光底死 The Death of Light

光底死The Death of Light

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

底

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

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

光離開他底母親去到無量無邊，一切生命世界上．因爲他走底時候臉上常帶Light left his mother and journeyed into the boundless, immeasurable worlds of living beings; because, as he went, his face always wore

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

離開

lí kāi — to depart; to leave (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)

底

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

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

去

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

到

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

無量

wú liàng — 1. measureless 2. immeasurable

無邊

wú biān — 1. without boundary 2. not bordered (HSK 6)

一切

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

生命

shēng mìng — 1. life (as the characteristic of living beings) 2. living being; creature (classifier: 條 (tiáo)) (HSK 3)

世界

shì jiè — world (HSK 3)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

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)

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)

臉

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

上

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

常

Cháng — surname Chang (HSK 1)

帶

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

光离开他底母亲去到无量无边，一切生命世界上．因为他走底时候脸上常带

着很憂鬱的容貌，所以一切能思維、能造作底靈體也和他表同情；so melancholy an expression, all spirits capable of thought and action sympathized with him;一見他，都低着頭whenever they saw him, they bowed their heads

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

憂鬱

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

的

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

容貌

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

所以

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

一切

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

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

思維

sī wéi — (line of) thought; thinking (HSK 5)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

造作

zào zuò — 1. affected 2. artificial 3. to make 4. to manufacture

底

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

靈體

líng tǐ — soul

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (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)

表

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

同情

tóng qíng — 1. to sympathize with 2. sympathy (HSK 4)

一

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

見

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

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

低

dī — 1. low 2. beneath 3. to lower (one's head) 4. to let droop 5. to hang down 6. to incline (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

着很忧郁的容貌，所以一切能思维、能造作底灵体也和他表同情；一见他，都低着头

容他走過去；and let him pass;甚至帶着淚眼避開他．some even turned away from him with tears in their eyes.

容

Róng — surname Rong

他

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

走過

zǒu guò — 1. to walk past 2. to pass by (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)

甚至

shèn zhì — even; so much so that (HSK 4)

帶

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

淚眼

lèi yǎn — tearful eyes

避開

bì kāi — 1. to avoid 2. to evade 3. to keep away from

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)

容他走过去；甚至带着泪眼避开他．

光因此更煩悶了．他走得越遠，力量越不足；This only made Light more despondent. The farther he traveled, the more his strength failed him;最後，他躺下了．他躺下底地方，正在at last, he lay down. The place where he lay was

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

因此

yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)

更

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

煩悶

fán mèn — moody; gloomy (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)

他

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

走

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)

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)

越

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

遠

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

力量

lì liang — power; force; strength (HSK 3)

越

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

不足

bù zú — 1. insufficient 2. lacking 3. deficiency 4. not enough 5. inadequate 6. not worth 7. cannot 8. should not (HSK 5)

最後

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

他

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

躺下

tǎng xià — to lie down

了

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

他

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

躺下

tǎng xià — to lie down

底

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

地方

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

正在

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

光因此更烦闷了．他走得越远，力量越不足；最后，他躺下了．他躺下底地方，正在

這塊大地．在他旁邊有幾位聰明的天文家互相議論說，『太陽底光，快要無所附麗this very earth. Nearby, several learned astronomers were discussing among themselves: “The sun’s light will soon have nothing to cling to,

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)

大地

dà dì — 1. earth 2. mother earth (HSK 7-9)

在

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

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)

旁邊

páng biān — side; adjacent place (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)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

位

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

聰明

cōng ming — 1. intelligent; clever; bright 2. acute (of sight and hearing) (HSK 5)

的

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

天文

tiān wén — astronomy (HSK 5)

家

jiā — 1. home 2. family 3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) 4. classifier for families or businesses 5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China 6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

互相

hù xiāng — 1. each other 2. mutually 3. mutual (HSK 3)

議論

yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

太陽

tài yang — 1. sun 2. sunlight; sunshine 3. temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴 (tài yáng xué)) (HSK 2)

底

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

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

快要

kuài yào — nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) (HSK 2)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

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)

附

fù — 1. to add; to attach 2. to be close to; to be attached (HSK 7-9)

麗

Lí — Korea

这块大地．在他旁边有几位聪明的天文家互相议论说，『太阳底光，快要无所附丽

了，因爲她冷死底時期一天近似一天了．』for the day when she dies of cold draws nearer and nearer.”

了

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

因

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

冷

Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

底

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

時期

shí qī — 1. period 2. phase 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 6)

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)

近似

jìn sì — to approximate; to be similar

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)

了

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

了，因为她冷死底时期一天近似一天了．』

光垂着頭，低聲訴說，『唉，諸大智者，你們爲何淨在我母親和我身上擔憂？Light bowed his head and murmured, “Ah, great sages, why do you concern yourselves only with my mother and me?你們Do you

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

垂

chuí — 1. to hang (down) 2. droop 3. dangle 4. bend down 5. hand down 6. bequeath 7. nearly 8. almost 9. to approach (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

低聲

dī shēng — 1. in a low voice 2. softly

訴說

sù shuō — 1. to recount 2. to tell of 3. to relate 4. (fig.) (of a thing) to stand as testament to (some past history) (HSK 7-9)

唉

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

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

大

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

智者

zhì zhě — 1. sage 2. wise man 3. clever and knowledgeable person

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

何

Hé — surname He

淨

jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)

在

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

身上

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

擔憂

dān yōu — 1. to worry 2. to be concerned (HSK 6)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

光垂着头，低声诉说，『唉，诸大智者，你们为何净在我母亲和我身上担忧？你们

豈不明白我是爲饒益你們而來麽？not understand that I came to bring you benefit?你們從沒有我面前做過我曾爲你們做底事．你Never in my presence have you done for me what I have done for you.

豈不

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

明白

míng bai — 1. clear; obvious; unequivocal 2. sensible; reasonable 3. to understand; to realize (HSK 1)

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)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

饒

Ráo — surname Rao (HSK 7-9)

益

Yì — surname Yi

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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)

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)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

從沒

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

有

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

面前

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

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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (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

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

事

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

你

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

岂不明白我是为饶益你们而来么？你们从没有我面前做过我曾为你们做底事．你

們沒有接納我，也沒有……』You have not welcomed me, nor have you…”

們

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

沒有

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

接納

jiē nà — 1. to admit or welcome (into a group) 2. to accept (sb or sth) (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

们没有接纳我，也没有……』

他母親在很遠的地方，見他躺在那里嘆息，就叫他囘去說，『我底命兒，我所愛底你囘來罷．我一天一天任你自由地離開我，原是爲衆生底益處，他們旣不承受，你Far away, his mother saw him lying there and sighing, and called him back: “My dear child, my beloved, come back. Day after day I have let you leave me freely, all for the benefit of living beings; since they will not receive 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)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

在

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

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)

遠

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

地方

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

見

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

他

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)

躺

tǎng — 1. to recline 2. to lie down (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)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

嘆息

tàn xī — to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)

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)

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)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

命

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

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所

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

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)

你

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

罷

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

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)

任

Rén — surname Ren (HSK 3)

你

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

自由

zì yóu — 1. freedom; liberty 2. free; unrestricted (HSK 2)

地

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

離開

lí kāi — to depart; to leave (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

原

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. (Japanese surname) Hara (HSK 6)

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)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

衆

zhòng — variant of 眾 (zhòng)

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)

底

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

益處

yì chu — benefit (HSK 7-9)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

旣

jì — variant of 既 (jì)

不

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

承受

chéng shòu — 1. to bear 2. to support 3. to inherit (HSK 4)

你

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

他母亲在很远的地方，见他躺在那里叹息，就叫他囘去说，『我底命儿，我所爱底你囘来罢．我一天一天任你自由地离开我，原是为众生底益处，他们既不承受，你

何妨囘來？』why not return?”

何妨

hé fáng — what harm is there in (doing sth)

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)

何妨囘来？』

光囘答說：『母親我不能囘去了．因爲我走遍了一切世界，遇見一切能思維，能Light answered, “Mother, I cannot return. For I have traveled through every world and met every spirit capable of thought

光

guāng — 1. light; ray (classifier: 道 (dào)) 2. bright; shiny 3. only; merely 4. used up; finished 5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered (HSK 3)

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)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不能

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

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)

了

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

因

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

遍

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

了

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

一切

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

世界

shì jiè — world (HSK 3)

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

一切

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

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

思維

sī wéi — (line of) thought; thinking (HSK 5)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

光囘答说：『母亲我不能囘去了．因为我走遍了一切世界，遇见一切能思维，能

造作底靈體，到現在還沒有一句話能夠對你囘報底．不但如此，這里還有人正咒詛and action, yet even now I have not a single word with which to report back to you. Worse still, there are people here who are cursing

造作

zào zuò — 1. affected 2. artificial 3. to make 4. to manufacture

底

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

靈體

líng tǐ — soul

到現在

dào xiàn zài — 1. up until now 2. to date

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

沒有

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

一句話

yī jù huà — in a word; in short (HSK 5)

能夠

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

對

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

你

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

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

報

bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)

底

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

不但

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

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

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)

還有

hái yǒu — 1. there still remain(s); there is (or are) still 2. in addition (HSK 1)

人

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

正

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

咒詛

zhòu zǔ — 1. to curse 2. to revile

造作底灵体，到现在还没有一句话能够对你囘报底．不但如此，这里还有人正咒诅

我們哪？us!我那有面目囘去呢？How could I have the face to return?我就安息在這里罷．』Let me rest here.”

我們

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

哪

nǎ — 1. how 2. which (HSK 1)

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)

面目

miàn mù — 1. appearance 2. facial features 3. look

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)

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)

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)

安息

Ān xī — Parthia (ancient country in central Asia)

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)

罷

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

我们哪？我那有面目囘去呢？我就安息在这里罢．』

他底母親聽見這話，一種幽沈的顔色早已現在臉上．他從地上慢慢走到海邊，When his mother heard these words, a deep, somber hue had already spread across her face. Slowly, she walked from the land to the seashore

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)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

這

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

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)

一種

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

幽

yōu — 1. remote 2. hidden away 3. secluded 4. serene 5. peaceful 6. to imprison 7. in superstition indicates the underworld 8. ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

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)

色

sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (HSK 4)

早已

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

現在

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

臉

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

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

地上

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

慢慢

màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)

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)

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)

海邊

hǎi biān — coast; seaside; seashore; beach (HSK 2)

他底母亲听见这话，一种幽沈的颜色早已现在脸上．他从地上慢慢走到海边，

帶着自己底身體、威力，一分一釐地浸入水裏．母親也跟着暈過去了．and, bearing with her all her substance and might, sank inch by inch into the water. Mother, too, then fainted away.

帶

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

自己

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

底

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

身體

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

威力

wēi lì — 1. might 2. formidable power (HSK 7-9)

一

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

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)

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)

釐

Lí — Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀 (Āi)

地

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

浸入

jìn rù — 1. to soak 2. to dip

水

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

跟着

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

暈

yūn — 1. confused 2. dizzy 3. giddy 4. to faint 5. to swoon 6. to lose consciousness 7. to pass out (HSK 6)

過去

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

了

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

带着自己底身体、威力，一分一厘地浸入水里．母亲也跟着晕过去了．