生 Life

生Life

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)

我底生活好像一棵龍舌蘭，一葉一葉，慢慢地長起來．某一片葉在一個時期曾My life is rather like an agave — leaf by leaf, it grows slowly upward. Some leaf, at some time,

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

生活

shēng huó — 1. to live 2. life 3. livelihood (HSK 2)

好像

hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (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)

棵

kē — classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc (HSK 4)

龍舌蘭

lóng shé lán — 1. agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana 2. agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)

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)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

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)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

慢慢

màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)

地

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

起來

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

某

mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)

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)

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

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)

一個

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

時期

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

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

我底生活好像一棵龙舌兰，一叶一叶，慢慢地长起来．某一片叶在一个时期曾

被那美麗的昆蟲做過巢穴；was once made a nest by beautiful insects;某一片葉曾被小鳥們歇在上頭歌唱過．現在那些葉子some leaf was once perched on by little birds who sang there. Now those leaves

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

美麗

měi lì — beautiful (HSK 3)

的

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

昆蟲

kūn chóng — 1. insect 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 群 (qún), 堆 (duī) (HSK 7-9)

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

巢穴

cháo xué — 1. lair 2. nest 3. den 4. hideout

某

mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)

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)

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

被

bèi — 1. quilt 2. to cover (with) 3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) 5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip") (HSK 3)

小鳥

xiǎo niǎo — 1. small bird 2. young bird (hatchling, nestling, fledgling, chick) 3. (fig.) penis (kiddie term) 4. (golf) birdie

們

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

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)

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)

歌唱

gē chàng — to sing (HSK 6)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

現在

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

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

葉子

yè zi — 1. leaf (classifier: 片 (piàn)) 2. (slang) marijuana (HSK 4)

被那美丽的昆虫做过巢穴；某一片叶曾被小鸟们歇在上头歌唱过．现在那些叶子

都落掉了！have all fallen away!只有瘢楞的痕迹留在榦上．人也忘了某葉某葉曾經顯過底樣子；Only scarred marks remain on the stalk. People, too, have forgotten what shape this leaf or that leaf once wore;那些葉those leaves —

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

落

là — 1. to leave out 2. to be missing 3. to leave behind or forget to bring 4. to lag or fall behind (HSK 4)

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)

只有

zhǐ yǒu — 1. only have ...; there is only ... 2. (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈 (zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy") 3. it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào) "only men would have such a requirement") 4. (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐ yǒu qū fú) "the only thing you can do is give in") (HSK 3)

瘢

bān — 1. mark 2. scar on the skin

楞

léng — 1. variant of 稜 (léng) 2. used in 楞迦 (Léng jiā)

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)

痕迹

hén jì — 1. vestige 2. mark 3. trace (HSK 7-9)

留

liú — 1. to leave (a message etc) 2. to retain 3. to stay 4. to remain 5. to keep 6. to preserve (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)

榦

gàn — tree trunk

上

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

人

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

忘

wàng — 1. to forget 2. to overlook 3. to neglect (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)

某

mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

某

mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

曾經

céng jīng — 1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause) (HSK 3)

顯

xiǎn — 1. to make visible 2. to reveal 3. prominent 4. conspicuous 5. (prefix) phanero- (HSK 5)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

底

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

樣子

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

那些

nà xiē — those (HSK 1)

葉

Yè — surname Ye

都落掉了！只有瘢楞的痕迹留在干上．人也忘了某叶某叶曾经显过底样子；那些叶

子曾經歷過底事迹惟有龍舌蘭自己可以記憶得來，可是他不能說給別人知道．the story of what they once lived through only the agave itself can remember, but it cannot tell it to others.

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-

曾經

céng jīng — 1. once 2. already 3. former 4. previously 5. ever 6. (past tense marker used before verb or clause) (HSK 3)

歷

lì — 1. to experience 2. to undergo 3. to pass through 4. all 5. each 6. every 7. history

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

底

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

事迹

shì jì — notable deeds; exploits (HSK 7-9)

惟有

wéi yǒu — variant of 唯有 (wéi yǒu)

龍舌蘭

lóng shé lán — 1. agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana 2. agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)

自己

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

可以

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

記憶

jì yì — 1. to remember; to recall 2. memory (HSK 5)

得來

dé lái — to come by; to obtain through some means

可是

kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (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)

不能

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

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)

別人

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

知道

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

子曾经历过底事迹惟有龙舌兰自己可以记忆得来，可是他不能说给别人知道．

我底生活好像我手裏這管笛子．他在竹林裏長着底時候，許多好鳥歌唱給他My life is rather like this flute here in my hand. While it was growing in the bamboo grove, many fine birds sang to it

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

生活

shēng huó — 1. to live 2. life 3. livelihood (HSK 2)

好像

hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

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)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

笛子

dí zi — 1. bamboo flute 2. classifier: 管 (guǎn) (HSK 7-9)

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)

竹林

zhú lín — bamboo forest

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

底

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

時候

shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)

許多

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

好鳥

hǎo niǎo — 1. person of good character 2. nice person 3. bird with a melodious voice or beautiful plumage

歌唱

gē chàng — to sing (HSK 6)

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)

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)

我底生活好像我手里这管笛子．他在竹林里长着底时候，许多好鸟歌唱给他

聽；for it to hear;許多猛獸長嘯給他聽；many fierce beasts roared long calls for it to hear;甚至天中底風雨雷電都不時敎給他發音底方法．even the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning of the sky taught it, now and again, the ways of making sound.

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)

許多

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

猛獸

měng shòu — 1. ferocious beast 2. fierce animal

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)

嘯

xiào — 1. (of people) to whistle 2. (of birds and animals) to screech; to howl; to roar

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)

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)

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)

甚至

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

天

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

中

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

底

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

風雨

fēng yǔ — 1. wind and rain 2. the elements 3. (fig.) trials and hardships (HSK 7-9)

雷電

léi diàn — thunder and lightning

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

不時

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

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

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)

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)

發音

fā yīn — 1. to pronounce 2. pronunciation 3. to emit sound

底

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

方法

fāng fǎ — method; way; technique; procedure (HSK 2)

听；许多猛兽长啸给他听；甚至天中底风雨雷电都不时教给他发音底方法．

他長大了，一切敎師所敎底都納入他底記憶裏．然而他身中仍是空空洞洞It grew up, and all that every teacher had taught it was gathered into its memory. And yet within itself it remained hollow and empty

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)

長大

zhǎng dà — to grow up (HSK 2)

了

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

一切

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

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

師

Shī — surname Shi

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)

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

底

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

納入

nà rù — 1. to bring into 2. to channel into 3. to integrate into 4. to incorporate (HSK 7-9)

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)

記憶

jì yì — 1. to remember; to recall 2. memory (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (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)

身

shēn — 1. body 2. life 3. oneself 4. personally 5. one's morality and conduct 6. the main part of a structure or body 7. pregnant 8. classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset 9. Kangxi radical 158

中

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

仍

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

是

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

空空洞洞

kōng kōng dòng dòng — 1. empty 2. hollow 3. lacking in substance

他长大了，一切教师所教底都纳入他底记忆里．然而他身中仍是空空洞洞

，沒有什麽．, nothing there at all.

沒有

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

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

，没有什么．

做樂器者把他截下來，開幾個氣孔，擱在脣邊一次，他從前學底都吐露出來了．Then the instrument-maker cut it down, opened a few finger-holes in it, and the moment it was set to the lips, everything it had learned before came pouring out.

做

zuò — 1. to make; to produce 2. to write; to compose 3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) 4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) 5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for 6. to assume (an air or manner) (HSK 1)

樂器

yuè qì — 1. musical instrument 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 7-9)

者

zhě — 1. (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 2. (after a noun) person involved in ... 3. -er 4. -ist 5. (used after a number or 後 (hòu) or 前 (qián) to refer to sth mentioned previously) 6. (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) 7. (old) (used at the end of a command) 8. (old) this

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)

截

jié — 1. to cut off (a length) 2. to stop 3. to intercept 4. section 5. chunk 6. length (HSK 7-9)

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)

開

kāi — 1. to open (transitive or intransitive) 2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run 4. to boil 5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) 6. (directional complement) away; off 7. carat (gold) 8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 (Kāi ěr wén) 9. abbr. for 開本 (kāi běn), book format (HSK 1)

幾個

jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many

氣孔

qì kǒng — 1. air-bubble 2. pore 3. stoma

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)

脣

chún — variant of 唇 (chún)

邊

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

一次

yī cì — 1. first 2. first time 3. once 4. (math.) linear (of degree one)

他

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

從前

cóng qián — 1. previously 2. formerly 3. once upon a time (HSK 3)

學

xué — 1. to learn 2. to study 3. to imitate 4. science 5. -ology (HSK 1)

底

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

吐露

tǔ lù — 1. to tell 2. to disclose 3. to reveal

出來

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

做乐器者把他截下来，开几个气孔，搁在唇边一次，他从前学底都吐露出来了．