 (chǎng) (HSK 4)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

要

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

號

háo — (bound form) to wail; to howl (HSK 1)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

底

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

爸爸

bà ba — 1. (coll.) father; dad 2. classifier: 位 (wèi) (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)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

樣

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

醫生

yī shēng — doctor; medical practitioner (HSK 1)

里孩子们还和老婆子争论着要号他们底爸爸做什么样医生．