一件小事 An Incident

我從鄕下跑到京城裏，一轉眼已經六年了。I ran from the countryside to the capital, and in the blink of an eye six years have already passed.其間耳聞目覩的所謂國家大事，算起來也很不少；In that time, the so-called great affairs of state that I have heard and seen amount, when counted up, to no small number;但在我心裏，都不留什麽痕迹，倘要我尋出這些事的影響來說，便只是增長了我的壞脾氣，——老實說，便是教我一天比一天的看不起人。but in my heart, none of them have left any trace, and if I were to seek out the influence these events have had on me, it would only be this — that they have increased my bad temper, — to be honest, that is, they have taught me to look down on people more with each passing day.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

鄕

xiāng — 1. variant of 鄉 (xiāng) 2. country 3. village

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

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)

京城

jīng chéng — capital of a country

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

一轉眼

yī zhuǎn yǎn — in the blink of an eye

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

六

liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)

年

Nián — surname Nian (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)

其間

qí jiān — 1. in between 2. within that interval 3. in the meantime (HSK 7-9)

耳聞

ěr wén — 1. to hear of 2. to hear about

目

mù — 1. eye 2. (literary) to look; to regard 3. eye (of a net); mesh 4. mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數 (mù shù)) 5. item; section 6. list; catalogue 7. (taxonomy) order 8. name; title

覩

dǔ — old variant of 睹 (dǔ)

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)

所謂

suǒ wèi — 1. what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... 2. (derog.) so-called (HSK 7-9)

國家

guó jiā — country; nation; state (HSK 1)

大事

dà shì — 1. major event 2. major political event (war or change of regime) 3. major social event (wedding or funeral) 4. (do sth) in a big way 5. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 5)

算起來

suàn qǐ lái — 1. to calculate 2. to estimate 3. in total 4. all told 5. (fig.) if you think about it

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

不少

bù shǎo — many; quite a few; a good number of (HSK 2)

但

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

心

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

不

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

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)

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

痕迹

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

倘

cháng — used in 倘佯 (cháng yáng)

要

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

尋出

xún chū — 1. to find out 2. to search out 3. to uncover 4. to discover

這些

zhè xiē — these (HSK 1)

事

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

的

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

影響

yǐng xiǎng — 1. influence 2. effect 3. to influence 4. to affect (usually adversely) 5. to disturb 6. classifier: 股 (gǔ) (HSK 2)

來

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

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)

只是

zhǐ shì — 1. merely; only; just; nothing but 2. simply 3. but; however (HSK 3)

增長

zēng zhǎng — to grow; to increase (HSK 3)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

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

壞脾氣

huài pí qì — bad temper

老實說

lǎo shí shuō — honestly speaking; to be frank, ... (HSK 7-9)

便是

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

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一

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

天

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

比

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

一

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

天

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

的

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

看不起

kàn bu qǐ — 1. to look down upon 2. to despise (HSK 4)

人

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

我从鄕下跑到京城里，一转眼已经六年了。其间耳闻目覩的所谓国家大事，算起来也很不少；但在我心里，都不留什么痕迹，倘要我寻出这些事的影响来说，便只是增长了我的坏脾气，——老实说，便是教我一天比一天的看不起人。

但有一件小事，卻於我有意義，將我從壞脾氣裏拖開，使我至今忘記不得。But there is one small incident that has meaning for me, that dragged me out of my bad temper, and that I still cannot forget to this day.

但

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

有

yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (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)

件

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

小事

xiǎo shì — 1. trifle 2. trivial matter 3. classifier: 點 (diǎn)

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

於

yú — 1. (of time or place) in; at; on 2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for 3. (indicating a source) from; out of 4. (used in comparison) than 5. (used in the passive voice) by (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

有意義

yǒu yì yì — 1. to make sense 2. to have meaning 3. to have significance 4. meaningful 5. significant 6. worthwhile 7. important 8. interesting

將

jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

壞脾氣

huài pí qì — bad temper

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

拖

tuō — 1. to drag 2. to tow 3. to trail 4. to hang down 5. to mop (the floor) 6. to delay 7. to drag on (HSK 6)

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)

使

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

至今

zhì jīn — 1. so far 2. to this day 3. until now (HSK 3)

忘記

wàng jì — to forget (HSK 1)

不得

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

但有一件小事，却于我有意义，将我从坏脾气里拖开，使我至今忘记不得。

這是民國六年的冬天，大北風刮得正猛，我因爲生計關係，不得不一早在路上走。It was the winter of the sixth year of the Republic, the north wind was blowing fiercely, and because of my livelihood I had no choice but to be out on the road early in the morning.一路幾乎遇不見人，好容易纔雇定了一輛人力車，教他拉到S門去。Along the whole way I hardly met anyone, and only with great difficulty did I finally hire a rickshaw, telling him to pull me to S Gate.不一會，北風小了，路上浮塵早已刮淨，剩下一條潔白的大道來，車夫也跑得更快。Before long the north wind grew weaker, the loose dust on the road had already been swept clean, leaving a stretch of pure white highway, and the rickshaw man ran even faster.剛近S門，忽而車把上帶著一個人，慢慢地倒了。Just as we drew near S Gate, someone caught on the shaft of the rickshaw and slowly fell over.

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)

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)

民國

Mín guó — 1. Republic of China (1912-1949) 2. used in Taiwan as the name of the calendar era (e.g. 民國六十年 is 1971, the 60th year after 1911)

六

liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

的

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

冬天

dōng tiān — winter (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)

北風

běi fēng — north wind

刮

guā — 1. to scrape 2. to blow 3. to shave 4. to plunder 5. to extort (HSK 6)

得

dé — 1. to obtain 2. to get 3. to gain 4. to catch (a disease) 5. proper 6. suitable 7. proud 8. contented 9. to allow 10. to permit 11. ready 12. finished (HSK 2)

正

zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)

猛

měng — 1. ferocious 2. fierce 3. violent 4. brave 5. suddenly 6. abrupt 7. (slang) awesome (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

因

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

爲

wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)

生計

shēng jì — livelihood

關係

guān xi — 1. relation 2. relationship 3. to concern 4. to affect 5. to have to do with 6. guanxi 7. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

不得不

bù dé bù — 1. have no choice or option but to 2. cannot but 3. have to 4. can't help it 5. can't avoid (HSK 3)

一早

yī zǎo — 1. early in the morning 2. at dawn (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)

路上

lù shang — 1. on the road 2. on the way; en route (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

一路

yī lù — 1. the whole journey 2. all the way 3. going the same way 4. going in the same direction 5. of the same kind (HSK 5)

幾乎

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

遇

Yù — surname Yu (HSK 4)

不見

bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)

人

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

好容易

hǎo róng yì — 1. (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty 2. to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc) 3. (literal usage) so easy

纔

cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)

雇

gù — 1. to employ 2. to hire 3. to rent (HSK 7-9)

定

dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)

了

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

輛

liàng — classifier for vehicles (HSK 2)

人力車

rén lì chē — rickshaw

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (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)

拉

lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (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)

門

Mén — surname Men (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)

不一會

bù yī huì — soon

北風

běi fēng — north wind

小

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

路上

lù shang — 1. on the road 2. on the way; en route (HSK 1)

浮塵

fú chén — 1. dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface) 2. large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm

早已

zǎo yǐ — 1. for a long time; long since 2. (dialect) in the past (HSK 3)

刮

guā — 1. to scrape 2. to blow 3. to shave 4. to plunder 5. to extort (HSK 6)

淨

jìng — 1. clean 2. completely 3. only 4. net (income, exports etc) 5. (Chinese opera) painted face male role (HSK 6)

剩下

shèng xià — to remain; to be left over (HSK 5)

一

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

條

tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)

潔白

jié bái — 1. spotlessly white 2. pure white

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)

大道

dà dào — 1. main street 2. avenue (HSK 6)

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)

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

跑

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

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)

快

kuài — 1. rapid 2. quick 3. speed 4. rate 5. soon 6. almost 7. to make haste 8. clever 9. sharp (of knives or wits) 10. forthright 11. plainspoken 12. gratified 13. pleased 14. pleasant (HSK 1)

剛

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

近

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

門

Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)

忽而

hū ér — 1. suddenly 2. now (..., now...)

車把

chē bǎ — handlebar (of a bicycle); shaft (of a rickshaw)

上

shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

一個人

yī gè rén — 1. by oneself (without assistance) 2. alone (without company)

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)

倒

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

了

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

这是民国六年的冬天，大北风刮得正猛，我因为生计关系，不得不一早在路上走。一路几乎遇不见人，好容易才雇定了一辆人力车，教他拉到S门去。不一会，北风小了，路上浮尘早已刮净，剩下一条洁白的大道来，车夫也跑得更快。刚近S门，忽而车把上带著一个人，慢慢地倒了。

跌倒的是一個女人，花白頭髮，衣服都很破爛。The one who fell was a woman, with grizzled hair, her clothes all in tatters.伊從馬路邊上突然向車前橫截過來；She had suddenly cut across from the roadside toward the front of the rickshaw;車夫已經讓開道，但伊的破棉背心沒有上釦，微風吹著，向外展開，所以終於兜著車把。the rickshaw man had already given way, but the buttons of her ragged cotton-padded vest were undone, and the breeze, blowing on it, spread it open outward, so that in the end it caught on the shaft.幸而車夫早有點停步，否則伊定要栽一個大觔斗，跌到頭破血出了。Luckily the rickshaw man had already begun to slow his steps somewhat, otherwise she would surely have taken a great tumble, falling until her head broke and blood flowed.

跌倒

diē dǎo — 1. to tumble 2. to fall 3. fig. to suffer a reverse (in politics or business)

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)

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)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

花白

huā bái — grizzled (hair)

頭髮

tóu fa — hair (on the head) (HSK 2)

衣服

yī fu — 1. clothes 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 套 (tào) (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

破爛

pò làn — 1. worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged 2. (coll.) rubbish; junk

伊

Yī — surname Yi

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

馬路

mǎ lù — 1. street 2. road 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 1)

邊

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

上

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

突然

tū rán — sudden; abrupt; unexpected (HSK 3)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

車前

chē qián — Chinese plantain (Plantago asiatica), perennial herb used in TCM

橫截

héng jié — 1. to cut across 2. cross-sectional 3. transverse

過來

guò lái — 1. to come over 2. to manage 3. to handle 4. to be able to take care of (HSK 2)

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

讓開

ràng kāi — 1. to get out of the way 2. to step aside

道

dào — 1. road; path (classifier: 條 (tiáo), 股 (gǔ)) 2. (bound form) way; reason; principle 3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization 4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao 5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) 6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words) 7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process 8. (old) circuit (administrative division) (HSK 2)

但

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

伊

Yī — surname Yi

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)

破

pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)

棉

mián — 1. generic term for cotton or kapok 2. cotton 3. padded or quilted with cotton (HSK 6)

背心

bèi xīn — 1. sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 6)

沒有

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

上

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

釦

kòu — button (HSK 6)

微風

wēi fēng — 1. breeze 2. light wind

吹

chuī — 1. to blow 2. to play a wind instrument 3. to blast 4. to puff 5. to boast 6. to brag 7. to end in failure 8. to fall through (HSK 2)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

向外

xiàng wài — outward

展開

zhǎn kāi — 1. to unfold; to spread out; to open up 2. to launch; to carry out (HSK 3)

所以

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

終於

zhōng yú — 1. at last 2. in the end 3. finally 4. eventually (HSK 3)

兜

dōu — 1. pocket 2. bag 3. to wrap up or hold in a bag 4. to move in a circle 5. to canvas or solicit 6. to take responsibility for 7. to disclose in detail 8. combat armor (old) (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

車把

chē bǎ — handlebar (of a bicycle); shaft (of a rickshaw)

幸而

xìng ér — 1. by good fortune 2. luckily

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

早

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

有點

yǒu diǎn — a little

停步

tíng bù — 1. to come to a stand 2. to stop

否則

fǒu zé — otherwise; if not; or (else) (HSK 4)

伊

Yī — surname Yi

定

dìng — 1. to fix; to set; to make definite 2. to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) 3. to congeal; to coagulate 4. (literary) definitely (HSK 4)

要

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

栽

zāi — 1. to plant; to grow 2. to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign) 3. to impose sth on sb 4. to stumble; to fall down (HSK 7-9)

一個

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

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)

觔

jīn — 1. variant of 筋 (jīn) 2. variant of 斤 (jīn)

斗

Dǒu — abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星 (Běi dǒu xīng) (HSK 7-9)

跌

diē — 1. to fall 2. to tumble 3. to trip 4. (of prices etc) to drop 5. Taiwan pr. (dié) (HSK 6)

到頭

dào tóu — 1. to the end (of) 2. at the end of 3. in the end 4. to come to an end

破

pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)

血

xiě — see 血 (xuè) (HSK 3)

出

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

了

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

跌倒的是一个女人，花白头发，衣服都很破烂。伊从马路边上突然向车前横截过来；车夫已经让开道，但伊的破棉背心没有上扣，微风吹著，向外展开，所以终于兜著车把。幸而车夫早有点停步，否则伊定要栽一个大觔斗，跌到头破血出了。

伊伏在地上；She lay prostrate on the ground;車夫便也立住腳。and the rickshaw man also came to a halt.我料定這老女人並沒有傷，又沒有別人看見，便很怪他多事，要自己惹出是非，也誤了我的路。I concluded that this old woman was not hurt at all, and since no one else had seen it, I thought him very meddlesome for making trouble for himself and, besides, delaying my journey.

伊

Yī — surname Yi

伏

Fú — surname Fu

在地

zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])

上

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

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

立

Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)

住腳

zhù jiǎo — 1. (old) to halt 2. to stop

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

料定

liào dìng — 1. certain 2. to know for sure

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)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

並

bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (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)

傷

shāng — 1. to injure 2. injury 3. wound (HSK 3)

又

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

沒有

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

別人

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

看見

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

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)

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)

怪

guài — 1. odd; strange; uncanny 2. (bound form) monster; supernatural being 3. to find strange; to regard as odd 4. to blame 5. (coll.) somewhat; rather (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)

多事

duō shì — 1. meddlesome 2. eventful

要

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

自己

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

惹

rě — 1. to provoke 2. to irritate 3. to vex 4. to stir up 5. to anger 6. to attract (troubles) 7. to cause (problems) (HSK 7-9)

出

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

是非

shì fēi — 1. right and wrong 2. quarrel (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

誤

wù — 1. mistake 2. error 3. to miss 4. to harm 5. to delay 6. to neglect 7. mistakenly (HSK 6)

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)

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)

路

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 1)

伊伏在地上；车夫便也立住脚。我料定这老女人并没有伤，又没有别人看见，便很怪他多事，要自己惹出是非，也误了我的路。

我便對他說，『沒有什麽的。So I said to him, 'It's nothing.走你的罷！』Get on with your way!'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

走你

zǒu nǐ — 1. (neologism c. 2012) (interjection of encouragement) Let’s do this! 2. Come on, you can do this!

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)

罷

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

我便对他说，『没有什么的。走你的罢！』

車夫毫不理會，——或者並沒有聽到，——卻放下車子，扶那老女人慢慢起來，攙着臂膊立定，向伊說：The rickshaw man paid no heed at all, — or perhaps he simply had not heard, — but set down the shafts, and supporting the old woman, helped her slowly to rise, and holding her by the arm to steady her, said to her:

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

毫不

háo bù — 1. hardly 2. not in the least 3. not at all (HSK 7-9)

理會

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

或者

huò zhě — 1. or 2. possibly; maybe; perhaps (HSK 2)

並

bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (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)

聽到

tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

放下

fàng xià — 1. to lay down; to put down 2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 3. to lower (the blinds etc) (HSK 2)

車子

chē zi — car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)

扶

fú — 1. to support with the hand 2. to help sb up 3. to support oneself by holding onto something 4. to help (HSK 5)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

慢慢

màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)

起來

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

攙

chān — 1. to take by the arm and assist 2. variant of 摻 (chān) (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

臂膊

bì bó — arm

立定

lì dìng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. halt! 4. to hold resolutely (of a view, an aspiration etc)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

伊

Yī — surname Yi

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

车夫毫不理会，——或者并没有听到，——却放下车子，扶那老女人慢慢起来，搀着臂膊立定，向伊说：

『你怎麽啦？』'How are you?'

你

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

怎麽

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

啦

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

『你怎么啦？』

『我摔壞了。』'I've hurt myself falling.'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

摔壞

shuāi huài — to drop and break

了

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

『我摔坏了。』

我想，我眼見你慢慢倒地，怎麽會摔壞呢，裝腔作勢罷了，這眞可憎惡。I thought to myself, I saw with my own eyes how slowly you fell, how could you have hurt yourself — you are only putting on an act, and this is truly detestable.車夫多事，也正是自討苦喫，現在你自己想法去。The rickshaw man's meddling was simply asking for trouble himself; now he could think of a way out for himself.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

眼見

yǎn jiàn — 1. to see with one's own eyes 2. very soon

你

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

慢慢

màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)

倒地

dǎo dì — to fall to the ground

怎麽

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

會

huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)

摔壞

shuāi huài — to drop and break

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)

裝腔作勢

zhuāng qiāng zuò shì — 1. posturing 2. pretentious 3. affected

罷了

bà le — a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much) (HSK 6)

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)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

可憎

kě zēng — disgusting

惡

ě — used in 惡心 (ě xīn) (HSK 7-9)

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

多事

duō shì — 1. meddlesome 2. eventful

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

自

zì — 1. (bound form) self; oneself 2. from; since 3. naturally; as a matter of course (HSK 4)

討

tǎo — 1. to invite 2. to provoke 3. to demand or ask for 4. to send armed forces to suppress 5. to denounce or condemn 6. to marry (a woman) 7. to discuss or study (HSK 7-9)

苦

kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)

喫

chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (HSK 1)

現在

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

你

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

自己

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

想法

xiǎng fǎ — 1. way of thinking; opinion; notion 2. to think of a way (to do sth) (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)

我想，我眼见你慢慢倒地，怎么会摔坏呢，装腔作势罢了，这真可憎恶。车夫多事，也正是自讨苦吃，现在你自己想法去。

車夫聽了這老女人的話，卻毫不躊躇，仍然攙著伊的臂膊，便一步一步的向前走。Hearing what the old woman said, the rickshaw man did not hesitate in the least, but still holding her by the arm, walked forward step by step.我有些詫異，忙看前面，是一所巡警分駐所，大風之後，外面也不見人。I was somewhat astonished, and hastened to look ahead — it was a police substation, and after the great wind, no one was to be seen outside either.這車夫扶著那老女人，便正是向那大門走去。This rickshaw man, supporting the old woman, was heading straight for that gate.

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

聽

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

了

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

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)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

的話

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

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

毫不

háo bù — 1. hardly 2. not in the least 3. not at all (HSK 7-9)

躊躇

chóu chú — 1. to hesitate 2. (literary) to pace back and forth 3. (literary) self-satisfied

仍然

réng rán — still; as before; yet (HSK 3)

攙

chān — 1. to take by the arm and assist 2. variant of 摻 (chān) (HSK 7-9)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

伊

Yī — surname Yi

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)

臂膊

bì bó — arm

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)

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)

步

Bù — surname Bu (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)

步

Bù — surname Bu (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)

向前

xiàng qián — 1. forward 2. onward (HSK 5)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

有些

yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit

詫異

chà yì — 1. flabbergasted 2. astonished (HSK 7-9)

忙

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

看

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

前面

qián miàn — 1. ahead 2. in front 3. preceding 4. above 5. also pr. (qián mian) (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)

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)

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)

巡警

xún jǐng — 1. police patrol 2. patrol officer 3. (old) police officer

分

fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)

駐

zhù — 1. to halt 2. to stay 3. to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) (HSK 6)

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)

大風

dà fēng — 1. gale 2. classifier: 場 (cháng)

之後

zhī hòu — 1. after; behind 2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then (HSK 4)

外面

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不見

bù jiàn — 1. not to see 2. not to meet 3. to have disappeared 4. to be missing (HSK 6)

人

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

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

扶

fú — 1. to support with the hand 2. to help sb up 3. to support oneself by holding onto something 4. to help (HSK 5)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

老

lǎo — 1. prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity 2. old (of people) 3. venerable (person) 4. experienced 5. of long standing 6. always 7. all the time 8. of the past 9. very 10. outdated 11. (of meat etc) tough (HSK 1)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

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)

正是

zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

大門

Dà mén — the Doors, US rock band (HSK 2)

走去

zǒu qù — to walk over (to)

车夫听了这老女人的话，却毫不踌躇，仍然搀著伊的臂膊，便一步一步的向前走。我有些诧异，忙看前面，是一所巡警分驻所，大风之后，外面也不见人。这车夫扶著那老女人，便正是向那大门走去。

我這時突然感到一種異樣的感覺，覺得他滿身灰塵的後影，剎時高大了，而且愈走愈大，須仰視纔見。At this moment I suddenly felt a strange sensation, feeling that his dust-covered back, in that instant, grew tall, and grew larger the further he walked, until I had to look up to see him.而且他對於我，漸漸的又幾乎變成一種威壓，甚而至於要榨出皮袍下面藏著的『小』來。And to me he gradually, almost, became a kind of overpowering force, one that might even squeeze out the 'small self' hidden beneath my fur-lined robe.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

這時

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

突然

tū rán — sudden; abrupt; unexpected (HSK 3)

感到

gǎn dào — to feel; to sense; to perceive (HSK 2)

一種

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

異樣

yì yàng — 1. difference 2. peculiar

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)

感覺

gǎn jué — 1. feeling; impression; sensation 2. to feel; to perceive (HSK 2)

覺得

jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (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)

滿身

mǎn shēn — covered all over

灰塵

huī chén — dust (HSK 7-9)

的

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

後影

hòu yǐng — 1. rear view 2. figure seen from behind 3. view of the back (of a person or object)

剎時

chà shí — 1. in a flash 2. in the twinkling of an eye

高大

gāo dà — tall; lofty; towering (HSK 5)

了

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

而且

ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (HSK 2)

愈

yù — 1. the more...(the more...) 2. to recover 3. to heal 4. better

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

愈

yù — 1. the more...(the more...) 2. to recover 3. to heal 4. better

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)

須

xū — 1. must 2. to have to 3. to wait (HSK 7-9)

仰視

yǎng shì — 1. to tilt one's head back to see (sth) 2. to look up at

纔

cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)

見

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

而且

ér qiě — 1. (not only ...) but also 2. moreover; in addition; furthermore (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

漸漸

jiàn jiàn — gradually (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)

又

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

幾乎

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

變成

biàn chéng — 1. to change into 2. to turn into 3. to become (HSK 2)

一種

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

威

wēi — 1. power 2. might 3. prestige

壓

yā — 1. to press 2. to push down 3. to keep under (control) 4. pressure (HSK 3)

甚而至於

shèn ér zhì yú — 1. even 2. so much so that

要

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

榨

zhà — 1. to press 2. to extract (juice) 3. device for extracting juice, oils etc (HSK 7-9)

出

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

皮袍

pí páo — fur-lined changpao 長袍 (cháng páo)

下面

xià miàn — 1. below 2. under 3. next 4. the following 5. also pr. (xià mian) (HSK 3)

藏

Zàng — 1. Tibetan ethnic group 2. Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區 (Xī zàng Zì zhì qū)) (HSK 6)

著

zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)

的

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

小

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

我这时突然感到一种异样的感觉，觉得他满身灰尘的后影，刹时高大了，而且愈走愈大，须仰视才见。而且他对于我，渐渐的又几乎变成一种威压，甚而至于要榨出皮袍下面藏著的『小』来。

我的活力這時大約有些凝滯了，坐着沒有動，也沒有想，直到看見分駐所裏走出一個巡警，纔下了車。My vitality at this moment seemed somewhat frozen; I sat without moving and without thinking, until I saw a policeman come out of the substation, and only then did I get down from the rickshaw.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

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

活力

huó lì — 1. energy 2. vitality 3. vigor 4. vital force (HSK 5)

這時

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

大約

dà yuē — 1. approximately 2. probably (HSK 3)

有些

yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit

凝滯

níng zhì — 1. to stagnate 2. to congeal 3. (fig.) to stop still 4. to freeze

了

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

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

動

dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

沒有

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

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

直到

zhí dào — until (HSK 3)

看見

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

分

fēn — 1. to divide; to separate 2. to distribute; to allocate 3. to distinguish (good and bad) 4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú)) 5. fraction 6. one tenth (of certain units) 7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm 8. minute (unit of time) 9. minute (angular measurement unit) 10. a point (in sports or games) 11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money) (HSK 1)

駐

zhù — 1. to halt 2. to stay 3. to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc) (HSK 6)

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)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

走出

zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)

一個

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

巡警

xún jǐng — 1. police patrol 2. patrol officer 3. (old) police officer

纔

cái — 1. (variant of 才 (cái)) just now 2. (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only (HSK 2)

下

xià — 1. down 2. downwards 3. below 4. lower 5. later 6. next (week etc) 7. second (of two parts) 8. to decline 9. to go down 10. to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) 11. measure word to show the frequency of an action (HSK 1)

了

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

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

我的活力这时大约有些凝滞了，坐着没有动，也没有想，直到看见分驻所里走出一个巡警，才下了车。

巡警走近我說，『你自己僱車罷，他不能拉你了。』The policeman came up to me and said, 'You'd better hire another rickshaw yourself, he can't pull you any longer.'

巡警

xún jǐng — 1. police patrol 2. patrol officer 3. (old) police officer

走近

zǒu jìn — 1. to approach 2. to draw near to (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

你

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

自己

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

僱

gù — variant of 雇 (gù) (HSK 7-9)

車

Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)

罷

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

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

拉

lā — 1. to pull 2. to play (a bowed instrument) 3. to drag 4. to draw 5. to chat 6. (coll.) to empty one's bowels (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)

巡警走近我说，『你自己雇车罢，他不能拉你了。』

我沒有思索的從外套袋裏抓出一大把銅元，交給巡警，說，『請你給他……』Without thinking I pulled a fistful of copper coins from my overcoat pocket and handed them to the policeman, saying, 'Please give this to him…'

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

思索

sī suǒ — 1. to think deeply 2. to ponder (HSK 7-9)

的

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

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

外套

wài tào — 1. outer garment; jacket; coat 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn) (HSK 4)

袋

dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

抓

zhuā — 1. to grab 2. to catch 3. to arrest 4. to snatch 5. to scratch (HSK 3)

出

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

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)

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)

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)

銅

tóng — 1. copper (chemistry) 2. see also 紅銅 (hóng tóng) 3. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)

元

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)

交給

jiāo gěi — to give; to deliver; to hand over (HSK 2)

巡警

xún jǐng — 1. police patrol 2. patrol officer 3. (old) police officer

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

請

qǐng — 1. to ask 2. to invite 3. please (do sth) 4. to treat (to a meal etc) 5. to request (HSK 1)

你

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

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)

我没有思索的从外套袋里抓出一大把铜元，交给巡警，说，『请你给他……』

風全住了，路上還很靜。The wind had died down entirely, and the road was still very quiet.我走着，一面想，幾乎怕敢想到我自己。As I walked, I pondered, and I was almost afraid to think about myself.以前的事姑且擱起，這一大把銅元又是什麽意思？Let the earlier matter rest for now — what did this fistful of copper coins mean?獎他麽？Was I rewarding him?我還能裁判車夫麽？Was I in any position to judge the rickshaw man?我不能回答自己。I could not answer myself.

風

fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

住

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

了

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

路上

lù shang — 1. on the road 2. on the way; en route (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

靜

jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

走

zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

一面

yī miàn — 1. one side 2. one aspect 3. simultaneously... (and...) 4. one's whole face (HSK 7-9)

想

xiǎng — 1. to think (about) 2. to think of; to devise 3. to think (that); to believe (that) 4. to desire; to want (to) 5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of) (HSK 1)

幾乎

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

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

敢

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

想到

xiǎng dào — 1. to think of 2. to call to mind 3. to anticipate (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自己

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

以前

yǐ qián — 1. before 2. formerly 3. previous 4. ago (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)

事

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

姑且

gū qiě — for the time being; tentatively

擱

gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)

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)

這

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

一

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

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)

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)

銅

tóng — 1. copper (chemistry) 2. see also 紅銅 (hóng tóng) 3. classifier: 塊 (kuài) (HSK 7-9)

元

Yuán — 1. surname Yuan 2. Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) (HSK 1)

又

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

什

shén — what

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

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)

獎

jiǎng — 1. prize; award; bonus; reward 2. (bound form) to encourage; to commend; to praise 3. to award; to give as a reward (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)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

裁判

cái pàn — 1. (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement 2. (sports) to referee 3. (sports) umpire; referee; judge (HSK 5)

車夫

chē fū — 1. cart driver 2. coachman

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不能

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

回答

huí dá — 1. to reply; to answer 2. reply; answer (HSK 1)

自己

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

风全住了，路上还很静。我走着，一面想，几乎怕敢想到我自己。以前的事姑且搁起，这一大把铜元又是什么意思？奖他么？我还能裁判车夫么？我不能回答自己。

這事到了現在，還是時時記起。Even now, this incident still comes to mind again and again.我因此也時時熬了苦痛，努力的要想到我自己。Because of it, I have also again and again endured pain, striving to think about myself.幾年來的文治武力，在我早如幼小時候所讀過的『子曰詩』一般，背不上半句了。The civil and military affairs of these past years are, to me, already like the 'Confucius says' and poetry I read as a small child — I cannot recall even half a sentence of them.獨有這一件小事，卻總是浮在我眼前，有時反更分明，教我慚愧，催我自新，並且增長我的勇氣和希望。Only this one small incident constantly floats before my eyes, at times growing even clearer, making me ashamed, spurring me to renew myself, and increasing my courage and my hope.

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)

事

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

到了

dào liǎo — 1. at last 2. finally 3. in the end

現在

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

還是

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

時時

shí shí — 1. often 2. constantly (HSK 6)

記起

jì qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to recollect

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

因此

yīn cǐ — thus; consequently; as a result (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

時時

shí shí — 1. often 2. constantly (HSK 6)

熬

āo — to simmer; to boil slowly (HSK 7-9)

了

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

苦痛

kǔ tòng — 1. pain 2. suffering

努力

nǔ lì — 1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive 2. hard-working; conscientious (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)

要

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

想到

xiǎng dào — 1. to think of 2. to call to mind 3. to anticipate (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自己

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

幾年來

jǐ nián lái — for the past several years

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)

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)

治

zhì — 1. to rule 2. to govern 3. to manage 4. to control 5. to harness (a river) 6. to treat (a disease) 7. to wipe out (a pest) 8. to punish 9. to research (HSK 4)

武力

wǔ lì — military force (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

早

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

如

rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)

幼小

yòu xiǎo — 1. young 2. immature

時候

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

所

suǒ — 1. actually 2. place 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc 4. that which 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

讀

dòu — 1. comma 2. phrase marked by pause (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

的

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

子曰

zǐ yuē — Confucius says:

詩

Shī — abbr. for Shijing 詩經 (Shī jīng), the Book of Songs (HSK 4)

一般

yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

背

bēi — 1. to carry on one's back 2. (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc) (HSK 2)

不

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

上半

shàng bàn — first half

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (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)

獨有

dú yǒu — 1. to own exclusively; unique to; specific 2. there is only

這

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

一

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

件

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

小事

xiǎo shì — 1. trifle 2. trivial matter 3. classifier: 點 (diǎn)

卻

què — 1. but 2. yet 3. however 4. while 5. to go back 6. to decline 7. to retreat 8. nevertheless 9. even though (HSK 4)

總是

zǒng shì — always (HSK 3)

浮

fú — 1. to float 2. superficial 3. floating 4. unstable 5. movable 6. provisional 7. temporary 8. transient 9. impetuous 10. hollow 11. inflated 12. to exceed 13. superfluous 14. excessive 15. surplus (HSK 6)

在

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

眼前

yǎn qián — 1. before one's eyes 2. now 3. at present (HSK 3)

有時

yǒu shí — 1. sometimes 2. now and then (HSK 1)

反

fǎn — 1. contrary 2. in reverse 3. inside out or upside down 4. to reverse 5. to return 6. to oppose 7. opposite 8. against 9. anti- 10. to rebel 11. to use analogy 12. instead 13. abbr. for 反切 (fǎn qiè) phonetic system (HSK 4)

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)

分明

fēn míng — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. evidently 4. clearly (HSK 7-9)

教

Jiào — surname Jiao (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

慚愧

cán kuì — ashamed (HSK 7-9)

催

cuī — 1. to urge 2. to press 3. to prompt 4. to rush sb 5. to hasten sth 6. to expedite (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自新

zì xīn — 1. to reform oneself 2. to mend one's ways and start life anew

並且

bìng qiě — and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition (HSK 3)

增長

zēng zhǎng — to grow; to increase (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

的

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

勇氣

yǒng qì — courage (HSK 4)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

希望

xī wàng — 1. to hope 2. a hope; a wish (HSK 3)

这事到了现在，还是时时记起。我因此也时时熬了苦痛，努力的要想到我自己。几年来的文治武力，在我早如幼小时候所读过的『子曰诗』一般，背不上半句了。独有这一件小事，却总是浮在我眼前，有时反更分明，教我惭愧，催我自新，并且增长我的勇气和希望。

（一九二〇年七月。）(July, 1920.)

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)

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)

二

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

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

七月

Qī yuè — 1. July 2. seventh month (of the lunar year)