七　罪惡的五月節 The Sinful Dragon Boat Festival

，：，。The Fifth-Month Festival was approaching, and it hastened two events into being: Wang Po took poison, and Little Golden Branch died a tragic death.

。A crescent moon, curved like a blade, pierced the treetops.，，。Wang Po let her hair down loose and walked toward the woodshed fence behind the house, where she quietly opened the wicker gate.，；Beyond the woodshed fence all was inky-dark, still and sweet; the light breeze dared not disturb this ink-black face of night;！The cucumbers had climbed up their trellis!，，。The corn rustled its broad, sturdy leaves; there was no croaking of frogs, and scarcely any sound of insects.

彎月: wān yuè — 1. crescent moon 2. crescent shape
如同: rú tóng — 1. like 2. as (HSK 5)
彎: wān — 1. to bend 2. bent 3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc) 4. classifier: 道 (dào) (HSK 4)
刀: Dāo — surname Dao (HSK 3)
刺: cī — (onom.) whoosh (HSK 4)
上林: Shàng lín — see 上林縣 (Shàng lín Xiàn)
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
散開: sàn kāi — 1. to separate 2. to disperse
頭髮: tóu fa — hair (on the head) (HSK 2)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
走向: zǒu xiàng — 1. direction 2. strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) 3. inclination 4. trend 5. to move towards 6. to head for
房: Fáng — surname Fang
後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
柴: Chái — surname Chai
欄: lán — 1. fence 2. railing 3. hurdle 4. column or box (of text or other data) (HSK 7-9)
在那兒: zài na r — 1. (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) 2. just ...ing (and nothing else)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
輕: qīng — 1. light 2. easy 3. gentle 4. soft 5. reckless 6. unimportant 7. frivolous 8. small in number 9. unstressed 10. neutral 11. to disparage (HSK 2)
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)
籬: lí — a fence
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
柴: Chái — surname Chai
欄: lán — 1. fence 2. railing 3. hurdle 4. column or box (of text or other data) (HSK 7-9)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (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)
墨: Mò — 1. surname Mo 2. abbr. for 墨西哥 (Mò xī gē), Mexico (HSK 7-9)
沉沉: chén chén — 1. deeply 2. heavily
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)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
甜: tián — 1. sweet 2. (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely (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)
微風: wēi fēng — 1. breeze 2. light wind
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
驚動: jīng dòng — 1. to alarm 2. to startle 3. to disturb
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)
墨: Mò — 1. surname Mo 2. abbr. for 墨西哥 (Mò xī gē), Mexico (HSK 7-9)
色: sè — 1. color 2. classifier: 種 (zhǒng) 3. look 4. appearance 5. sex (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)
夜: yè — night (HSK 2)
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
黃瓜: huáng guā — 1. cucumber 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 4)
爬上: pá shàng — to climb up
架: jià — 1. to support 2. frame 3. rack 4. framework 5. classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc (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)
玉米: yù mǐ — 1. corn 2. maize 3. classifier: 粒 (lì) (HSK 4)
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)
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)
雄: xióng — 1. male 2. staminate 3. grand 4. imposing 5. powerful 6. mighty 7. person or state having great power and influence
寬: Kuān — surname Kuan (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)
葉子: yè zi — 1. leaf (classifier: 片 (piàn)) 2. (slang) marijuana (HSK 4)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
蛙: wā — 1. frog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)
鳴: míng — 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 2. to make a sound 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
少: shǎo — 1. few 2. less 3. to lack 4. to be missing 5. to stop (doing sth) 6. seldom (HSK 1)
蟲: chóng — 1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) 3. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)

，，，。Wang Po, her hair hanging loose, like a wandering ghost, knelt on the firewood, raising the cup in her hand to her lips.，。Everything surged up into her heart, everything tempted her.。She let her body fall flat, toppling onto the heap of straw.。Overwhelmed by a surging grief, she wept aloud.

王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
披: pī — 1. to drape over one's shoulders 2. to open 3. to unroll 4. to split open 5. to spread out (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)
散: sǎn — 1. scattered 2. loose 3. to come loose 4. to fall apart 5. leisurely 6. powdered medicine (HSK 4)
髮: fà — 1. hair 2. Taiwan pr. (fǎ) (HSK 2)
幽魂: yōu hún — 1. ghost 2. spirit (of the dead)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (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)
跪: guì — to kneel (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)
柴草: chái cǎo — firewood
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
中的: zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
杯子: bēi zi — 1. cup 2. glass 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (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)
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)
嘴: zuǐ — 1. mouth 2. beak 3. nozzle 4. spout (of teapot etc) 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
一切: yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)
湧: yǒng — to well up; to gush forth; to surge (HSK 7-9)
上心: shàng xīn — 1. carefully 2. meticulously 3. to set one's heart on sth
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)
一切: yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)
誘惑: yòu huò — 1. to entice 2. to lure 3. to induce 4. to attract (HSK 7-9)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
平身: píng shēn — 1. (old) to stand up (after kowtowing) 2. You may rise.
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
堆: duī — 1. to pile up 2. to heap up 3. a mass 4. pile 5. heap 6. stack 7. large amount (HSK 5)
倒臥: dǎo wò — 1. to lie down 2. to drop dead
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
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)
悲哀: bēi āi — 1. grieved 2. sorrowful (HSK 7-9)
洶: xiōng — 1. torrential rush 2. tumultuous
淘: táo — 1. to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities) 2. to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste) 3. (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods) 4. (dialect) naughty; mischievous (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)
大哭: dà kū — to cry loudly
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)

，，，：Zhao San rose from his bed, understanding nothing of what was happening; there in the woodshed enclosure, he spoke to Wang Po with a touch of anger:

趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)
床: chuáng — 1. bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (classifier: 張 (zhāng)) 2. bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc) 3. frame; chassis 4. classifier for blankets, quilts etc (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (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)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不清楚: bù qīng chu — 1. unclear 2. not understood 3. currently unknown
柴: Chái — surname Chai
欄: lán — 1. fence 2. railing 3. hurdle 4. column or box (of text or other data) (HSK 7-9)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (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)
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)
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)
憤怒: fèn nù — 1. angry 2. indignant 3. wrath 4. ire (HSK 6)
對待: duì dài — 1. to treat 2. treatment (HSK 3)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)

「？"Why?！」Have you gone mad!"

。He thought she had simply come out to the woodshed, sulking, to have a cry.

，。Zhao San's foot struck the cup lying in the straw, and it instantly stopped all his thinking.，，。He ran into the house, and under the lamplight discovered a thick black liquid at the bottom of the cup.，，。He first wiped it with his finger, then touched it to his tongue — it was bitter.

趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
撞: zhuàng — 1. to knock against 2. to bump into 3. to run into 4. to meet by accident (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)
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
中的: zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
杯子: bēi zi — 1. cup 2. glass 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (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)
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)
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)
立刻: lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)
停止: tíng zhǐ — to stop; to halt; to cease (HSK 3)
一切: yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)
思維: sī wéi — (line of) thought; thinking (HSK 5)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
跑: páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)
到: dào — 1. to reach; to arrive 2. to leave for; to go to 3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) 4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) 5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough (HSK 1)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
燈光: dēng guāng — 1. (stage) lighting 2. light (HSK 4)
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)
發現: fā xiàn — 1. to notice; to become aware of 2. to discover; to find; to detect 3. a discovery (HSK 2)
黑色: hēi sè — black (HSK 2)
濃重: nóng zhòng — 1. dense 2. thick 3. strong 4. rich (colors) 5. heavy (aroma) 6. deep (friendship) 7. profound (effect) (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)
液體: yè tǐ — liquid (HSK 7-9)
東西: dōng xī — east and west (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)
杯: bēi — 1. cup 2. trophy cup 3. classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup (HSK 1)
底: de — (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) (HSK 4)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
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)
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)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
拭: shì — to wipe
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)
拭: shì — to wipe
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
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)
舌頭: shé tou — 1. tongue 2. classifier: 個 (gè) 3. enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information (HSK 6)
拭: shì — to wipe
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)
拭: shì — to wipe
那是: nà shi — 1. (coll.) of course 2. naturally 3. indeed
苦味: kǔ wèi — 1. bitter taste 2. bitterness

「！」"Wang Po has taken poison!"

。By the next morning the whole village was buzzing with this news.。Villagers came, in mournful silence, one after another at intervals, to look in on her.

次: cì — 1. next in sequence 2. second 3. the second (day, time etc) 4. secondary 5. vice- 6. sub- 7. infra- 8. inferior quality 9. substandard 10. order 11. sequence 12. hypo- (chemistry) 13. classifier for enumerated events: time (HSK 1)
晨: chén — 1. morning 2. dawn 3. daybreak
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
嚷: rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (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)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (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)
新聞: xīn wén — 1. news 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
淒: qī — 1. intense cold 2. frigid 3. dismal 4. grim 5. bleak 6. sad 7. mournful
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (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)
斷續: duàn xù — intermittent
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)
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)

，，，。Zhao San was not at home; he had run off to the graveyard mound, to find her a plot.

，，。On the graveyard mound the living dug a pit for the dead; the pit grew rather deep, and Er Li Ban fell in first.，，！The damp earth from the lower layer was turned up beside the pit, and the pit grew deeper still!！Bigger!，，。Several men jumped down into it, their shovels turning the earth without pause, until the pit was deep enough to bury a man past the waist.。The mound of earth outside rose higher than a man's head.

亂: luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)
墳: fén — 1. grave 2. tomb 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. embankment 5. mound 6. ancient book (HSK 7-9)
崗子: gǎng zi — 1. mound; hillock 2. welt (on the skin); ridge (on the road surface etc)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
活人: huó rén — living person
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)
死人: sǐ rén — 1. dead person 2. (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen
掘: jué — to dig
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)
坑: kēng — 1. pit; hollow; depression 2. (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel 3. (literary) to bury alive 4. (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over (HSK 7-9)
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-
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
坑: kēng — 1. pit; hollow; depression 2. (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel 3. (literary) to bury alive 4. (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over (HSK 7-9)
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-
深: shēn — (lit. and fig.) deep (HSK 3)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
些: xiē — classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several (HSK 4)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (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)
跌: diē — 1. to fall 2. to tumble 3. to trip 4. (of prices etc) to drop 5. Taiwan pr. (dié) (HSK 6)
下去: xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)
下層: xià céng — 1. underlayer 2. lower class 3. lower strata 4. substrate
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)
濕: shī — 1. moist 2. wet (HSK 4)
土: Tǔ — 1. surname Tu 2. Tu ethnic group (HSK 3)
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)
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)
坑: kēng — 1. pit; hollow; depression 2. (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel 3. (literary) to bury alive 4. (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over (HSK 7-9)
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-
旁邊: páng biān — side; adjacent place (HSK 1)
坑: kēng — 1. pit; hollow; depression 2. (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel 3. (literary) to bury alive 4. (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over (HSK 7-9)
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-
更深: gēng shēn — deep at night
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
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
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
跳: tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
下去: xià qù — 1. to go down 2. to descend 3. to go on 4. to continue 5. (of a servant) to withdraw (HSK 3)
鏟子: chǎn zi — 1. shovel; spade; trowel; spatula (kitchen utensil) 2. classifier: 把 (bǎ) (HSK 7-9)
不住: bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly
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)
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)
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)
坑: kēng — 1. pit; hollow; depression 2. (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel 3. (literary) to bury alive 4. (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over (HSK 7-9)
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-
埋: mái — to bury (HSK 6)
過人: guò rén — 1. to surpass others; outstanding 2. (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
腰: yāo — 1. the waist and lower back 2. (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) 3. the waist of trousers or a skirt 4. (metonym) money pouch; pocket 5. (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) (HSK 4)
外面: wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (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)
土堆: tǔ duī — mound
漲: zhǎng — to rise (of prices, rivers) (HSK 5)
過人: guò rén — 1. to surpass others; outstanding 2. (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent
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)

，，，，，，。The graveyard is a walled city of the dead — no fragrance of flowers, no chirring of insects; and even if there were flowers, even if there were insects, they would only be singing songs of parting, keeping company with the endless, eternal loneliness of the dead.

墳場: fén chǎng — cemetery
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)
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)
城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
廓: kuò — 1. (bound form) extensive; vast 2. (bound form) outline; general shape 3. (bound form) to expand; to extend
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
花香: huā xiāng — fragrance of flowers
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
蟲: chóng — 1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) 3. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
鳴: míng — 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects) 2. to make a sound 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
即使: jí shǐ — even if; even though (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)
花: Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)
即使: jí shǐ — even if; even though (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)
蟲: chóng — 1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) 3. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
唱: chàng — 1. to sing 2. to call loudly 3. to chant (HSK 1)
奏: zòu — 1. to play music 2. to achieve 3. to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (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)
別離: bié lí — 1. to take leave of 2. to leave 3. separation
歌: gē — 1. song (classifier: 首 (shǒu), 支 (zhī)) 2. (bound form) to sing (HSK 1)
陪伴: péi bàn — to accompany (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)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
不盡: bù jìn — 1. not completely 2. endlessly
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)
死者: sǐ zhě — 1. the dead 2. the deceased
永久: yǒng jiǔ — 1. everlasting 2. perpetual 3. lasting 4. forever 5. permanent (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)
寂寞: jì mò — 1. lonely 2. lonesome 3. (of a place) quiet 4. silent (HSK 7-9)

。The graveyard mound was the dwelling the landlords bestowed, in charity, upon poor peasants after death.，，，，。But the living peasants were often driven out by the landlords, forced to carry their bundles and their children, moving from a broken-down house into an even more broken-down one.。Sometimes, once driven out, they had to lodge for the night in a horse stable.。The children cried and fussed there in the stable for their mothers.

亂: luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)
墳: fén — 1. grave 2. tomb 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. embankment 5. mound 6. ancient book (HSK 7-9)
崗子: gǎng zi — 1. mound; hillock 2. welt (on the skin); ridge (on the road surface etc)
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)
地主: dì zhǔ — 1. landlord 2. landowner 3. host
施捨: shī shě — 1. to give in charity 2. to give alms (to the poor)
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)
貧苦: pín kǔ — 1. poverty-stricken 2. poor
農民: nóng mín — peasant; farmer (HSK 3)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
死後: sǐ hòu — 1. after death 2. posthumous
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)
住宅: zhù zhái — residence; dwelling; abode (HSK 6)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
活著: huó zhe — alive
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)
農民: nóng mín — peasant; farmer (HSK 3)
常常: cháng cháng — frequently; often (HSK 1)
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)
地主: dì zhǔ — 1. landlord 2. landowner 3. host
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
驅逐: qū zhú — 1. to expel 2. to deport 3. banishment (HSK 7-9)
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)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
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)
包袱: bāo fu — 1. wrapping cloth 2. a bundle wrapped in cloth 3. load 4. weight 5. burden 6. funny part 7. punchline (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)
小孩: xiǎo hái — 1. child 2. classifier: 個 (gè)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
破: pò — 1. broken 2. damaged 3. worn out 4. lousy 5. rotten 6. to break, split or cleave 7. to get rid of 8. to destroy 9. to break with 10. to defeat 11. to capture (a city etc) 12. to expose the truth of (HSK 3)
房子: fáng zi — 1. house 2. building (single- or two-story) 3. apartment 4. room 5. classifier: 棟 (dòng), 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò), 套 (tào), 間 (jiān) (HSK 1)
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
走進: zǒu jìn — to enter; to step into (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)
破的: pò dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
房子: fáng zi — 1. house 2. building (single- or two-story) 3. apartment 4. room 5. classifier: 棟 (dòng), 幢 (zhuàng), 座 (zuò), 套 (tào), 間 (jiān) (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)
有時: yǒu shí — 1. sometimes 2. now and then (HSK 1)
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)
逐: zhú — 1. (bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away 2. one by one; individually
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)
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)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
棚: péng — 1. shed 2. canopy 3. shack
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
借宿: jiè sù — 1. to stay with sb 2. to ask for lodging
孩子們: hái zi men — children
哭鬧: kū nào — to bawl, disturbing others
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)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (HSK 3)
棚: péng — 1. shed 2. canopy 3. shack
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (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)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

，，！Zhao San went into town; the sudden calamity had struck him down, leaving him so utterly weak and helpless!，：He met a cart from Dayu Village going into town to sell vegetables; the carter, in a rambling, troubled way, said a few things:

趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (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)
進城: jìn chéng — 1. to go to town 2. to enter a big city (to live or work)
突然: tū rán — sudden; abrupt; unexpected (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)
事情: shì qing — 1. affair; matter; thing; business 2. classifier: 件 (jiàn), 樁 (zhuāng) (HSK 2)
打擊: dǎ jī — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to attack 4. to crack down on sth 5. blow 6. (psychological) shock 7. percussion (music) (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)
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)
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)
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)
怎樣: zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)
柔弱: róu ruò — 1. weak 2. delicate
呵: ā — variant of 啊 (ā)
遇見: yù jiàn — to meet (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)
打魚: dǎ yú — to fish
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
進城: jìn chéng — 1. to go to town 2. to enter a big city (to live or work)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
菜: cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē)) 2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán)) 3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor 4. (coll.) (one's) type (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)
車子: chē zi — car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
驅車: qū chē — to go by car (as driver or passenger)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
麻: Má — surname Ma (HSK 7-9)
麻煩: má fan — 1. trouble; inconvenience 2. inconvenient; troublesome; annoying 3. to bother sb; to put sb to trouble (HSK 3)
煩: fán — 1. to feel vexed 2. to bother 3. to trouble 4. superfluous and confusing 5. edgy (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)
講: jiǎng — 1. to speak 2. to explain 3. to negotiate 4. to emphasize 5. to be particular about 6. as far as sth is concerned 7. speech 8. lecture (HSK 2)
一些: yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)

「，。"Vegetable prices have dropped, and money's turned to waste paper.。」Grain isn't worth anything either."

，：The carter cracked his whip, and went on:

「，。"Only cloth is dear, and salt is dear.！Little by little a whole family won't even be able to afford salt to eat!，？」Land rents keep rising — are us old farming households supposed to live or not?"

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)
布匹: bù pǐ — cloth (by the yard)
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
鹽: yán — 1. salt 2. classifier: 粒 (lì) (HSK 4)
貴: Guì — short name for Guizhou 貴州 (Guì zhōu) (HSK 1)
慢慢: màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)
一家子: yī jiā zi — the whole family
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
鹹鹽: xián yán — 1. salt (colloquial) 2. table salt
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
啦: lā — 1. (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc 2. (phonetic) 3. (dialect) to chat (HSK 6)
地租: dì zū — 1. land rent 2. land tax
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)
增加: zēng jiā — to raise; to increase (HSK 3)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
叫: jiào — 1. to shout 2. to call 3. to order 4. to ask 5. to be called 6. by (indicates agent in the passive mood) (HSK 1)
老莊: Lǎo Zhuāng — Laozi and Zhuangzi (or Lao-tze and Chuang-tze), the founders of Daoism
戶: hù — 1. a household 2. door 3. family (HSK 4)
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (HSK 3)
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)

，。Zhao San climbed onto the cart, lowered his head, and sat by the shaft at the rear.，，。His two weary, worn-out legs hung down disconsolately, swaying back and forth.。The wheels rattled and clanked along the rutted road.

趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
跳: tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
上車: shàng chē — to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) (HSK 1)
低: dī — 1. low 2. beneath 3. to lower (one's head) 4. to let droop 5. to hang down 6. to incline (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)
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)
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)
車: Chē — surname Che (HSK 1)
尾: wěi — 1. tail 2. remainder 3. remnant 4. extremity 5. sixth of the 28 constellations 6. classifier for fish
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)
轅: yuán — 1. shaft of a cart or carriage 2. (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen; (fig.) government office
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (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)
條: tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
衰: cuī — variant of 縗 (cuī)
乏: fá — 1. short of 2. tired
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)
腿: tuǐ — 1. leg 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
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-
淒涼: qī liáng — desolate (place) (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)
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)
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)
並且: bìng qiě — and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition (HSK 3)
搖: Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)
蕩: dàng — 1. to wash 2. to squander 3. to sweep away 4. to move 5. to shake 6. dissolute 7. pond
車輪: chē lún — wheel (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)
轍: zhé — 1. rut; track of a wheel (Taiwan pr. (chè)) 2. (coll.) the direction of traffic 3. a rhyme (of a song, poem etc) 4. (dialect) (usu. after 有 (yǒu) or 沒 (méi)) way; idea
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)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
哐啷: kuāng lāng — (onom.) clang; clatter; bang; crash; clank
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)
牽: qiān — 1. to lead along 2. to pull (an animal on a tether) 3. (bound form) to involve 4. to draw in (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)

，！In the city, the main street was crowded!。The vegetable market was in an excess of noisy confusion.，。Around the butcher's stalls, people jostled as if quarreling.，，，「」。The busy, hurrying boys hawking their wares held colorful gourd-toys that bobbed and danced on the air; they were half-mad with excitement over the "Fifth-Month Festival."

城: chéng — 1. city walls 2. city 3. town 4. classifier: 座 (zuò), 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
大街: dà jiē — 1. street 2. main street 3. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 6)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
擁擠: yōng jǐ — 1. crowded 2. to throng 3. congestion (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
菜市: cài shì — food market
過量: guò liàng — excessive
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)
紛: fēn — 1. numerous 2. confused 3. disorderly
嚷: rǎng — 1. to shout 2. to bellow 3. to make a big deal of sth 4. to make a fuss about sth (HSK 7-9)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (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)
肉鋪: ròu pù — butcher's shop
人們: rén men — people (HSK 2)
吵架: chǎo jià — 1. to quarrel 2. to have a row 3. quarrel 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) (HSK 3)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)
忙亂: máng luàn — rushed and muddled (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)
叫賣: jiào mài — 1. to hawk (one's wares) 2. to peddle
童: Tóng — surname Tong
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
花色: huā sè — 1. variety 2. design and color 3. suit (cards)
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)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
隨著: suí zhe — 1. along with 2. in the wake of 3. following (HSK 5)
空氣: kōng qì — 1. air 2. atmosphere (HSK 2)
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)
跳: tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
蕩: dàng — 1. to wash 2. to squander 3. to sweep away 4. to move 5. to shake 6. dissolute 7. pond
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
為了: wèi le — for; for the purpose of; in order to (HSK 3)
五月節: Wǔ yuè jié — Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
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)
癲狂: diān kuáng — 1. deranged 2. mad 3. cracked 4. zany

，！Zhao San saw none of it, as though there were no people on the street at all!。As though the street were an empty street.：But a small child followed along behind him:

「，，！」"It's festival time — buy one to take home, let the little ones play with it!"

，，，，。Zhao San heard these words; the child selling gourd-toys, as though he himself were no child at all but a grown man, kept chasing after him.

趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
聽見: tīng jiàn — to hear (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)
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)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
好像: hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (HSK 2)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
孩子: hái zi — child (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)
大人: dà ren — 1. adult 2. grownup 3. title of respect toward superiors (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (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)
追逐: zhuī zhú — 1. to chase 2. to pursue vigorously (HSK 7-9)

「，！」"It's festival time — buy one to take home for the children to play with!"

，。The many-colored gourd-toys on their willow twigs looked like so many tethered butterflies, running along after Zhao San.

柳條: liǔ tiáo — willow twig; osier; wicker
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
各色: gè sè — 1. all kinds 2. of every description
花樣: huā yàng — 1. pattern 2. way of doing sth 3. trick 4. ruse 5. fancy-style (as in 花樣滑冰 (huā yàng huá bīng) figure skating) (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)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
好像: hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (HSK 2)
一些: yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
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)
繫: jì — 1. to tie 2. to fasten 3. to button up (HSK 3)
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)
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)
蝴蝶: hú dié — 1. butterfly 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)
跟: gēn — 1. heel 2. to follow closely 3. to go with 4. (of a woman) to marry sb 5. with 6. compared with 7. to 8. towards 9. and (joining two nouns) (HSK 1)
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)
趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
在後: zài hòu — behind
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
跑: páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (HSK 1)

，，，，。At a coffin shop, red ones and white ones set out in some number by the doorway, he stopped.。The child, too, stopped chasing him.

！Everything was ready!，！The coffin stood before the gate, the gravedigger's shovel had ceased its turning!

，。The window was opened, so that the dying woman might catch one last glimpse of sunlight.，，。Wang Po's chest still throbbed faintly, a bit of breath yet remaining in her; the bright light played over her plain, quiet attire.。They had already changed her into a pair of black cotton-padded trousers and a pale, short unlined jacket.，，：Except that her face had turned purple, there was nothing strange in her approach to death; the people clamored:

窗子: chuāng zi — window (HSK 4)
打開: dǎ kāi — 1. to open 2. to show (a ticket) 3. to turn on 4. to switch on (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)
死者: sǐ zhě — 1. the dead 2. the deceased
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
最後: zuì hòu — 1. final; last; ultimate 2. finally; in the end (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)
陽光: yáng guāng — 1. sunshine 2. (of personality) upbeat; energetic 3. transparent (open to public scrutiny) (HSK 3)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
跳: tiào — 1. to jump 2. to hop 3. to skip over 4. to bounce 5. to palpitate (HSK 3)
突: tū — 1. to dash 2. to move forward quickly 3. to bulge 4. to protrude 5. to break through 6. to rush out 7. sudden 8. Taiwan pr. (tú)
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)
胸口: xiōng kǒu — chest
微微: wēi wēi — 1. slight 2. faint 3. humble
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
有一點: yǒu yī diǎn — a little; somewhat
呼吸: hū xī — to breathe (HSK 4)
明亮: míng liàng — 1. bright 2. shining 3. glittering 4. to become clear (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)
光線: guāng xiàn — 1. light ray 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 道 (dào) 3. light 4. illumination 5. lighting (for a photograph) (HSK 5)
照: zhào — 1. according to 2. in accordance with 3. to shine 4. to illuminate 5. to reflect 6. to look at (one's reflection) 7. to take (a photo) 8. photo 9. as requested 10. as before (HSK 3)
拂: bì — old variant of 弼 (bì)
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)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
素: sù — 1. raw silk 2. white 3. plain, unadorned 4. vegetarian (food) 5. essence 6. nature 7. element 8. constituent 9. usually 10. always 11. ever (HSK 7-9)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (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)
打扮: dǎ ban — 1. to decorate 2. to dress 3. to make up 4. to adorn 5. manner of dressing 6. style of dress (HSK 5)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
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)
換: huàn — 1. to exchange 2. to change (clothes etc) 3. to substitute 4. to switch 5. to convert (currency) (HSK 2)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
黑色: hēi sè — black (HSK 2)
棉褲: mián kù — 1. quilted cotton trousers 2. cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter)
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)
件: jiàn — 1. item 2. component 3. classifier for events, things, clothes etc (HSK 2)
淺色: qiǎn sè — light color
短: duǎn — 1. short 2. brief 3. to lack 4. weak point 5. fault (HSK 2)
單: Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)
衫: shān — 1. garment 2. jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
除了: chú le — 1. apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來 (chú le tā, shéi yě méi lái) "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，他也會法語 (chú le Yīng yǔ, tā yě huì Fǎ yǔ) "in addition to English, he also knows French") 2. (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 (chú le) + A + 就是 (jiù shì) + B, "either A or B") (HSK 3)
臉: liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (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)
紫色: zǐ sè — 1. purple 2. violet (color)
臨死: lín sǐ — 1. facing death 2. at death's door
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
沒有什麼: méi yǒu shén me — 1. it is nothing 2. there's nothing ... about it
怪異: guài yì — 1. monstrous 2. strange 3. strange phenomenon (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)
現象: xiàn xiàng — 1. phenomenon 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 種 (zhǒng) 3. appearance (HSK 3)
人們: rén men — people (HSK 2)
吵嚷: chǎo rǎng — 1. to make a racket 2. clamour 3. uproar
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

「！"Carry her out!！」Carry her out!"

，，。A faint breath still remained in her, a little white foam trickling from her mouth — and by this time she had already been lifted and carried out.：Outside, Ping'er cried out urgently:

她: tā — she (HSK 1)
微微: wēi wēi — 1. slight 2. faint 3. humble
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
有一點: yǒu yī diǎn — a little; somewhat
呼吸: hū xī — to breathe (HSK 4)
嘴裡: zuǐ lǐ — 1. mouth 2. in the mouth 3. on one's lips 4. speech 5. words
吐: tǔ — 1. to spit 2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) 3. to say 4. to pour out (one's grievances) (HSK 5)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)
一點點: yī diǎn diǎn — a little bit (HSK 2)
白沫: bái mò — 1. froth 2. foam (coming from the mouth)
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
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
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)
抬起: tái qǐ — to lift up
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)
外面: wài miàn — 1. outside (also pr. (wài mian) for this sense) 2. surface 3. exterior 4. external appearance (HSK 3)
平: Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
急: jí — 1. urgent 2. pressing 3. rapid 4. hurried 5. worried 6. to make (sb) anxious (HSK 2)
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)

「！"The Feng girl has come!！」The Feng girl!"

！Mother and daughter had met again too late!！Mother and daughter would never meet again after this!，。The child, a small bundle in hand, walked slowly, slowly toward her mother.，，。She looked closely, and just as her face was about to touch her mother's face, a crisp, cracking peal of sound burst out shrieking.。Her small bundle went tumbling to the ground.

母女: mǔ nǚ — 1. mother and daughter 2. mother-daughter (HSK 6)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
相逢: xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across
太: tài — 1. highest 2. greatest 3. too (much) 4. very 5. extremely (HSK 1)
遲了: chí le — late
母女: mǔ nǚ — 1. mother and daughter 2. mother-daughter (HSK 6)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
永遠: yǒng yuǎn — 1. forever 2. eternal (HSK 2)
不會: bù huì — 1. improbable 2. unlikely 3. will not (act, happen etc) 4. not able 5. not having learned to do sth 6. (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it 7. not at all
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
相逢: xiāng féng — 1. to meet (by chance) 2. to come across
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
提: dī — used in 提防 (dī fang) and 提溜 (dī liu) (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)
小包: xiǎo bāo — packet
袱: fú — (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover
慢慢: màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)
慢慢: màn màn — slowly; gradually (HSK 3)
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)
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)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
面前: miàn qián — 1. in front of 2. facing 3. (in the) presence (of) (HSK 2)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
細看: xì kàn — 1. to peer 2. to scan 3. to examine carefully
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
臉孔: liǎn kǒng — face
快要: kuài yào — nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) (HSK 2)
接觸: jiē chù — 1. to touch 2. to contact 3. access 4. in touch with (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)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
臉孔: liǎn kǒng — face
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)
一陣: yī zhèn — 1. a burst 2. a fit 3. a peal 4. a spell (period of time) (HSK 7-9)
清脆: qīng cuì — 1. sharp and clear 2. crisp 3. melodious 4. ringing 5. tinkling 6. silvery (of sound) 7. fragile 8. frail 9. also written 輕脆 (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)
暴: Bào — surname Bao
裂: liè — 1. to split 2. to crack 3. to break open 4. to rend (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)
聲浪: shēng làng — clamor
嘶叫: sī jiào — 1. to whinny (of a horse) 2. to neigh 3. to shout
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)
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)
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)
小包: xiǎo bāo — packet
袱: fú — (bound form) a cloth used to wrap or cover
滾滾: Gǔn gǔn — nickname for a panda
著落: zhuó luò — 1. whereabouts 2. place to settle 3. reliable source (of funds etc) 4. (of responsibility for a matter) to rest with sb 5. settlement 6. solution (HSK 7-9)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)

，。All around, people's eyes and noses grew sore and wet.？Who could hold back the unbearable ache this little girl had stirred up, and not weep?。People with no connection to her at all wept together with the girl over her mother.

四圍: sì wéi — 1. all around 2. on all sides 3. encircled
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)
眼睛: yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
鼻子: bí zi — 1. nose 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)
感到: gǎn dào — to feel; to sense; to perceive (HSK 2)
酸楚: suān chǔ — 1. disconsolate 2. forlorn 3. grievance
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
濕: shī — 1. moist 2. wet (HSK 4)
浸: jìn — 1. to immerse 2. to soak 3. to steep 4. gradually
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
止: zhǐ — 1. to stop 2. to prohibit 3. until 4. only (HSK 6)
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)
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)
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)
小女: xiǎo nǚ — my daughter (humble)
孩: hái — (bound form) child
喚起: huàn qǐ — 1. to waken (to action) 2. to rouse (the masses) 3. to evoke (attention, recollection 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)
難: nán — 1. difficult (to...) 2. problem 3. difficulty 4. difficult 5. not good (HSK 1)
忍: rěn — 1. to bear 2. to endure 3. to tolerate 4. to restrain oneself (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)
酸痛: suān tòng — to ache
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
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)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
相關: xiāng guān — 1. related 2. relevant 3. pertinent 4. to be interrelated 5. (statistics) correlation (HSK 3)
連: Lián — surname Lian (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
混同: hùn tóng — 1. to mix up 2. to confuse one thing with another
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)
女孩: nǚ hái — girl; lass
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)

，。Among them, a widow whose husband had newly died wept the hardest, and most sorrowfully of all.，。She wept almost entirely for her own husband, imagining wholly that she was sitting before her own husband's grave.

其中: qí zhōng — 1. among 2. in 3. included among these (HSK 2)
新: Xīn — 1. abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆 (Xīn jiāng) 2. abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 (Xīn jiā pō) 3. surname Xin (HSK 1)
死去: sǐ qù — to die
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (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)
寡婦: guǎ fu — widow (HSK 7-9)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
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)
厲害: lì hai — 1. (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding 2. (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough 3. (of an animal) fierce 4. (of a resemblance) striking 5. (of liquor or chili pepper) strong 6. (of bacteria) virulent (HSK 5)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
最: zuì — 1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 2. (after 之 (zhī)) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 (shì jiè zhī zuì) "the greatest in the world") (HSK 1)
哀傷: āi shāng — 1. grief; distress; bereavement 2. grieved; heartbroken; dejected
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
幾乎: jī hū — almost; nearly; practically (HSK 4)
完全: wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (HSK 2)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
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)
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (HSK 4)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
完全: wán quán — 1. complete; whole 2. totally; entirely (HSK 2)
幻想: huàn xiǎng — 1. to fantasize; to imagine 2. an illusion; a fantasy (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)
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)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (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)
墳: fén — 1. grave 2. tomb 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. embankment 5. mound 6. ancient book (HSK 7-9)
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)

：「！The men shouted: "Carry her out!。It's time to carry her.！」Get things arranged properly, and then cry!"

，，。The little girl, sensing this was not her own home, that there was not a single relative beside her, stopped crying.

，，！The poisoned mother's eyes remained open throughout, but she did not recognize her daughter — she recognized nothing at all anymore!，，。She lay upon a plank in the kitchen, foam at her mouth, her heart still beating with the faintest flutter.

服毒: fú dú — to take poison
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
眼睛: yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)
始終: shǐ zhōng — 1. from beginning to end 2. all along (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)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (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)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
認識: rèn shi — 1. to know 2. to recognize 3. to be familiar with 4. to get acquainted with sb 5. knowledge 6. understanding 7. awareness 8. cognition (HSK 1)
女兒: nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
認識: rèn shi — 1. to know 2. to recognize 3. to be familiar with 4. to get acquainted with sb 5. knowledge 6. understanding 7. awareness 8. cognition (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)
停: tíng — 1. to stop 2. to halt 3. to park (a car) (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)
廚房: chú fáng — 1. kitchen 2. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 5)
板塊: bǎn kuài — 1. slab 2. (geology) tectonic plate 3. (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry) 4. (economic) bloc (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
口: kǒu — 1. mouth 2. classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) 3. classifier for bites or mouthfuls (HSK 1)
吐: tǔ — 1. to spit 2. to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) 3. to say 4. to pour out (one's grievances) (HSK 5)
白沫: bái mò — 1. froth 2. foam (coming from the mouth)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
心坎: xīn kǎn — bottom of one's heart
尚: Shàng — surname Shang (HSK 7-9)
有一點: yǒu yī diǎn — a little; somewhat
微微: wēi wēi — 1. slight 2. faint 3. humble
跳動: tiào dòng — 1. to throb 2. to pulse 3. to bounce 4. to jiggle 5. to jump about (HSK 7-9)

，。Zhao San sat on the edge of the kang, and lit his pipe.，。The women found a strip of white cloth to bind about the girl's head, and Ping'er tied a white sash around her waist.

趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
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)
炕: kàng — 1. kang (a heatable brick bed) 2. to bake 3. to dry by the heat of a fire
沿: yán — 1. along 2. to follow (a line, tradition etc) 3. to carry on 4. to trim (a border with braid, tape etc) 5. border 6. edge (HSK 6)
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: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
煙袋: yān dài — tobacco pipe
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
找: zhǎo — 1. to try to find 2. to look for 3. to call on sb 4. to find 5. to seek 6. to return 7. to give change (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)
條: tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
白布: bái bù — 1. plain white cloth 2. calico
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)
女孩: nǚ hái — girl; lass
包: Bāo — surname Bao (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)
頭上: tóu shàng — 1. overhead 2. above
平: Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
白帶: bái dài — leukorrhea
束: Shù — surname Shu (HSK 3)
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)
腰間: yāo jiān — waist

，：When Zhao San was not in the room, the women began to question the girl:

「？」"That father of yours surnamed Feng — when did he die?"

「。」"He died more than two years ago."

「？」"And your real father?"

「！」"He went back to Shandong long ago!"

「？」"Why didn't he take you back with him?"

「，。」"He used to beat mother, so mother took my brother and me to Uncle Feng's house."

，。The women probed further into Wang Po's past life, and they were moved on her behalf.：The widow spoke again:

「？"Why hasn't your brother come?！」Go home and fetch him to come see your mother!"

，，！The girl with the white cloth about her head turned her face to the wall, and tears crept over her small face once more!，，！She tried hard to bite her lip shut, but her small lips fell open instead, and she began to cry aloud again, mouth wide!，，，。Receiving the women's warmth gave her a little more courage; she went close to her mother's side, gripped her mother's ice-cold fingers tightly, and with her hand wiped away the foam on her mother's lips.，。Careful only not to disturb her mother, she let the bundle she had brought lie trodden beneath her feet.：The women said again:

包: Bāo — surname Bao (HSK 1)
白頭: bái tóu — 1. hoary head 2. old age
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)
女孩: nǚ hái — girl; lass
把頭: bǎ tóu — 1. labor contractor 2. gangmaster
轉向: zhuǎn xiàng — 1. to change direction 2. fig. to change one's stance (HSK 5)
牆壁: qiáng bì — wall (HSK 5)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
臉孔: liǎn kǒng — face
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
爬: pá — 1. to crawl 2. to climb 3. to get up or sit up (HSK 2)
著眼: zhuó yǎn — 1. to have one's eyes on (a goal) 2. having sth in mind 3. to concentrate (HSK 7-9)
淚: lèi — (bound form) tears; teardrops (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
努力: nǔ lì — 1. to make an effort; to try hard; to strive 2. hard-working; conscientious (HSK 2)
咬: yǎo — 1. to bite 2. to nip (HSK 5)
住嘴: zhù zuǐ — 1. to hold one's tongue 2. Shut up!
唇: chún — lip
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
嘴唇: zuǐ chún — 1. lip 2. classifier: 片 (piàn) (HSK 7-9)
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)
張開: zhāng kāi — 1. to open up 2. to spread 3. to extend
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
張: Zhāng — surname Zhang (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)
嘴: zuǐ — 1. mouth 2. beak 3. nozzle 4. spout (of teapot etc) 5. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
接受: jiē shòu — to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce (HSK 2)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
溫暖: wēn nuǎn — warm (HSK 3)
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)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
大膽: dà dǎn — 1. brazen 2. audacious 3. outrageous 4. bold 5. daring 6. fearless (HSK 5)
一點: yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))
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)
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)
娘的: niáng de — same as 媽的 (mā de)
近: jìn — 1. near 2. close to 3. approximately (HSK 2)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
緊緊: jǐn jǐn — 1. closely 2. tightly (HSK 5)
捏: niē — 1. to hold between the thumb and fingers 2. to pinch 3. to mold (using the fingers) 4. to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.) 5. to join together 6. to fabricate (a story, a report, etc) (HSK 7-9)
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)
娘的: niáng de — same as 媽的 (mā de)
冰: bīng — 1. ice 2. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 3. to chill sth 4. (of an object or substance) to feel cold 5. (of a person) cold 6. unfriendly 7. (slang) methamphetamine (HSK 4)
寒: hán — 1. cold 2. poor 3. to tremble
手指: shǒu zhǐ — 1. finger 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 3)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (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)
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
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)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
抹: mā — to wipe (HSK 7-9)
擦: cā — 1. to rub; to scratch 2. to wipe; to polish 3. to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) 4. to brush (past) 5. to shred (a vegetable etc) (HSK 4)
唇: chún — lip
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
泡沫: pào mò — 1. foam 2. (soap) bubble 3. (economic) bubble (HSK 7-9)
小心: xiǎo xīn — 1. to be careful 2. to take care (HSK 2)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (HSK 3)
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)
驚擾: jīng rǎo — 1. to alarm 2. to agitate
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
帶來: dài lái — 1. to bring 2. (fig.) to bring about; to produce (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)
包袱: bāo fu — 1. wrapping cloth 2. a bundle wrapped in cloth 3. load 4. weight 5. burden 6. funny part 7. punchline (HSK 7-9)
踏: tā — see 踏實 (tā shi) (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)
腳下: jiǎo xià — under the foot
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)

「！」"Go home and fetch your brother to come see your mother!"

，，。The moment she heard mention of her brother, she was about to burst into loud weeping, but forced herself to hold it back.：The widow asked again:

「？」"Isn't your brother at home?"

。At last she gathered the white headcloth around her face and broke into loud weeping.，：Under cover of her own crying, she finally dared to speak of her brother:

她: tā — she (HSK 1)
終於: zhōng yú — 1. at last 2. in the end 3. finally 4. eventually (HSK 3)
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)
白色: bái sè — 1. white 2. fig. reactionary 3. anti-communist (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)
包頭: Bāo tóu — see 包頭市 (Bāo tóu Shì)
布: bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)
攏: lǒng — 1. to gather together; to collect 2. to approach; to draw near to 3. to add; to sum up 4. to comb (hair)
絡: lào — small net
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)
臉孔: liǎn kǒng — face
大哭: dà kū — to cry loudly
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)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
勢: shì — 1. power 2. influence 3. potential 4. momentum 5. tendency 6. trend 7. situation 8. conditions 9. outward appearance 10. sign 11. gesture 12. male genitals
她: tā — she (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)
敢: gǎn — 1. to dare 2. daring 3. (polite) may I venture (HSK 3)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

「！"My brother died the day before yesterday!。」The authorities seized him and shot him."

。The headcloth was torn from her head.：The lonely child, as though seized by a fit, shook her head against her mother's breast, crying:

包頭: Bāo tóu — see 包頭市 (Bāo tóu Shì)
布: bù — 1. cloth 2. to declare 3. to announce 4. to spread 5. to make known (HSK 3)
從頭: cóng tóu — 1. anew 2. from the start (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
扯: chě — 1. to pull 2. to tear 3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy 4. to chat 5. to gossip 6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous 7. hokey (HSK 7-9)
掉: diào — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to lag behind 4. to lose 5. to go missing 6. to reduce 7. fall (in prices) 8. to lose (value, weight etc) 9. to wag 10. to swing 11. to turn 12. to change 13. to exchange 14. to swap 15. to show off 16. to shed (hair) 17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) (HSK 2)
孤獨: gū dú — 1. lonely 2. solitary (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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
癲癇: diān xián — epilepsy
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)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (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)
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)
搖: Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)
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)
母親: mǔ qīn — mother (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)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
窩: wō — 1. nest 2. pit or hollow on the human body 3. lair 4. den 5. place 6. to harbor or shelter 7. to hold in check 8. to bend 9. classifier for litters and broods (HSK 7-9)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)

「……"Mother...……」Mother..."

，！But cry as she might, it was still not enough — she was, after all, still only a child!

：「？The women said to one another: "How long ago did the brother die?……」How is it none of us had heard..."

，。Zhao San's pipe appeared in the doorway; he heard clearly their talk about Wang Po's son.「」。Zhao San knew that the boy was a "Red Beard."，？As for how he died — hadn't Wang Po taken poison only after hearing that her son had been shot?。Only Zhao San knew this.，，。He did not want anyone else to know that his wife's suicide was also connected with a certain bandit case; he felt that, whatever else one might say, there was something dishonorable about being a bandit.

趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (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)
菸: yān — tobacco (variant of 煙 (yān)) (HSK 3)
袋: dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)
出現: chū xiàn — 1. to appear 2. to arise 3. to emerge 4. to show up (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)
門口: mén kǒu — 1. doorway 2. gate 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
聽清: tīng qīng — to hear clearly
楚: Chǔ — 1. surname Chu 2. abbr. for Hubei 湖北省 (Hú běi Shěng) and Hunan 湖南省 (Hú nán Shěng) provinces together 3. Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)
她們: tā men — they; them (females) (HSK 1)
議論: yì lùn — 1. to comment 2. to talk about 3. to discuss 4. discussion 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
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)
兒子: ér zi — son (HSK 1)
趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
曉得: xiǎo de — to know (HSK 6)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
小子: xiǎo zǐ — 1. (literary) youngster 2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) 3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (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)
怎樣: zěn yàng — 1. how 2. what kind (HSK 2)
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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
服毒: fú dú — to take poison
不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
兒子: ér zi — son (HSK 1)
槍斃: qiāng bì — 1. to execute by firing squad 2. to shoot dead 3. fig. to discard 4. to get rid of (HSK 7-9)
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)
自殺: zì shā — 1. to kill oneself 2. to commit suicide 3. to attempt suicide (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)
嗎: má — (coll.) what? (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)
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)
趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
曉得: xiǎo de — to know (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
不願: bù yuàn — unwilling
意: yì — 1. (bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense 2. (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination; state of mind 3. (bound form) Italy (abbr. for 意大利 (Yì dà lì))
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)
別人: bié ren — other people; others; other person (HSK 1)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (HSK 1)
老婆: lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (HSK 4)
自殺: zì shā — 1. to kill oneself 2. to commit suicide 3. to attempt suicide (HSK 5)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
關聯: guān lián — 1. to be related; to be connected 2. relationship; connection (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)
某: mǒu — 1. some 2. a certain 3. sb or sth indefinite 4. such-and-such (HSK 3)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
匪: fěi — 1. bandit 2. (literary) not
案: àn — 1. (legal) case 2. incident 3. record 4. file 5. table
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)
覺得: jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (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)
土匪: tǔ fěi — bandit (HSK 7-9)
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)
有些: yǒu xiē — 1. some 2. somewhat; rather; a bit
不光: bù guāng — 1. not the only one 2. not only (HSK 3)
明: Míng — 1. Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) 2. surname Ming 3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God

，，：He shook his tobacco pipe, and his stiff, hollow voice rang out as he prodded the girl with it:

搖: Yáo — surname Yao (HSK 4)
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)
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)
菸: yān — tobacco (variant of 煙 (yān)) (HSK 3)
袋: dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)
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)
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)
僵直: jiāng zhí — 1. stiff 2. rigid 3. inflexible
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)
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)
聲音: shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)
響起: xiǎng qǐ — 1. (of a sound) to come forth 2. (of a sound source) to ring out 3. to sound 4. to go off (HSK 7-9)
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)
菸: yān — tobacco (variant of 煙 (yān)) (HSK 3)
袋: dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)
催: cuī — 1. to urge 2. to press 3. to prompt 4. to rush sb 5. to hasten sth 6. to expedite (HSK 7-9)
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)
女孩: nǚ hái — girl; lass

「！“You'd better go!！She's dead!，！」There's nothing to see—hurry home!”

，，，，，？The little girl's father had abandoned her, and her brother had been executed by firing squad; she had brought her bundle to live with her mother, and now her mother too was dead—with her mother gone, whom was she to live with?

小女: xiǎo nǚ — my daughter (humble)
孩: hái — (bound form) child
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)
爹爹: diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad
拋棄: pāo qì — 1. to abandon 2. to discard 3. to renounce 4. to dump (sb) (HSK 7-9)
哥哥: gē ge — 1. older brother 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
槍斃: qiāng bì — 1. to execute by firing squad 2. to shoot dead 3. fig. to discard 4. to get rid of (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)
帶來: dài lái — 1. to bring 2. (fig.) to bring about; to produce (HSK 2)
包袱: bāo fu — 1. wrapping cloth 2. a bundle wrapped in cloth 3. load 4. weight 5. burden 6. funny part 7. punchline (HSK 7-9)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
同: tóng — 1. like 2. same 3. similar 4. together 5. alike 6. with (HSK 6)
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)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
不在: bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
誰: shéi — 1. who 2. also pr. (shuí) (HSK 1)
生活: shēng huó — 1. to live 2. life 3. livelihood (HSK 2)
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)

，，。In a daze, she forgot her bundle and, with only a piece of white cloth on her head, left her mother's doorway.，。Leaving her mother's doorway felt a little as though she were casting away her own heart and letting it wander far off.

她: tā — she (HSK 1)
昏迷: hūn mí — 1. to lose consciousness 2. to be in a coma 3. stupor 4. coma 5. stunned 6. disoriented (HSK 7-9)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
忘掉: wàng diào — to forget (HSK 7-9)
包袱: bāo fu — 1. wrapping cloth 2. a bundle wrapped in cloth 3. load 4. weight 5. burden 6. funny part 7. punchline (HSK 7-9)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
頂: dǐng — 1. apex 2. crown of the head 3. top 4. roof 5. most 6. to carry on the head 7. to push to the top 8. to go against 9. to replace 10. to substitute 11. to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) 12. (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile 13. classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc (HSK 4)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一塊: yī kuài — 1. a piece; a chunk 2. (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這 (zhè)) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊 (qíng gǎn zhè yī kuài) "the emotional aspect (of it)") 3. (coll.) one yuan; a dollar 4. together; in the same place; in company
白布: bái bù — 1. plain white cloth 2. calico
離開: lí kāi — to depart; to leave (HSK 2)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
庭: tíng — 1. main hall 2. front courtyard 3. law court
離開: lí kāi — to depart; to leave (HSK 2)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
庭: tíng — 1. main hall 2. front courtyard 3. law court
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
有點: yǒu diǎn — a little
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)
丟開: diū kāi — 1. to cast or put aside 2. to forget for a while
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)
心: xīn — 1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center 5. core 6. classifier: 顆 (kē), 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
讓: ràng — 1. to yield 2. to permit 3. to let sb do sth 4. to have sb do sth 5. to make sb (feel sad etc) 6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被 (bèi)) (HSK 2)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
遠: yuǎn — 1. far 2. distant 3. remote 4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far 5. much (lower etc) (HSK 1)
走: zǒu — 1. to walk 2. to go 3. to run 4. to move (of vehicle) 5. to visit 6. to leave 7. to go away 8. to die (euph.) 9. from 10. through 11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 (chè zǒu)) 12. to change (shape, form, meaning) (HSK 1)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (HSK 2)

。Zhao San, being an old man,：passed judgment in his heart on the young people:

「，，？“Keeping a mistress is all very well if you have money, but how could he do it without any?。Never heard of such a thing.，，，。」When the festival came, that wanton woman had no way to celebrate it, so she made him go robbing, and that was how the young man lost his life.”

私: sī — 1. personal 2. private 3. selfish
姘婦: pīn fù — 1. mistress 2. concubine 3. kept woman
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
有錢: yǒu qián — 1. well-off 2. wealthy
可以: kě yǐ — 1. can 2. may 3. possible 4. able to 5. not bad 6. pretty good (HSK 2)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
錢: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
怎麼: zěn me — 1. how? 2. what? 3. why? (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (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)
姘: pīn — to be a mistress or lover
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
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)
過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (HSK 7-9)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
淫婦: yín fù — 1. loose woman 2. prostitute 3. Jezebel
無法: wú fǎ — unable to; incapable of (HSK 4)
過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
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)
搶: qiāng — 1. (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) 2. opposite in direction; contrary (HSK 5)
年青: nián qīng — youthful
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
喪: sāng — 1. mourning 2. funeral 3. (old) corpse
掉: diào — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to lag behind 4. to lose 5. to go missing 6. to reduce 7. fall (in prices) 8. to lose (value, weight etc) 9. to wag 10. to swing 11. to turn 12. to change 13. to exchange 14. to swap 15. to show off 16. to shed (hair) 17. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) (HSK 2)
性命: xìng mìng — life (HSK 7-9)

，。When he looked at his own wife, who was also about to die, he bitterly hated the young fellow who had been shot.，。But when he recalled the business of Wang-po borrowing the old foreign musket last winter,：he admired the man again:

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)
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)
看到: kàn dào — to see (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
喪命: sàng mìng — to lose one's life
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)
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)
老婆: lǎo pó — (coll.) wife (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)
時候: shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
非常: fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)
仇恨: chóu hèn — 1. to hate 2. hatred 3. enmity 4. hostility (HSK 7-9)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
槍斃: qiāng bì — 1. to execute by firing squad 2. to shoot dead 3. fig. to discard 4. to get rid of (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)
小子: xiǎo zǐ — 1. (literary) youngster 2. (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) 3. (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders)
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)
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)
想起: xiǎng qǐ — 1. to recall 2. to think of 3. to call to mind (HSK 2)
去年: qù nián — last year (HSK 1)
冬天: dōng tiān — winter (HSK 2)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
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)
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)
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)
洋: yáng — 1. ocean 2. vast 3. foreign 4. silver dollar or coin (HSK 6)
炮: bāo — 1. to sauté 2. to fry 3. to dry by heating (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)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
回事: huí shì — (old) to report to one's master
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
佩服: pèi fú — to admire (HSK 7-9)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)

「！“He'd been a bandit a long time!！」He wouldn't let anyone bully him!”

，。The women lit the firewood, and steam gradually rose from the pot.。Zhao San lit his pipe and paced back and forth.，。After a while, he looked at Wang-po and saw that she still had a little breath left; it had not yet ceased.，，。He seemed to have grown impatient waiting for her to die; becoming drowsy, he leaned against the wall and nodded off.

婦人: fù rén — married woman
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
燃: rán — 1. to burn 2. to ignite 3. to light 4. fig. to spark off (hopes) 5. to start (debate) 6. to raise (hopes)
柴: Chái — surname Chai
鍋: guō — 1. pot; pan; wok; cauldron 2. pot-shaped thing 3. classifier: 口 (kǒu), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 5)
漸漸: jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)
冒: Mào — surname Mao (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)
趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
燃: rán — 1. to burn 2. to ignite 3. to light 4. fig. to spark off (hopes) 5. to start (debate) 6. to raise (hopes)
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)
菸: yān — tobacco (variant of 煙 (yān)) (HSK 3)
袋: dài — 1. pouch 2. bag 3. sack 4. pocket (HSK 4)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
來回: lái huí — 1. to make a round trip 2. return journey 3. back and forth 4. to and fro 5. repeatedly (HSK 7-9)
踱: duó — 1. to pace; to stroll 2. Taiwan pr. (duò)
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)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
看看: kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
多多少少: duō duō shǎo shǎo — 1. to some extent 2. more or less
有一點: yǒu yī diǎn — a little; somewhat
氣息: qì xī — 1. breath 2. smell 3. odor 4. flavor (HSK 7-9)
氣息: qì xī — 1. breath 2. smell 3. odor 4. flavor (HSK 7-9)
仍: réng — 1. still; yet 2. to remain 3. (literary) frequently; often (HSK 3)
不斷: bù duàn — 1. unceasing 2. uninterrupted 3. continuous 4. constant (HSK 3)
絕: jué — 1. to cut short 2. extinct 3. to disappear 4. to vanish 5. absolutely 6. by no means (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
好像: hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (HSK 2)
為了: wèi le — for; for the purpose of; in order to (HSK 3)
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)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
等待: děng dài — to wait; to wait for (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)
不耐煩: bù nài fán — 1. impatient 2. to lose patience (HSK 5)
似的: shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
睏: kùn — 1. sleepy 2. tired (HSK 3)
倦: juàn — tired; weary; fatigued
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
依著: yī zhe — in accordance with
牆: qiáng — 1. wall (classifier: 面 (miàn), 堵 (dǔ)) 2. (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被牆 (bèi qiáng)) (HSK 2)
瞌睡: kē shuì — 1. drowsy 2. to doze 3. to nap

，！When the terror of death drags on too long, people cease to find it terrifying!，，，，。The people gathered to eat and drink; just then Wang-po made a sound on the floor, and her purple face seemed to fade to a paler violet.，？They set down their cups and said that perhaps she was coming back to life.

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)
時間: shí jiān — 1. (concept of) time 2. (duration of) time 3. (point in) time (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)
恐怖: kǒng bù — 1. terrible 2. frightful 3. frightening 4. terror 5. terrorist (HSK 7-9)
人們: rén men — people (HSK 2)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
感到: gǎn dào — to feel; to sense; to perceive (HSK 2)
恐怖: kǒng bù — 1. terrible 2. frightful 3. frightening 4. terror 5. terrorist (HSK 7-9)
人們: rén men — people (HSK 2)
集聚: jí jù — to assemble; to gather
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)
吃飯: chī fàn — 1. to have a meal 2. to eat 3. to make a living (HSK 1)
喝酒: hē jiǔ — to drink (alcohol)
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
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
在地下: zài dì xià — underground
作出: zuò chū — 1. to put out 2. to come up with 3. to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) 4. to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) 5. to draw (conclusion) 6. to deliver (speech, judgment) 7. to devise (explanation) 8. to extract (HSK 4)
聲音: shēng yīn — sound; voice (HSK 2)
看起來: kàn qǐ lai — seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be (HSK 3)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
紫色: zǐ sè — 1. purple 2. violet (color)
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: liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
變成: biàn chéng — 1. to change into 2. to turn into 3. to become (HSK 2)
淡: dàn — 1. insipid 2. diluted 3. weak 4. mild 5. light in color 6. tasteless 7. indifferent 8. (variant of 氮 (dàn)) nitrogen (HSK 4)
紫: zǐ — 1. purple 2. violet (HSK 5)
人們: rén men — people (HSK 2)
放下: fàng xià — 1. to lay down; to put down 2. to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside 3. to lower (the blinds etc) (HSK 2)
杯子: bēi zi — 1. cup 2. glass 3. classifier: 個 (gè), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
活: huó — 1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work 5. workmanship (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)
吧: bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)

，，，，！But it was not so: suddenly some black blood ran from the corner of her mouth, and her lips seemed to begin moving; at last she gave two great roars, and the people stared wide-eyed, saying that perhaps she was about to breathe her last.

不是: bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not
那樣: nà yàng — 1. that kind 2. that sort (HSK 2)
忽然: hū rán — suddenly; all of a sudden (HSK 2)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (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)
嘴角: zuǐ jiǎo — corner of the mouth
流出: liú chū — to flow out; to issue; to leak
一些: yī xiē — some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er (HSK 1)
黑: Hēi — short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江 (Hēi lóng jiāng) (HSK 2)
血: xiě — see 血 (xuè) (HSK 3)
並且: bìng qiě — and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition (HSK 3)
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)
嘴唇: zuǐ chún — 1. lip 2. classifier: 片 (piàn) (HSK 7-9)
有點: yǒu diǎn — a little
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)
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)
起動: qǐ dòng — 1. to start up (a motor) 2. to launch (a computer application)
終於: zhōng yú — 1. at last 2. in the end 3. finally 4. eventually (HSK 3)
她: tā — she (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)
吼: hǒu — 1. to roar 2. to howl 3. to shriek 4. roar or howl of an animal 5. bellow of rage (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)
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
人們: rén men — people (HSK 2)
瞪: dèng — 1. to open (one's eyes) wide 2. to stare at 3. to glare at (HSK 7-9)
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)
眼睛: yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
就要: jiù yào — 1. will 2. shall 3. to be going to (HSK 2)
斷氣: duàn qì — 1. to stop breathing 2. to breathe one's last 3. to die 4. to cut the gas supply
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
吧: bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)

，！As all those eyes closed around her, she moved as though trying to rise!！The people panicked!！The women fled outside the window!。The men ran to fetch a shoulder pole used for carrying water.。They said it was a corpse returning to life.

許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
條: tiáo — 1. strip 2. item 3. article 4. clause (of law or treaty) 5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (HSK 2)
視線: shì xiàn — line of sight (HSK 7-9)
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (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)
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)
時候: shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
活動: huó dòng — 1. to exercise; to move about; to work out 2. shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) 3. movable; flexible; liquid (capital etc) 4. (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity 5. (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver (classifier: 項 (xiàng)) 6. to use personal influence, connections, bribes etc (HSK 2)
著想: zhuó xiǎng — 1. to give thought (to others) 2. to consider (other people's needs) 3. also pr. (zháo xiǎng) (HSK 7-9)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
人們: rén men — people (HSK 2)
驚慌: jīng huāng — 1. to panic 2. to be alarmed (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)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
跑: páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (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)
窗: chuāng — 1. window 2. classifier: 扇 (shàn)
外: wài — 1. outside 2. in addition 3. foreign 4. external (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
男人: nán rén — 1. a man 2. a male 3. men 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
跑: páo — (of an animal) to paw (the ground) (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)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
挑: tiāo — 1. to carry on a shoulder pole 2. to choose 3. to pick 4. to nitpick (HSK 4)
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (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)
扁擔: biǎn dan — 1. carrying pole 2. shoulder pole 3. classifier: 根 (gēn)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
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)
死屍: sǐ shī — corpse; dead body
還魂: huán hún — 1. to return from the grave 2. (old) to recycle (waste products)

：Fortified by drink, Zhao San declared bravely:

「，，，。」“If we let her get up, she'll clutch a child and die, or cling to a tree; she'd even have the strength to seize a grown-up.”

。With his great red hands, Zhao San eagerly pressed the shoulder pole down across her.。It cut solidly into Wang-po's waist like a knife.，。Her belly and chest suddenly swelled like a fish's air bladder.，。At once her eyes rounded, seeming to flash with lightning.，，，，。The corners of her blackened mouth also began to move, as though she were speaking, but no words came; blood spurted straight from her mouth, splashing all over Zhao San's unlined gown.：Zhao San ordered the man:

趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (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)
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)
大紅: dà hóng — crimson
手: shǒu — 1. hand 2. (formal) to hold 3. person engaged in certain types of work 4. person skilled in certain types of work 5. personal(ly) 6. convenient 7. classifier for skill 8. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 1)
貪婪: tān lán — 1. avaricious 2. greedy 3. rapacious 4. insatiable 5. avid (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)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
扁擔: biǎn dan — 1. carrying pole 2. shoulder pole 3. classifier: 根 (gēn)
壓: yā — 1. to press 2. to push down 3. to keep under (control) 4. pressure (HSK 3)
過去: guò qù — 1. (in the) past; former; previous 2. to go over; to pass by (HSK 2)
紮實: zhā shi — variant of 扎實 (zhā shi) (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)
刀: Dāo — surname Dao (HSK 3)
一般: yī bān — 1. same 2. ordinary 3. so-so 4. common 5. general 6. generally 7. in general (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)
切: qiē — 1. to cut; to slice; to carve 2. (math.) tangential (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)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
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)
腰間: yāo jiān — waist
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)
肚子: dù zi — 1. belly 2. abdomen 3. stomach 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
胸膛: xiōng táng — chest (HSK 7-9)
突然: tū rán — sudden; abrupt; unexpected (HSK 3)
增: zēng — (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to (HSK 5)
漲: zhǎng — to rise (of prices, rivers) (HSK 5)
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)
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)
魚泡: yú pào — swim bladder (of a fish)
似的: shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
立刻: lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)
眼睛: yǎn jing — 1. eye 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 雙 (shuāng) (HSK 2)
圓: yuán — 1. circle 2. round 3. circular 4. spherical 5. (of the moon) full 6. unit of Chinese currency (yuan) 7. tactful 8. to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) (HSK 4)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (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)
發: fā — 1. to send out 2. to show (one's feeling) 3. to issue 4. to develop 5. to make a bundle of money 6. classifier for gunshots (rounds) (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)
電光: diàn guāng — 1. light produced by electricity; (esp.) lightning flash 2. (textiles) glossy finish
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)
黑嘴: hēi zuǐ — stock market manipulator
角: Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
動: dòng — 1. (of sth) to move 2. to set in movement 3. to displace 4. to touch 5. to make use of 6. to stir (emotions) 7. to alter 8. abbr. for 動詞 (dòng cí), verb (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
好像: hǎo xiàng — 1. as if 2. to seem like (HSK 2)
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)
可是: kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
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)
血: xiě — see 血 (xuè) (HSK 3)
從: Cóng — surname Cong (HSK 1)
口腔: kǒu qiāng — oral cavity (HSK 7-9)
直: Zhí — 1. surname Zhi 2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 (Yán dì) descended from Shennong 神農 (Shén nóng) Farmer God (HSK 3)
噴: pēn — 1. to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff 2. (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online) (HSK 5)
射: shè — 1. to shoot 2. to launch 3. to allude to 4. radio- (chemistry) (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)
趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (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)
滿: Mǎn — Manchu ethnic group (HSK 2)
單: Shàn — surname Shan (HSK 4)
衫: shān — 1. garment 2. jacket with open slits in place of sleeves
趙: Zhào — 1. surname Zhao 2. one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC) 3. the Former Zhao 前趙 (Qián Zhào) (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (Hòu Zhào) (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
命令: mìng lìng — 1. order 2. command 3. classifier: 道 (dào), 個 (gè) (HSK 5)
那個人: nà gè rén — 1. lit. that person 2. fig. the person you have been looking for 3. Mr Right 4. the girl of one's dreams

「！“Ease up a little, quickly!。」You've got blood all over me.”

！Now Wang-po truly had not a trace of breath left!。She was placed in the coffin waiting at the door.

王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
就算: jiù suàn — (coll.) even if (HSK 6)
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
一點: yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))
氣息: qì xī — 1. breath 2. smell 3. odor 4. flavor (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
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)
裝: zhuāng — 1. adornment 2. to adorn 3. dress 4. clothing 5. costume (of an actor in a play) 6. to play a role 7. to pretend 8. to install 9. to fix 10. to wrap (sth in a bag) 11. to load 12. to pack (HSK 2)
進: jìn — 1. to go forward 2. to advance 3. to go in 4. to enter 5. to put in 6. to submit 7. to take in 8. to admit 9. (math.) base of a number system 10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound (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)
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)
門口: mén kǒu — 1. doorway 2. gate 3. 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)
棺材: guān cai — 1. coffin 2. classifier: 具 (jù), 口 (kǒu) (HSK 7-9)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)

，，，，。Before the temple in the rear village, two homeless old men from the two villages—one carrying a red lantern, the other a kettle—led Ping'er to report the death at the temple.，，，，。After circling the temple three times, they returned along the faint footpath; the old man chanted a set formula in a singsong cadence, and with the red lantern beside the white cloth on the child's head, they went home.，？Ping'er did not cry at all; he only remembered—had they not reported the death at the temple in just this way when his mother died that year?

後: hòu — 1. back 2. behind 3. rear 4. afterwards 5. after 6. later 7. post- (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (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)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
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)
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)
個: gě — used in 自個兒 (zì gě r) (HSK 1)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
無家可歸: wú jiā kě guī — (idiom) homeless (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)
老頭: lǎo tóu — 1. old fellow 2. old man 3. father 4. husband
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
打: dá — 1. (loanword) dozen 2. Taiwan pr. (dǎ) (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)
紅燈: hóng dēng — red light (HSK 7-9)
籠: lóng — 1. enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket 2. steamer basket
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
手提: shǒu tí — portable
水壺: shuǐ hú — 1. kettle 2. canteen 3. watering can (HSK 7-9)
領: lǐng — 1. neck 2. collar 3. to lead 4. to receive 5. classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc (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)
平: Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
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)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
繞: rào — 1. to wind 2. to coil (thread) 3. to rotate around 4. to spiral 5. to move around 6. to go round (an obstacle) 7. to by-pass 8. to make a detour 9. to confuse 10. to perplex (HSK 5)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
周: Zhōu — 1. surname Zhou 2. Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) (HSK 2)
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
順著: shùn zhe — 1. to follow 2. following 3. along (HSK 7-9)
毛毛的: máo máo de — creeped out; unnerved; uneasy
行人: xíng rén — 1. pedestrian 2. traveler on foot 3. passer-by 4. official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor (HSK 2)
小道: xiǎo dào — 1. bypath 2. trail 3. bribery as a means of achieving a goal 4. minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)
回來: huí lai — to return; to come back (HSK 1)
老人: lǎo rén — 1. old man or woman 2. the elderly 3. one's aged parents or grandparents (HSK 1)
念: niàn — 1. to read 2. to study (a subject) 3. to attend (a school) 4. to read aloud 5. to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (classifier: 頓 (dùn)) 6. to miss (sb) 7. idea 8. remembrance 9. twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿 (niàn)) (HSK 3)
一套: yī tào — 1. suit 2. a set 3. a collection 4. of the same kind 5. the same old stuff 6. set pattern of behavior
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
譜: pǔ — 1. chart 2. list 3. table 4. register 5. score (music) 6. spectrum (physics) 7. to set to music (HSK 7-9)
調: diào — 1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. accent 6. view 7. argument 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. tune 11. tone 12. melody (HSK 3)
的話: de huà — if (coming after a conditional clause) (HSK 2)
紅燈: hóng dēng — red light (HSK 7-9)
籠: lóng — 1. enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc; cage; basket 2. steamer basket
伴: bàn — 1. partner; companion; comrade; associate 2. to accompany (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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
頭上: tóu shàng — 1. overhead 2. above
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)
白布: bái bù — 1. plain white cloth 2. calico
他們: tā men — they; them (HSK 1)
回家: huí jiā — to return home (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)
平: Píng — surname Ping (HSK 2)
兒: ér — 1. child 2. son
一點: yī diǎn — 1. a bit; a little bit 2. (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit 3. (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er 4. a point (in a discussion etc) 5. (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) 6. one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾 (yī diǎn zhōng))
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
記得: jì de — to remember (HSK 1)
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: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (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)
時候: shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (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)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
報: bào — 1. to report; to inform; to announce 2. to respond; to reply 3. to sign up for; to register for (abbr. for 報名 (bào míng)) 4. to reward; to recompense 5. to take revenge; to retaliate 6. newspaper 7. periodical; journal 8. bulletin 9. telegram (HSK 3)
廟: miào — 1. temple 2. ancestral shrine 3. classifier: 座 (zuò) 4. temple fair 5. great imperial hall 6. imperial (HSK 7-9)
嗎: má — (coll.) what? (HSK 1)

。Wang-po's daughter, however, had not been able to return.

，！News of Wang-po's death spread throughout the village, and the women sat beside the coffin and began to wail loudly!，：，，，，！Sniffling and howling, some mourned their children, some their husbands, and some their own bitter fates; in short, whatever grievances they bore, they brought them all here to be laid to rest!，，，。Whenever an elderly person died in the village, they—the whole company of women—did this.

王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
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)
死信: sǐ xìn — 1. lost letter 2. letter containing news of sb's death
傳遍: chuán biàn — to spread widely
全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
棺材: guān cai — 1. coffin 2. classifier: 具 (jù), 口 (kǒu) (HSK 7-9)
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (HSK 2)
大大: dà dà — 1. greatly 2. enormously 3. (dialect) dad 4. uncle (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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
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)
扭: niǔ — 1. to turn 2. to twist 3. to wring 4. to sprain 5. to swing one's hips (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)
鼻涕: bí tì — nasal mucus; snivel; snot (HSK 7-9)
號啕: háo táo — variant of 嚎啕 (háo táo)
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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
孩子: hái zi — child (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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
丈夫: zhàng fu — husband (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)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (HSK 2)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
命苦: mìng kǔ — to be born under an ill star
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)
總之: zǒng zhī — 1. in a word 2. in short 3. in brief (HSK 4)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
冤屈: yuān qū — 1. to treat unjustly 2. an injustice
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
這裡: zhè lǐ — here (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)
送: sòng — 1. to send; to deliver; to transmit 2. to give (as a present) 3. to see (sb) off 4. to accompany; to go along with (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)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
有年: yǒu nián — for years
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (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)
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)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
她們: tā men — they; them (females) (HSK 1)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
群: qún — 1. group 2. crowd 3. flock, herd, pack etc (HSK 3)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
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)

！They were about to carry the coffin to the graveyard and nail down its lid!

，，，：But Wang-po, after all, was not dead; she felt cold and thirsty, and said softly:

「！」“I want some water!”

，。But she did not know where she was lying.

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，。The Fifth-Month Festival had come, and every household hung gourds on its door.，。In Erli-ban's house a child was crying, while his foolish wife crouched in the doorway, grooming a sheep with an iron currycomb.

五月節: Wǔ yuè jié — Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (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)
家門: jiā mén — 1. house door 2. family clan
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
掛起: guà qǐ — 1. to hang up (a picture etc) 2. to hoist up (a flag) 3. (computing) to suspend (a process) 4. (of a system) to hang 5. pending (operation)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
傻: shǎ — foolish (HSK 5)
婆子: pó zi — old woman
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
哭: kū — to cry; to weep (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)
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)
蹲: cún — (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing (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)
門口: mén kǒu — 1. doorway 2. gate 3. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
拿: ná — 1. to hold 2. to seize 3. to catch 4. to apprehend 5. to take 6. (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object) (HSK 1)
刷: shuā — 1. a brush 2. to paint; to daub 3. to brush; to scrub 4. (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job) 5. (onom.) swish; rustle 6. to swipe (a card) 7. to scroll on (a phone) 8. (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) (HSK 4)
馬: Mǎ — 1. surname Ma 2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 (Mǎ lái xī yà) (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)
鐵: Tiě — surname Tie (HSK 3)
耙子: pá zi — a rake
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)
羊: Yáng — surname Yang (HSK 3)
刷: shuā — 1. a brush 2. to paint; to daub 3. to brush; to scrub 4. (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job) 5. (onom.) swish; rustle 6. to swipe (a card) 7. to scroll on (a phone) 8. (gaming) to grind; to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) (HSK 4)
毛: Máo — surname Mao (HSK 1)

。Erli-ban limped along.，。The festival filled him with delight.。In the cabbage patch he saw that insects had eaten several plants until they toppled.，。On an ordinary day he would have cursed the insects in terse phrases, or angrily kicked the cabbages.，，。But now it was the festival, and everything delighted him; he felt that he ought to be happy.，！Walking along the edge of the field, he saw that the persimmons were not yet red; he thought he might pick a few for the children to eat.！It was the festival!

二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
跛: bǒ — 1. to limp 2. lame 3. crippled
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)
腳: jiǎo — 1. foot 2. leg (of an animal or an object) 3. base (of an object) 4. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) 5. classifier for kicks (HSK 2)
過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (HSK 7-9)
帶給: dài gěi — 1. to give to 2. to provide to 3. to bring to 4. to take to
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)
感覺: gǎn jué — 1. feeling; impression; sensation 2. to feel; to perceive (HSK 2)
非常: fēi cháng — 1. very; really 2. unusual; extraordinary (HSK 1)
愉快: yú kuài — cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted (HSK 6)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
白菜: bái cài — 1. Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) 2. sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) 3. classifier: 棵 (kē) (HSK 3)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
白菜: bái cài — 1. Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) 2. sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) 3. classifier: 棵 (kē) (HSK 3)
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)
蟲子: chóng zi — 1. insect 2. bug 3. worm 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 4)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
倒: dǎo — 1. to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally 2. to fail; to go bankrupt 3. to overthrow 4. to change (trains or buses) 5. to move around 6. to resell at a profit (HSK 2)
幾: jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)
棵: kē — classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc (HSK 4)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (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)
平日: píng rì — 1. ordinary day 2. everyday 3. ordinarily 4. usually (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)
會: huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
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)
短句: duǎn jù — clause
咒罵: zhòu mà — 1. to damn 2. to curse 3. to revile
蟲子: chóng zi — 1. insect 2. bug 3. worm 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 4)
或是: huò shì — 1. or 2. either one or the other (HSK 5)
生氣: shēng qì — 1. to get angry; to be furious 2. vitality; liveliness (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
白菜: bái cài — 1. Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) 2. sometimes used to refer to bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) 3. classifier: 棵 (kē) (HSK 3)
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)
腳: jiǎo — 1. foot 2. leg (of an animal or an object) 3. base (of an object) 4. classifier: 雙 (shuāng), 隻 (zhī) 5. classifier for kicks (HSK 2)
踢: tī — 1. to kick 2. to play (e.g. soccer) 3. (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) (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)
但是: dàn shì — but; however (HSK 2)
現在: xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)
過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (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)
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)
一切: yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)
愉快: yú kuài — cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted (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)
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)
覺得: jué de — 1. to think that ...; to feel that ... 2. to feel (uncomfortable etc) (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)
應該: yīng gāi — ought to; should; must (HSK 2)
愉快: yú kuài — cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted (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)
在地: zài dì — (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē])
邊: biān — 1. side 2. edge 3. margin 4. border 5. boundary 6. classifier: 個 (gè) 7. simultaneously (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)
看一看: kàn yī kàn — to have a look
柿子: shì zi — 1. persimmon 2. (Northeastern dialect) tomato (HSK 7-9)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (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)
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)
摘: zhāi — 1. to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) 2. to select; to pick out 3. to borrow money at a time of urgent need (HSK 5)
幾個: jǐ ge — 1. a few 2. several 3. how many
柿子: shì zi — 1. persimmon 2. (Northeastern dialect) tomato (HSK 7-9)
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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
吃: chī — 1. to eat; to consume 2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc) 3. to eradicate; to destroy 4. to absorb 5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) (HSK 1)
吧: bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)
過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (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)

，，，。The whole village showed signs of celebration; the vegetable plots and wheat fields—everywhere, no matter where—were quiet and sweet.。Even the insects seemed to sing a little better than usual.

全: Quán — surname Quan (HSK 2)
村: cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)
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)
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)
過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (HSK 7-9)
菜: cài — 1. vegetable; greens (classifier: 棵 (kē)) 2. dish (of food) (classifier: 樣 (yàng), 道 (dào), 盤 (pán)) 3. (of one's skills etc) weak; poor 4. (coll.) (one's) type (HSK 1)
田: Tián — surname Tian (HSK 6)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
麥: Mài — surname Mai
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
管: Guǎn — surname Guan (HSK 3)
什麼地方: shén me dì fang — 1. somewhere 2. someplace 3. where
都: Dū — surname Du (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)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (HSK 3)
靜: jìng — 1. still 2. calm 3. quiet 4. not moving (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)
甜美: tián měi — 1. sweet 2. pleasant 3. happy (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)
蟲子: chóng zi — 1. insect 2. bug 3. worm 4. classifier: 條 (tiáo), 隻 (zhī) (HSK 4)
們: men — plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
彷彿: fǎng fú — 1. to seem; as if; seemingly 2. alike; similar (HSK 6)
比: Bǐ — 1. Belgium 2. Belgian 3. abbr. for 比利時 (Bǐ lì shí) (HSK 1)
平日: píng rì — 1. ordinary day 2. everyday 3. ordinarily 4. usually (HSK 7-9)
會: huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
唱: chàng — 1. to sing 2. to call loudly 3. to chant (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)

。The festival suffused Erli-ban's entire soul.，！He passed his own door without going in, tossed the lion toy to the children, and went on!。On such a happy day, he wanted to pay a visit to his friends.

過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (HSK 7-9)
渲染: xuàn rǎn — 1. rendering (computing) 2. to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) 3. to exaggerate 4. to embellish
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)
整個: zhěng gè — 1. whole 2. entire 3. total (HSK 3)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (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)
靈魂: líng hún — 1. soul 2. spirit (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)
經過: jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
家門: jiā mén — 1. house door 2. family clan
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
進去: jìn qù — to go in (HSK 1)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
獅子: Shī zǐ — 1. Leo (star sign) 2. Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣 (Píng dōng Xiàn), Taiwan (HSK 7-9)
扔: rēng — 1. to throw 2. to throw away (HSK 5)
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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
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)
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)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
趁: chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (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)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
愉快: yú kuài — cheerful; happy; pleasant; delighted (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)
日子: rì zi — 1. day 2. a (calendar) date 3. days of one's life (HSK 2)
會: huì — 1. can; to have the skill; to know how to 2. to be likely to; to be sure to 3. to meet; to get together 4. meeting; gathering 5. (suffix) union; group; association 6. (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. (huǐ)) (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
朋友: péng you — 1. friend 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)

，，。Paper gourds hung on the doors of all the nearby neighbors; when he passed Wang-po's house, a green gourd swung on her door.，。A little farther on was Jinzhi's house.，，！At Jinzhi's house there was no gourd outside the door, and no one within!：，。Erli-ban peered about for a long while: the baby's diaper fluttered in the wind beside the stove, drifting and floating.

左近: zuǒ jìn — nearby
鄰居: lín jū — neighbor (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)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
上都: Shàng dū — Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
紙: zhǐ — 1. paper (classifier: 張 (zhāng), 沓 (dá)) 2. classifier for documents, letters etc (HSK 2)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
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)
經過: jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆家: pó jiā — husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
那個: nà ge — 1. that one 2. that thing 3. that (as opposed to this) 4. (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) 5. (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word) 6. (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc) 7. (euph.) menstruation 8. sex 9. also pr. (nèi ge)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
擺: bǎi — 1. to arrange 2. to exhibit 3. to move to and fro 4. a pendulum (HSK 4)
盪: dàng — variant of 蕩 (dàng)
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)
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)
綠: lù — used in names (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)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
再: zài — 1. again; once more; re- 2. further; beyond this point of time 3. (before an adjective) more 4. then (after sth, and not until then) 5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 (yě) or 都 (dōu) for emphasis) 6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 (zài zé), 再就是 (zài jiù shì) etc) 7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur (HSK 1)
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)
就是: jiù shì — 1. exactly; precisely 2. only; simply; just 3. (used correlatively with 也 (yě)) even; even if (HSK 3)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
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)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
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)
門外: mén wài — outside the door
沒有: méi yǒu — 1. haven't 2. hasn't 3. doesn't exist 4. to not have 5. to not be (HSK 1)
葫蘆: hú lu — 1. calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) 2. hoist 3. generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) 4. muddled 5. (poker) full house
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (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)
二: èr — 1. two 2. 2 3. (Beijing dialect) stupid (HSK 1)
里: Lǐ — surname Li (HSK 1)
半: bàn — 1. half 2. semi- 3. incomplete 4. (after a number) and a half (HSK 1)
張望: zhāng wàng — 1. to look around 2. to peep (through a crack) 3. to peer at 4. to throw a look at
好久: hǎo jiǔ — (coll.) for a long time (HSK 2)
孩子: hái zi — child (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)
尿布: niào bù — diaper
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)
鍋灶: guō zào — 1. stove 2. cooking burner
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)
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)
風: fēng — 1. wind 2. news 3. style 4. custom 5. manner 6. classifier: 陣 (zhèn), 絲 (sī) (HSK 1)
吹: chuī — 1. to blow 2. to play a wind instrument 3. to blast 4. to puff 5. to boast 6. to brag 7. to end in failure 8. to fall through (HSK 2)
著: zhāo — 1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) 2. trick; tactic 3. (dialect) okay; all right 4. (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
飄飄: piāo piāo — 1. to float about 2. to flutter (in the breeze) 3. (dialect) gay guy 4. (Tw) ghost
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)
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)
浮游: fú yóu — 1. to float 2. to drift 3. to wander 4. variant of 蜉蝣 (fú yóu)

，：？Little Jinzhi had been in this human world barely a month when her father dashed her to death: why had the infant come into such a world?！Only to go back bearing sorrow and resentment!！So brief—only that!！A tiny life of only a few days!

小金: Xiǎo jīn — see 小金縣 (Xiǎo jīn Xiàn)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)
人家: rén jiā — 1. household 2. dwelling 3. family 4. sb else's house 5. household business 6. house of woman's husband-to-be 7. classifier: 戶 (hù), 家 (jiā) (HSK 4)
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)
夠: gòu — 1. enough (sufficient) 2. enough (too much) 3. (coll.) (before adj.) really 4. (coll.) to reach by stretching out (HSK 2)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
月: yuè — 1. moon 2. month 3. monthly 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 輪 (lún) (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)
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)
爹爹: diē die — 1. daddy 2. granddad
摔死: shuāi sǐ — 1. to fall to one's death 2. to kill by throwing to the ground
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
嬰兒: yīng ér — 1. infant 2. baby 3. classifier: 個 (gè) 4. lead (Pb) (HSK 7-9)
為什麼: wèi shén me — 1. why? 2. for what reason? (HSK 2)
來到: lái dào — to arrive; to come (HSK 1)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (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)
人間: rén jiān — 1. the human world 2. the earth (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)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
帶: dài — 1. band 2. belt 3. girdle 4. ribbon 5. tire 6. area 7. zone 8. region 9. classifier: 條 (tiáo) 10. to wear 11. to carry 12. to take along 13. to bear (i.e. to have) 14. to lead 15. to bring 16. to look after 17. to raise (HSK 2)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
怨: yuàn — 1. to blame 2. (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge (HSK 5)
悒: yì — 1. anxiety 2. worry
回去: huí qu — 1. to return 2. to go back (HSK 1)
僅僅: jǐn jǐn — 1. barely 2. only 3. merely 4. only (this and nothing more) (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)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
短促: duǎn cù — 1. short in time 2. fleeting 3. brief 4. gasping (breath) 5. curt (tone of voice)
呀: yā — 1. ah (used to express surprise) 2. (onom.) creaking (HSK 4)
僅僅: jǐn jǐn — 1. barely 2. only 3. merely 4. only (this and nothing more) (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)
幾天: jǐ tiān — several 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)
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
生命: shēng mìng — 1. life (as the characteristic of living beings) 2. living being; creature (classifier: 條 (tiáo)) (HSK 3)

，？The little child slept among so many dead people—was she not afraid?！Mama had gone far away!！Mama's sobbing could no longer be heard!

！It was dark!。Even the moon did not come to keep the child company.

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，。In the days before the Fifth-Month Festival, Chengye was forever hurrying back and forth to town.。When he came home, he quarreled and fought with his wife.：He said:

「！“The price of rice has fallen!。If I sell now the rice I bought in the third month, I'll lose nearly half my money.，？」Selling it won't bring enough to pay the debts, but if I don't sell it, how can we celebrate the festival?”

米: Mǐ — surname Mi (HSK 2)
價: jià — 1. price 2. value 3. (chemistry) valence (HSK 5)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
三月: Sān yuè — 1. March 2. third month (of the lunar year)
裡: lǐ — 1. lining 2. interior 3. inside 4. internal 5. also written 裏 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
米: Mǐ — surname Mi (HSK 2)
現在: xiàn zài — now; at present; currently (HSK 1)
賣出: mài chū — 1. to sell 2. to reach (a price in an auction)
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)
折本: shé běn — 1. a loss 2. to lose money
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)
小半: xiǎo bàn — 1. a portion smaller than a half 2. the lesser part 3. the smaller part
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (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)
還債: huán zhài — to settle a debt
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
不足: bù zú — 1. insufficient 2. lacking 3. deficiency 4. not enough 5. inadequate 6. not worth 7. cannot 8. should not (HSK 5)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
怎能: zěn néng — how can?
過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (HSK 7-9)

，，：「！And little by little he ceased to love little Jinzhi; when the child woke him at night, he said, “Scream your life away!！」Make such a racket you die!”

並且: bìng qiě — and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition (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)
漸漸: jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
愛: ài — 1. to love; to be fond of; to like 2. affection 3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) (HSK 1)
小金: Xiǎo jīn — see 小金縣 (Xiǎo jīn Xiàn)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)
當: dāng — 1. to be 2. to act as 3. manage 4. withstand 5. when 6. during 7. ought 8. should 9. match equally 10. equal 11. same 12. obstruct 13. just at (a time or place) 14. on the spot 15. right 16. just at (HSK 2)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
夜裡: yè li — 1. during the night 2. at night 3. nighttime (HSK 2)
把: bǎ — 1. to hold; to grasp 2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 3. handlebar 4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch 5. classifier for things with handles 6. (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb}) (HSK 3)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
吵醒: chǎo xǐng — to wake sb up with a noise
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)
他: tā — 1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his 2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 (tā rì) and 他人 (tā rén)) (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
拚命: pàn mìng — see 拼命 (pīn mìng)
吧: bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)
鬧: nào — 1. noisy 2. cacophonous 3. to make noise 4. to disturb 5. to vent (feelings) 6. to fall ill 7. to have an attack (of sickness) 8. to go in (for some activity) 9. to joke (HSK 4)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
吧: bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)

，，。The day before the festival, nothing had been prepared in his house; they had not even bought a pound of flour.。At mealtime, not a drop would pour from the soybean-oil jar.

過節: guò jié — 1. to celebrate a festival 2. after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (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)
前一天: qián yī tiān — the day before (an event)
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)
家什: jiā shi — 1. utensils 2. furniture
麼: má — exclamatory final particle
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
預備: yù bèi — 1. to prepare 2. to make ready 3. preparation 4. preparatory (HSK 5)
連: Lián — surname Lian (HSK 3)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
斤: jīn — 1. catty 2. (PRC) weight equal to 500 g 3. (Tw) weight equal to 600 g 4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g (HSK 2)
麵粉: miàn fěn — flour (HSK 7-9)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沒: méi — (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not (HSK 1)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (HSK 1)
燒: shāo — 1. to burn; to set on fire 2. to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc) 3. to braise 4. to cook; to prepare food 5. to run a fever 6. fever 7. (coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away (HSK 4)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (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)
時候: shí hou — 1. time 2. length of time 3. moment 4. period (HSK 1)
豆油: dòu yóu — 1. soy bean oil 2. (dialect) soy sauce
罐子: guàn zi — 1. jar 2. pitcher 3. pot
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (HSK 1)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
倒流: dào liú — 1. to flow backwards 2. reverse flow
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
出: chū — 1. to go out; to come out 2. to arise; to occur 3. to produce; to yield 4. to go beyond; to exceed 5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) 6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc (HSK 1)

，。Chengye came home in a rage and saw that the dishes had not yet been cooked.：He shouted harshly:

「！“Ah!……A man like me…，……might as well starve to death—not even a meal to eat………I'll go to town…。」I'll go to town.”

。The child was nursing in Jinzhi's arms.：He went on:

「？“Will I ever see a good day again?，。」You lot drag me down so badly that I don't even get the chance to become a bandit.”

，。Jinzhi lowered her head and set out the food, while the child cried beside her.

，：Chengye looked at the pickled vegetables and rice gruel on the table; after thinking for a moment, he began again without stopping:

成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
業: Yè — surname Ye
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (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)
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)
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)
鹹菜: xián cài — 1. salted vegetables 2. pickles
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
粥: yù — used in 葷粥 (Xūn yù) (HSK 6)
飯: fàn — 1. cooked rice 2. classifier: 碗 (wǎn) 3. meal 4. classifier: 頓 (dùn) 5. (loanword) fan 6. devotee (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)
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)
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)
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)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
不住: bù zhù — 1. (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) 2. repeatedly; continuously; constantly
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)
說起: shuō qǐ — 1. to mention 2. to bring up (a subject) 3. with regard to 4. as for

「！“Go on, cry!，。」You little ruin of the family—I'll sell you to pay my debts.”

，，；The child went on crying; her mother was in the kitchen, whether sweeping the floor。or tidying the woodpile, no one knew.：Her father flew into a rage:

「，……」“I'll sell the whole lot of you together—what use are noisy household demons like you…”

：In the kitchen, the mother flared up like a match:

「？“What sort of man are you?，，，！」You come home only to quarrel and fight. I'm not your mortal enemy. You say you can sell us—let's see you do it!”

！The father sent a rice bowl flying!。The mother sprang up in a fury.

「？“Sell her?！……I'll dash her to death!…！」What would I sell her for!”

。And so the little life was cut short.

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，，。When Wang Po heard that Jinzhi's child had died, she wanted to come and see for herself, but she could only prop herself up on her cane to stand before falling back down again.。Her leg bones, eaten through by poison, still could not carry her.

王: Wáng — surname Wang (HSK 4)
婆: pó — 1. (bound form) grandmother 2. (bound form) matron 3. (bound form) mother-in-law 4. (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
聽說: tīng shuō — 1. to hear (sth said) 2. one hears (that) 3. hearsay 4. listening and speaking (HSK 2)
金: Jīn — 1. surname Jin 2. surname Kim (Korean) 3. Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234) (HSK 3)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (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)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
死: sǐ — 1. to die 2. impassable 3. uncrossable 4. inflexible 5. rigid 6. extremely 7. damned (HSK 3)
她: tā — she (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)
看看: kàn kan — 1. to take a look at 2. to examine 3. to survey 4. (coll.) pretty soon
可是: kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
扶: fú — 1. to support with the hand 2. to help sb up 3. to support oneself by holding onto something 4. to help (HSK 5)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
杖: zhàng — 1. a staff 2. a rod 3. cane 4. walking stick 5. to flog with a stick (old)
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-
立: Lì — surname Li (HSK 5)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
倒臥: dǎo wò — 1. to lie down 2. to drop dead
下來: xià lai — 1. to come down 2. (completed action marker) 3. (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) 4. (indicates continuation from the past towards us) 5. to be harvested (of crops) 6. to be over (of a period of time) 7. to go among the masses (said of leaders) (HSK 3)
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)
腿: tuǐ — 1. leg 2. classifier: 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
骨: gū — 1. used in 骨碌碌 (gū lù lù) 2. used in 骨碌 (gū lu) 3. used in 骨朵 (gū duo)
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)
毒: dú — 1. poison 2. to poison 3. poisonous 4. malicious 5. cruel 6. fierce 7. narcotics (HSK 5)
質: zhì — 1. character 2. nature 3. quality 4. plain 5. to pawn 6. pledge 7. hostage 8. to question 9. Taiwan pr. (zhí)
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)
侵: qīn — 1. to invade 2. to encroach 3. to infringe 4. to approach
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
行走: xíng zǒu — to walk (HSK 7-9)

。Three days later the young mother went to the wasteland hillock to see her child.？But what was there left to see?。The dogs had torn it apart — nothing remained.

年青: nián qīng — youthful
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)
媽媽: mā ma — 1. mama 2. mommy 3. mother 4. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi) (HSK 1)
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)
三: Sān — surname San (HSK 1)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (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)
亂: luàn — 1. in confusion or disorder 2. in a confused state of mind 3. disorder 4. upheaval 5. riot 6. illicit sexual relations 7. to throw into disorder 8. to mix up 9. indiscriminate 10. random 11. arbitrary (HSK 3)
崗子: gǎng zi — 1. mound; hillock 2. welt (on the skin); ridge (on the road surface etc)
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)
看: kān — 1. to look after 2. to take care of 3. to watch 4. to guard (HSK 1)
孩子: hái zi — child (HSK 1)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
能: Néng — surname Neng (HSK 1)
看到: kàn dào — to see (HSK 1)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (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)
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)
狗: gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)
扯: chě — 1. to pull 2. to tear 3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy 4. to chat 5. to gossip 6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous 7. hokey (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)
什麼: shén me — 1. what? 2. something; anything (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)

，！Chengye saw a pile of grass stained with blood; he imagined it must be the grass that had once bound little Jinzhi!。Back to back, the two of them let their tears flow.

成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
業: Yè — surname Ye
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)
看到: kàn dào — to see (HSK 1)
一堆: yī duī — pile; heap; a lot of; a bunch of
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
染: rǎn — 1. to dye 2. to catch (a disease) 3. to acquire (bad habits etc) 4. to contaminate 5. to add color washes to a painting (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)
血: xiě — see 血 (xuè) (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)
幻想: huàn xiǎng — 1. to fantasize; to imagine 2. an illusion; a fantasy (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)
捆: kǔn — 1. a bunch 2. to tie together 3. bundle (HSK 7-9)
小金: Xiǎo jīn — see 小金縣 (Xiǎo jīn Xiàn)
枝: zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (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)
草: cǎo — 1. grass 2. straw 3. manuscript 4. draft (of a document) 5. careless 6. rough 7. classifier: 棵 (kē), 撮 (zuǒ), 株 (zhū), 根 (gēn) (HSK 2)
吧: bā — 1. bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) 2. to puff (on a pipe etc) 3. (onom.) bang 4. abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (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)
倆: liǎ — 1. two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個 2. both 3. some (HSK 4)
背: bēi — 1. to carry on one's back 2. (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc) (HSK 2)
向著: xiàng zhe — 1. towards 2. facing (sb or sth) 3. (coll.) to side with 4. to favor (HSK 7-9)
流: liú — 1. to flow 2. to disseminate 3. to circulate or spread 4. to move or drift 5. to degenerate 6. to banish or send into exile 7. stream of water or sth resembling one 8. class, rate or grade (HSK 2)
過: Guō — surname Guo (HSK 1)
眼淚: yǎn lèi — 1. tear; teardrop 2. classifier: 滴 (dī) (HSK 4)

？Who knows how many tears of grief the wasteland hillock had dried in its time?，。A ground of everlasting sorrow — not even a crow would come down to land there.

，。Chengye caught sight of another grave pit, a skull lying there once more exposed to the light of day.

，，，。As they walked out of the graveyard, the coffins, the burial mounds, the deathly, deathly stillness of it all pressed upon them and hurried their steps.

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What it’s about

The sinful May festival turns a day of communal celebration into a concentrated display of appetite, license and danger. Seasonal custom brings people together, loosening everyday restraint, but the resulting energy does not liberate everyone equally. Men gain room for drinking, boasting and sexual pursuit, while women bear the risks of reputation and assault. Xiao Hong renders the festival through noise, heat, food and crowded movement, making its attraction palpable even as the title directs attention toward harm.

Celebration and cruelty coexist rather than replacing one another. Villagers who endure grinding work seek pleasure wherever it appears, yet the same scarcity can sharpen possession and predation. Rumour moves rapidly through the crowd and converts private injury into entertainment or blame. The chapter refuses the easy opposition between colourful folk tradition and modern enlightenment: the festival contains genuine collective vitality, but inherited permissions expose weaker bodies. Its moral force lies in that mixture. A reader can understand why people await the holiday and still see how a community's idea of release reproduces the hierarchies governing the rest of the year.

When it was written 背景

The “May festival” belongs to the cyclical, seasonal organization of the novel's early chapters. Xiao Hong drew on northeastern village customs but wrote for a 1935 audience debating whether folk culture represented national vitality, backwardness or revolutionary potential. Her answer remains deliberately unstable. Sensory description preserves the festival's force while narrative juxtaposition records its victims. Learners can orient themselves by separating public actions—gathering, eating, drinking, watching—from the rumours and judgments that follow. This is also a key gender chapter: pay attention to who may move freely through festive space and whose movement is interpreted as guilt. The later occupation will alter public gatherings, but it will not invent the inequalities visible here.

Words in this chapter 生词

她tāHSK 1她tā — she (HSK 1)
崗子gǎng zi崗子gǎng zi — mound; hillock · welt (on the skin); ridge (on the road surface etc)
婆pó婆pó — (bound form) grandmother · (bound form) matron · (bound form) mother-in-law · (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
趙zhào趙zhào — to surpass (old)
過節guò jiéHSK 7-9過節guò jié — to celebrate a festival · after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) (HSK 7-9)
吧bāHSK 1吧bā — bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) · to puff (on a pipe etc) · (onom.) bang · abbr. for 貼吧 (tiē bā) (HSK 1)
葫蘆hú lu葫蘆hú lu — calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) · hoist · generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) · muddled · (poker) full house
五月節Wǔ yuè jié五月節Wǔ yuè jié — Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
槍斃qiāng bìHSK 7-9槍斃qiāng bì — to execute by firing squad · to shoot dead · fig. to discard · to get rid of (HSK 7-9)
菸yānHSK 3菸yān — tobacco (variant of 煙 (yān)) (HSK 3)
小金Xiǎo jīn小金Xiǎo jīn — see 小金縣 (Xiǎo jīn Xiàn)
服毒fú dú服毒fú dú — to take poison

七 罪惡的五月節 The Sinful Dragon Boat Festival

What it’s about

When it was written 背景

Words in this chapter 生词

七　罪惡的五月節 The Sinful Dragon Boat Festival