祝福 New Year's Sacrifice

舊曆的年底畢竟最像年底，村鎮上不必說，就在天空中也顯出將到新年的氣象來。The end of the old-calendar year is, after all, most like a year's end — needless to say in the villages and towns, but even in the sky itself there appears an air of the coming New Year.灰白色的沉重的晚雲中間時時發出閃光，接著一聲鈍響，是送灶的爆竹；Amid the heavy, grayish-white evening clouds, flashes of light kept breaking out now and then, followed by a dull report — these were the firecrackers seeing off the Kitchen God;近處燃放的可就更強烈了，震耳的大音還沒有息，空氣裏已經散滿了幽微的火藥香。those set off nearby were even more intense — before the deafening report had died away, the air was already filled with the faint fragrance of gunpowder.我是正在這一夜回到我的故鄉魯鎮的。It was on this very night that I returned to my hometown, Luzhen.雖說故鄉，然而已沒有家，所以只得暫寓在魯四老爺的宅子裏。Although I call it my hometown, I no longer had a home there, so I had no choice but to lodge for a while in the house of Fourth Master Lu.他是我的本家，比我長一輩，應該稱之曰「四叔」，是一個講理學的老監生。He is of my own clan, a generation senior to me, so I ought to call him "Fourth Uncle" — an old scholar of the Imperial Academy who talked of Neo-Confucian principles.他比先前並沒有甚麽大改變，單是老了些，但也還未留鬍子，一見面是寒暄，寒暄之後說我「胖了」，說我「胖了」之後即大罵其新黨。He had not changed much since before, only grown a bit older, but he still had not grown a beard; the moment we met there were the usual greetings, after which he said I had "grown fat," and after saying I had "grown fat" he at once launched into a tirade against the reformist party.但我知道，這並非借題在罵我：因為他所罵的還是康有為。But I knew this was not a pretext for scolding me, for the one he was denouncing was still Kang Youwei.但是，談話是總不投機的了，於是不多久，我便一個人剩在書房裏。Still, our conversation never really clicked, and so before long I was left alone in the study.

舊曆

jiù lì — 1. old calendar 2. the Chinese lunar calendar 3. same as 農曆 (nóng lì)

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)

年底

nián dǐ — 1. the end of the year 2. year-end (HSK 3)

畢竟

bì jìng — 1. after all 2. all in all 3. when all is said and done 4. in the final analysis (HSK 5)

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)

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)

年底

nián dǐ — 1. the end of the year 2. year-end (HSK 3)

村鎮

cūn zhèn — hamlet (place)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

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)

天空

tiān kōng — sky (HSK 3)

中

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

顯出

xiǎn chū — 1. to express 2. to exhibit (HSK 6)

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)

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)

新年

xīn nián — 1. New Year 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

氣象

qì xiàng — 1. meteorological condition; weather 2. meteorology 3. atmosphere; ambience; scene (HSK 5)

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)

灰白色

huī bái sè — ash gray

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)

沉重

chén zhòng — 1. heavy 2. hard 3. serious 4. critical (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)

晚

wǎn — 1. evening 2. night 3. late (HSK 1)

雲

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

中間

zhōng jiān — 1. the middle; the inside 2. in the middle; within; between; among 3. during; in the meantime (HSK 1)

時時

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

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)

閃光

shǎn guāng — flash

接著

jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (HSK 2)

一聲

yī shēng — first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

鈍

dùn — 1. blunt 2. stupid

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)

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)

送灶

sòng Zào — seeing off the kitchen god 灶神 (Zào shén) (traditional rite)

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)

爆竹

bào zhú — firecracker (HSK 7-9)

近處

jìn chù — nearby

燃放

rán fàng — 1. to light 2. to set off (firecrackers etc) (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)

可就

kě jiù — certainly

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)

強烈

qiáng liè — strong; intense (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)

震耳

zhèn ěr — ear-splitting

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

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)

音

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

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)

空氣

kōng qì — 1. air 2. atmosphere (HSK 2)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

散

sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)

滿

Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (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)

幽微

yōu wēi — 1. faint 2. subtle (of sound, scent etc) 3. profound 4. mysterious 5. dim

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)

火藥

huǒ yào — gunpowder (HSK 7-9)

香

xiāng — 1. fragrant 2. sweet smelling 3. aromatic 4. savory or appetizing 5. (to eat) with relish 6. (of sleep) sound 7. perfume or spice 8. joss or incense stick 9. classifier: 根 (gēn) (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

正在

zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (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)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

回到

huí dào — to return to (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)

故鄉

gù xiāng — 1. home 2. homeland 3. native place 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

魯

Lǔ — 1. surname Lu 2. Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 (Lǔ guó) 3. short name for Shandong 山東 (Shān dōng)

鎮

zhèn — 1. to press down 2. to calm 3. to subdue 4. to suppress 5. to guard 6. garrison 7. small town 8. to cool or chill (food or drinks) (HSK 6)

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)

雖說

suī shuō — 1. though 2. although (HSK 7-9)

故鄉

gù xiāng — 1. home 2. homeland 3. native place 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

已

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

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)

所以

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

只得

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

暫

zàn — 1. temporary 2. Taiwan pr. (zhàn) (HSK 7-9)

寓

yù — 1. (bound form) to reside; to inhabit 2. (bound form) residence; dwelling 3. (bound form) to imply; to place; to contain (sth abstract)

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)

魯

Lǔ — 1. surname Lu 2. Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 (Lǔ guó) 3. short name for Shandong 山東 (Shān dōng)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

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)

宅子

zhái zi — house; residence

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

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)

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)

本家

běn jiā — 1. a member of the same clan 2. a distant relative with the same family name

比

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

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)

輩

bèi — 1. lifetime 2. generation 3. group of people 4. class 5. classifier for generations 6. (literary) classifier for people (HSK 5)

應該

yīng gāi — ought to; should; must (HSK 2)

稱

chèn — 1. to fit; to match; to suit 2. (coll.) to have; to possess 3. Taiwan pr. (chèng)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

曰

yuē — 1. to speak 2. to say (HSK 7-9)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

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)

講理

jiǎng lǐ — 1. to argue 2. to reason with sb 3. to talk sense 4. to be reasonable

學

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

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)

監

jiān — 1. to supervise 2. to inspect 3. jail 4. prison

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

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)

比

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

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

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)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

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)

改變

gǎi biàn — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform (HSK 2)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (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)

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)

了

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

些

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

但

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

留

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

鬍子

hú zi — 1. beard 2. mustache or whiskers 3. facial hair 4. classifier: 撮 (zuǒ), 根 (gēn) 5. (coll.) bandit (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)

見面

jiàn miàn — 1. to meet; to see each other 2. classifier: 次 (cì) (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)

寒暄

hán xuān — to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries

寒暄

hán xuān — to exchange conventional greetings; to exchange pleasantries

之後

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

胖

pán — 1. healthy 2. at ease (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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

胖

pán — 1. healthy 2. at ease (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)

之後

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

即

jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)

大罵

dà mà — 1. to rain curses (on sb) 2. to let sb have it 3. to bawl sb out

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

新黨

Xīn dǎng — New Party (Republic of China)

但

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

知道

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

並非

bìng fēi — really isn't (HSK 7-9)

借

jiè — 1. to borrow 2. (used in combination with 給 (gěi) or 出 (chū) etc) to lend 3. to make use of; to avail oneself of 4. (sometimes followed by 著 (zhe)) by; with (HSK 2)

題

Tí — surname Ti (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)

罵

mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

因為

yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of (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)

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)

罵

mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)

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)

還是

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

康有為

Kāng Yǒu wéi — Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

談話

tán huà — 1. to talk (with sb) 2. to have a conversation 3. talk 4. conversation 5. classifier: 次 (cì) (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)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

不

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

投機

tóu jī — 1. congenial; agreeable 2. to speculate; to profiteer (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)

了

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

於是

yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)

不

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

多久

duō jiǔ — 1. (of time) how long? 2. (not) a long time (HSK 2)

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)

一個人

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

剩

shèng — 1. to remain 2. to be left 3. to have as remainder (HSK 5)

在

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

書房

shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

旧历的年底毕竟最像年底，村镇上不必说，就在天空中也显出将到新年的气象来。灰白色的沉重的晚云中间时时发出闪光，接著一声钝响，是送灶的爆竹；近处燃放的可就更强烈了，震耳的大音还没有息，空气里已经散满了幽微的火药香。我是正在这一夜回到我的故乡鲁镇的。虽说故乡，然而已没有家，所以只得暂寓在鲁四老爷的宅子里。他是我的本家，比我长一辈，应该称之曰「四叔」，是一个讲理学的老监生。他比先前并没有甚么大改变，单是老了些，但也还未留胡子，一见面是寒暄，寒暄之后说我「胖了」，说我「胖了」之后即大骂其新党。但我知道，这并非借题在骂我：因为他所骂的还是康有为。但是，谈话是总不投机的了，于是不多久，我便一个人剩在书房里。

第二天我起得很遲，午飯之後，出去看了幾個本家和朋友；The next day I rose very late, and after lunch I went out to call on a few relatives and friends;第三天也照樣。on the third day I did the same.他們也都沒有甚麽大改變，單是老了些；They too had not changed much, only grown a bit older;家中卻一律忙，都在準備著「祝福」。but every household was busy alike, all preparing for the "New Year's Sacrifice."這是魯鎮年終的大典，致敬盡禮，迎接福神，拜求來年一年中的好運氣的。This is the great year-end rite of Luzhen, performed with the utmost reverence and ceremony, to welcome the God of Fortune and pray for good luck through the coming year.殺雞，宰鵝，買豬肉，用心細細的洗，女人的臂膊都在水裏浸得通紅，有的還帶著絞絲銀鐲子。Chickens are killed, geese slaughtered, pork bought, and everything washed with painstaking care; the women's arms all turn red from soaking in the water, some of them still wearing twisted silver bracelets.煮熟之後，橫七豎八的插些筷子在這類東西上，可就稱為「福禮」了，五更天陳列起來，並且點上香燭，恭請福神們來享用，拜的卻只限於男人，拜完自然仍然是放爆竹。Once boiled, chopsticks are stuck every which way into these offerings, and then they are called the "blessing offerings"; they are set out in the fifth watch before dawn, incense and candles are lit, and the gods of fortune are respectfully invited to partake — though only the men may do the worshipping — and once the worship is done, of course, firecrackers are set off again.年年如此，家家如此，——只要買得起福禮和爆竹之類的——今年自然也如此。Year after year it is thus, every household the same — so long as they can afford the offerings and firecrackers and the like — and this year, naturally, it was thus again.天色愈陰暗了，下午竟下起雪來，雪花大的有梅花那麽大，滿天飛舞，夾著煙靄和忙碌的氣色，將魯鎮亂成一團糟。The sky grew ever more overcast, and in the afternoon it actually began to snow, the flakes as large as plum blossoms, dancing across the whole sky, mingling with the smoky haze and the bustle of preparations, throwing Luzhen into utter confusion.我回到四叔的書房裏時，瓦楞上已經雪白，房裏也映得較光明，極分明的顯出壁上掛著的朱拓的大「壽」字，陳摶老祖寫的，一邊的對聯已經脫落，鬆鬆的卷了放在長桌上，一邊的還在，道是「事理通達心氣和平」。By the time I returned to Fourth Uncle's study, the roof tiles were already white with snow, and the room too was lit up somewhat brighter, showing quite clearly on the wall the large character "Longevity" in vermilion rubbing, written by the Old Patriarch Chen Tuan; one scroll of the paired couplet had already come loose and lay loosely rolled on the long table, while the other still hung, reading, "Understand all things thoroughly, keep the heart and spirit at peace."我又無聊賴的到窗下的案頭去一翻，只見一堆似乎未必完全的《康熙字典》，一部《近思錄集註》和一部《四書襯》。Out of sheer boredom I went and turned over the things on the desk beneath the window, and found only a pile of what looked like an incomplete Kangxi Dictionary, a copy of the Reflections on Things at Hand with Commentary, and a copy of Commentaries on the Four Books.無論如何，我明天決計要走了。In any case, I resolved that I would leave the next day.

第二天

dì èr tiān — 1. next day 2. the morrow

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

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)

得很

de hěn — (after an adjective) very

遲

Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)

午飯

wǔ fàn — 1. lunch 2. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (HSK 1)

之後

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (HSK 1)

看

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

幾個

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

本家

běn jiā — 1. a member of the same clan 2. a distant relative with the same family name

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

第

dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

天

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

照樣

zhào yàng — 1. as before 2. (same) as usual 3. in the same manner 4. still 5. nevertheless (HSK 6)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

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)

改變

gǎi biàn — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform (HSK 2)

單

Shàn — surname Shan (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)

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)

了

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

些

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

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)

中

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

一律

yī lǜ — 1. same; identical 2. uniformly; all; without exception (HSK 4)

忙

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

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

準備

zhǔn bèi — 1. preparation 2. to prepare 3. to intend 4. to be about to 5. reserve (fund) (HSK 1)

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)

祝福

zhù fú — 1. blessings 2. to wish sb well (HSK 4)

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)

魯

Lǔ — 1. surname Lu 2. Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 (Lǔ guó) 3. short name for Shandong 山東 (Shān dōng)

鎮

zhèn — 1. to press down 2. to calm 3. to subdue 4. to suppress 5. to guard 6. garrison 7. small town 8. to cool or chill (food or drinks) (HSK 6)

年終

nián zhōng — end of the year (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)

大典

dà diǎn — 1. ceremony 2. collection of classical writings

致敬

zhì jìng — 1. to salute 2. to pay one's respects to 3. to pay tribute to 4. to pay homage to (HSK 7-9)

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)

禮

Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)

迎接

yíng jiē — to welcome; to greet (HSK 3)

福

Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

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)

求

qiú — 1. to seek 2. to look for 3. to request 4. to demand 5. to beseech (HSK 2)

來年

lái nián — 1. next year 2. the coming year (HSK 7-9)

一

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

年中

nián zhōng — 1. within the year 2. in the middle of the year 3. mid-year

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)

好運

hǎo yùn — good luck (HSK 5)

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (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)

殺

shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)

雞

jī — 1. fowl 2. chicken 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī) 4. (slang) prostitute (HSK 2)

宰

zǎi — 1. to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc) 2. (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge 3. (bound form) to govern; to rule 4. (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) (HSK 7-9)

鵝

é — 1. goose 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī) (HSK 7-9)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)

豬肉

zhū ròu — pork

用心

yòng xīn — 1. motive 2. intention 3. to be diligent or attentive 4. careful (HSK 6)

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

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)

洗

xǐ — 1. to wash; to bathe 2. to develop (photographs) 3. to shuffle (cards etc) 4. to erase (a recording) (HSK 1)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (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)

臂膊

bì bó — arm

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

水

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

浸

jìn — 1. to immerse 2. to soak 3. to steep 4. gradually

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)

通紅

tōng hóng — 1. very red 2. red through and through 3. to blush (deep red) (HSK 6)

有的

yǒu de — 1. (there are) some (who are...) 2. some (exist) (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

絞

jiǎo — 1. to twist (strands into a thread) 2. to entangle 3. to wring 4. to hang (by the neck) 5. to turn 6. to wind 7. classifier for skeins of yarn (HSK 7-9)

絲

sī — 1. silk 2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips 3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc (HSK 7-9)

銀

yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)

鐲子

zhuó zi — 1. bracelet 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)

煮熟

zhǔ shóu — 1. to boil thoroughly 2. to cook thoroughly

之後

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

橫七豎八

héng qī shù bā — 1. in disorder 2. at sixes and sevens (idiom) (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)

插

chā — 1. to insert 2. stick in 3. pierce 4. to take part in 5. to interfere 6. to interpose (HSK 5)

些

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

筷子

kuài zi — 1. chopsticks 2. classifier: 對 (duì), 根 (gēn), 把 (bǎ), 雙 (shuāng) (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)

這類

zhè lèi — this kind (of)

東西

dōng xī — east and west (HSK 1)

上

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

可就

kě jiù — certainly

稱為

chēng wéi — to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." (HSK 3)

福

Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)

禮

Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (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)

五更

wǔ gēng — fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old)

天

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

陳列

chén liè — to display; to exhibit (HSK 7-9)

起來

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

並且

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

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)

上香

shàng xiāng — to offer incense (at a temple etc)

燭

zhú — 1. candle 2. (literary) to illuminate

恭

gōng — respectful

請

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

福

Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)

神

Shén — God (HSK 5)

們

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

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)

享用

xiǎng yòng — to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)

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)

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)

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)

只限於

zhǐ xiàn yú — to be limited to

男人

nán rén — 1. a man 2. a male 3. men 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)

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)

完

wán — 1. to finish 2. to be over 3. whole 4. complete 5. entire (HSK 2)

自然

zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)

仍然

réng rán — still; as before; yet (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)

放爆竹

fàng bào zhú — to set off firecrackers

年年

nián nián — year after year; yearly; every year; annually

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

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)

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)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

只要

zhǐ yào — so long as; provided; if (HSK 2)

買

mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)

得起

de qǐ — (verb complement indicating ability to afford or bear the cost or consequences of doing sth)

福

Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)

禮

Lǐ — 1. surname Li 2. abbr. for 禮記 (Lǐ jì), Classic of Rites (HSK 5)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

爆竹

bào zhú — firecracker (HSK 7-9)

之類

zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)

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)

今年

jīn nián — this year (HSK 1)

自然

zì rán — 1. nature 2. natural 3. naturally (HSK 3)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

天色

tiān sè — 1. color of the sky 2. time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky 3. weather

愈

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

陰暗

yīn àn — 1. dim 2. dark 3. overcast 4. darkness 5. shadow 6. (fig.) dismal 7. gloomy 8. somber 9. murky 10. shadowy (side) (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)

下午

xià wǔ — 1. afternoon 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. p.m. (HSK 1)

竟

jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

雪

Xuě — surname Xue (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)

雪花

xuě huā — snowflake

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)

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)

有

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

梅花

méi huā — 1. plum blossom 2. clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) 3. (dialect) wintersweet (HSK 6)

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (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)

滿天飛

mǎn tiān fēi — 1. to rush around everywhere 2. always active

舞

wǔ — 1. to dance 2. to wield 3. to brandish (HSK 5)

夾

gā — used in 夾肢窩 (gā zhi wō) (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)

煙靄

yān ǎi — mist and clouds

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

忙碌

máng lù — busy; bustling (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)

氣色

qì sè — complexion

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)

魯

Lǔ — 1. surname Lu 2. Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 (Lǔ guó) 3. short name for Shandong 山東 (Shān dōng)

鎮

zhèn — 1. to press down 2. to calm 3. to subdue 4. to suppress 5. to guard 6. garrison 7. small town 8. to cool or chill (food or drinks) (HSK 6)

亂成一團

luàn chéng yī tuán — 1. in a great mess 2. chaotic

糟

zāo — 1. dregs 2. draff 3. pickled in wine 4. rotten 5. messy 6. ruined (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

回到

huí dào — to return to (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

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)

書房

shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

瓦楞

wǎ léng — 1. rows of tiles on a roof 2. corrugated

上

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

雪白

xuě bái — snow white

房

Fáng — surname Fang

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

映

yìng — (bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception) (HSK 7-9)

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)

較

jiào — 1. (bound form) to compare 2. (literary) to dispute 3. compared to 4. (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather 5. also pr. (jiǎo) (HSK 3)

光明

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

極

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

分明

fēn míng — 1. clear 2. distinct 3. evidently 4. clearly (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)

顯出

xiǎn chū — 1. to express 2. to exhibit (HSK 6)

壁

bì — 1. wall 2. rampart

上

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

掛

guà — 1. to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc) 2. to hang up (the phone) 3. (of a line) to be dead 4. to be worried; to be concerned 5. (dialect) to make a phone call 6. to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor) 7. (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) 8. classifier for sets or clusters of objects (HSK 3)

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)

朱

Zhū — surname Zhu

拓

Tuò — surname Tuo

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

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)

壽

Shòu — surname Shou

字

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

陳摶

Chén Tuán — Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage

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)

祖

Zǔ — surname Zu

寫

xiě — to write (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)

一邊

yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)

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)

對聯

duì lián — 1. rhyming couplet 2. pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway 3. classifier: 副 (fù), 幅 (fú) (HSK 7-9)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

脫落

tuō luò — 1. to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out 2. to omit (a character when writing) (HSK 7-9)

鬆

sōng — 1. loose 2. to loosen 3. to relax 4. floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) (HSK 4)

鬆

sōng — 1. loose 2. to loosen 3. to relax 4. floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling) (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)

卷

juǎn — 1. to roll up 2. (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) 3. (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree; hypercompetitive 4. a roll 5. classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) (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)

放

fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (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)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

桌

zhuō — 1. table 2. desk 3. classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc

上

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

一邊

yī biān — 1. one side 2. either side 3. on the one hand 4. on the other hand 5. doing while (HSK 1)

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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

在

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

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)

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)

事理

shì lǐ — 1. reason 2. logic

通達

tōng dá — 1. to understand clearly 2. to be sensible or reasonable 3. understanding

心氣

xīn qì — 1. intention 2. motive 3. state of mind 4. ambition 5. aspiration 6. heart 氣 (qì) (TCM)

和平

hé píng — 1. peace 2. peaceful (HSK 3)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

又

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

無聊

wú liáo — 1. bored 2. boring 3. senseless (HSK 4)

賴

Lài — 1. surname Lai 2. (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app (HSK 6)

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)

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)

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

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)

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)

案頭

àn tóu — on one's desk

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)

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)

翻

fān — 1. to turn over 2. to flip over 3. to overturn 4. to rummage through 5. to translate 6. to decode 7. to double 8. to climb over or into 9. to cross (HSK 4)

只見

zhǐ jiàn — 1. to see (the same thing) over and over again 2. to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) (HSK 5)

一堆

yī duī — pile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of

似乎

sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)

未必

wèi bì — 1. not necessarily 2. maybe not (HSK 4)

完全

wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (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)

康熙字典

Kāng xī Zì diǎn — the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries

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)

部

bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)

近

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

思

sī — 1. to think 2. to consider

錄

Lù — surname Lu (HSK 3)

集

jí — 1. to gather 2. to collect 3. collected works 4. classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode (HSK 6)

註

zhù — 1. to annotate; to provide explanatory notes on a written text 2. an annotation; an explanatory note 3. (bound form) to put on record; to register (HSK 7-9)

和

Hé — surname He (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)

部

bù — 1. ministry 2. department 3. section 4. part 5. division 6. troops 7. board 8. classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc (HSK 3)

四書

Sì shū — Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語, and Mencius 孟子

襯

chèn — 1. (of garments) against the skin 2. to line 3. lining 4. to contrast with 5. to assist financially

無論如何

wú lùn rú hé — (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

明天

míng tiān — tomorrow (HSK 1)

決

jué — 1. to decide 2. to determine 3. to execute (sb) 4. (of a dam etc) to breach or burst 5. definitely 6. certainly

計

Jì — surname Ji (HSK 7-9)

要

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

了

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

第二天我起得很迟，午饭之后，出去看了几个本家和朋友；第三天也照样。他们也都没有甚么大改变，单是老了些；家中却一律忙，都在准备著「祝福」。这是鲁镇年终的大典，致敬尽礼，迎接福神，拜求来年一年中的好运气的。杀鸡，宰鹅，买猪肉，用心细细的洗，女人的臂膊都在水里浸得通红，有的还带著绞丝银镯子。煮熟之后，横七竖八的插些筷子在这类东西上，可就称为「福礼」了，五更天陈列起来，并且点上香烛，恭请福神们来享用，拜的却只限于男人，拜完自然仍然是放爆竹。年年如此，家家如此，——只要买得起福礼和爆竹之类的——今年自然也如此。天色愈阴暗了，下午竟下起雪来，雪花大的有梅花那么大，满天飞舞，夹著烟霭和忙碌的气色，将鲁镇乱成一团糟。我回到四叔的书房里时，瓦楞上已经雪白，房里也映得较光明，极分明的显出壁上挂著的朱拓的大「寿」字，陈抟老祖写的，一边的对联已经脱落，松松的卷了放在长桌上，一边的还在，道是「事理通达心气和平」。我又无聊赖的到窗下的案头去一翻，只见一堆似乎未必完全的《康熙字典》，一部《近思录集注》和一部《四书衬》。无论如何，我明天决计要走了。

況且，一想到昨天遇見祥林嫂的事，也就使我不能安住。Besides, whenever I thought of meeting Xianglin Sao the day before, I found I could not settle down and stay.那是下午，我到鎮的東頭訪過一個朋友，走出來，就在河邊遇見她；It was in the afternoon; I had gone to the east end of town to visit a friend, and coming out, I met her by the river;而且見她瞪著的眼睛的視線，就知道明明是向我走來的。and seeing the fixed stare of her eyes, I knew at once that she was clearly walking toward me.我這回在魯鎮所見的人們中，改變之大，可以說無過於她的了：五年前的花白的頭髮，即今已經全白，全不像四十上下的人；Among all the people I had seen this time in Luzhen, none, I daresay, had changed so much as she: the gray-streaked hair of five years before was now entirely white, not at all like someone of forty or so;臉上瘦削不堪，黃中帶黑，而且消盡了先前悲哀的神色，仿佛是木刻似的；her face was fearfully gaunt, sallow with a tinge of black, and had lost entirely the sorrowful look it once wore, as if it were carved of wood;只有那眼珠間或一輪，還可以表示她是一個活物。only the occasional turning of her eyeballs showed that she was still a living thing.她一手提著竹籃。In one hand she carried a bamboo basket.內中一個破碗，空的；Inside it was a broken bowl, empty;一手拄著一支比她更長的竹竿，下端開了裂：她分明已經純乎是一個乞丐了。in the other hand she leaned on a bamboo pole even taller than herself, split open at the lower end: she had plainly become nothing but a beggar.我就站住，預備她來討錢。I stopped, expecting she would come to beg for money.

況且

kuàng qiě — 1. moreover 2. besides 3. in addition 4. furthermore (HSK 7-9)

一

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

想到

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

昨天

zuó tiān — yesterday (HSK 1)

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

祥

xiáng — 1. auspicious 2. propitious

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

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)

不能

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

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

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)

那是

nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed

下午

xià wǔ — 1. afternoon 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. p.m. (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

鎮

zhèn — 1. to press down 2. to calm 3. to subdue 4. to suppress 5. to guard 6. garrison 7. small town 8. to cool or chill (food or drinks) (HSK 6)

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)

東

Dōng — surname Dong (HSK 1)

頭

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

訪

fǎng — 1. (bound form) to seek by inquiry 2. (bound form) to visit; to call on

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

一個

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

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

走出

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

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)

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)

河邊

hé biān — river bank

遇見

yù jiàn — to meet (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

而且

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

瞪

dèng — 1. to open (one's eyes) wide 2. to stare at 3. to glare at (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)

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)

眼睛

yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (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)

視線

shì xiàn — line of sight (HSK 7-9)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

知道

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

明明

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

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)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

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)

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (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)

魯

Lǔ — 1. surname Lu 2. Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 (Lǔ guó) 3. short name for Shandong 山東 (Shān dōng)

鎮

zhèn — 1. to press down 2. to calm 3. to subdue 4. to suppress 5. to guard 6. garrison 7. small town 8. to cool or chill (food or drinks) (HSK 6)

所見

suǒ jiàn — 1. (literary) what one sees 2. (literary) opinion; view

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)

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

中

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

改變

gǎi biàn — 1. to change 2. to alter 3. to transform (HSK 2)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

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)

可以

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

過於

guò yú — excessively; too (HSK 5)

她

tā — she (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)

了

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

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

年前

nián qián — 1. by the end of the year 2. at the end of the year; shortly before New Year (HSK 5)

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)

花白

huā bái — grizzled (hair)

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)

頭髮

tóu fa — hair (on the head) (HSK 2)

即

jí — 1. namely 2. that is 3. i.e. 4. prompt 5. at once 6. at present 7. even if 8. prompted (by the occasion) 9. to approach 10. to come into contact 11. to assume (office) 12. to draw near (HSK 7-9)

今

jīn — 1. now 2. the present time 3. current 4. contemporary 5. this (day, year etc)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

不

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

四十

sì shí — 1. forty 2. 40

上下

shàng xià — 1. the top and bottom of sth 2. the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom 3. to go up and down 4. before and after (as in 上下文 (shàng xià wén) "context") 5. (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so 6. (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦 (shàng xià hé mù) "harmony between superiors and subordinates") 7. all members of a group (as in 舉國上下 (jǔ guó shàng xià) "the entire nation") 8. relative superiority (as in 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng xià) "evenly matched") (HSK 5)

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)

人

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

臉

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

上

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

瘦削

shòu xuē — slim

不堪

bù kān — 1. cannot bear 2. cannot stand 3. utterly 4. extremely (HSK 7-9)

黃

Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)

中

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

黑

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

而且

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

消

xiāo — 1. to diminish; to subside 2. to consume; to reduce 3. to idle away (the time) 4. (after 不 (bù) or 只 (zhǐ) or 何 (hé) etc) to need; to require; to take (HSK 7-9)

盡

jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (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)

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

悲哀

bēi āi — 1. grieved 2. sorrowful (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)

神色

shén sè — 1. expression 2. look

仿佛

fǎng fú — 1. to seem; as if; seemingly 2. alike; similar (HSK 6)

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)

木刻

mù kè — woodcut

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

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)

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

眼珠

yǎn zhū — 1. one's eyes 2. eyeball

間或

jiàn huò — 1. occasionally 2. now and then

一輪

yī lún — first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

可以

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

表示

biǎo shì — 1. (of sb) to express; to state; to show 2. (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show 3. expression; manifestation (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (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)

活物

huó wù — living animals

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

一手

yī shǒu — 1. a skill 2. mastery of a trade 3. by oneself 4. without outside help (HSK 7-9)

提

dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (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)

竹籃

zhú lán — wicker basket

內中

nèi zhōng — 1. within it 2. among them

一個

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

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)

碗

wǎn — 1. bowl 2. cup 3. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

空

kōng — 1. empty 2. air 3. sky 4. in vain (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)

一手

yī shǒu — 1. a skill 2. mastery of a trade 3. by oneself 4. without outside help (HSK 7-9)

拄

zhǔ — 1. to lean on 2. to prop on (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)

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)

支

Zhī — surname Zhi (HSK 3)

比

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

長

cháng — 1. long 2. (bound form) length 3. (bound form) strong point; forte 4. (bound form) to be good at 5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. (zhàng)) (HSK 2)

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)

竹竿

zhú gān — bamboo pole (HSK 7-9)

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)

端

duān — 1. (bound form) tip; end; extremity 2. (bound form) aspect; facet 3. (bound form) upright; proper 4. to hold sth level with both hands; to carry 5. to eliminate; to wipe out (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)

了

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

裂

liè — 1. to split 2. to crack 3. to break open 4. to rend (HSK 6)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

分明

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

純

chún — 1. pure 2. simple 3. unmixed 4. genuine (HSK 4)

乎

hū — 1. (classical particle similar to 於 (yú)) in 2. at 3. from 4. because 5. than 6. (classical final particle similar to 嗎 (ma), 吧 (ba), 呢 (ne), expressing question, doubt or astonishment)

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)

乞丐

qǐ gài — beggar (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

站住

zhàn zhù — 1. to come to a stop; to halt 2. to keep one's footing; to stay upright 3. (fig.) to hold one's ground; to gain a firm foothold 4. (of an assertion etc) to hold up; to be tenable (HSK 2)

預備

yù bèi — 1. to prepare 2. to make ready 3. preparation 4. preparatory (HSK 5)

她

tā — she (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)

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)

錢

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

况且，一想到昨天遇见祥林嫂的事，也就使我不能安住。那是下午，我到镇的东头访过一个朋友，走出来，就在河边遇见她；而且见她瞪著的眼睛的视线，就知道明明是向我走来的。我这回在鲁镇所见的人们中，改变之大，可以说无过于她的了：五年前的花白的头发，即今已经全白，全不像四十上下的人；脸上瘦削不堪，黄中带黑，而且消尽了先前悲哀的神色，仿佛是木刻似的；只有那眼珠间或一轮，还可以表示她是一个活物。她一手提著竹篮。内中一个破碗，空的；一手拄著一支比她更长的竹竿，下端开了裂：她分明已经纯乎是一个乞丐了。我就站住，预备她来讨钱。

「你回來了？」她先這樣問。"You're back?" she asked first.

你

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

回來

huí lai — to return; to come back (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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (HSK 1)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

「你回来了？」她先这样问。

「是的。」"Yes."

是的

shì de — 1. yes, that's right 2. variant of 似的 (shì de)

「這正好。"That's good.你是識字的，又是出門人，見識得多。You can read, and you've been out in the world, so you know a great deal.我正要問你一件事——」她那沒有精采的眼睛忽然發光了。I want to ask you about something—" Her lusterless eyes suddenly lit up.

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)

正好

zhèng hǎo — 1. just (in time) 2. just right 3. just enough 4. to happen to 5. to chance to 6. by chance 7. it just so happens that (HSK 2)

你

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

識字

shí zì — 1. to learn to read 2. able to read; literate (HSK 6)

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)

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)

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)

人

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

見識

jiàn shi — 1. to gain first-hand knowledge of sth 2. to experience for oneself 3. knowledge 4. experience 5. insight (HSK 7-9)

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

正要

zhèng yào — 1. to be just about to 2. to be on the point of

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

你

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

事

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

那

Nā — surname Na (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)

精

jīng — 1. essence 2. extract 3. vitality 4. energy 5. semen 6. sperm 7. mythical goblin spirit 8. highly perfected 9. elite 10. the pick of sth 11. proficient (refined ability) 12. extremely (fine) 13. selected rice (archaic) (HSK 6)

采

cǎi — 1. color 2. complexion 3. looks 4. variant of 彩 (cǎi) 5. variant of 採 (cǎi) (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)

眼睛

yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)

忽然

hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)

發光

fā guāng — to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous (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)

「这正好。你是识字的，又是出门人，见识得多。我正要问你一件事——」她那没有精采的眼睛忽然发光了。

我萬料不到她卻說出這樣的話來，詫異的站著。I had never expected she would say such a thing, and stood there astonished.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

料

liào — 1. material 2. stuff 3. grain 4. feed 5. to expect 6. to anticipate 7. to guess (HSK 6)

不到

bù dào — 1. not to arrive 2. not reaching 3. insufficient 4. less than

她

tā — she (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)

說出

shuō chū — 1. to speak out 2. to declare (one's view)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

的話

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

詫異

chà yì — 1. flabbergasted 2. astonished (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)

站

zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)

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)

我万料不到她却说出这样的话来，诧异的站著。

「就是——」她走近兩步，放低了聲音，極秘密似的切切的說，「一個人死了之後，究竟有沒有魂靈的？」"It's just this—" She stepped closer, lowering her voice, and said in an urgent whisper, as if it were a great secret, "after a person dies, is there really a soul or not?"

就是

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

走近

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

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

步

Bù — surname Bu (HSK 3)

放低

fàng dī — 1. to lower 2. to be humble

了

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

聲音

shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)

極

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

秘密

mì mì — 1. secret; private; confidential; clandestine 2. a secret (HSK 4)

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

切切

qiè qiè — 1. urgently 2. eagerly 3. worried 4. (urge sb to) be sure to 5. it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

一個人

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

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

之後

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

究竟

jiū jìng — 1. to go to the bottom of a matter 2. after all 3. when all is said and done 4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally 5. outcome 6. result (HSK 4)

有沒有

yǒu méi yǒu — 1. (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? 2. Is there a ...? 3. (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)? 4. Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? (HSK 6)

魂靈

hún líng — 1. soul 2. mind 3. idea

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)

「就是——」她走近两步，放低了声音，极秘密似的切切的说，「一个人死了之后，究竟有没有魂灵的？」

我很悚然，一見她的眼釘著我的，背上也就遭了芒刺一般，比在學校裏遇到不及預防的臨時考，教師又偏是站在身旁的時候，惶急得多了。I was quite startled; the moment I saw her eyes fixed on mine, it was as though thorns pricked my back, and I felt far more flustered than when caught unprepared by a surprise test at school with the teacher standing right beside me.對於魂靈的有無，我自己是向來毫不介意的；As to whether or not there are souls, I myself had never given it the slightest thought;但在此刻，怎樣回答她好呢？but at this moment, how was I to answer her?我在極短期的躊躇中，想，這裏的人照例相信鬼，然而她，卻疑惑了，——或者不如說希望：希望其有，又希望其無……，人何必增添末路的人的苦惱，一為她起見，不如說有罷。In the briefest moment of hesitation I thought: people here customarily believe in ghosts, and yet she seemed to doubt it — or rather, to hope: hoping there were, and hoping there weren't... Why should one add to the suffering of someone at the end of her road? For her sake alone, better to say there are.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

悚然

sǒng rán — 1. frightened 2. terrified

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)

見

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

她

tā — she (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)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

釘

dīng — 1. nail 2. to follow closely 3. to keep at sb (to do sth) 4. variant of 盯 (dīng) (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)

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)

背

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

上

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

遭

zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident

了

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

芒

máng — 1. awn (of cereals) 2. arista (of grain) 3. tip (of a blade) 4. Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) 5. variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan

刺

cī — (onom.) whoosh (HSK 4)

一般

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

比

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

學校

xué xiào — 1. school 2. classifier: 所 (suǒ) (HSK 1)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

遇到

yù dào — to meet; to run into; to come across (HSK 4)

不及

bù jí — 1. to fall short of 2. not as good as 3. too late

預防

yù fáng — 1. to prevent 2. to take precautions against 3. to protect 4. to guard against 5. precautionary 6. prophylactic (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)

臨時

lín shí — 1. as the time draws near 2. at the last moment 3. temporary 4. interim 5. ad hoc (HSK 4)

考

kǎo — 1. to check 2. to verify 3. to test 4. to examine 5. to take an exam 6. to take an entrance exam for 7. deceased father (HSK 1)

教師

jiào shī — 1. teacher 2. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

又

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

偏

piān — 1. to lean 2. to slant 3. oblique 4. prejudiced 5. to deviate from average 6. to stray from the intended line 7. stubbornly 8. contrary to expectations (HSK 6)

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)

站

zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)

在身

zài shēn — 1. to possess 2. to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)

旁

páng — 1. one side 2. other 3. different 4. lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂 (dāo), 亻 (rén) etc) (HSK 5)

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)

時候

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

惶

huáng — (bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation

急

jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (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)

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)

了

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

對於

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

魂靈

hún líng — 1. soul 2. mind 3. idea

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)

有無

yǒu wú — 1. to have or have not 2. surplus and shortfall 3. tangible and intangible 4. corporeal and incorporeal

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自己

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

向來

xiàng lái — always (previously) (HSK 7-9)

毫不介意

háo bu jiè yì — 1. to not mind (at all, a bit) 2. to not care in the slightest

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)

但

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

在此

zài cǐ — 1. hereto 2. here

刻

kè — 1. quarter (hour) 2. moment 3. to carve 4. to engrave 5. to cut 6. oppressive 7. classifier for short time intervals (HSK 2)

怎樣

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

回答

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

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

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)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

極

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

短期

duǎn qī — short-term (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)

躊躇

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

中

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

這裏

zhè lǐ — variant of 這裡 (zhè lǐ) (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)

人

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

照例

zhào lì — 1. as a rule 2. as usual 3. usually (HSK 7-9)

相信

xiāng xìn — to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true (HSK 2)

鬼

guǐ — 1. disembodied spirit; ghost; devil 2. (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc 3. sly; crafty; resourceful (variant of 詭 (guǐ)) 4. one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy (HSK 5)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

她

tā — she (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)

疑惑

yí huò — 1. to doubt 2. to distrust 3. unconvincing 4. to puzzle over 5. misgivings 6. suspicions (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)

或者

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

不如

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

希望

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

希望

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

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

有

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

又

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

希望

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

其

qí — 1. his 2. her 3. its 4. their 5. that 6. such 7. it (refers to sth preceding it) (HSK 5)

無

mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)

人

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

何必

hé bì — 1. there is no need 2. why should (HSK 7-9)

增添

zēng tiān — 1. to add 2. to increase (HSK 7-9)

末路

mò lù — 1. dead end; impasse 2. end of the road; final days

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)

人

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

苦惱

kǔ nǎo — 1. vexed 2. distressed (HSK 7-9)

一

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

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

起見

qǐ jiàn — 1. motive 2. purpose 3. (sth) being the motive or purpose

不如

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

說

shuì — to persuade (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)

罷

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

我很悚然，一见她的眼钉著我的，背上也就遭了芒刺一般，比在学校里遇到不及预防的临时考，教师又偏是站在身旁的时候，惶急得多了。对于魂灵的有无，我自己是向来毫不介意的；但在此刻，怎样回答她好呢？我在极短期的踌躇中，想，这里的人照例相信鬼，然而她，却疑惑了，——或者不如说希望：希望其有，又希望其无……，人何必增添末路的人的苦恼，一为她起见，不如说有罢。

「也許有罷，——我想。」我於是吞吞吐吐的說。"Perhaps there are — I think," I said, hemming and hawing.

也許

yě xǔ — perhaps; maybe (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)

罷

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

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)

於是

yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)

吞吞吐吐

tūn tūn tǔ tǔ — 1. to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth 2. to speak and break off, then start again 3. to hold sth back

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

「也许有罢，——我想。」我于是吞吞吐吐的说。

「那麽，也就有地獄了？」"Then there must be a hell too?"

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

有

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

地獄

dì yù — 1. hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka 2. (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive (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)

「那么，也就有地狱了？」

「啊！"Ah!地獄？」我很喫驚，只得支吾著，「地獄？——論理，就該也有。——然而也未必，……Hell?" I was quite taken aback, and could only hedge, "Hell? — By rights, there ought to be one too. — And yet perhaps not necessarily...誰來管這等事……。」who's to say about such things..."

啊

ā — 1. interjection of surprise 2. Ah! 3. Oh! (HSK 2)

地獄

dì yù — 1. hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka 2. (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

喫

chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (HSK 1)

驚

jīng — 1. to startle 2. to be frightened 3. to be scared 4. alarm (HSK 7-9)

只得

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

支吾

zhī wú — 1. to resist 2. to deal with

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)

地獄

dì yù — 1. hell; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka 2. (coll.) (of humor, jokes, content etc) extremely dark or morally transgressive (HSK 7-9)

論理

lùn lǐ — 1. normally 2. as things should be 3. by rights 4. to reason things out 5. logic

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)

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

未必

wèi bì — 1. not necessarily 2. maybe not (HSK 4)

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)

管

Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)

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)

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)

事

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

「啊！地狱？」我很吃惊，只得支吾著，「地狱？——论理，就该也有。——然而也未必，……谁来管这等事……。」

「那麽，死掉的一家的人，都能見面的？」"Then can the members of a family who have died all see one another again?"

那麽

nà me — variant of 那麼 (nà me) (HSK 2)

死掉

sǐ diào — to die

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)

一家

yī jiā — 1. the whole family 2. the same family 3. the family ... (when preceded by a family name) 4. group

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)

人

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

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

見面

jiàn miàn — 1. to meet; to see each other 2. classifier: 次 (cì) (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)

「那么，死掉的一家的人，都能见面的？」

「唉唉，見面不見面呢？……」這時我已知道自己也還是完全一個愚人，甚麽躊躇，甚麽計劃，都擋不住三句問，我即刻膽怯起來了，便想全翻過先前的話來，「那是，……"Ah well, whether they can see one another or not..." By now I knew that I myself was still nothing but a fool — all my hesitating, all my planning, could not withstand three questions, and I at once grew timid, wishing to take back everything I had said before, "As for that,...實在，我說不清……。really, I can't say for certain...其實，究竟有沒有魂靈，我也說不清。」in fact, whether or not there really are souls, I can't say for certain either."

唉唉

āi āi — 1. (onom.) sighing voice 2. crying sound

見面

jiàn miàn — 1. to meet; to see each other 2. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 1)

不見

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

面

miàn — 1. face 2. side 3. surface 4. aspect 5. top 6. classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

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)

這時

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

已知

yǐ zhī — known (to science)

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)

自己

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

還是

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

完全

wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (HSK 2)

一個

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

愚人

yú rén — 1. stupid person 2. ignoramus

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

躊躇

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

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

計劃

jì huà — 1. plan 2. project 3. program 4. to plan 5. to map out 6. classifier: 個 (gè), 項 (xiàng) (HSK 2)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

擋

dǎng — 1. to resist 2. to obstruct 3. to hinder 4. to keep off 5. to block (a blow) 6. to get in the way of 7. cover 8. gear (e.g. in a car's transmission) (HSK 5)

不住

bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

句

gōu — variant of 勾 (gōu) (HSK 2)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

即刻

jí kè — 1. immediately 2. instant 3. instantly

膽怯

dǎn qiè — 1. timidity 2. timid 3. cowardly (HSK 7-9)

起來

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

了

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

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)

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)

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

翻過

fān guò — 1. to turn over 2. to transform

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

的話

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

那是

nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed

實在

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不清

bù qīng — unclear

其實

qí shí — actually; in fact; really (HSK 3)

究竟

jiū jìng — 1. to go to the bottom of a matter 2. after all 3. when all is said and done 4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally 5. outcome 6. result (HSK 4)

有沒有

yǒu méi yǒu — 1. (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...? 2. Is there a ...? 3. (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)? 4. Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? (HSK 6)

魂靈

hún líng — 1. soul 2. mind 3. idea

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不清

bù qīng — unclear

「唉唉，见面不见面呢？……」这时我已知道自己也还是完全一个愚人，甚么踌躇，甚么计划，都挡不住三句问，我即刻胆怯起来了，便想全翻过先前的话来，「那是，……实在，我说不清……。其实，究竟有没有魂灵，我也说不清。」

我乘她不再緊接的問，邁開步便走，匆匆的逃回四叔的家中，心裏很覺得不安逸。Taking advantage of the fact that she did not press me further right away, I strode off and fled hurriedly back to Fourth Uncle's house, feeling very uneasy at heart.自己想，我這答話怕於她有些危險。I thought to myself that my answer might well be dangerous for her.她大約因為在別人的祝福時候，感到自身的寂寞了，然而會不會含有別的甚麽意思的呢？——或者是有了甚麽預感了？Perhaps, amid other people's New Year's Sacrifice, she had simply felt her own loneliness — but might there not be some other meaning in it? — Or had she some kind of premonition?倘有別的意思，又因此發生別的事，則我的答話委實該負若干的責任……。If there were some other meaning, and something else were to happen because of it, then my answer would indeed bear some share of the responsibility...但隨後也就自笑，覺得偶爾的事，本沒有甚麽深意義，而我偏要細細推敲，正無怪教育家要說是生著神經病；But then I laughed at myself, feeling that it was merely a chance occurrence with no deep meaning at all, and that my insistence on picking it apart so minutely was just the sort of thing educators would call a symptom of neurosis;而況明明說過「說不清」，已經推翻了答話的全局，即使發生甚麽事，於我也毫無關係了。moreover, I had plainly said "I can't say for certain," which had already overturned the whole force of my answer, so that even if something did happen, it would have nothing whatever to do with me.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

乘

Chéng — surname Cheng (HSK 5)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

不再

bù zài — no more; no longer (HSK 6)

緊接

jǐn jiē — 1. to follow immediately afterwards 2. immediately adjacent

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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

邁

mài — 1. to take a step 2. to stride (HSK 7-9)

開步

kāi bù — 1. to step forward 2. to walk

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)

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)

匆匆

cōng cōng — hurriedly (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)

逃

táo — 1. to escape 2. to run away 3. to flee (HSK 5)

回

Huí — Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) (HSK 1)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

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)

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)

中

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

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)

覺得

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

不安

bù ān — 1. unpeaceful 2. unstable 3. uneasy 4. disturbed 5. restless 6. worried (HSK 3)

逸

yì — 1. (bound form) to flee; to escape 2. (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages) (variant of 佚 (yì)) 3. (bound form) leisurely; relaxed 4. (bound form) to surpass the ordinary; outstanding 5. (bound form) reclusive

自己

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

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)

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)

答話

dá huà — 1. to reply 2. to answer

怕

Pà — surname Pa (HSK 2)

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

有些

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

危險

wēi xiǎn — 1. danger 2. dangerous (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

大約

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

因為

yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of (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)

別人

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

祝福

zhù fú — 1. blessings 2. to wish sb well (HSK 4)

時候

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

感到

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

自身

zì shēn — 1. itself 2. oneself 3. one's own (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)

寂寞

jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (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)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

會不會

huì bù huì — 1. (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot? 2. is able to or not

含有

hán yǒu — 1. to contain 2. including (HSK 4)

別的

bié de — 1. else 2. other (HSK 1)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

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)

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)

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)

或者

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

有了

yǒu le — 1. I've got a solution! 2. to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎 (yǒu le tāi))

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

預感

yù gǎn — 1. to have a premonition 2. premonition (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)

倘

cháng — used in 倘佯 (cháng yáng)

有別

yǒu bié — 1. different 2. distinct 3. unequal 4. variable

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)

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)

又

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

因此

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

發生

fā shēng — to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out (HSK 3)

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)

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

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)

答話

dá huà — 1. to reply 2. to answer

委實

wěi shí — 1. indeed 2. really (very much so)

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

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)

若干

ruò gān — 1. a certain number or amount 2. how many? 3. how much? (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)

責任

zé rèn — responsibility; duty; liability (HSK 3)

但

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

隨後

suí hòu — afterward; later; subsequently; following that (HSK 5)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

自

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

笑

xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

覺得

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

偶爾

ǒu ěr — 1. occasionally 2. once in a while 3. sometimes (HSK 5)

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)

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)

沒有

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

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

深

shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)

意義

yì yì — 1. sense 2. meaning 3. significance 4. importance 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

偏要

piān yào — 1. to insist on doing sth 2. must do it, despite everything

細細

xì xì — 1. attentive 2. careful

推敲

tuī qiāo — to think over (HSK 7-9)

正

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

無怪

wú guài — 1. No wonder! 2. not surprising

教育家

jiào yù jiā — educationalist

要說

yào shuō — 1. as for 2. when it comes to

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)

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

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)

神經病

shén jīng bìng — 1. mental disorder 2. neuropathy 3. (derog.) mental case

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

況

kuàng — 1. moreover 2. situation

明明

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不清

bù qīng — unclear

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

推翻

tuī fān — to overthrow (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)

答話

dá huà — 1. to reply 2. to answer

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)

全局

quán jú — overall situation (HSK 7-9)

即使

jí shǐ — even if; even though (HSK 5)

發生

fā shēng — to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out (HSK 3)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

事

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

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

毫無

háo wú — 1. not in the least 2. to completely lack (HSK 7-9)

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)

了

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

我乘她不再紧接的问，迈开步便走，匆匆的逃回四叔的家中，心里很觉得不安逸。自己想，我这答话怕于她有些危险。她大约因为在别人的祝福时候，感到自身的寂寞了，然而会不会含有别的甚么意思的呢？——或者是有了甚么预感了？倘有别的意思，又因此发生别的事，则我的答话委实该负若干的责任……。但随后也就自笑，觉得偶尔的事，本没有甚么深意义，而我偏要细细推敲，正无怪教育家要说是生著神经病；而况明明说过「说不清」，已经推翻了答话的全局，即使发生甚么事，于我也毫无关系了。

「說不清」是一句極有用的話。"I can't say for certain" is an extremely useful phrase.不更事的勇敢的少年，往往敢於給人解決疑問，選定醫生，萬一結果不佳，大抵反成了怨府，然而一用這說不清來作結束，便事事逍遙自在了。Inexperienced, bold young people often dare to resolve others' doubts for them, or choose a doctor on their behalf, and if the result should turn out badly, they generally become the target of resentment instead; but once one closes with this "can't say for certain," one is free and easy in everything.我在這時，更感到這一句話的必要，即使和討飯的女人說話，也是萬不可省的。At this time I felt all the more the necessity of this phrase — even in speaking with a woman who begs for food, it was a thing on no account to be dispensed with.

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不清

bù qīng — unclear

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)

一句

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

極

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

有用

yǒu yòng — useful (HSK 1)

的話

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

不

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

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)

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)

勇敢

yǒng gǎn — brave; courageous (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)

少年

shào nián — 1. early youth 2. youngster 3. (literary) youth; young man (HSK 2)

往往

wǎng wǎng — 1. usually 2. in many cases 3. more often than not (HSK 3)

敢於

gǎn yú — 1. to have the courage to do sth 2. to dare to 3. bold in (HSK 6)

給

gěi — 1. to 2. for 3. for the benefit of 4. to give 5. to allow 6. to do sth (for sb) 7. (grammatical equivalent of 被) 8. (grammatical equivalent of 把) 9. (sentence intensifier) (HSK 1)

人

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

解決

jiě jué — 1. to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) 2. to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) (HSK 3)

疑問

yí wèn — 1. question 2. interrogation 3. doubt (HSK 4)

選定

xuǎn dìng — 1. to select 2. to choose 3. to settle on

醫生

yī shēng — doctor; medical practitioner (HSK 1)

萬一

wàn yī — 1. just in case 2. if by any chance 3. contingency (HSK 4)

結果

jiē guǒ — to bear fruit (HSK 2)

不佳

bù jiā — not good

大抵

dà dǐ — 1. generally speaking 2. by and large 3. for the most part

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)

成了

chéng le — 1. to be done 2. to be ready 3. that's enough! 4. that will do!

怨

yuàn — 1. to blame 2. (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge (HSK 5)

府

fǔ — 1. seat of government 2. government repository (archive) 3. official residence 4. mansion 5. presidential palace 6. (honorific) Your home 7. prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (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)

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)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不清

bù qīng — unclear

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)

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (HSK 6)

結束

jié shù — to end; to finish; to conclude (HSK 3)

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)

事事

shì shì — everything

逍遙自在

xiāo yáo zì zai — 1. free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered 2. outside the reach of the law (of criminal) 3. at large

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)

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)

這時

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

感到

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

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)

一句話

yī jù huà — in a word; in short (HSK 5)

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)

必要

bì yào — 1. necessary 2. essential 3. indispensable 4. required (HSK 3)

即使

jí shǐ — even if; even though (HSK 5)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

討飯

tǎo fàn — 1. to ask for food 2. to beg

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)

女人

nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

不可

bù kě — cannot; should not; must not

省

shěng — 1. to save; to economize; to be frugal 2. to omit; to delete; to leave out 3. province 4. provincial capital 5. a ministry (of the Japanese government) (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)

「说不清」是一句极有用的话。不更事的勇敢的少年，往往敢于给人解决疑问，选定医生，万一结果不佳，大抵反成了怨府，然而一用这说不清来作结束，便事事逍遥自在了。我在这时，更感到这一句话的必要，即使和讨饭的女人说话，也是万不可省的。

但是我總覺得不安，過了一夜，也仍然時時記憶起來，仿佛懷著甚麽不祥的預感，在陰沉的雪天裏，在無聊的書房裏，這不安愈加強烈了。Still, I could not help feeling uneasy, and even after a night had passed I kept recalling it again and again, as though harboring some ominous premonition; in the gloomy, snowy weather, in the tedious study, this uneasiness grew ever stronger.不如走罷，明天進城去。Better to leave, then — tomorrow I would go into the city.福興樓的清燉魚翅，一元一大盤，價廉物美，現在不知增價了否？The clear-stewed shark's fin at the Fuxing Restaurant, a whole yuan for a large plate, cheap and good — I wondered whether the price had gone up by now?往日同遊的朋友，雖然已經雲散，然而魚翅是不可不喫的，即使只有我一個……。Although the friends who once dined there with me had scattered like clouds, the shark's fin was still not to be missed, even if I were to eat it alone...無論如何，我明天決計要走了。In any case, I resolved that I would leave the next day.

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

總

zǒng — 1. (bound form) general; overall 2. to sum up 3. in every case; always; invariably 4. anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later 5. surely 6. (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理 (zǒng jīng lǐ) or 總編 (zǒng biān) etc (HSK 3)

覺得

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

不安

bù ān — 1. unpeaceful 2. unstable 3. uneasy 4. disturbed 5. restless 6. worried (HSK 3)

過

Guō — surname Guo (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)

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)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

仍然

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

時時

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

記憶

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

起來

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

仿佛

fǎng fú — 1. to seem; as if; seemingly 2. alike; similar (HSK 6)

懷

Huái — surname Huai

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)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

不祥

bù xiáng — 1. ominous 2. inauspicious

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)

預感

yù gǎn — 1. to have a premonition 2. premonition (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)

陰沉

yīn chén — gloomy

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)

雪

Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)

天

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

無聊

wú liáo — 1. bored 2. boring 3. senseless (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)

書房

shū fáng — 1. study (room) 2. studio 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 6)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

這不

zhè bu — (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted)

安

Ān — surname An (HSK 4)

愈加

yù jiā — 1. all the more 2. even more 3. further

強烈

qiáng liè — strong; intense (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)

不如

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

走

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

罷

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

明天

míng tiān — tomorrow (HSK 1)

進城

jìn chéng — 1. to go to town 2. to enter a big city (to live or work)

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)

福

Fú — 1. surname Fu 2. abbr. for Fujian province 福建省 (Fú jiàn Shěng) (HSK 3)

興

Xīng — surname Xing

樓

Lóu — surname Lou (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)

清燉

qīng dùn — to stew meat without seasoning

魚翅

yú chì — shark fin

一元

yī yuán — (math.) single-variable; univariate

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)

盤

pán — 1. tray; plate; dish 2. (finance) (bound form) market prices 3. (computing) (bound form) disk 4. to coil (a rope, pigtail etc) 5. to check; to examine; to investigate 6. to transfer; to sell (property) 7. to shift; to move (sth big and heavy) 8. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish 9. classifier for coils 10. classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) (HSK 4)

價廉物美

jià lián wù měi — inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)

現在

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

不知

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

增

zēng — (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to (HSK 5)

價

jià — 1. price 2. value 3. (chemistry) valence (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)

否

fǒu — 1. to negate 2. to deny 3. not

往日

wǎng rì — former days; the past (HSK 7-9)

同

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

遊

yóu — 1. to walk 2. to tour 3. to roam 4. to travel (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)

朋友

péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

雖然

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

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

雲

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

散

sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

魚翅

yú chì — shark fin

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)

不可

bù kě — cannot; should not; must not

不

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

喫

chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (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)

即使

jí shǐ — even if; even though (HSK 5)

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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一個

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

無論如何

wú lùn rú hé — (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means (HSK 7-9)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

明天

míng tiān — tomorrow (HSK 1)

決

jué — 1. to decide 2. to determine 3. to execute (sb) 4. (of a dam etc) to breach or burst 5. definitely 6. certainly

計

Jì — surname Ji (HSK 7-9)

要

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

了

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

但是我总觉得不安，过了一夜，也仍然时时记忆起来，仿佛怀著甚么不祥的预感，在阴沉的雪天里，在无聊的书房里，这不安愈加强烈了。不如走罢，明天进城去。福兴楼的清炖鱼翅，一元一大盘，价廉物美，现在不知增价了否？往日同游的朋友，虽然已经云散，然而鱼翅是不可不吃的，即使只有我一个……。无论如何，我明天决计要走了。

我因為常見些但願不如所料，以為未畢竟如所料的事，卻每每恰如所料的起來，所以很恐怕這事也一律。Because I had often seen things one hoped would not turn out as feared, things one supposed surely would not happen as expected, turn out time and again exactly as feared, I was very much afraid this matter would prove no exception.果然，特別的情形開始了。Sure enough, something out of the ordinary began.傍晚，我竟聽到有些人聚在內室裏談話，仿佛議論甚麽事似的，但不一會，說話聲也就止了，只有四叔且走而且高聲的說：Toward evening I actually heard some people gathered in the inner room, talking as though discussing some matter; but before long the voices ceased, and only Fourth Uncle could be heard, walking about and saying loudly:

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

因為

yīn wèi — because; owing to; on account of (HSK 2)

常見

cháng jiàn — 1. commonly seen 2. common 3. to see sth frequently (HSK 2)

些

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

但願

dàn yuàn — 1. if only (sth were possible) 2. I wish (that) (HSK 7-9)

不如

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

所料

suǒ liào — one's expectation; what one anticipates

以為

yǐ wéi — to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief) (HSK 2)

未

wèi — 1. not yet 2. did not 3. have not 4. not 5. 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep 6. ancient Chinese compass point: 210° (HSK 7-9)

畢竟

bì jìng — 1. after all 2. all in all 3. when all is said and done 4. in the final analysis (HSK 5)

如

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

所料

suǒ liào — one's expectation; what one anticipates

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)

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)

每每

měi měi — often

恰如

qià rú — just as if

所料

suǒ liào — one's expectation; what one anticipates

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)

起來

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

所以

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

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

恐怕

kǒng pà — 1. fear 2. to dread 3. I'm afraid that... 4. perhaps 5. maybe (HSK 3)

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)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

一律

yī lǜ — 1. same; identical 2. uniformly; all; without exception (HSK 4)

果然

guǒ rán — 1. really 2. sure enough 3. as expected 4. if indeed (HSK 3)

特別

tè bié — 1. unusual; special 2. very; especially; particularly 3. expressly; for a specific purpose 4. (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular (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)

情形

qíng xing — circumstances; situation; state of affairs (HSK 5)

開始

kāi shǐ — 1. to begin 2. beginning 3. to start 4. initial 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

傍晚

bàng wǎn — 1. in the evening 2. when night falls 3. towards evening 4. at night fall 5. at dusk (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

竟

jìng — 1. unexpectedly 2. actually 3. to go so far as to 4. indeed (HSK 7-9)

聽到

tīng dào — to hear (HSK 1)

有些人

yǒu xiē rén — some people

聚

jù — 1. to assemble; to gather (transitive or intransitive) 2. (chemistry) poly- (HSK 4)

在內

zài nèi — 1. (included) in it 2. among them (HSK 5)

室

Shì — surname Shi (HSK 3)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

談話

tán huà — 1. to talk (with sb) 2. to have a conversation 3. talk 4. conversation 5. classifier: 次 (cì) (HSK 3)

仿佛

fǎng fú — 1. to seem; as if; seemingly 2. alike; similar (HSK 6)

議論

yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

事

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

似的

shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)

但

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

不一會

bù yī huì — soon

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)

聲

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

止

zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (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)

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

且

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

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)

而且

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

高聲

gāo shēng — 1. aloud 2. loud 3. loudly

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

我因为常见些但愿不如所料，以为未毕竟如所料的事，却每每恰如所料的起来，所以很恐怕这事也一律。果然，特别的情形开始了。傍晚，我竟听到有些人聚在内室里谈话，仿佛议论甚么事似的，但不一会，说话声也就止了，只有四叔且走而且高声的说：

「不早不遲，偏偏要在這時候——這就可見是一個謬種！」"Not early, not late, but choosing this very moment — that alone shows what a wretched creature she was!"

不

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

早

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

不

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

遲

Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)

偏偏

piān piān — 1. (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened 2. (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason 3. (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people (HSK 7-9)

要

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

這時

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

候

hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days

這就

zhè jiù — 1. immediately 2. at once

可見

kě jiàn — 1. it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) 2. it is (thus) clear 3. clear 4. visible (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)

一個

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

謬種

miù zhǒng — 1. error 2. fallacy 3. misconception 4. scoundrel 5. You swine!

「不早不迟，偏偏要在这时候——这就可见是一个谬种！」

我先是詫異，接著是很不安，似乎這話於我有關係。At first I was startled, and then very uneasy, as if these words had something to do with me.試望門外，誰也沒有。I looked out toward the doorway, but there was no one there.好容易待到晚飯前他們的短工來沖茶，我才得了打聽消息的機會。Only with great patience did I wait until, just before supper, their hired hand came in to make tea, and I finally got a chance to ask after the news.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

先

xiān — 1. beforehand; first; earlier 2. at first; originally 3. for the time being; for now 4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) (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)

詫異

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

接著

jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (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)

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)

不安

bù ān — 1. unpeaceful 2. unstable 3. uneasy 4. disturbed 5. restless 6. worried (HSK 3)

似乎

sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)

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)

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)

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)

有關

yǒu guān — 1. to have sth to do with 2. to relate to 3. related to 4. to concern 5. concerning (HSK 6)

係

xì — 1. to connect 2. to relate to 3. to tie up 4. to bind 5. to be (literary) (HSK 3)

試

shì — 1. to test 2. to try 3. experiment 4. examination 5. test (HSK 1)

望

wàng — 1. full moon 2. to hope 3. to expect 4. to visit 5. to gaze (into the distance) 6. to look towards 7. towards (HSK 7-9)

門外

mén wài — outside the door

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (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)

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

待

dāi — to stay; to remain (HSK 5)

到

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

晚飯

wǎn fàn — 1. evening meal 2. dinner 3. supper 4. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (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)

他們

tā men — they; them (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)

短工

duǎn gōng — 1. temporary job 2. odd job 3. seasonal worker

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)

沖

chōng — 1. (of water) to dash against 2. to mix with water 3. to infuse 4. to rinse 5. to flush 6. to develop (a film) 7. to rise in the air 8. to clash 9. to collide with (HSK 4)

茶

chá — 1. tea 2. tea plant 3. classifier: 杯 (bēi), 壺 (hú) (HSK 1)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (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)

得了

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

打聽

dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)

消息

xiāo xi — 1. (piece of) news; information 2. message 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (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)

機會

jī huì — 1. opportunity 2. chance 3. occasion 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

我先是诧异，接著是很不安，似乎这话于我有关系。试望门外，谁也没有。好容易待到晚饭前他们的短工来冲茶，我才得了打听消息的机会。

「剛才，四老爺和誰生氣呢？」我問。"Who was Fourth Master angry at just now?" I asked.

剛才

gāng cái — 1. just now 2. a moment ago (HSK 2)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

老爺

lǎo ye — 1. (respectful) lord 2. master 3. (coll.) maternal grandfather

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

誰

shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)

生氣

shēng qì — 1. to get angry; to be furious 2. vitality; liveliness (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

「刚才，四老爷和谁生气呢？」我问。

「還不是和祥林嫂？」那短工簡捷的說。"Who else but Xianglin Sao?" the hired hand said curtly.

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

祥

xiáng — 1. auspicious 2. propitious

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

那

Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)

短工

duǎn gōng — 1. temporary job 2. odd job 3. seasonal worker

簡

jiǎn — 1. simple 2. uncomplicated 3. letter 4. to choose 5. to select 6. bamboo strips used for writing (old)

捷

Jié — 1. Czech 2. Czech Republic 3. abbr. for 捷克 (Jié kè)

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)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

「还不是和祥林嫂？」那短工简捷的说。

「祥林嫂？"Xianglin Sao?怎麽了？」我又趕緊的問。What's happened?" I asked again, quickly.

祥

xiáng — 1. auspicious 2. propitious

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

怎麽了

zěn me le — variant of 怎麼了 (zěn me le)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

又

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

趕緊

gǎn jǐn — 1. hurriedly 2. without delay (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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

「祥林嫂？怎么了？」我又赶紧的问。

「老了。」"She's gone."

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)

了

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

「死了？」我的心突然緊縮，幾乎跳起來，臉上大約也變了色，但他始終沒有擡頭，所以全不覺。"Dead?" My heart suddenly clenched, and I nearly leapt up; my face must have changed color too, but he never once raised his head, so he noticed nothing at all.我也就鎮定了自己，接著問：I steadied myself and went on to ask:

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

心

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

突然

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

緊縮

jǐn suō — 1. (economics) to reduce 2. to curtail 3. to cut back 4. to tighten 5. austerity 6. tightening 7. crunch (HSK 7-9)

幾乎

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

跳

tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)

起來

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

臉

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

上

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

大約

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

變

biàn — 1. to change 2. to become different 3. to transform 4. to vary 5. rebellion (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)

色

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

但

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

始終

shǐ zhōng — 1. from beginning to end 2. all along (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)

擡

tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)

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)

所以

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

全

Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)

不覺

bù jué — unconsciously

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

鎮定

zhèn dìng — 1. calm 2. unperturbed 3. cool (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)

自己

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

接著

jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (HSK 2)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

「死了？」我的心突然紧缩，几乎跳起来，脸上大约也变了色，但他始终没有抬头，所以全不觉。我也就镇定了自己，接著问：

「甚麽時候死的？」"When did she die?"

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

時候

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

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

「甚么时候死的？」

「甚麽時候？——昨天夜裏，或者就是今天罷。——我說不清。」"When? — Last night, or maybe today. — I can't say for certain."

甚

shén — variant of 什 (shén)

麽

me — variant of 麼 (me)

時候

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

昨天

zuó tiān — yesterday (HSK 1)

夜

yè — night (HSK 2)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

或者

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

就是

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

今天

jīn tiān — 1. today 2. the present time; now (HSK 1)

罷

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不清

bù qīng — unclear

「甚么时候？——昨天夜里，或者就是今天罢。——我说不清。」

「怎麽死的？」"How did she die?"

怎麽

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

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

「怎么死的？」

「怎麽死的？——還不是窮死的？」他淡然的回答，仍然沒有擡頭向我看，出去了。"How did she die? — What else but died of poverty?" he answered indifferently, still without looking up at me, and went out.

怎麽

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

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

窮

qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

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)

淡然

dàn rán — 1. tranquil and calm 2. indifferent

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)

回答

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

仍然

réng rán — still; as before; yet (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)

擡

tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)

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)

向

Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看

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

出去

chū qù — to go out (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)

「怎么死的？——还不是穷死的？」他淡然的回答，仍然没有抬头向我看，出去了。

然而我的驚惶卻不過暫時的事，隨著就覺得要來的事，已經過去，並不必仰仗我自己的「說不清」和他之所謂「窮死的」的寬慰，心地已經漸漸輕鬆；Yet my alarm was only a momentary thing; presently I felt that the thing bound to happen had already happened, and I no longer needed to rely on my own "can't say for certain" or his "died of poverty" for comfort — my mind gradually grew lighter;不過偶然之間，還似乎有些負疚。only now and then did I still seem to feel some twinge of guilt.晚飯擺出來了，四叔儼然的陪著。Supper was set out, and Fourth Uncle sat with me in solemn state.我也還想打聽些關於祥林嫂的消息，但知道他雖然讀過「鬼神者，二氣之良能也」，而忌諱仍然極多，當臨近祝福時候，是萬不可提起死亡、疾病之類的話的，倘不得已，就該用一種替代的隱語，可惜我又不知道，因此屢次想問，而終於中止了。I still wanted to ask further about Xianglin Sao, but I knew that although he had read the line "ghosts and spirits are the fine workings of the two vital forces," he still observed a great many taboos, and that at a time so close to the New Year's Sacrifice one must on no account mention words like death or illness, and that if it could not be helped one ought to use some substitute, veiled expression instead — which, unfortunately, I did not know — and so, though I wished again and again to ask, in the end I always stopped myself.我從他儼然的臉色上，又忽而疑他正以為我不早不遲，偏要在這時候來打攪他，也是一個謬種，便立刻告訴他明天要離開魯鎮，進城去，趁早放寬了他的心。From his solemn expression I suddenly suspected that he too was thinking I had come, not early, not late, but had chosen this very moment to trouble him — that I too was a wretched creature — so I told him at once that I would leave Luzhen the next day and go into the city, to set his mind at ease as soon as possible.他也不很留。He did not press me very hard to stay, either.這樣悶悶的喫完了一餐飯。In this gloomy fashion the meal was finished.

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

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)

驚惶

jīng huáng — panic-stricken

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)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

暫時

zàn shí — temporary; provisional; for the time being (HSK 5)

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)

隨著

suí zhe — 1. along with 2. in the wake of 3. following (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)

覺得

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

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)

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)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

過去

guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)

並不

bìng bù — not at all; by no means

必

bì — 1. certainly 2. must 3. will 4. necessarily (HSK 5)

仰仗

yǎng zhàng — 1. to rely on 2. to depend on

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

自己

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

說

shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

不清

bù qīng — unclear

和

Hé — surname He (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)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

所謂

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

窮

qióng — 1. poor 2. destitute 3. to use up 4. to exhaust 5. thoroughly 6. extremely 7. (coll.) persistently and pointlessly (HSK 4)

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (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)

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)

寬慰

kuān wèi — 1. to console 2. to soothe 3. relieved

心地

xīn dì — character

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

漸漸

jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

輕鬆

qīng sōng — 1. light 2. gentle 3. relaxed 4. effortless 5. uncomplicated 6. to relax 7. to take things less seriously (HSK 4)

不過

bù guò — 1. only 2. merely 3. no more than 4. but 5. however 6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic) 7. cannot be more (after adjectival) (HSK 2)

偶然

ǒu rán — 1. incidentally 2. occasional 3. occasionally 4. by chance 5. randomly (HSK 5)

之間

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

似乎

sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)

有些

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

負疚

fù jiù — 1. (literary) to feel apologetic 2. to feel guilty

晚飯

wǎn fàn — 1. evening meal 2. dinner 3. supper 4. classifier: 份 (fèn), 頓 (dùn), 次 (cì), 餐 (cān) (HSK 1)

擺出

bǎi chū — 1. to assume 2. to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc) 3. to bring out for display

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)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

儼然

yǎn rán — 1. just like 2. solemn 3. dignified 4. neatly laid out

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)

陪

péi — 1. to accompany 2. to keep sb company 3. to assist 4. old variant of 賠 (péi) (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (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)

打聽

dǎ ting — 1. to ask about 2. to make some inquiries 3. to ask around (HSK 3)

些

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

關於

guān yú — 1. pertaining to 2. concerning 3. with regard to 4. about 5. a matter of (HSK 4)

祥

xiáng — 1. auspicious 2. propitious

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

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)

消息

xiāo xi — 1. (piece of) news; information 2. message 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 3)

但

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

知道

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

雖然

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

讀

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

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

鬼神

guǐ shén — supernatural beings

者

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

二

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

氣

qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)

之

zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)

良

liáng — 1. good 2. very 3. very much (HSK 7-9)

能

Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

忌諱

jì huì — 1. taboo 2. to avoid as taboo 3. to abstain from (HSK 7-9)

仍然

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

極

jí — 1. extremely 2. pole (geography, physics) 3. utmost 4. top (HSK 4)

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)

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)

臨近

lín jìn — to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time) (HSK 7-9)

祝福

zhù fú — 1. blessings 2. to wish sb well (HSK 4)

時候

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

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

不可

bù kě — cannot; should not; must not

提起

tí qǐ — 1. to mention; to bring up 2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise 3. to initiate (legal proceedings) (HSK 5)

死亡

sǐ wáng — 1. to die 2. death (HSK 6)

疾病

jí bìng — disease; sickness; ailment (HSK 6)

之類

zhī lèi — 1. and so on 2. and such (HSK 6)

的話

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

倘

cháng — used in 倘佯 (cháng yáng)

不得已

bù dé yǐ — 1. to act against one's will 2. to have no alternative but to 3. to have to 4. to have no choice 5. must (HSK 7-9)

就

jiù — 1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 3. (same as 就是 (jiù shì)) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly 4. only; as little as 5. as much as; as many as 6. to approach; to move towards 7. to undertake; to engage in 8. (often followed by 著 (zhe)) taking advantage of 9. (of food) to go with 10. with regard to; concerning 11. (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就 (yī cù ér jiù)) 12. (pattern: 就 (jiù) ... 也 (yě) ...) even if ... still ... 13. (pattern: 不 (bù) ... 就 (jiù) ...) if not ... then must be ... (HSK 1)

該

gāi — 1. should 2. ought to 3. probably 4. must be 5. to deserve 6. to owe 7. to be sb's turn to do sth 8. that 9. the above-mentioned (HSK 2)

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)

一種

yī zhǒng — one kind of; one type of

替代

tì dài — 1. to substitute for 2. to replace 3. to supersede (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)

隱語

yǐn yǔ — 1. secret language 2. codeword

可惜

kě xī — 1. it is a pity 2. what a pity 3. unfortunately (HSK 5)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

又

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

不知

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

道

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

因此

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

屢次

lǚ cì — 1. repeatedly 2. time and again (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)

問

wèn — to ask; to inquire (HSK 1)

而

ér — 1. and 2. as well as 3. and so 4. but (not) 5. yet (not) 6. (indicates causal relation) 7. (indicates change of state) 8. (indicates contrast) (HSK 4)

終於

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

中止

zhōng zhǐ — 1. to cease 2. to suspend 3. to break off 4. to stop 5. to discontinue (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)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (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)

儼然

yǎn rán — 1. just like 2. solemn 3. dignified 4. neatly laid out

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)

臉色

liǎn sè — 1. complexion 2. look (HSK 5)

上

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

又

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

忽而

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

疑

yí — (bound form) to doubt; to suspect

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)

正

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

以為

yǐ wéi — to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief) (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不

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

早

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

不

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

遲

Chí — surname Chi (HSK 5)

偏要

piān yào — 1. to insist on doing sth 2. must do it, despite everything

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)

這時

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

候

hòu — 1. to wait 2. to inquire after 3. to watch 4. season 5. climate 6. (old) period of five days

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)

打攪

dǎ jiǎo — to disturb; to trouble; to bother (HSK 7-9)

他

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (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)

謬種

miù zhǒng — 1. error 2. fallacy 3. misconception 4. scoundrel 5. You swine!

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)

立刻

lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)

告訴

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

明天

míng tiān — tomorrow (HSK 1)

要

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

離開

lí kāi — to depart; to leave (HSK 2)

魯

Lǔ — 1. surname Lu 2. Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 (Lǔ guó) 3. short name for Shandong 山東 (Shān dōng)

鎮

zhèn — 1. to press down 2. to calm 3. to subdue 4. to suppress 5. to guard 6. garrison 7. small town 8. to cool or chill (food or drinks) (HSK 6)

進城

jìn chéng — 1. to go to town 2. to enter a big city (to live or work)

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)

趁早

chèn zǎo — 1. as soon as possible 2. at the first opportunity 3. the sooner the better 4. before it's too late (HSK 7-9)

放寬

fàng kuān — 1. to relax (a rule) 2. to ease (restrictions) 3. to extend (a time limit) 4. to let out (a garment) 5. to expand 6. to broaden

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)

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)

心

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

不很

bù hěn — not very

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)

這樣

zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)

悶

mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (HSK 7-9)

悶

mēn — 1. stuffy 2. shut indoors 3. to smother 4. to cover tightly (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)

喫

chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (HSK 1)

完了

wán le — 1. to be finished 2. to be done for 3. ruined 4. gone to the dogs 5. oh no (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)

餐

cān — 1. meal 2. to eat 3. classifier for meals (HSK 6)

飯

fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (HSK 1)

然而我的惊惶却不过暂时的事，随著就觉得要来的事，已经过去，并不必仰仗我自己的「说不清」和他之所谓「穷死的」的宽慰，心地已经渐渐轻松；不过偶然之间，还似乎有些负疚。晚饭摆出来了，四叔俨然的陪著。我也还想打听些关于祥林嫂的消息，但知道他虽然读过「鬼神者，二气之良能也」，而忌讳仍然极多，当临近祝福时候，是万不可提起死亡、疾病之类的话的，倘不得已，就该用一种替代的隐语，可惜我又不知道，因此屡次想问，而终于中止了。我从他俨然的脸色上，又忽而疑他正以为我不早不迟，偏要在这时候来打搅他，也是一个谬种，便立刻告诉他明天要离开鲁镇，进城去，趁早放宽了他的心。他也不很留。这样闷闷的吃完了一餐饭。

冬季日短，又是雪天，夜色早已籠罩了全市鎮。Winter days are short, and with the snow besides, night had long since settled over the whole town.人們都在燈下匆忙，但窗外很寂靜。People were all bustling about beneath their lamps, but outside the window all was very still.雪花落在積得厚厚的雪褥上面，聽去似乎瑟瑟有聲，使人更加感得沉寂。The snowflakes fell onto the thick quilt of snow already piled up, giving off what seemed a faint rustling sound, which made one feel the stillness all the more.我獨坐在發出黃光的菜油燈下，想，這百無聊賴的祥林嫂，被人們棄在塵芥堆中的，看得厭倦了的陳舊的玩物，先前還將形骸露在塵芥裏，從活得有趣的人們看來，恐怕要怪訝她何以還要存在，現在總算被無常打掃得乾凈凈了。I sat alone beneath the yellow light of the vegetable-oil lamp, thinking: this utterly wretched Xianglin Sao, cast aside by others onto the rubbish heap, a stale plaything they had grown weary of the sight of — before, she had still exposed her wasted frame amid the refuse, so that those who found life so interesting must surely have wondered, with some astonishment, why she went on existing at all — and now at last she had been swept clean away by the Impermanence of death.魂靈的有無，我不知道；Whether or not there are souls, I do not know;然而在現世，則無聊生者不生，即使厭見者不見，為人為己，也還都不錯。but in this present world, that one who is tedious to the living should cease to live, and that one whom others are weary of seeing should no longer be seen, is, for others' sake as much as her own, no bad thing after all.我靜聽著窗外似乎瑟瑟作響的雪花聲，一面想，反而漸漸的舒暢起來。I listened quietly to the faint rustling sound the snowflakes seemed to make outside the window, and as I thought this over, I found myself, instead, growing gradually more at ease.

冬季

dōng jì — winter (HSK 4)

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)

短

duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)

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)

雪

Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)

天

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

夜色

yè sè — 1. night scene 2. the dim light of night

早已

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

籠罩

lǒng zhào — 1. to envelop 2. to shroud (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)

全市

quán shì — whole city

鎮

zhèn — 1. to press down 2. to calm 3. to subdue 4. to suppress 5. to guard 6. garrison 7. small town 8. to cool or chill (food or drinks) (HSK 6)

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

都

Dū — surname Du (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)

燈

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

匆忙

cōng máng — 1. hasty 2. hurried (HSK 7-9)

但

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

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

外

wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (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)

寂靜

jì jìng — quiet (HSK 7-9)

雪花

xuě huā — snowflake

落

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

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)

積

jī — 1. to amass; to accumulate; to store up 2. (math.) product (the result of multiplication) 3. (TCM) constipation; indigestion (HSK 7-9)

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)

厚

hòu — 1. thick 2. deep or profound 3. kind 4. generous 5. rich or strong in flavor 6. to favor 7. to stress (HSK 4)

厚

hòu — 1. thick 2. deep or profound 3. kind 4. generous 5. rich or strong in flavor 6. to favor 7. to stress (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)

雪

Xuě — surname Xue (HSK 2)

褥

rù — mattress

上面

shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)

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)

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)

似乎

sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)

瑟瑟

sè sè — 1. trembling 2. rustling

有

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

聲

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

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)

人

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

更加

gèng jiā — 1. more (than sth else) 2. even more (HSK 3)

感

gǎn — 1. to feel 2. to move 3. to touch 4. to affect 5. feeling 6. emotion 7. (suffix) sense of ~

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)

沉寂

chén jì — 1. silence 2. stillness

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

獨

dú — 1. alone 2. independent 3. single 4. sole 5. only (HSK 7-9)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (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)

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)

黃

Huáng — surname Huang or Hwang (HSK 2)

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)

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)

菜油

cài yóu — rapeseed oil; canola oil

燈

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

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)

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)

百無聊賴

bǎi wú liáo lài — (idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom

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)

祥

xiáng — 1. auspicious 2. propitious

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

被

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

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

棄

qì — 1. to abandon 2. to relinquish 3. to discard 4. to throw away

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)

塵

chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth

芥

gài — see 芥藍 (gài lán)

堆

duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)

中的

zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head

看

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

厭倦

yàn juàn — to be weary of; to be fed up with; to be bored with (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)

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)

陳舊

chén jiù — old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated (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)

玩物

wán wù — toy; plaything

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

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)

形骸

xíng hái — 1. the human body 2. skeleton

露

Lù — surname Lu (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)

塵

chén — 1. dust 2. dirt 3. earth

芥

gài — see 芥藍 (gài lán)

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

從

Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)

活

huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)

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)

有趣

yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (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)

人們

rén men — people (HSK 2)

看來

kàn lai — 1. apparently 2. it seems that (HSK 4)

恐怕

kǒng pà — 1. fear 2. to dread 3. I'm afraid that... 4. perhaps 5. maybe (HSK 3)

要

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

怪訝

guài yà — astonished

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

何以

hé yǐ — 1. (literary) why 2. how

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

要

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

存在

cún zài — 1. to exist 2. to be 3. existence (HSK 3)

現在

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

總算

zǒng suàn — 1. at long last 2. finally 3. on the whole (HSK 5)

被

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

無常

wú cháng — 1. variable 2. changeable 3. fickle 4. impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) 5. ghost taking away the soul after death 6. to pass away 7. to die

打掃

dǎ sǎo — 1. to clean 2. to sweep (HSK 4)

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)

乾

Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)

凈

jìng — variant of 淨 (jìng) (HSK 6)

凈

jìng — variant of 淨 (jìng) (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)

魂靈

hún líng — 1. soul 2. mind 3. idea

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)

有無

yǒu wú — 1. to have or have not 2. surplus and shortfall 3. tangible and intangible 4. corporeal and incorporeal

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不知

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

道

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

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (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)

現世

xiàn shì — 1. this life 2. to lose face 3. to be disgraced

則

zé — 1. (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then 2. (bound form) standard; norm 3. (bound form) principle 4. (literary) to imitate; to follow 5. classifier for written items (HSK 7-9)

無聊

wú liáo — 1. bored 2. boring 3. senseless (HSK 4)

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

者

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

不

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

生

shēng — 1. to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born 2. to arise; to occur 3. to light (a fire) 4. to live; to be alive 5. life 6. raw; uncooked; unprocessed 7. unfamiliar; strange 8. (bound form) student; person engaged in a field 9. (bound form) male role in traditional opera 10. (bound form) life; lifetime 11. (bound form) means of livelihood 12. (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼 (shēng téng)) 13. (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài)) (HSK 2)

即使

jí shǐ — even if; even though (HSK 5)

厭

yàn — 1. (bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with 2. (literary) to satiate; to satisfy

見

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

者

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

不見

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

為人

wéi rén — 1. to conduct oneself 2. behavior; conduct; personal character (HSK 7-9)

為

wéi — 1. as (in the capacity of) 2. to take sth as 3. to act as 4. to serve as 5. to behave as 6. to become 7. to be 8. to do 9. by (in the passive voice) (HSK 2)

己

jǐ — 1. self 2. oneself 3. sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān) 4. sixth in order 5. letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc 6. hexa

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

不錯

bù cuò — 1. correct 2. right 3. not bad 4. pretty good (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

靜

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

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)

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)

窗

chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)

外

wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (HSK 1)

似乎

sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)

瑟瑟

sè sè — 1. trembling 2. rustling

作

zuō — 1. (bound form) worker 2. (bound form) workshop 3. (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) (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)

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)

雪花

xuě huā — snowflake

聲

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

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)

反而

fǎn ér — on the contrary; instead (HSK 4)

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)

舒暢

shū chàng — happy; entirely free from worry (HSK 7-9)

起來

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

冬季日短，又是雪天，夜色早已笼罩了全市镇。人们都在灯下匆忙，但窗外很寂静。雪花落在积得厚厚的雪褥上面，听去似乎瑟瑟有声，使人更加感得沉寂。我独坐在发出黄光的菜油灯下，想，这百无聊赖的祥林嫂，被人们弃在尘芥堆中的，看得厌倦了的陈旧的玩物，先前还将形骸露在尘芥里，从活得有趣的人们看来，恐怕要怪讶她何以还要存在，现在总算被无常打扫得干净净了。魂灵的有无，我不知道；然而在现世，则无聊生者不生，即使厌见者不见，为人为己，也还都不错。我静听著窗外似乎瑟瑟作响的雪花声，一面想，反而渐渐的舒畅起来。

然而先前所見所聞的她的半生事跡的斷片，至此也聯成一片了。And now the fragments of what I had earlier seen and heard of half her life's history came together, at last, into a whole.

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

先前

xiān qián — before; previously (HSK 5)

所見所聞

suǒ jiàn suǒ wén — what one hears and sees (idiom)

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)

她

tā — she (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)

半生

bàn shēng — half a lifetime

事

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

跡

jì — 1. (bound form) trace; mark; vestige; clue 2. Taiwan pr. (jī)

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)

斷片

duàn piàn — 1. fragment 2. piece 3. (of a film) to break in the middle of viewing

至此

zhì cǐ — 1. up until now 2. so far (HSK 7-9)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

聯

lián — 1. (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join 2. (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

一

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

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (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)

然而先前所见所闻的她的半生事迹的断片，至此也联成一片了。

她不是魯鎮人。She was not a native of Luzhen.有一年的冬初，四叔家裏要換女工，做中人的衛老婆子帶她進來了，頭上紮著白頭繩，烏裙，藍夾襖，月白背心，年紀大約二十六七，臉色青黃，但兩頰卻還是紅的。One year, in early winter, Fourth Uncle's household needed to change its maidservant, and Old Mrs. Wei, who acted as go-between, brought her in — a white cord tied round her hair, a black skirt, a blue lined jacket, a moon-white waistcoat, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years of age, her complexion sallow, but her cheeks still red.衛老婆子叫她祥林嫂，說是自己母家的鄰舍，死了當家人，所以出來做工了。Old Mrs. Wei called her Xianglin Sao, and said she was a neighbor of her own mother's family, whose husband had died, and so she had come out to find work.四叔皺了皺眉，四嬸已經知道了他的意思，是在討厭她是一個寡婦。Fourth Uncle frowned, and Fourth Aunt already understood his meaning — he disliked the fact that she was a widow.但是她模樣還周正，手腳都壯大，又只是順著眼，不開一句口，很像一個安分耐勞的人，便不管四叔的皺眉，將她留下了。But her looks were still presentable, her hands and feet sturdy and large, and she kept her eyes cast down and did not say a single word, seeming very much a steady, hard-working sort of person, so, disregarding Fourth Uncle's frown, they kept her on.試工期內，她整天的做，似乎閑著就無聊，又有力，簡直抵得過一個男子，所以第三天就定局，每月工錢五百文。During her trial period she worked the whole day long, as though idleness itself were tedious to her, and she was so strong that she was fully a match for a man; so on the third day it was settled, at wages of five hundred cash a month.

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

魯

Lǔ — 1. surname Lu 2. Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國 (Lǔ guó) 3. short name for Shandong 山東 (Shān dōng)

鎮

zhèn — 1. to press down 2. to calm 3. to subdue 4. to suppress 5. to guard 6. garrison 7. small town 8. to cool or chill (food or drinks) (HSK 6)

人

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

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)

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

dōng — winter

初

chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

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)

要

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

換

huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)

女工

nǚ gōng — 1. working woman 2. variant of 女紅 (nǚ gōng)

做

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

中人

zhōng rén — 1. go-between 2. mediator 3. intermediary

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)

衛

Wèi — 1. surname Wei 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

進來

jìn lái — to come in (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)

頭上

tóu shàng — 1. overhead 2. above

紮

zā — 1. to tie 2. to bind 3. classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle 4. Taiwan pr. (zhá) (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)

白頭

bái tóu — 1. hoary head 2. old age

繩

shéng — 1. rope 2. classifier: 根 (gēn)

烏

Wū — 1. abbr. for country names that begin with 烏 (wū): Ukraine 烏克蘭 (Wū kè lán), Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦 (Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn) etc 2. surname Wu

裙

qún — (bound form) skirt

藍

Lán — surname Lan (HSK 2)

夾襖

jiá ǎo — 1. lined jacket 2. double layered jacket 3. classifier: 件 (jiàn)

月

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

白

Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai ethnic group (HSK 1)

背心

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

年紀

nián jì — 1. age 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)

大約

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

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

六

liù — 1. six 2. 6 (HSK 1)

七

qī — 1. seven 2. 7 (HSK 1)

臉色

liǎn sè — 1. complexion 2. look (HSK 5)

青黃

qīng huáng — 1. greenish yellow 2. sallow (of complexion)

但

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

兩

liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)

頰

jiá — cheeks

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)

還是

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

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (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)

衛

Wèi — 1. surname Wei 2. vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces

老婆

lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)

子

zǐ — 1. son 2. child 3. seed 4. egg 5. small thing 6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat 7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 (wǔ děng jué wèi) 8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) 9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

祥

xiáng — 1. auspicious 2. propitious

林

Lín — 1. surname Lin 2. Japanese surname Hayashi

嫂

sǎo — (bound form) older brother's wife; sister-in-law

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)

自己

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

母

mǔ — 1. mother 2. elderly female relative 3. origin 4. source 5. (of animals) female (HSK 6)

家的

jiā de — (old) wife

鄰舍

lín shè — 1. neighbor 2. person next door

死

sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)

了當

liǎo dàng — 1. frank; outspoken 2. ready; settled; in order 3. (old) to deal with; to handle

家人

jiā rén — 1. family member 2. (old) servant (HSK 1)

所以

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

出來

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

做工

zuò gōng — 1. to work with one's hands 2. manual work 3. workmanship

了

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

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

皺

zhòu — 1. to wrinkle 2. wrinkled 3. to crease (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)

皺眉

zhòu méi — 1. to frown 2. to knit one's brow

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

嬸

shěn — wife of father's younger brother

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

知道了

zhī dào le — 1. OK! 2. Got it!

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

討厭

tǎo yàn — 1. to dislike 2. to loathe 3. disagreeable 4. troublesome 5. annoying (HSK 5)

她

tā — she (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)

寡婦

guǎ fu — widow (HSK 7-9)

但是

dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

模樣

mú yàng — 1. look 2. style 3. appearance 4. approximation 5. about 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. also pr. (mó yàng) (HSK 5)

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

周

Zhōu — 1. surname Zhou 2. Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) (HSK 2)

正

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

手腳

shǒu jiǎo — 1. hand and foot 2. movement of limbs 3. action 4. trick 5. step in a procedure (classifier: 道 (dào)) (HSK 7-9)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

壯大

zhuàng dà — 1. to strengthen; to build up 2. to grow strong and large (HSK 7-9)

又

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

只是

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

順著

shùn zhe — 1. to follow 2. following 3. along (HSK 7-9)

眼

yǎn — 1. eye (classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng)) 2. (often used with 一 (yī)) a look; a glance 3. small hole 4. (bound form) salient point 5. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc (HSK 2)

不

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

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)

一句

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

口

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

很

hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)

像

xiàng — 1. to resemble 2. to be like 3. to look as if 4. such as 5. appearance 6. image 7. portrait 8. image under a mapping (math.) (HSK 2)

一個

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

安分

ān fèn — 1. content with one's lot 2. knowing one's place

耐勞

nài láo — 1. hardy 2. able to resist hardship

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)

人

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

不管

bù guǎn — 1. not to be concerned 2. regardless of 3. no matter (HSK 4)

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

叔

shū — 1. uncle 2. father's younger brother 3. husband's younger brother 4. Taiwan pr. (shú)

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)

皺眉

zhòu méi — 1. to frown 2. to knit one's brow

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)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

留下

liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (HSK 2)

了

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

試工

shì gōng — 1. to work for a trial period 2. worker on probation

期

qī — 1. a period of time 2. phase 3. stage 4. classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study 5. time 6. term 7. period 8. to hope 9. Taiwan pr. (qí) (HSK 3)

內

nèi — 1. inside 2. inner 3. internal 4. within 5. interior (HSK 3)

她

tā — she (HSK 1)

整天

zhěng tiān — 1. all day long 2. whole day (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)

做

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

似乎

sì hū — it seems; seemingly; as if (HSK 4)

閑

xián — 1. enclosure 2. (variant of 閒 (xián)) idle 3. unoccupied 4. leisure (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)

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)

無聊

wú liáo — 1. bored 2. boring 3. senseless (HSK 4)

又

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

有力

yǒu lì — 1. powerful 2. forceful 3. vigorous (HSK 5)

簡直

jiǎn zhí — simply; really (HSK 3)

抵

dǐ — 1. to press against; to support; to prop up 2. to resist; to withstand 3. to be equal to; to match 4. to balance; to offset 5. to mortgage 6. to make up for; to compensate for 7. to arrive at; to reach 8. to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. (zhǐ))

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)

過

Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)

一個

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

男子

nán zǐ — a man; a male (HSK 3)

所以

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

第

dì — 1. (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dì liù) "sixth") 2. (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 3. (old) residence of a high official 4. (literary) but; however 5. (literary) only; just

三

Sān — surname San (HSK 1)

天

tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (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)

定局

dìng jú — 1. foregone conclusion 2. to be settled conclusively

每月

měi yuè — each month

工錢

gōng qián — 1. salary 2. wages

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

百

Bǎi — surname Bai (HSK 1)

文

Wén — surname Wen (HSK 7-9)