橋邊 By the Bridge

橋邊By the Bridge

橋

qiáo — 1. bridge 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 3)

邊

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

桥边

我們住底地方就在桃溪溪畔．夾岸是桃林：桃實、桃葉映入水中，更顯出溪邊The place we lived was right on the bank of Taoxi. Peach groves lined both banks, the peach fruit and leaves reflected in the water, making the creek's edge seem

我們

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

住

zhù — 1. to live; to reside; to stay 2. to stop; to cease 3. (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) (HSK 1)

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)

就

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

在

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

桃

táo — peach (HSK 5)

溪

xī — 1. creek 2. rivulet

溪

xī — 1. creek 2. rivulet

畔

pàn — (bound form) side; edge; boundary

夾

gā — used in 夾肢窩 (gā zhi wō) (HSK 5)

岸

àn — bank; shore; beach; coast (HSK 5)

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)

桃

táo — peach (HSK 5)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

桃

táo — peach (HSK 5)

實

shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely

桃

táo — peach (HSK 5)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

映入

yìng rù — 1. to appear before (one's eyes) 2. to come to (one's mind)

水

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

中

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

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)

顯出

xiǎn chū — 1. to express 2. to exhibit (HSK 6)

溪

xī — 1. creek 2. rivulet

邊

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

我们住底地方就在桃溪溪畔．夹岸是桃林：桃实、桃叶映入水中，更显出溪边

底靜謐．眞想不到倉皇出走底人還能享受這明媚的景色！all the more tranquil. Who would have thought that people fleeing in such haste could still enjoy such radiant scenery!我們日日在林下遊玩；Every day we played beneath the trees;有sometimes

底

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

靜謐

jìng mì — (literary) quiet; calm; still; tranquil

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

想不到

xiǎng bu dào — 1. unexpected 2. hard to imagine 3. it had not occurred to me 4. who could have thought that (HSK 6)

倉皇

cāng huáng — 1. in a panic 2. flurried

出走

chū zǒu — 1. to leave home 2. to go off 3. to run away (HSK 7-9)

底

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

人

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

享受

xiǎng shòu — 1. to enjoy 2. to live it up 3. pleasure 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) (HSK 5)

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)

明媚

míng mèi — bright and beautiful (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)

景色

jǐng sè — scenery; landscape; view (HSK 3)

我們

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

日日

rì rì — every day

在

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

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

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)

遊玩

yóu wán — 1. to amuse oneself 2. to have fun 3. to go sightseeing 4. to take a stroll (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)

底静谧．真想不到仓皇出走底人还能享受这明媚的景色！我们日日在林下游玩；有

時踱過溪橋，到朋友底蔗園裏找新生的甘蔗吃．we would stroll across the creek bridge to our friend's sugarcane field to look for freshly grown canes to eat.

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

踱

duó — 1. to pace; to stroll 2. Taiwan pr. (duò)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

溪

xī — 1. creek 2. rivulet

橋

qiáo — 1. bridge 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 3)

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)

朋友

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

底

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

蔗

zhè — sugar cane

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

找

zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (HSK 1)

新生

xīn shēng — 1. new 2. newborn 3. emerging 4. nascent 5. rebirth 6. regeneration 7. new life 8. new student (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)

甘蔗

gān zhe — 1. sugar cane 2. classifier: 節 (jié)

吃

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

时踱过溪桥，到朋友底蔗园里找新生的甘蔗吃．

這一天，我們又要到蔗園去，剛踱過橋，便見阿芳——蔗園底小主人——很憂One day, we were on our way to the sugarcane field again, and just as we crossed the bridge, we saw Ah Fang — the young master of the sugarcane field — sitting

這

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

一

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

天

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

我們

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

又

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

要

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

蔗

zhè — sugar cane

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

去

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

剛

gāng — 1. (literary) hard; firm; strong 2. exactly; precisely 3. barely; only just 4. just; only a short while ago (HSK 2)

踱

duó — 1. to pace; to stroll 2. Taiwan pr. (duò)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

橋

qiáo — 1. bridge 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 3)

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)

見

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

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

芳

fāng — fragrant

蔗

zhè — sugar cane

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

底

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

小

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

主人

zhǔ rén — 1. master 2. host 3. owner 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

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

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

这一天，我们又要到蔗园去，刚踱过桥，便见阿芳——蔗园底小主人——很忧

鬱地坐在橋下．under the bridge, looking very despondent.

鬱

Yù — surname Yu

地

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

橋

qiáo — 1. bridge 2. classifier: 座 (zuò) (HSK 3)

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)

郁地坐在桥下．

『阿芳哥，起來領我們到你園裏去．』他舉起頭來，望了我們一眼，也沒有說什'Brother Ah Fang, get up and take us to your field.' He raised his head, glanced at us, but didn't say

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

芳

fāng — fragrant

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

起來

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

領

lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (HSK 3)

我們

wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)

你

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

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

去

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

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)

舉起

jǔ qǐ — 1. to heave 2. to lift 3. to raise up 4. to uphold

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)

了

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

我們

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

一眼

yī yǎn — 1. a glance 2. a quick look 3. a glimpse (HSK 7-9)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

什

shén — what

『阿芳哥，起来领我们到你园里去．』他举起头来，望了我们一眼，也没有说什

麽．anything.

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

么．

我哥哥說：『阿芳，你不是說你一到水邊就把一切的煩悶都洗掉了嗎？My brother said, 'Ah Fang, didn't you say that the moment you reach the water's edge, all your worries get washed away?你不是Didn't you

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

哥哥

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

芳

fāng — fragrant

你

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

一

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

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)

水邊

shuǐ biān — 1. edge of the water 2. waterside 3. shore (of sea, lake or river)

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)

一切

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

煩悶

fán mèn — moody; gloomy (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

洗

xǐ — 1. to wash; to bathe 2. to develop (photographs) 3. to shuffle (cards etc) 4. to erase (a recording) (HSK 1)

掉

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

了

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

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

你

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

我哥哥说：『阿芳，你不是说你一到水边就把一切的烦闷都洗掉了吗？你不是

說，你是水邊底蜻蜓麽？say that you're a dragonfly by the water?你看歇在水葒花上那隻蜻蜓比你怎樣？』Look at that dragonfly resting on the smartweed flower — how does it compare to you?'

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

是

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

水邊

shuǐ biān — 1. edge of the water 2. waterside 3. shore (of sea, lake or river)

底

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

蜻蜓

qīng tíng — dragonfly

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

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)

歇

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

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)

水

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

葒

hóng — used in 葒草 (hóng cǎo)

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

上

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

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

隻

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

蜻蜓

qīng tíng — dragonfly

比

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

你

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

怎樣

zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)

说，你是水边底蜻蜓么？你看歇在水荭花上那只蜻蜓比你怎样？』

『不錯．然而今天就是我第一次底憂悶．』'That's true. But today is the first time I've ever felt this troubled.'

不錯

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

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

今天

jīn tiān — 1. today 2. the present time; now (HSK 1)

就是

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

第一次

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

底

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

憂悶

yōu mèn — 1. depressed 2. full of worries 3. feeling down

『不错．然而今天就是我第一次底忧闷．』

我們都下到岸邊，圍繞住他，要打聽這囘事．他說：『方才紅兒掉在水裏了！We all went down to the bank and gathered around him, wanting to hear what had happened. He said, 'Just now Hong'er fell into the water!紅兒是Hong'er is

我們

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

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

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)

岸邊

àn biān — shore

圍繞

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

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)

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)

要

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

打聽

dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)

這

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

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

事

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

他

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

掉

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

在

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

水

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

我们都下到岸边，围绕住他，要打听这囘事．他说：『方才红儿掉在水里了！红儿是

他底腹婚妻；his betrothed, promised to him since before either of them was born;天天都和他在一塊兒玩底．我們聽了他這話．都驚訝得很．哥哥說：they played together every day. When we heard him say this, we were all very startled. My brother said:

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)

腹

fù — 1. abdomen 2. stomach 3. belly

婚

hūn — 1. (bound form) marriage; wedding 2. (bound form) to marry

妻

qī — (bound form) wife

天天

tiān tiān — every day

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

在

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

一塊兒

yī kuài r — erhua variant of 一塊 (yī kuài) (HSK 1)

玩

wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment

底

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

我們

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

聽

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

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)

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)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

驚訝

jīng yà — 1. amazed 2. astonished 3. to surprise 4. amazing 5. astonishment 6. awe (HSK 7-9)

得很

de hěn — (after an adjective) very

哥哥

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

他底腹婚妻；天天都和他在一块儿玩底．我们听了他这话．都惊讶得很．哥哥说：

『那麽，你還能在這里悶坐着嗎？'Then how can you just sit here moping?還不趕緊去叫人來？』Why not hurry and go call people to help?'

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

你

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

在

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

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

悶

mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不

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

趕緊

gǎn jǐn — 1. hurriedly 2. without delay (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)

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)

人

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

來

lái — 1. to come 2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) 3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 (huí lai)) 4. ever since (as in 自古以來 (zì gǔ yǐ lái)) 5. for the past (amount of time) 6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 (lái shì)) 7. (between two verbs) in order to 8. (after a round number) approximately 9. (used after 得 (dé) to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 (tán de lái), or after 不 (bù) to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 (chī bu lái)) (HSK 1)

『那么，你还能在这里闷坐着吗？还不赶紧去叫人来？』

『我一囘去，我媽心裏底憂鬱怕也要一顆一顆地結出來，像桃實一樣了．我寧'If I go back, I'm afraid the sorrow in my mother's heart will also form, one by one, like peach fruits. I'd rather

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

媽

mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)

心

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

憂鬱

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

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

要

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

顆

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

一

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

顆

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

地

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

結出

jiē chū — to bear (fruit)

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)

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)

桃

táo — peach (HSK 5)

實

shí — 1. real 2. true 3. honest 4. really 5. solid 6. fruit 7. seed 8. definitely

一樣

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

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

寧

Níng — 1. abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區 (Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū) 2. abbr. for Nanjing 南京 (Nán jīng) 3. surname Ning

『我一囘去，我妈心里底忧郁怕也要一颗一颗地结出来，像桃实一样了．我宁

可獨自在此憂傷，不忍使我媽媽知道．』grieve here alone than bear to let my mother know.'

可

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

獨自

dú zì — alone (HSK 4)

在此

zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here

憂傷

yōu shāng — 1. distressed 2. laden with grief

不忍

bù rěn — cannot bear to

使

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

媽媽

mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

知道

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

可独自在此忧伤，不忍使我妈妈知道．』

我底哥哥不等說完，一股氣就跑到紅兒家裏．這里阿芳還在縐着眉頭，我也眼Before he even finished speaking, my brother rushed off in one breath to Hong'er's house. Here Ah Fang was still knitting his brows, and I too

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

哥哥

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

不等

bù děng — 1. unequal 2. varied

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

完

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

一

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

股

gǔ — 1. thigh 2. part of a whole; portion of a sum 3. (finance) stock; share 4. strand of a thread 5. low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē) 6. classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc 7. classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff 8. classifier for bands of people, gangs etc 9. classifier for sudden forceful actions (HSK 6)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (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)

跑

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

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

芳

fāng — fragrant

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

在

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

縐

zhòu — 1. crepe 2. wrinkle

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

眉頭

méi tóu — brows

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

眼

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

我底哥哥不等说完，一股气就跑到红儿家里．这里阿芳还在绉着眉头，我也眼

巴巴地望着他，一聲也不響．gazed at him anxiously, not making a sound.

巴巴

bā bā — 1. (suffix) very 2. extremely

地

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

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)

一聲

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不

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

響

xiǎng — 1. echo 2. sound 3. noise 4. to make a sound 5. to sound 6. to ring 7. loud 8. classifier for noises (HSK 2)

巴巴地望着他，一声也不响．

『誰掉在水裏啦？』'Who fell into the water?'

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)

掉

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

在

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

水

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

啦

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

『谁掉在水里啦？』

我一聽，是紅兒底聲音，速囘頭一望，果然哥哥攜着紅兒來了！As soon as I heard it, it was Hong'er's voice; I quickly turned to look, and sure enough, my brother had brought Hong'er along with him!她笑瞇瞇地走到芳哥跟Smiling sweetly, she walked up to Brother Fang,

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)

聽

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

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)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

底

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

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

速

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

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

頭一

tóu yī — the first

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)

果然

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

哥哥

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

攜

xié — 1. to carry 2. to take along 3. to bring along 4. to hold (hands) 5. also pr. (xī)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

笑

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

瞇

mī — 1. to narrow one's eyes 2. to squint 3. (dialect) to take a nap

瞇

mī — 1. to narrow one's eyes 2. to squint 3. (dialect) to take a nap

地

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

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)

芳

fāng — fragrant

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

跟

gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)

我一听，是红儿底声音，速囘头一望，果然哥哥携着红儿来了！她笑瞇瞇地走到芳哥跟

前，芳哥像很驚訝地望着她．很久，他才出聲說，『你底話不靈了麽？and Brother Fang looked at her as if greatly astonished. After a long while, he finally spoke, 'Have your words stopped being true?方才我貪Just now, I was so eager

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)

芳

fāng — fragrant

哥

gē — elder brother (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)

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)

驚訝

jīng yà — 1. amazed 2. astonished 3. to surprise 4. amazing 5. astonishment 6. awe (HSK 7-9)

地

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

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

很

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

久

jiǔ — (of a period of time) long (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)

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

出聲

chū shēng — 1. to make a sound 2. to speak 3. to cry out

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

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)

不靈

bù líng — 1. not work 2. be ineffective

了

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

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

貪

tān — 1. to have a voracious desire for 2. to covet 3. greedy 4. corrupt (HSK 7-9)

前，芳哥像很惊讶地望着她．很久，他才出声说，『你底话不灵了么？方才我贪

着要到水邊看看我底影兒，把他擱在樹㧎上，不留神輕風一搖，把他搖落水裏．他隨to go to the water's edge to look at my reflection that I set him down on a fork of the tree, and without noticing, a light breeze shook him down into the water. He drifted

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

要

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

水邊

shuǐ biān — 1. edge of the water 2. waterside 3. shore (of sea, lake or river)

看看

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

影兒

yǐng r — shadow

把

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

他

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

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (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)

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

上

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

不

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

留神

liú shén — 1. to take care 2. to be careful (HSK 7-9)

輕風

qīng fēng — 1. breeze 2. light wind

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)

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

把

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

他

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

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

落水

luò shuǐ — 1. to fall into water 2. to sink 3. overboard 4. fig. to degenerate 5. to sink (into depravity) 6. to go to the dogs

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

他

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

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

着要到水边看看我底影儿，把他搁在树㧎上，不留神轻风一摇，把他摇落水里．他随

着流水往下流去；along with the current, floating downstream;我囘頭要抱他，他已不在了．』when I turned to pick him up, he was already gone.'

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

流水

liú shuǐ — 1. running water 2. (business) turnover (HSK 7-9)

往

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

下流

xià liú — 1. lower course of a river 2. low-class 3. mean and lowly 4. vulgar 5. obscene

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

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)

要

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

抱

bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)

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)

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)

已

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

不在了

bù zài le — 1. to be dead 2. to have passed away

着流水往下流去；我囘头要抱他，他已不在了．』

紅兒才知道掉在水裏底是她所贈與底小囝．她曾對阿芳說那小囝也叫紅兒，Only then did Hong'er realize that what had fallen into the water was the little doll she had given him. She had once told Ah Fang that the doll was also named Hong'er,

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

知道

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

掉

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

在

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

水

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

底

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

是

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

她

tā — she (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)

贈與

zèng yǔ — variant of 贈予 (zèng yǔ)

底

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

小

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

囝

jiǎn — child

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

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)

阿

ā — 1. prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity 2. used in transliteration 3. (bound form) Afghanistan (abbr. for 阿富汗 (Ā fù hàn)) 4. (bound form) Albania (abbr. for 阿爾巴尼亞 (Ā ěr bā ní yà)) 5. (bound form) Algeria (abbr. for 阿爾及利亞 (Ā ěr jí lì yà)) 6. (bound form) Argentina (abbr. for 阿根廷 (Ā gēn tíng)) 7. also pr. (à)

芳

fāng — fragrant

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

小

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

囝

jiǎn — child

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

红儿才知道掉在水里底是她所赠与底小囝．她曾对阿芳说那小囝也叫红儿，

若是把他丟了，便是丟了她．所以芳哥這麽謹慎看護着．and that if he ever lost him, it would be as if he had lost her. That was why Brother Fang guarded him so carefully.

若是

ruò shì — if

把

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

他

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

丟

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

了

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

便是

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

丟

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

了

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

所以

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

芳

fāng — fragrant

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

這麽

zhè me — variant of 這麼 (zhè me) (HSK 2)

謹慎

jǐn shèn — 1. cautious 2. prudent (HSK 7-9)

看護

kān hù — 1. to nurse 2. to look after 3. to watch over 4. (old) hospital nurse (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

若是把他丢了，便是丢了她．所以芳哥这么谨慎看护着．

芳哥實在以紅兒所說底話是千眞萬眞的，看今天底光景，可就敎他懷疑了．他Brother Fang had truly believed every word Hong'er said was absolutely true, but the way things looked today made him doubt it. He

芳

fāng — fragrant

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

實在

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

以

Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

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)

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)

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)

千

qiān — thousand (HSK 2)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

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)

看

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

今天

jīn tiān — 1. today 2. the present time; now (HSK 1)

底

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

光景

guāng jǐng — 1. circumstances 2. scene 3. about 4. probably

可就

kě jiù — certainly

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

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)

懷疑

huái yí — 1. to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of 2. to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that (HSK 4)

了

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

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)

芳哥实在以红儿所说底话是千真万真的，看今天底光景，可就教他怀疑了．他

說：『哦，你底話也是不準的！said, 'Oh, so your words weren't reliable either!我這時才知道丟了你底東西不算丟了你，眞把你丟了Only now do I realize that losing something of yours doesn't count as losing you — only truly losing you

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

哦

é — to chant (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

不

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

準的

zhǔn dì — 1. standard 2. norm 3. criterion

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這時

zhè shí — 1. at this time 2. at this moment (HSK 2)

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

知道

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

丟

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

了

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

你

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

底

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

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

不算

bù suàn — 1. to not calculate 2. to not count 3. to not be considered (as) 4. to have no weight (HSK 7-9)

丟

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

了

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

你

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

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

把

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

你

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

丟

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

了

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

说：『哦，你底话也是不准的！我这时才知道丢了你底东西不算丢了你，真把你丢了

才算．』would count.'

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

算

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

我哥哥對紅兒說：『無意的話倒能敎人深信：芳哥對你底信念，頭一次就在無My brother said to Hong'er, 'It's strange how a careless remark can make someone believe so deeply — Brother Fang's faith in you has, for the first time,

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

哥哥

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

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

無意

wú yì — 1. inadvertent 2. accidental 3. to have no intention of (doing sth) (HSK 7-9)

的話

de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)

倒

dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

人

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

深信

shēn xìn — to believe firmly (HSK 7-9)

芳

fāng — fragrant

哥

gē — elder brother (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)

你

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

底

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

信念

xìn niàn — 1. faith 2. belief 3. conviction (HSK 5)

頭一

tóu yī — the first

次

cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)

就

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

在

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

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

我哥哥对红儿说：『无意的话倒能教人深信：芳哥对你底信念，头一次就在无

意中給你打破了．』been broken unintentionally by you yourself.'

意中

yì zhōng — according with one's wish or expectation

給

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

你

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

打破

dǎ pò — to break; to smash (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)

意中给你打破了．』

紅兒也不着急，只優游地說，『信念算什麽？Hong'er wasn't flustered at all, and said leisurely, 'What good is faith?要眞相知才有用哪．……Only truly knowing each other is of any use. ...也好，我藉Well, that's fine too — through this

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不着

bù zháo — 1. no need 2. need not

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

優

yōu — 1. excellent 2. superior (HSK 7-9)

游

Yóu — surname You (HSK 3)

地

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

信念

xìn niàn — 1. faith 2. belief 3. conviction (HSK 5)

算

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

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

要

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

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

相

Xiāng — surname Xiang

知

zhī — 1. to know 2. to be aware

才

cái — 1. ability; talent 2. sb of a certain type 3. a capable individual 4. then and only then 5. just now 6. (before an expression of quantity) only 7. (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually (HSK 2)

有用

yǒu yòng — useful (HSK 1)

哪

nǎ — 1. how 2. which (HSK 1)

也好

yě hǎo — 1. that's fine 2. may as well 3. (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

藉

jiè — variant of 借 (jiè) (HSK 2)

红儿也不着急，只优游地说，『信念算什么？要真相知才有用哪．……也好，我藉

着這個就知道他了．我們還是到蔗園去罷．』I've come to know him. Let's just go to the sugarcane field after all.'

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

這個

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

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)

知道

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

了

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

我們

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

還是

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

蔗

zhè — sugar cane

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

去

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

罷

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

着这个就知道他了．我们还是到蔗园去罢．』

我們一同到蔗園去，芳哥方才的憂鬱也和糖汁一同吞下去了．We went together to the sugarcane field, and Brother Fang's earlier melancholy was swallowed down along with the sugarcane juice.

我們

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

一同

yī tóng — together (HSK 6)

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)

蔗

zhè — sugar cane

園

Yuán — surname Yuan (HSK 6)

去

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

芳

fāng — fragrant

哥

gē — elder brother (HSK 1)

方才

fāng cái — 1. just now 2. then

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)

憂鬱

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

糖汁

táng zhī — syrup

一同

yī tóng — together (HSK 6)

吞

tūn — 1. to swallow 2. to take (HSK 6)

下去

xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)

了

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

我们一同到蔗园去，芳哥方才的忧郁也和糖汁一同吞下去了．