愛流汐張 The Ebb and Flow of Love

愛流汐漲The Tide of Love Rises

愛

ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)

流

liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)

汐

xī — 1. night tides 2. evening ebbtide 3. Taiwan pr. (xì)

漲

zhǎng — to rise (of prices, rivers) (HSK 5)

爱流汐涨

月兒底步履已踏過嵆家底東牆了．孩子在院裏已等了許久，一看見上半弧底The moon's steps had already crossed over the eastern wall of the Ji family's house. The child had been waiting in the courtyard for a long while, and as soon as he saw the upper crescent of its

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

底

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

步履

bù lǚ — 1. gait 2. to walk

已

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

踏

tā — see 踏實 (tā shi) (HSK 6)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

家底

jiā dǐ — 1. family property 2. patrimony

東

Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)

牆

qiáng — 1. wall (classifier: 面 (miàn), 堵 (dǔ)) 2. (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆 (bèi qiáng)) (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)

孩子

hái zi — child (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)

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

已

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

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)

了

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

許久

xǔ jiǔ — 1. for a long time 2. for ages

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)

看見

kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)

上半

shàng bàn — first half

弧

hú — arc

底

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

月儿底步履已踏过嵆家底东墙了．孩子在院里已等了许久，一看见上半弧底

光剛射過牆頭，便忙忙跑到屋裏叫道，『爹爹，月兒上來了，出來給我燃香罷．』light just beam over the top of the wall, he hurried into the house and called out, 'Papa, the moon has come up—come out and light incense for me.'

光

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

剛

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

射

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

牆

qiáng — 1. wall (classifier: 面 (miàn), 堵 (dǔ)) 2. (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆 (bèi qiáng)) (HSK 2)

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)

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)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

忙

máng — 1. busy 2. hurriedly 3. to hurry 4. to rush (HSK 1)

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)

到

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

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

叫道

jiào dào — 1. to call 2. to shout

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

上來

shàng lái — 1. to come up 2. to approach 3. (verb complement indicating success) (HSK 3)

了

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

出來

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

燃香

rán xiāng — to burn incense

罷

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

光刚射过墙头，便忙忙跑到屋里叫道，『爹爹，月儿上来了，出来给我燃香罢．』

屋裏坐着一個中年的男子，他底心負了無量的愁悶．外面底月亮雖然還像去Inside the house sat a middle-aged man, his heart burdened with boundless sorrow. Though the moon outside was still as it had been last

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

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)

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)

男子

nán zǐ — a man; a male (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)

底

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

心

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

負

fù — 1. to bear 2. to carry (on one's back) 3. to turn one's back on 4. to be defeated 5. negative (math. etc) (HSK 6)

了無

liǎo wú — to completely lack; to have not even the slightest

量

liáng — to measure (HSK 4)

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)

愁悶

chóu mèn — 1. depressed 2. gloomy

外面

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

底

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

月亮

yuè liang — the moon (HSK 2)

雖然

suī rán — although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) (HSK 2)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

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)

屋里坐着一个中年的男子，他底心负了无量的愁闷．外面底月亮虽然还像去

年那麽圓滿，那麽光明，可是他對於月亮底情緒就大不如去年了．當孩子進來叫他year—so full, so bright—his feelings toward the moon were far from what they had been the year before. When the child came in and called

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

圓滿

yuán mǎn — satisfactory; consummate; perfect (HSK 4)

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

光明

guāng míng — 1. light 2. radiance 3. (fig.) bright (prospects etc) 4. openhearted (HSK 3)

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)

對於

duì yú — regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to (HSK 4)

月亮

yuè liang — the moon (HSK 2)

底

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

情緒

qíng xù — 1. mood 2. state of mind 3. moodiness 4. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) (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)

大

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

不如

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

去年

qù nián — last year (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)

當

dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (HSK 1)

叫

jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)

他

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

年那么圆满，那么光明，可是他对于月亮底情绪就大不如去年了．当孩子进来叫他

底時候，他就起來，勉强囘答說，『寶璜今晚上不必拜月，我們到院裏對着月光喫些him, he rose and answered reluctantly, 'Baohuang, there's no need to worship the moon tonight. Let's go out to the courtyard and, facing the moonlight, eat some'

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)

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)

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)

起來

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

勉强

miǎn qiǎng — 1. to do with difficulty 2. to force sb to do sth 3. reluctant 4. barely enough (HSK 7-9)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

答

dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

璜

huáng — semicircular jade ornament

今晚

jīn wǎn — tonight

上

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

不必

bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)

拜

bài — 1. to bow to; to pay one's respects 2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion) 3. to make a courtesy call 4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony 5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc) 6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

我們

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

到

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

院

yuàn — 1. courtyard 2. institution 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

月光

yuè guāng — moonlight

喫

chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (HSK 1)

些

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

底时候，他就起来，勉强囘答说，『宝璜今晚上不必拜月，我们到院里对着月光吃些

果品，同頭再出去看看別人底熱鬧．』fruit, and afterward go out together to see how lively it is elsewhere.'

果品

guǒ pǐn — fruit

同

tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)

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)

再

zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

看看

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

別人

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

底

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

熱鬧

rè nao — 1. bustling with noise and excitement 2. lively (HSK 4)

果品，同头再出去看看别人底热闹．』

孩子一聽見要出去看熱鬧，更喜得了不得．他說：『爲什麽今晚上不拈香呢？The moment the child heard they were going out to see the festivities, he was overjoyed beyond words. He said, 'Why aren't we lighting incense tonight?記I remember

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

一

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

聽見

tīng jiàn — to hear (HSK 1)

要

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

看熱鬧

kàn rè nao — 1. to enjoy watching a bustling scene 2. to go where the crowds are (HSK 7-9)

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)

喜

xǐ — 1. to be fond of 2. to like 3. to enjoy 4. to be happy 5. to feel pleased 6. happiness 7. delight 8. glad

得了

dé le — 1. all right! 2. that's enough! (HSK 5)

不得

bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot

他

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

今晚

jīn wǎn — tonight

上

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

不

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

拈香

niān xiāng — burn incense

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)

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

孩子一听见要出去看热闹，更喜得了不得．他说：『为什么今晚上不拈香呢？记

得從前是媽媽點給我底．』it was always Mama who lit it for me before.'

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)

從前

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

媽媽

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

點

diǎn — 1. to touch briefly; to tap 2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) 3. to order (food etc); to select 4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) 5. to hint at; to imply 6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops 7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite 8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down 9. point; dot; spot; speck 10. dot stroke in Chinese characters 11. (math.) decimal point 12. point in time or space 13. (after a number) o'clock 14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more 15. classifier for small amounts (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

得从前是妈妈点给我底．』

父親沒有囘答他．但孩子底話很多，問得父親越發傷心了．他對着孩子不甚說His father did not answer him. But the child had so much to say, and his questions only made the father more sorrowful. He said little to the child in response,

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

沒有

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

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

答

dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)

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)

但

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

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

底

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

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

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)

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (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)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

越發

yuè fā — 1. increasingly 2. more and more 3. ever more 4. all the more (HSK 7-9)

傷心

shāng xīn — 1. to grieve 2. to be broken-hearted 3. to feel deeply hurt (HSK 3)

了

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

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)

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)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

不甚

bù shèn — (literary) not very

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

父亲没有囘答他．但孩子底话很多，问得父亲越发伤心了．他对着孩子不甚说

話．只有向月不歇地嘆息．only sighing unceasingly toward the moon.

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

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)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

不

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

地

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

嘆息

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

话．只有向月不歇地叹息．

『爹爹今晚上不舒服麽？'Papa, aren't you feeling well tonight?爲何氣喘得那麽厲害？』Why are you breathing so hard?'

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

今晚

jīn wǎn — tonight

上

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

不舒服

bù shū fu — 1. unwell 2. feeling ill 3. to feel uncomfortable 4. uneasy

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

何

Hé — surname He

氣喘

qì chuǎn — 1. to gasp for breath 2. asthma

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)

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

厲害

lì hai — 1. (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding 2. (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough 3. (of an animal) fierce 4. (of a resemblance) striking 5. (of liquor or chili pepper) strong 6. (of bacteria) virulent (HSK 5)

『爹爹今晚上不舒服么？为何气喘得那么厉害？』

父親說：『是，我今晚上病了．你不是要出去看熱鬧麽？The father said, 'Yes, I'm ill tonight. Weren't you going to go out and see the festivities?可以敎素雲姐帶你去，我You can have Sister Suyun take you—I

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

今晚

jīn wǎn — tonight

上

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

病

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

要

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

看熱鬧

kàn rè nao — 1. to enjoy watching a bustling scene 2. to go where the crowds are (HSK 7-9)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

可以

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

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

素

sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

姐

jiě — older sister (HSK 1)

帶

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

你

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

父亲说：『是，我今晚上病了．你不是要出去看热闹么？可以教素云姐带你去，我

不能去了．』can't go.'

不能

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

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)

素雲是一個年長底丫頭，主人底心思、性地，她本十分明白，所以家裏無論大小Suyun was an older maidservant; she understood her master's thoughts and temperament very well, and so, in the household, whether great matters or small,

素

sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

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)

一個

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

年長

nián zhǎng — senior

底

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

丫頭

yā tou — 1. girl 2. servant girl 3. (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) (HSK 7-9)

主人

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

底

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

心思

xīn si — 1. mind 2. thoughts 3. inclination 4. mood (HSK 7-9)

性地

xìng dì — 1. innate quality 2. natural disposition

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (HSK 1)

十分

shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)

明白

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

所以

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

家

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

無論

wú lùn — 1. no matter what or how 2. regardless of whether... (HSK 4)

大小

dà xiǎo — 1. large and small 2. size 3. adults and children 4. consideration of seniority 5. at any rate (HSK 2)

素云是一个年长底丫头，主人底心思、性地，她本十分明白，所以家里无论大小

事幾乎是她一人主持．她帶寶璜出門到河邊看看船上和岸上各樣底燈色；it was she almost alone who took charge. She took Baohuang out of the house to the riverside to look at the various lantern-lights on the boats and along the shore;便中就and in passing

事

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

幾乎

jī hū — almost; nearly; practically (HSK 4)

是

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

人

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

主持

zhǔ chí — 1. to take charge of 2. to manage or direct 3. to preside over 4. to uphold 5. to stand for (justice etc) 6. to host (a TV or radio program etc) 7. (TV) anchor (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

帶

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

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

璜

huáng — semicircular jade ornament

出門

chū mén — 1. to go out 2. to leave home 3. to go on a journey 4. away from home 5. (of a woman) to get married (HSK 2)

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)

河邊

hé biān — river bank

看看

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

船

chuán — 1. boat 2. vessel 3. ship 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 艘 (sōu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

上

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

岸上

àn shàng — 1. ashore 2. on the riverbank (HSK 5)

各樣

gè yàng — many different types

底

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

燈

dēng — 1. lamp 2. light 3. lantern 4. classifier: 盞 (zhǎn) (HSK 2)

色

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

便中

biàn zhōng — 1. at one's convenience 2. when it's convenient

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)

事几乎是她一人主持．她带宝璜出门到河边看看船上和岸上各样底灯色；便中就

告訴孩子說，『你爹爹今晚不舒服了，我們得早一點囘去才是．』told the child, 'Your papa isn't feeling well tonight—we ought to go home a little early.'

告訴

gào sù — to press charges; to file a complaint (HSK 1)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

今晚

jīn wǎn — tonight

不舒服

bù shū fu — 1. unwell 2. feeling ill 3. to feel uncomfortable 4. uneasy

了

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

我們

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

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)

早

zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)

一點

yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

去

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

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)

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)

告诉孩子说，『你爹爹今晚不舒服了，我们得早一点囘去才是．』

孩子說：『爹爹白天還好好地，爲何晚上就害起病來？』The child said, 'Papa was perfectly fine in the daytime—why has he fallen ill in the evening?'

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

白天

bái tiān — 1. daytime 2. during the day 3. day 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

還好

hái hǎo — 1. not bad; pretty good 2. fortunately; luckily

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

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)

何

Hé — surname He

晚上

wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (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)

害

hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)

起

qǐ — 1. to rise 2. to raise 3. to get up 4. to set out 5. to start 6. to appear 7. to launch 8. to initiate (action) 9. to draft 10. to establish 11. to get (from a depot or counter) 12. verb suffix, to start 13. starting from (a time, place, price etc) 14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance 15. classifier for groups: batch, group (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)

孩子说：『爹爹白天还好好地，为何晚上就害起病来？』

『唉，你記不得後天是媽媽底百日嗎？』'Ah, don't you remember that the day after tomorrow is your mother's hundredth day?'

唉

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

你

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

記

jì — 1. to record 2. to note 3. to memorize 4. to remember 5. mark 6. sign 7. classifier for blows, kicks, shots (HSK 1)

不得

bù dé — 1. must not 2. may not 3. not to be allowed 4. cannot

後天

hòu tiān — 1. the day after tomorrow 2. life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天 (xiān tiān)) 3. acquired (not innate or congenital) 4. a posteriori (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)

媽媽

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

底

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

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

嗎

má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

『唉，你记不得后天是妈妈底百日吗？』

『什麽是媽媽底百日？』'What is Mama's hundredth day?'

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

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)

媽媽

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

底

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

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

『什么是妈妈底百日？』

『媽媽死掉，到後天是一百天底工夫．』'It has been a hundred days since Mama died, and the day after tomorrow marks it.'

媽媽

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

死掉

sǐ diào — to die

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)

後天

hòu tiān — 1. the day after tomorrow 2. life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天 (xiān tiān)) 3. acquired (not innate or congenital) 4. a posteriori (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

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)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

天底

tiān dǐ — (astronomy) nadir

工夫

gōng fū — (old) laborer (HSK 3)

『妈妈死掉，到后天是一百天底工夫．』

孩子實在不能理會那「一百日」底深密意思，素雲只得說．『夜深了．咱們囘家The child truly could not grasp the deep, hidden meaning of that "hundred days," so Suyun could only say, 'It's late. Let's go

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

實在

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

不能

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

理會

lǐ huì — 1. to understand 2. to pay attention to 3. to take notice of (HSK 7-9)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

日

rì — 1. (bound form) sun 2. day 3. day of the month 4. (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本 (Rì běn)) 5. (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with (HSK 1)

底

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

深密

shēn mì — 1. dense 2. thick

意思

yì si — 1. idea 2. opinion 3. meaning 4. wish 5. desire 6. interest 7. fun 8. token of appreciation, affection etc 9. classifier: 個 (gè) 10. to give as a small token 11. to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc (HSK 2)

素

sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)

雲

Yún — 1. surname Yun 2. short name for Yunnan 雲南 (Yún nán) (HSK 2)

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

了

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

咱們

zán men — 1. we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) 2. (dialect) I or me 3. (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you 4. also pr. (zá men) (HSK 2)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

家

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

孩子实在不能理会那「一百日」底深密意思，素云只得说．『夜深了．咱们囘家

去罷．』home.'

去

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

罷

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

去罢．』

素雲和孩子囘來底時候，父親已經躺在牀上，見他們囘來，就說，『你們囘來了．』When Suyun and the child returned, the father was already lying on the bed; seeing them come back, he said, 'You're back.'

素

sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)

雲和

Yún hé — see 雲和縣 (Yún hé Xiàn)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

來

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

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)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

躺

tǎng — 1. to recline 2. to lie down (HSK 4)

在

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

牀

chuáng — variant of 床 (chuáng) (HSK 1)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

來

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

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你們

nǐ men — you (plural) (HSK 1)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

來

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

了

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

素云和孩子囘来底时候，父亲已经躺在床上，见他们囘来，就说，『你们囘来了．』

她跑到牀前囘答說，『二舍，我們囘來了．晚上大哥兒可以和我同睡，我招呼他，好不She hurried to the bedside and answered, 'Second Master, we're back. Tonight the young master can sleep with me—I'll look after him, is that all

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

跑

páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)

到

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

牀

chuáng — variant of 床 (chuáng) (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)

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

答

dā — bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答 (dá), used in 答應 (dā ying), 答理 (dā li) etc (HSK 5)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

二

èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)

舍

Shè — surname She

我們

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

囘

huí — variant of 回 (huí)

來

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

了

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

晚上

wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)

大哥

dà gē — 1. eldest brother 2. big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) 3. gang leader; boss (HSK 4)

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

可以

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

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

同

tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)

睡

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

招呼

zhāo hu — 1. to call out to 2. to greet 3. to say hello to 4. to inform 5. to take care of 6. to take care that one does not (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)

好不

hǎo bù — 1. not at all ... 2. how very ...

她跑到床前囘答说，『二舍，我们囘来了．晚上大哥儿可以和我同睡，我招呼他，好不

好？』right?'

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

父親說：『不必．你還是睡你底罷．你把他安置好，就可以去歇息，這里沒有什麽The father said, 'No need. You should sleep in your own place. Once you've settled him, you may go and rest—there's nothing

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不必

bù bì — 1. need not 2. does not have to 3. not necessarily (HSK 3)

你

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

還是

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

睡

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

你

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

底

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

罷

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

你

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

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)

安置

ān zhì — 1. to find a place for 2. to help settle down 3. to arrange for 4. to get into bed 5. placement (HSK 4)

好

hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (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)

可以

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

去

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

歇息

xiē xi — 1. to have a rest 2. to stay for the night 3. to go to bed 4. to sleep

這

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

里

Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)

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)

父亲说：『不必．你还是睡你底罢．你把他安置好，就可以去歇息，这里没有什么

事．』the matter here.'

事

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

這個七歲底孩子就睡在離父親不遠底一張小牀上．外頭底鼓樂聲，和樹梢底This seven-year-old child then slept on a small bed not far from his father's. The sound of drums and music outside, and the

這個

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

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

歲

suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (HSK 1)

底

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

孩子

hái zi — child (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)

睡

shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (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)

離

Lí — surname Li (HSK 2)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

不

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

遠

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

底

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

一

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

張

Zhāng — surname Zhang (HSK 3)

小

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

牀

chuáng — variant of 床 (chuáng) (HSK 1)

上

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

外頭

wài tou — outside; outdoors (HSK 6)

底

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

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)

樂

Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

樹梢

shù shāo — the tip of a tree; treetop (HSK 7-9)

底

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

这个七岁底孩子就睡在离父亲不远底一张小床上．外头底鼓乐声，和树梢底

月影，把孩子嬲得不能睡覺．在睡眠底時候，父親本有命令，不許說話；moon's shadow among the treetops, teased at the child so that he could not sleep. At bedtime the father had always given the order that no one was to speak;所以孩子只得so the child could only

月

yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (HSK 1)

影

yǐng — 1. picture 2. image 3. film 4. movie 5. photograph 6. reflection 7. shadow 8. trace

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)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

嬲

niǎo — 1. to tease 2. to disturb

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)

不能

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

睡覺

shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (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)

睡眠

shuì mián — 1. sleep 2. to sleep 3. (computing) to enter sleep mode (HSK 5)

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)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

本

běn — 1. (bound form) root; stem 2. (bound form) origin; source 3. (bound form) one's own; this 4. (bound form) this; the current (year etc) 5. (bound form) original 6. (bound form) inherent 7. originally; initially 8. capital; principal 9. classifier for books, periodicals, files etc (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)

命令

mìng lìng — 1. order 2. command 3. classifier: 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 5)

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

所以

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

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

只得

zhǐ dé — to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to (HSK 6)

月影，把孩子嬲得不能睡觉．在睡眠底时候，父亲本有命令，不许说话；所以孩子只得

默聽着，不敢發出什麽聲音．listen in silence, not daring to make a sound.

默

mò — 1. silent 2. to write from memory

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)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

不

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

敢

gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)

發出

fā chū — 1. to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch 2. to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) (HSK 3)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

默听着，不敢发出什么声音．

樂聲遠了，在近處底雜響中，最激刺孩子底，就是從父親那里發出來底涰泣聲．The music grew distant, and amid the mixed sounds nearby, what stirred the child most sharply was the sound of sobbing coming from his father.

樂

Lè — surname Le (HSK 3)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

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)

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)

近處

jìn chù — nearby

底

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

雜

zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)

響

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

中

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

最

zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)

激

jī — 1. to arouse 2. to incite 3. to excite 4. to stimulate 5. sharp 6. fierce 7. violent

刺

cī — (onom.) whoosh (HSK 4)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

底

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

就是

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

從父

cóng fù — paternal uncle

親

qīn — 1. parent 2. one's own (flesh and blood) 3. relative 4. related 5. marriage 6. bride 7. close 8. intimate 9. in person 10. first-hand 11. in favor of 12. pro- 13. to kiss 14. (Internet slang) dear (HSK 3)

那里

nà li — there; that place (HSK 1)

發出

fā chū — 1. to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch 2. to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) (HSK 3)

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)

底

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

泣

qì — to sob

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

乐声远了，在近处底杂响中，最激刺孩子底，就是从父亲那里发出来底涰泣声．

在孩子底思想裏，大人是不會哭底．所以他很詫異地問，『爹爹你怕黑麽？In the child's mind, grown-ups never cried. So he asked in astonishment, 'Papa, are you afraid of the dark?大貓要來Is a big cat coming to

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)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

底

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

思想

sī xiǎng — 1. thought 2. thinking 3. idea 4. ideology 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

大人

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

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)

不會

bù huì — 1. improbable 2. unlikely 3. will not (act, happen etc) 4. not able 5. not having learned to do sth 6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it 7. not at all

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

底

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

所以

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

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)

詫異

chà yì — 1. flabbergasted 2. astonished (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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

你

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

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

黑

Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

大

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

貓

māo — 1. cat (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (dialect) to hide oneself 3. (loanword) (coll.) modem (HSK 2)

要

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

在孩子底思想里，大人是不会哭底．所以他很诧异地问，『爹爹你怕黑么？大猫要来

咬你麽？bite you?你哭什麽？』他說着就要起來，因爲他也怕大貓．Why are you crying?' As he said this he was about to get up, for he too was afraid of the big cat.

咬

yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)

你

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

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

你

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

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

他

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

就要

jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 2)

起來

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

因

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

他

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

大

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

貓

māo — 1. cat (classifier: 隻 (zhī)) 2. (dialect) to hide oneself 3. (loanword) (coll.) modem (HSK 2)

咬你么？你哭什么？』他说着就要起来，因为他也怕大猫．

父親阻止他，說，『爹爹今晚上不舒服，沒有別的事．不許起來．』The father stopped him, saying, 'Papa is just not feeling well tonight, nothing else is wrong. You mustn't get up.'

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

阻止

zǔ zhǐ — 1. to prevent 2. to block (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

今晚

jīn wǎn — tonight

上

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

不舒服

bù shū fu — 1. unwell 2. feeling ill 3. to feel uncomfortable 4. uneasy

沒有

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

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

事

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

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

起來

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

父亲阻止他，说，『爹爹今晚上不舒服，没有别的事．不许起来．』

『咦，爹爹明明哭了！'But Papa, you're clearly crying!我每哭底時候，爹爹說我底聲音像河裏水聲澩潲澩潲地Whenever I cry, Papa says my voice sounds like the water in the river, gurgling and splashing—

咦

yí — expression of surprise

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

明明

míng míng — 1. obviously 2. plainly 3. undoubtedly 4. definitely (HSK 5)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

每

měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

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)

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

底

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

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

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)

河

hé — 1. river (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào)) 2. (bound form) the Yellow River 3. (bound form) the Milky Way 4. (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 (hé fěn) (HSK 2)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

水

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

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

潲

shào — 1. driving rain 2. to sprinkle

潲

shào — 1. driving rain 2. to sprinkle

地

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

『咦，爹爹明明哭了！我每哭底时候，爹爹说我底声音像河里水声泶潲泶潲地

響；that's how it sounds;現在爹爹底聲音也和那個一樣．呀，爹爹；and now Papa's voice sounds just the same. Oh, Papa—別哭了．爹爹一哭．敎寶璜怎能睡覺呢？』stop crying. If Papa cries, how can Baohuang possibly sleep?'

響

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

現在

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

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

底

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

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

那個

nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)

一樣

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

呀

yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

別

Bié — surname Bie (HSK 1)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (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)

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

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)

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

寶

bǎo — 1. jewel 2. gem 3. treasure 4. precious (HSK 4)

璜

huáng — semicircular jade ornament

怎能

zěn néng — how can?

睡覺

shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (HSK 1)

呢

ne — 1. (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 2. (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 3. (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech (HSK 1)

响；现在爹爹底声音也和那个一样．呀，爹爹；别哭了．爹爹一哭．教宝璜怎能睡觉呢？』

孩子越說越多，弄得父親底心緒更亂．他不能用什麽話來對付孩子，只說，『璜兒The more the child talked, the more his father's feelings were thrown into disorder. Unable to find words to deal with the child, he only said, 'Huang'er,

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

越

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

越

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

多

duō — 1. many; much; more; a lot of 2. too many; in excess 3. (after a numeral) ... odd 4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. (duó)) 5. (bound form) multi-; poly- (HSK 1)

弄

lòng — 1. lane 2. alley (HSK 2)

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)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

底

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

心緒

xīn xù — 1. state of mind 2. mood

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)

亂

luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (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)

不能

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

用

yòng — 1. to use; to make use of; to employ 2. (coverb) with; using 3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) 4. usefulness; utility 5. (bound form) expense; outlay 6. (courteous) to eat; to drink 7. (literary) hence; therefore (HSK 1)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

話

huà — 1. dialect 2. language 3. spoken words 4. speech 5. talk 6. words 7. conversation 8. what sb said 9. classifier: 種 (zhǒng), 席 (xí), 句 (jù), 口 (kǒu), 番 (fān) (HSK 1)

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)

對付

duì fu — 1. to handle; to deal with; to tackle 2. to get by with; to make do 3. (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb) (HSK 4)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

璜

huáng — semicircular jade ornament

兒

ér — 1. child 2. son

孩子越说越多，弄得父亲底心绪更乱．他不能用什么话来对付孩子，只说，『璜儿

，我不是說過，在睡覺時不許說話麽？haven't I told you that you mustn't talk while going to sleep?你再說時，爹爹就不疼你了．好好地睡罷．』If you speak again, Papa won't love you anymore. Be good and sleep now.'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

睡覺

shuì jiào — 1. to go to bed 2. to sleep (HSK 1)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

不許

bù xǔ — 1. not to allow 2. must not 3. can't (HSK 5)

說話

shuō huà — 1. to speak 2. to say 3. to talk 4. to gossip 5. to tell stories 6. talk 7. word (HSK 1)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

你

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

再說

zài shuō — 1. to say again 2. to put off a discussion until later 3. moreover 4. what's more 5. besides (HSK 6)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

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)

不

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

疼

téng — 1. (it) hurts; sore 2. to love dearly (HSK 2)

你

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

好好

hǎo hǎo — well; carefully; nicely; properly (HSK 3)

地

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

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

，我不是说过，在睡觉时不许说话么？你再说时，爹爹就不疼你了．好好地睡罢．』

孩子只覆說一句，『爹爹要哭，敎人怎樣睡得着呢？』以後他就靜默了．The child only repeated once more, 'If Papa is going to cry, how can anyone possibly fall asleep?' After that he fell silent.

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

只

zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)

覆

fù — 1. variant of 復 (fù) 2. to reply to a letter

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一句

yī jù — 1. a line of verse 2. a sentence

爹爹

diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad

要

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

哭

kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

敎

jiào — variant of 教 (jiào)

人

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

怎樣

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

睡得着

shuì de zháo — to fall asleep; to get to sleep

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)

以後

yǐ hòu — 1. after 2. later 3. afterwards 4. following 5. later on 6. in the future (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)

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)

靜默

jìng mò — 1. silent; still; quiet 2. to mourn in silence; to observe silence 3. (neologism, attested by 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic

了

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

孩子只覆说一句，『爹爹要哭，教人怎样睡得着呢？』以后他就静默了．

這晚上底催眠歌，就是父親底抽噎聲．不久孩子也因着這聲就發出微細的鼾That night's lullaby was the sound of his father's stifled sobbing. Before long the child, lulled by that sound, began to breathe with a faint

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)

晚上

wǎn shang — 1. evening 2. night 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. in the evening (HSK 1)

底

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

催眠

cuī mián — 1. to lull to sleep 2. to hypnotize (HSK 7-9)

歌

gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)

就是

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

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

底

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

抽噎

chōu yē — to sob

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

不久

bù jiǔ — 1. not long (after) 2. before too long 3. soon 4. soon after (HSK 2)

孩子

hái zi — child (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

因

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

聲

shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

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)

發出

fā chū — 1. to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch 2. to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) (HSK 3)

微細

wēi xì — microminiature (technology)

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)

鼾

hān — 1. snore 2. to snore

这晚上底催眠歌，就是父亲底抽噎声．不久孩子也因着这声就发出微细的鼾

息；snore;屋裏只有些雜響件着父親發出哀音．in the room there were only scattered sounds mingling with the father's mournful voice.

息

xī — 1. breath 2. news 3. interest (on an investment or loan) 4. to cease 5. to stop 6. to rest 7. Taiwan pr. (xí)

屋

wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

些

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

雜

zá — 1. mixed 2. miscellaneous 3. various 4. to mix (HSK 6)

響

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

件

jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

父親

fù qīn — 1. father 2. also pr. (fù qin) 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

發出

fā chū — 1. to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch 2. to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh) (HSK 3)

哀

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

音

yīn — 1. sound 2. noise 3. note (of musical scale) 4. tone 5. news 6. syllable 7. reading (phonetic value of a character)

息；屋里只有些杂响件着父亲发出哀音．