疲倦的母親 The Weary Mother

疲倦的母親The Weary Mother

疲倦

pí juàn — 1. to tire 2. tired (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)

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

疲倦的母亲

那邊一個孩子靠近車窗坐着：遠山，近水，一幅一幅，次第嵌入窗戶，射到他底眼Over there, a child sat close to the train window: distant hills, nearby waters, scene after scene, fitted one by one into the window frame, shining into his

那邊

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

一個

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

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

靠近

kào jìn — 1. to be close to 2. to approach; to draw near (HSK 5)

車窗

chē chuāng — car window; window of a vehicle (bus, train etc)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

遠

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

山

Shān — surname Shan (HSK 1)

近

jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)

水

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

幅

fú — 1. width 2. roll 3. classifier for textiles or pictures (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)

幅

fú — 1. width 2. roll 3. classifier for textiles or pictures (HSK 5)

次第

cì dì — 1. order 2. sequence 3. one after another

嵌入

qiàn rù — to insert; to embed

窗戶

chuāng hu — 1. window 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 扇 (shàn) (HSK 4)

射

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

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)

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)

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)

那边一个孩子靠近车窗坐着：远山，近水，一幅一幅，次第嵌入窗户，射到他底眼

中．他手畫着，口中還咿咿啞啞地唱些沒字曲．eyes. His hand traced shapes in the air, and his mouth hummed some wordless tune.

中

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

手

shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)

畫

huà — 1. to draw; to paint 2. picture; painting (classifier: 幅 (fú), 張 (zhāng)) 3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃 (huà)) 4. stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃 (huà)) 5. (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃 (huà)) (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

口

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

中

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

咿

yī — (onom.) to squeak

咿

yī — (onom.) to squeak

啞

yā — 1. (onom.) sound of cawing 2. sound of infant learning to talk 3. variant of 呀 (yā) (HSK 7-9)

啞

yā — 1. (onom.) sound of cawing 2. sound of infant learning to talk 3. variant of 呀 (yā) (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)

唱

chàng — 1. to sing 2. to call loudly 3. to chant (HSK 1)

些

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

沒

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

字

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

曲

Qū — surname Qu (HSK 7-9)

中．他手画着，口中还咿咿哑哑地唱些没字曲．

在他身邊坐着一個中年婦人，去着頭瞌睡．孩子轉過臉來，搖了她幾下，說，『媽Beside him sat a middle-aged woman, her head bowed, dozing off. The child turned his face toward her, shook her a few times, and said, 'Ma-

在

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

他

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

身邊

shēn biān — 1. at one's side 2. on hand (HSK 2)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

一個

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

中年

zhōng nián — middle age (HSK 2)

婦人

fù rén — married woman

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)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

頭

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

瞌睡

kē shuì — 1. drowsy 2. to doze 3. to nap

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

轉

zhuǎi — see 轉文 (zhuǎi wén) (HSK 3)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

臉

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

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

媽

mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)

在他身边坐着一个中年妇人，去着头瞌睡．孩子转过脸来，摇了她几下，说，『妈

媽，你看看，外面那座山很像我家門前底呢．』ma, look, that mountain outside looks just like the one in front of our house.'

媽

mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)

你

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

看看

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

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

座

zuò — 1. seat 2. base; stand 3. (bound form) constellation 4. (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座 (shī zuò)) 5. classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc (HSK 2)

山

Shān — surname Shan (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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

家門

jiā mén — 1. house door 2. family clan

前

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

底

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

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)

妈，你看看，外面那座山很像我家门前底呢．』

母親舉起頭來，把眼略睜一睜；The mother raised her head and opened her eyes just a little;沒有出聲，又支着頤睡去．without making a sound, she propped her chin again and went back to sleep.

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

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)

把

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

眼

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)

略

lüè — 1. brief; sketchy 2. outline; summary 3. to omit 4. (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly 5. plan; strategy 6. to capture (territory) (HSK 7-9)

睜

zhēng — to open (one's eyes) (HSK 7-9)

一

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

睜

zhēng — to open (one's eyes) (HSK 7-9)

沒有

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

出聲

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

又

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

支

Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

頤

yí — 1. (literary) chin; jaw 2. (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)

母亲举起头来，把眼略睁一睁；没有出声，又支着颐睡去．

過一會，孩子又搖她，說，『媽媽，「不要睡罷，看睡出病來了．」你且睜一睜眼看After a while, the child shook her again and said, 'Mama, "Don't sleep so much, or you'll sleep yourself sick." Open your eyes for a moment and look

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

一會

yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

又

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

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

媽媽

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

不要

bù yào — don't!; must not (HSK 2)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)

罷

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

看

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

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)

出

chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

病

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

你

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

且

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

睜

zhēng — to open (one's eyes) (HSK 7-9)

一

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

睜眼

zhēng yǎn — to open one's eyes

看

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

过一会，孩子又摇她，说，『妈妈，「不要睡罢，看睡出病来了．」你且睁一睁眼看

看外面八哥和牛打架呢．』look, outside a myna bird and a water buffalo are fighting.'

看

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

外面

wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)

八哥

bā ge — (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)

和牛

hé niú — wagyu

打架

dǎ jià — 1. to fight 2. to scuffle 3. to come to blows 4. classifier: 場 (cháng) (HSK 5)

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)

母親把眼略略睜開，輕輕打了孩子一下；The mother opened her eyes just slightly and gently swatted the child once;沒有做聲，又支着頭睡去．without saying anything, she propped her head again and went back to sleep.

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

把

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

眼

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)

略略

lüè lüè — slightly; roughly; briefly; very generally

睜開

zhēng kāi — to open (one's eyes)

輕輕

qīng qīng — lightly; softly

打

dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

一下

yī xià — 1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) 2. all at once; suddenly

沒有

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

做聲

zuò shēng — 1. to speak 2. to emit sound

又

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

支

Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

頭

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

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)

母亲把眼略略睁开，轻轻打了孩子一下；没有做声，又支着头睡去．

孩子鼓着腮，很不高興．但過一會，他又唱起來了．The child puffed out his cheeks, quite displeased. But after a while, he began singing again.

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

鼓

gǔ — 1. drum 2. classifier: 通 (tòng), 面 (miàn) 3. to drum 4. to strike 5. to rouse 6. to bulge 7. to swell (HSK 5)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

腮

sāi — cheek

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)

不

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

高興

gāo xìng — 1. happy 2. glad 3. willing (to do sth) 4. in a cheerful mood (HSK 1)

但

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

一會

yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)

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)

又

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

唱

chàng — 1. to sing 2. to call loudly 3. to chant (HSK 1)

起來

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

了

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

孩子鼓着腮，很不高兴．但过一会，他又唱起来了．

『媽媽，聽我唱歌罷．』孩子對着她說了，又搖她幾下．'Mama, listen to me sing,' the child said to her, shaking her again a few times.

媽媽

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

唱歌

chàng gē — to sing a song (HSK 1)

罷

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

孩子

hái zi — child (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)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

又

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

搖

Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

幾

jī — (literary) almost (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)

『妈妈，听我唱歌罢．』孩子对着她说了，又摇她几下．

母親帶着不喜歡的樣子說，『你鬧什麽？The mother said with an air of displeasure, 'What are you making such a fuss about?我都見過，都聽過，都知道了，你不知道I've seen it all, heard it all, know it all already — don't you know

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

帶

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

不

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

喜歡

xǐ huan — to like; to be fond of (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)

樣子

yàng zi — 1. appearance 2. manner 3. pattern 4. model (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

鬧

nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

你

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

不知

bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)

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)

母亲带着不喜欢的样子说，『你闹什么？我都见过，都听过，都知道了，你不知道

我很疲乏，不容我歇一下麽？』that I'm very tired, and won't let me rest a while?'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

疲乏

pí fá — 1. tired 2. weary

不容

bù róng — 1. must not 2. cannot 3. to not allow 4. cannot tolerate (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

一下

yī xià — 1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try) 2. all at once; suddenly

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

我很疲乏，不容我歇一下么？』

孩子說：『我們是一起出來底：怎麽我還頂精神，你就疲乏起來？The child said, 'We set out together — how is it that I'm still full of energy, while you've grown so tired?難道大人不如Could it be that grown-ups are not as good as

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我們

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

是

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

一起

yī qǐ — 1. (in) the same place 2. together; in company (with) 3. altogether; in total 4. an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) (HSK 1)

出來

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

底

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

怎麽

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

頂

dǐng — 1. apex 2. crown of the head 3. top 4. roof 5. most 6. to carry on the head 7. to push to the top 8. to go against 9. to replace 10. to substitute 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) 12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc (HSK 4)

精神

jīng shén — 1. spirit 2. mind 3. consciousness 4. thought 5. mental 6. psychological 7. essence 8. gist 9. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

你

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

疲乏

pí fá — 1. tired 2. weary

起來

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

難道

nán dào — 1. don't tell me ... 2. could it be that...? (HSK 3)

大人

dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)

不如

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

孩子说：『我们是一起出来底：怎么我还顶精神，你就疲乏起来？难道大人不如

孩子麽？』children?'

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

孩子么？』

車還在深林平疇之間穿行着．車中底人，除那孩子和一二個旅客以外，少有不The train was still threading its way between deep woods and level fields. Of the people in the car, apart from that child and one or two travelers, few were not

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

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)

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

平疇

píng chóu — 1. level farmland 2. well-cultivated land

之間

zhī jiān — 1. (after a noun) between; among; amid 2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān)) (HSK 4)

穿行

chuān xíng — to go through; to pass through; to thread one's way through

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

中

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

除

chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

一二

yī èr — 1. one or two; a few 2. a little; just a bit

個

gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)

旅客

lǚ kè — traveler; tourist (HSK 2)

以外

yǐ wài — 1. apart from 2. other than 3. except for 4. external 5. outside of 6. on the other side of 7. beyond (HSK 2)

少有

shǎo yǒu — 1. rare 2. infrequent (HSK 7-9)

不

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

车还在深林平畴之间穿行着．车中底人，除那孩子和一二个旅客以外，少有不

像他母親那麽鼾睡底．snoring away like his mother.

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)

他

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

母親

mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

鼾

hān — 1. snore 2. to snore

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)

底

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

像他母亲那么鼾睡底．