頭髮 Hair
Hair
- 頭髮
- tóu fa — hair (on the head) (HSK 2)
头发
,.Today the main road through this village was suddenly decorated with many beautiful leaves, stretching all the way to the edge of the oak grove outside the village.
- 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)
- 村
- cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
- 裏
- lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 大道
- dà dào — 1. main street 2. avenue (HSK 6)
- 今天
- jīn tiān — 1. today 2. the present time; now (HSK 1)
- 忽然
- hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
- 點綴
- diǎn zhuì — 1. to decorate 2. to adorn 3. sprinkled 4. studded 5. only for show (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)
- 許多
- xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
- 好看
- hǎo kàn — 1. good-looking; nice-looking 2. (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good 3. in an embarrassing situation (HSK 1)
- 的
- de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
- 樹葉
- shù yè — tree leaves (HSK 4)
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 達到
- dá dào — to reach; to achieve; to attain (HSK 3)
- 村
- cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
- 外
- wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 麻
- Má — surname Ma (HSK 7-9)
- 栗
- Lì — surname Li
- 林
- Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
- 邊
- biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
这村里底大道今天忽然点缀了许多好看的树叶,一直达到村外底麻栗林边.
,..The people of the village, men and women alike, were all dressed very neatly, as if for some great festival day. But in the sixth month there was no important
- 村
- cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
- 裏
- lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 男
- nán — 1. (bound form) male 2. baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) (HSK 1)
- 男女
- nán nǚ — 1. male-female 2. male and female (HSK 4)
- 女
- nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 穿
- chuān — 1. to bore through; to pierce; to perforate 2. to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) 3. to thread; to string together 4. to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) 5. verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion (HSK 1)
- 得很
- de hěn — (after an adjective) very
- 整齊
- zhěng qí — 1. orderly 2. neat 3. even 4. tidy (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 舉行
- jǔ xíng — to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) (HSK 2)
- 什
- shén — what
- 麽
- me — variant of 麼 (me)
- 大節
- dà jié — 1. major festival 2. important matter 3. major principle 4. high moral character
- 期
- qī — 1. a period of time 2. phase 3. stage 4. classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study 5. time 6. term 7. period 8. to hope 9. Taiwan pr. (qí) (HSK 3)
- 一樣
- yī yàng — 1. same 2. like 3. equal to 4. the same as 5. just like (HSK 1)
- 但
- dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
- 六月
- Liù yuè — 1. June 2. sixth month (of the lunar year)
- 間
- jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
- 沒有
- méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
- 重要
- zhòng yào — important; significant; major (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)
村里底人,男男女女都穿得很整齐.像举行什么大节期一样.但六月间没有重要的
,,?festival, and even a wedding would not call for such a fuss — so what could it possibly be for?
- 節期
- jié qī — festival season
- 婚禮
- hūn lǐ — 1. wedding ceremony 2. wedding 3. classifier: 場 (chǎng) (HSK 4)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 用不着
- yòng bu zháo — 1. not need 2. have no use for (HSK 5)
- 這麽
- zhè me — variant of 這麼 (zhè me) (HSK 2)
- 張羅
- zhāng luo — 1. to take care of 2. to raise money 3. to attend to (guests, customers etc)
- 到底
- dào dǐ — 1. finally 2. in the end 3. when all is said and done 4. after all 5. to the end 6. to the last (HSK 3)
- 是
- shì — 1. to be (followed by substantives only) 2. correct; right; true 3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well 4. (adverb for emphatic assertion) (HSK 1)
- 爲
- wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)
- 甚
- shén — variant of 什 (shén)
- 事
- shì — 1. matter 2. thing 3. item 4. work 5. affair 6. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng), 回 (huí) (HSK 1)
节期,婚礼也用不着这么张罗,到底是为甚事?
,..The men over there were all singing their songs, and the women joined in too. I simply stood quietly to one side, watching.
- 那邊
- nà bian — 1. over there 2. yonder (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 男子
- nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 唱
- chàng — 1. to sing 2. to call loudly 3. to chant (HSK 1)
- 着
- zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 歌
- gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
- 女子
- nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
- 也
- Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 着
- zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 只
- zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 靜
- jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
- 靜
- jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
- 地
- de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (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)
- 一邊
- yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)
- 看
- kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
那边底男子们都唱着他们底歌,女子也都和着.我只静静地站在一边看.
.,A troop of soldiers was escorting a bhikkhu in the prime of life, advancing up the road from the far end. When the villagers saw him coming, they sang even
- 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)
- 隊
- duì — 1. squadron 2. team 3. group 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
- 兵
- bīng — 1. soldiers 2. a force 3. an army 4. weapons 5. arms 6. military 7. warlike 8. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
- 押
- yā — 1. to mortgage 2. to pawn 3. to detain in custody 4. to escort and protect 5. (literary) to sign (HSK 7-9)
- 着
- zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
- 一個
- yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- 壯年
- zhuàng nián — 1. lit. robust years 2. prime of life 3. summer 4. able-bodied (fit for military service) 5. mature (talent, garden etc)
- 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)
- 比丘
- bǐ qiū — Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 大道
- dà dào — 1. main street 2. avenue (HSK 6)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (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)
- 進
- jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 村
- cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
- 裏
- lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 歌唱
- gē chàng — to sing (HSK 6)
- 得
- dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
- 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)
一队兵押着一个壮年的比丘从大道那头进前.村里底人见他来了,歌唱得更
.,,?louder. The women all let their hair down, vying with one another to kneel by the roadside and spread their hair across the road.,Seen from a distance, it looked exactly like a whole bolt
- 大聲
- dà shēng — 1. loud voice 2. in a loud voice 3. loudly (HSK 2)
- 婦人
- fù rén — married woman
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 把頭
- bǎ tóu — 1. labor contractor 2. gangmaster
- 髮
- fà — 1. hair 2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ) (HSK 2)
- 披
- pī — 1. to drape over one's shoulders 2. to open 3. to unroll 4. to split open 5. to spread out (HSK 5)
- 下來
- xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
- 爭
- zhēng — 1. to strive for 2. to vie for 3. to argue or debate 4. deficient or lacking (dialect) 5. how or what (literary) (HSK 3)
- 着
- zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
- 跪
- guì — to kneel (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)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 傍
- bàng — 1. near 2. approaching 3. to depend on 4. (slang) to have an intimate relationship with sb 5. Taiwan pr. (páng), (bāng), (bàng)
- 把頭
- bǎ tóu — 1. labor contractor 2. gangmaster
- 髮
- fà — 1. hair 2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ) (HSK 2)
- 鋪
- pū — 1. to spread 2. to display 3. to set up 4. (old) holder for door-knocker (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)
- 道
- dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)
- 中
- Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 遠
- yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (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)
- 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)
- 直
- Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
- 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)
- 整
- zhěng — 1. (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly 2. (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 3. (bound form) to put in order; to straighten 4. (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate 5. (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb 6. (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to (HSK 3)
- 匹
- pǐ — 1. (bound form) matching; comparable to 2. (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair 3. classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. (pī)) 4. classifier for cloth: bolt 5. horsepower (HSK 5)
大声.妇人们都把头发披下来,争着跪在道傍,把头发铺在道中?从远一望,直像整匹
.;of black silk laid out there. The bhikkhu walked calmly across the women's hair;,and the men behind him all shouted,
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 黑
- Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)
- 練攤
- liàn tān — (dialect) to run a street stall
- 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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 位
- wèi — 1. position 2. location 3. place 4. seat 5. classifier for people (honorific) 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) 7. (physics) potential (HSK 2)
- 比丘
- bǐ qiū — Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
- 從容
- cóng róng — 1. to go easy 2. unhurried 3. calm 4. Taiwan pr. (cōng róng) (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)
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 衆
- zhòng — variant of 眾 (zhòng)
- 女人
- nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 頭髮
- tóu fa — hair (on the head) (HSK 2)
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 走過
- zǒu guò — 1. to walk past 2. to pass by (HSK 2)
- 後面
- hòu mian — 1. the back; the rear; the last bit 2. behind; near the end; at the back 3. later; afterwards (HSK 3)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 男子
- nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)
- 們
- men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 都
- Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
- 嚷
- rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)
- 着
- zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
底黑练摊在那里.那位比丘从容地从众女人底头发上走过;后面底男子们都嚷着,
『!』'O praiseworthy peacock banner!'
- 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)
- 讚美
- zàn měi — 1. to admire 2. to praise 3. to eulogize (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)
- 孔雀
- kǒng què — peafowl; peacock
- 旗
- qí — 1. banner 2. flag 3. (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗 (Bā qí)) 4. administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣 (xiàn) county 5. classifier: 面 (miàn)
- 呀
- yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)
『可赞美的孔雀旗呀!』
.?Their shouting suddenly reminded me — wasn't this the very day that Dharma Master Meng, the champion of self-government, was to enter prison?This is what I was guessing to myself
- 他們
- tā men — they; them (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)
- 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)
- 嚷
- rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 提醒
- tí xǐng — 1. to remind 2. to call attention to 3. to warn of (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)
- 這不
- zhè bu — (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)
- 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)
- 倡
- chàng — 1. to initiate 2. to instigate 3. to introduce 4. to lead
- 自治
- zì zhì — autonomy
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 孟
- Mèng — surname Meng
- 法師
- fǎ shī — one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
- 入獄
- rù yù — 1. to go to jail 2. to be sent to prison
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 日子
- rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
- 嗎
- má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (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)
- 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)
他们这一嚷就把我提醒了.这不是倡自治底孟法师入狱底日子吗?我心里这
,,.,,.,『,,as he drew farther away down the village road, until at last I turned the west corner of the fence. Just as I rounded the bend, I came upon a young girl stroking her own hair, standing there looking very distressed. I asked her, 'Little girl, standing here like this, are you grieving for your Master'
- 樣
- yàng — 1. manner 2. pattern 3. way 4. appearance 5. shape 6. classifier: kind, type (HSK 6)
- 猜
- cāi — to guess (HSK 5)
- 趕到
- gǎn dào — to hurry (to some place) (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)
- 離
- Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)
- 村
- cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
- 裏
- lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 大道
- dà dào — 1. main street 2. avenue (HSK 6)
- 遠
- yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 轉
- zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)
- 過
- Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
- 籬笆
- lí ba — fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 西邊
- xī biān — 1. west 2. west side 3. western part 4. to the west of (HSK 1)
- 剛一
- gāng yī — 1. to be just about to 2. to have just started to
- 拐
- guǎi — 1. to turn (a corner etc) 2. to kidnap 3. to swindle 4. to misappropriate 5. seven (used as a substitute for 七 (qī)) 6. variant of 枴 (guǎi) (HSK 6)
- 灣
- wān — 1. bay 2. gulf 3. to cast anchor 4. to moor (a boat)
- 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)
- 遇
- Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)
- 着
- zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
- 一個
- yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- 少女
- shào nǚ — 1. girl 2. young lady (HSK 7-9)
- 摩
- mā — used in 摩挲 (mā sa)
- 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)
- 頭髮
- tóu fa — hair (on the head) (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)
- 懊惱
- ào nǎo — 1. annoyed 2. vexed 3. upset
- 地
- de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 問
- wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)
- 她
- tā — she (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 小姑
- xiǎo gū — 1. father's youngest sister 2. husband's younger sister; sister-in-law
- 娘
- niáng — 1. mother 2. young lady 3. (coll.) effeminate (HSK 7-9)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 站
- zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
- 在此
- zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here
- 地
- de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
- 爲
- wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)
- 你們
- nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 大師
- dà shī — 1. great master 2. master (HSK 6)
样猜,赶到他离村里底大道远了,才转过篱笆底西边.刚一拐湾,便遇着一个少女摩着自己底头发,很懊恼地站在那里.我问她说,『小姑娘,你站在此地,为你们底大师
?』?'
- 傷心
- shāng xīn — 1. to grieve 2. to be broken-hearted 3. to feel deeply hurt (HSK 3)
- 麽
- me — variant of 麼 (me)
伤心么?』
『.,,'Of course. But I also curse my hair for being so unluckily short — unable to spread out on the ground, to let the Master's feet
- 固然
- gù rán — admittedly (it's true that...) (HSK 7-9)
- 但是
- dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 還
- Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
- 咒
- zhòu — 1. incantation 2. magic spell 3. curse 4. malediction 5. to revile 6. to put a curse on sb
- 咀
- jǔ — 1. to chew 2. to masticate
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 頭髮
- tóu fa — hair (on the head) (HSK 2)
- 爲
- wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)
- 什
- shén — what
- 麽
- me — variant of 麼 (me)
- 偏
- piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)
- 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)
- 短
- duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (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)
- 不能
- bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
- 攤
- tān — 1. to spread out 2. vendor's stand (HSK 7-9)
- 在地
- zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
- 上
- shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
- 敎
- jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)
- 大師
- dà shī — 1. great master 2. master (HSK 6)
- 脚下
- jiǎo xià — under the foot
『固然.但是我还咒咀我底头发为什么偏生短了,不能摊在地上,教大师脚下
.,?』leave a little of their dust upon it. Tell me, of all the women in the village today, which one is not more fortunate than I?'
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 塵土
- chén tǔ — dust
- 留下
- liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (HSK 2)
- 些
- xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
- 少
- shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (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)
- 上頭
- shàng tóu — 1. (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention 2. (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) (HSK 7-9)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 今日
- jīn rì — today (HSK 5)
- 村
- cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
- 裏
- lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 衆
- zhòng — variant of 眾 (zhòng)
- 女子
- nǚ zǐ — 1. woman 2. female (HSK 3)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 一個
- yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- 不比
- bù bǐ — unlike
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 榮幸
- róng xìng — honored (to have the privilege of ...) (HSK 7-9)
- 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)
底尘土留下些少在上头.你说今日村里底众女子,那一个不比我荣幸呢?』
『?'What is so fortunate about that?.』If you hold true reverence in your heart for your homeland and your Master, that is enough.'
- 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)
- 有
- yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
- 什
- shén — what
- 麽
- me — variant of 麼 (me)
- 榮幸
- róng xìng — honored (to have the privilege of ...) (HSK 7-9)
- 若
- rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 有心
- yǒu xīn — 1. to have a mind to 2. to intend to 3. deliberately 4. considerate
- 恭敬
- gōng jìng — 1. deferential 2. respectful
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 國土
- guó tǔ — 1. country's territory 2. national land (HSK 7-9)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 大師
- dà shī — 1. great master 2. master (HSK 6)
- 就
- jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)
- 夠
- gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (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)
『这有什么荣幸?若你有心恭敬你底国土和你底大师就够了.』
『!'Oh!.』Reverence hidden silently in the heart is not enough.'
- 咦
- yí — expression of surprise
- 靜
- jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
- 藏
- Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (HSK 6)
- 在
- zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 恭敬
- gōng jìng — 1. deferential 2. respectful
- 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)
- 不夠
- bù gòu — 1. not enough 2. insufficient 3. inadequate (HSK 2)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
『咦!静藏在心里底恭敬是不够底.』
『,,.』'Well then — by the time he comes out of prison, your hair will have grown long enough.'
- 那麽
- nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)
- 等
- děng — 1. to wait for; to await 2. by the time; when; till 3. and so on; etc.; et al. 4. (bound form) class; rank; grade 5. (bound form) equal to; same as 6. (used to end an enumeration) 7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 出獄
- chū yù — to be released from prison
- 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)
- 你
- nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 頭髮
- tóu fa — hair (on the head) (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)
- 夠
- gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (HSK 2)
- 長
- cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
『那么,等他出狱底时候,你底头发就够长了.』
,,,『,Hearing this, the girl was overjoyed, so much so that she jumped up and said, 'With this blessing from you, sir, my hair by then will surely
- 女孩子
- nǚ hái zi — girl
- 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)
- 非常
- fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)
- 喜歡
- xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (HSK 1)
- 至於
- zhì yú — 1. as for 2. as to 3. to go so far as to (HSK 6)
- 跳
- tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
- 起來
- qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
- 說
- shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
- 得
- dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)
- 先生
- xiān sheng — 1. teacher 2. gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) 3. husband 4. (dialect) doctor 5. classifier: 位 (wèi) (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)
- 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)
- 祝福
- zhù fú — 1. blessings 2. to wish sb well (HSK 4)
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 頭髮
- tóu fa — hair (on the head) (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)
- 那時
- nà shí — 1. then 2. at that time 3. in those days (HSK 2)
- 定
- dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)
女孩子听了,非常喜欢,至于跳起来说,『得先生这一祝福,我底头发在那时定
.!』be longer than anyone else's. Many thanks!'
- 能
- Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
- 比
- Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
- 別人
- bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
- 長
- cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)
- 些
- xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
- 多謝
- duō xiè — 1. many thanks 2. thanks a lot
- 了
- le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
能比别人长些.多谢了!』
.,.Skipping, she went off toward the Liulianzi garden across from the fence. I walked on straight from the west, until I reached the edge of the oak grove. There the
- 她
- tā — she (HSK 1)
- 跳
- tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
- 着
- zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 籬笆
- lí ba — fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)
- 對面
- duì miàn — 1. (sitting) opposite 2. across (the street) 3. directly in front 4. to be face to face (HSK 2)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 流連
- liú lián — 1. to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave) 2. to linger on
- 子
- zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
- 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)
- 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)
- 從
- Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
- 西邊
- xī biān — 1. west 2. west side 3. western part 4. to the west of (HSK 1)
- 一直
- yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (HSK 2)
- 走
- zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
- 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)
- 那
- Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
- 麻
- Má — surname Ma (HSK 7-9)
- 栗
- Lì — surname Li
- 林
- Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi
- 邊
- biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
- 那里
- nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
她跳着从篱笆对面底流连子园去了.我从西边一直走,到那麻栗林边.那里底
,.ground was very damp, and the Master's footprints and the soldiers' bootprints were stamped upon it very clearly.
- 土
- Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)
- 很
- hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
- 溼
- shī — variant of 濕 (shī) (HSK 4)
- 大師
- dà shī — 1. great master 2. master (HSK 6)
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 脚印
- jiǎo yìn — footprint (HSK 6)
- 和
- Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
- 兵士
- bīng shì — ordinary soldier
- 底
- de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
- 鞋
- xié — 1. shoe 2. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
- 印
- Yìn — 1. surname Yin 2. abbr. for 印度 (Yìn dù), India (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)
- 上頭
- shàng tóu — 1. (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one's head; (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head; to capture one's attention 2. (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait) (HSK 7-9)
- 印
- Yìn — 1. surname Yin 2. abbr. for 印度 (Yìn dù), India (HSK 6)
- 得很
- de hěn — (after an adjective) very
- 分明
- fēn míng — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. evidently 4. clearly (HSK 7-9)
土很湿,大师底脚印和兵士底鞋印在上头印得很分明.
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What it’s about
A village decorates its road and sings as soldiers escort the Buddhist teacher Meng toward prison for advocating self-rule. Women loosen their hair, kneel and spread it like black silk for him to walk upon, while men praise the peacock banner. The narrator recognizes a public ritual of resistance in which bodily beauty and reverence transform an arrested leader's passage into a procession of honor.
Beyond the crowd he meets a distressed girl whose hair is too short to touch the teacher's feet and preserve their dust. He says inward respect should suffice, but she insists hidden reverence is inadequate. His consolation that her hair will be long when Meng leaves prison delights her as a blessing. At the forest edge, the wet ground retains both the master's bare footprints and the soldiers' shoe marks: unlike private feeling, public devotion and state force leave adjacent material records.
When it was written 背景
The Southeast Asian setting evokes Buddhist anticolonial nationalism; 孟法師 and the peacock flag point toward Burmese political and religious imagery without a full historical identification in the sketch. Spreading hair beneath a revered figure's feet recalls devotional legends, but here women convert the act into visible solidarity with an imprisoned advocate of autonomy. The narrator's preference for silent sincerity is corrected by the girl's demand for expression. Learners can follow the contrasts 心裏/地上, 短/長 and 頭髮/腳印: each moves conviction from inward emotion toward public, durable form.
Words in this chapter 生词
- 大師dà shīHSK 6大師dà shī — great master · master (HSK 6)
- 着zhāoHSK 1着zhāo — a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) · trick; tactic · (dialect) okay; all right · (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
- 榮幸róng xìngHSK 7-9榮幸róng xìng — honored (to have the privilege of ...) (HSK 7-9)
- 比丘bǐ qiū比丘bǐ qiū — Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
- 籬笆lí ba籬笆lí ba — fence (esp. of bamboo or wood railings)
- 麽mó麽mó — tiny · insignificant
- 入獄rù yù入獄rù yù — to go to jail · to be sent to prison
- 出獄chū yù出獄chū yù — to be released from prison
- 敎jiào敎jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)
- 節期jié qī節期jié qī — festival season
- 練攤liàn tān練攤liàn tān — (dialect) to run a street stall
- 脚印jiǎo yìnHSK 6脚印jiǎo yìn — footprint (HSK 6)
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