頹敗線的顫動 Tremors of Degradation

。I dreamed that I myself was dreaming.，，。I did not know where I myself was, but before my eyes was the interior of a small room shut tight in the depths of night, and yet I also saw, upon the roof, a dense forest of houseleek growing among the tiles.

我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
夢見: mèng jiàn — 1. to dream about (sth or sb) 2. to see in a dream (HSK 4)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (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)
做夢: zuò mèng — to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking (HSK 4)
自身: zì shēn — 1. itself 2. oneself 3. one's own (HSK 3)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
所在: suǒ zài — 1. place 2. location 3. (after a noun) place where it is located (HSK 5)
眼前: yǎn qián — 1. before one's eyes 2. now 3. at present (HSK 3)
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (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)
深夜: shēn yè — very late at night (HSK 7-9)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
緊閉: jǐn bì — 1. to close securely 2. tightly closed 3. secure
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
小屋: xiǎo wū — 1. cabin 2. lodge 3. cottage 4. chalet 5. hut 6. shed
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
內部: nèi bù — 1. interior 2. inside (part, section) 3. internal (HSK 4)
但: dàn — 1. but; yet; however; still 2. merely; only; just (HSK 2)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
看見: kàn jiàn — to see; to catch sight of (HSK 1)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
瓦: wǎ — 1. roof tile 2. abbr. for 瓦特 (wǎ tè) (HSK 7-9)
松: Sōng — surname Song (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)
茂密: mào mì — 1. dense (of plant growth) 2. lush (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)
森林: sēn lín — 1. forest 2. classifier: 片 (piàn) (HSK 4)

，。The lampshade on the wooden table was of a new style, and it lit the room with unusual brightness.，，，，、、、、。In the light, on the broken couch, beneath a hairy, formidable mass of flesh she had not known before, a thin and tiny body trembled with hunger, pain, astonishment, shame, and joy.，；Her skin, slack yet still full, grew smooth and glossy;，。her pale, sallow cheeks flushed with a faint red, like rouge-water smeared on lead.

板: bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)
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)
燈罩: dēng zhào — 1. cover of lamp 2. lampshade 3. glass cover of oil lamp
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)
新式: xīn shì — new style; latest type (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)
照得: zhào dé — seeing that
屋子: wū zi — 1. house 2. room 3. classifier: 間 (jiān) (HSK 3)
裏: lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (HSK 1)
分外: fèn wài — 1. exceptionally 2. not one's responsibility or job (HSK 7-9)
明亮: míng liàng — 1. bright 2. shining 3. glittering 4. to become clear (HSK 5)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
光明: guāng míng — 1. light 2. radiance 3. (fig.) bright (prospects etc) 4. openhearted (HSK 3)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (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)
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)
榻: tà — couch
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
初: chū — 1. (bound form) at first; initially 2. (bound form) first; early 3. (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 (chū sān) "the third" (HSK 3)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
相識: xiāng shí — 1. to get to know each other 2. acquaintance (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)
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)
毛: Máo — surname Mao (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)
強悍: qiáng hàn — 1. tough 2. strong 3. formidable 4. fearsome
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
肉: ròu — 1. meat 2. flesh 3. pulp (of a fruit) 4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy 5. (of a person) flabby 6. irresolute 7. Kangxi radical 130 (HSK 1)
塊: kuài — 1. lump; chunk; piece 2. classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 3. (coll.) classifier for money and currency units (HSK 1)
底下: dǐ xia — 1. the location below sth 2. afterwards (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)
瘦弱: shòu ruò — thin and weak
渺小: miǎo xiǎo — 1. minute 2. tiny 3. negligible 4. insignificant (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)
身軀: shēn qū — body (HSK 7-9)
爲: wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)
飢餓: jī è — 1. hunger 2. starvation 3. famine (HSK 7-9)
苦痛: kǔ tòng — 1. pain 2. suffering
驚異: jīng yì — amazed
羞辱: xiū rǔ — 1. to humiliate 2. to shame 3. humiliation 4. indignity
歡欣: huān xīn — elated
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)
顫動: chàn dòng — 1. to vibrate 2. to quiver
弛緩: chí huǎn — 1. to relax; to slacken; to ease 2. (physics) relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resonance)
然而: rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)
尙: shàng — 1. variant of 尚, still 2. yet 3. to value 4. to esteem
且: qiě — 1. and 2. moreover 3. yet 4. for the time being 5. to be about to 6. both (... and...) (HSK 7-9)
豐腴: fēng yú — 1. full-bodied 2. well-rounded 3. fig. fertile land
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
皮膚: pí fū — 1. skin 2. classifier: 層 (céng), 塊 (kuài) (HSK 5)
光潤: guāng rùn — 1. glossy 2. lustrous 3. sleek
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
靑: qīng — variant of 青 (qīng)
白: Bái — 1. surname Bai 2. Bai 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)
兩: liǎng — 1. two 2. both 3. some 4. a few 5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (jīn) (old) (HSK 1)
頰: jiá — cheeks
泛: fàn — 1. (bound form) general 2. non-specific 3. extensive 4. pan- 5. to flood 6. (literary) to float about 7. to be suffused with (a color, emotion, odor etc)
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)
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)
紅: Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
鉛: qiān — lead (chemistry) (HSK 7-9)
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
塗: tú — 1. to apply (paint etc) 2. to smear 3. to daub 4. to blot out 5. to scribble 6. to scrawl 7. (literary) mud 8. street (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)
胭脂: yān zhī — rouge
水: Shuǐ — 1. surname Shui 2. Shui ethnic group (HSK 1)

，。Even the lamp flame shrank back in fright, and the east had already begun to whiten.

、、、、……。Yet in the air there still surged, diffuse and swaying, waves of hunger, pain, astonishment, shame, and joy……

『！』，。'Mama!' A girl of about two, startled awake by the sound of the door opening and closing, cried out on the floor in the corner of the room enclosed by straw matting.

媽: mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (HSK 1)
約略: yuē lüè — 1. approximate 2. rough
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)
歲: suì — 1. classifier for years (of age) 2. year 3. year (of crop harvests) (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)
女孩: nǚ hái — girl; lass
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)
門: Mén — surname Men (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)
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)
闔: hé — 1. door 2. to close 3. whole
聲: shēng — 1. sound 2. voice 3. tone 4. noise 5. reputation 6. classifier for sounds (HSK 5)
驚醒: jīng xǐng — 1. to rouse 2. to be woken by sth 3. to wake with a start 4. to sleep lightly (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)
草席: cǎo xí — straw mat
圍: Wéi — surname Wei (HSK 3)
着: zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
角: Jué — surname Jue (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)
地上: dì shang — 1. on the ground 2. on the floor (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)
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)

『，！』。'It's still early, sleep a little longer!' she said, flustered.

『！'Mama!，。I'm hungry, my stomach hurts.？』What will we have to eat today?'

『。'We'll have something to eat today.，。』��，，，，。In a little while the sesame-cake seller will come, and Mama will buy some for you.' Gratified, she clutched still more tightly the small silver coin in her palm, her low voice trembling with sorrow, and she went over to the corner to look at her daughter, moved aside the straw mat, picked her up, and laid her on the broken couch.

我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (HSK 1)
今天: jīn tiān — 1. today 2. the present time; now (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)
喫: chī — variant of 吃 (chī) (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
等一會: děng yī huì — 1. Wait a moment! 2. after a while
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
賣: mài — 1. to sell 2. to betray 3. to spare no effort 4. to show off or flaunt (HSK 2)
燒餅: shāo bing — baked sesame seed-coated cake
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
媽: mā — 1. ma 2. mom 3. mother (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)
買: mǎi — 1. to buy 2. to purchase (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)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
欣慰: xīn wèi — to be gratified (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)
更加: gèng jiā — 1. more (than sth else) 2. even more (HSK 3)
緊: jǐn — 1. tight 2. strict 3. close at hand 4. near 5. urgent 6. tense 7. hard up 8. short of money 9. to tighten (HSK 3)
着: zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
掌: zhǎng — 1. palm of the hand 2. sole of the foot 3. paw 4. horseshoe 5. to slap 6. to hold in one's hand 7. to wield
中的: zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
小: xiǎo — 1. small 2. tiny 3. few 4. young (HSK 1)
銀: yín — 1. silver 2. silver-colored 3. relating to money or currency (HSK 3)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
低微: dī wēi — 1. meager (wages) 2. humble (social status) 3. feeble (voice)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back 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)
悲涼: bēi liáng — 1. sorrowful 2. dismal
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
發抖: fā dǒu — 1. to tremble 2. to shake 3. to shiver (HSK 7-9)
走近: zǒu jìn — 1. to approach 2. to draw near to (HSK 7-9)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (HSK 5)
角: Jué — surname Jue (HSK 2)
去: qù — 1. to go 2. to go to (a place) 3. (of a time etc) last 4. just passed 5. to send 6. to remove 7. to get rid of 8. to reduce 9. to be apart from in space or time 10. to die (euphemism) 11. to play (a part) 12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth 13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) 14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) (HSK 1)
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)
女兒: nǚ ér — daughter (HSK 1)
移開: yí kāi — to move away
草席: cǎo xí — straw mat
抱: bào — 1. to hold 2. to carry (in one's arms) 3. to hug 4. to embrace 5. to surround 6. to cherish 7. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely (HSK 4)
起來: qǐ lai — 1. to stand up; to get up 2. also pr. (qǐ lái) (HSK 1)
放: fàng — 1. to put 2. to place 3. to release 4. to free 5. to let go 6. to let out 7. to set off (fireworks) (HSK 1)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
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)
榻: tà — couch
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)

『，。』，，。'It's still early, sleep a little longer,' she said, and as she spoke she raised her eyes and, with nothing to tell it to, glanced at the sky above the shabby, broken roof.

還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
早: zǎo — 1. early 2. morning 3. Good morning! 4. long ago 5. prematurely (HSK 1)
哩: lǐ — mile
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)
睡: shuì — 1. to sleep 2. to lie down (HSK 1)
一會: yī huì — 1. a moment 2. a while 3. in a moment 4. also pr. (yī huǐ)
罷: bà — 1. to stop 2. to cease 3. to dismiss 4. to suspend 5. to quit 6. to finish
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
着: zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
同時: tóng shí — at the same time; simultaneously (HSK 2)
擡: tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)
起眼: qǐ yǎn — to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)
睛: jīng — eye; eyeball
無可: wú kě — can't
吿: gào — variant of 告 (gào)
訴: sù — 1. to complain 2. to sue 3. to tell
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (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)
看破: kàn pò — 1. to see through 2. disillusioned with 3. to reject (the world of mortals)
舊: jiù — 1. old 2. opposite: new 新 3. former 4. worn (with age) (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)
屋頂: wū dǐng — roof (HSK 7-9)
以上: yǐ shàng — 1. that level or higher; that amount or more 2. the above-mentioned 3. (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. (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)
天空: tiān kōng — sky (HSK 3)

，，，，。Suddenly another great wave rose in the air, crashing against the one before, whirling into a vortex that engulfed everything, myself included, so that neither mouth nor nose could draw breath.

空中: kōng zhōng — 1. in the sky 2. in the air (HSK 5)
突然: tū rán — sudden; abrupt; unexpected (HSK 3)
另: lìng — 1. other 2. another 3. separate 4. separately (HSK 6)
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)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
很: hěn — 1. very; quite 2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) (HSK 1)
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)
波濤: bō tāo — billows; great waves; surging waves (HSK 7-9)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
先前: xiān qián — before; previously (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)
相撞: xiāng zhuàng — 1. collision 2. crash 3. to crash together 4. to collide with 5. to bump into
擊: jī — 1. to hit 2. to strike 3. to break 4. Taiwan pr. (jí)
回旋: huí xuán — variant of 迴旋 (huí xuán)
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)
成: Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)
旋渦: xuán wō — 1. spiral 2. whirlpool 3. eddy 4. vortex (HSK 7-9)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
一切: yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)
幷: bìng — 1. variant of 並 (bìng) 2. variant of 併 (bìng)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
行: háng — 1. (bound form) row; line 2. (bound form) line of business; trade; profession 3. (bound form) commercial firm 4. (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) 5. (in data tables) row; (Tw) column 6. classifier for rows or lines (HSK 1)
淹沒: yān mò — 1. to submerge 2. to drown 3. to flood 4. to drown out (also fig.)
口鼻: kǒu bí — 1. mouth and nose 2. (an animal's) snout
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
不能: bù néng — 1. cannot 2. must not 3. should not
呼吸: hū xī — to breathe (HSK 4)

，，。I woke groaning; outside the window the moonlight lay silver over everything, and dawn seemed still very far away.

，，。I did not know where I myself was, but before my eyes was the interior of a small room shut tight in the depths of night; I myself knew that I was continuing a broken dream.。But the time of the dream was now separated by many years.；Inside and outside the room everything was now so neat and orderly;，，。inside were a young husband and wife and a brood of small children, all turned toward an aged woman with resentment and contempt.

我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
自身: zì shēn — 1. itself 2. oneself 3. one's own (HSK 3)
不知: bù zhī — 1. not to know 2. unaware 3. unknowingly 4. fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) (HSK 7-9)
所在: suǒ zài — 1. place 2. location 3. (after a noun) place where it is located (HSK 5)
眼前: yǎn qián — 1. before one's eyes 2. now 3. at present (HSK 3)
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)
有: yǒu — 1. to have; there is 2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒu yì) intentional) (HSK 1)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (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)
深夜: shēn yè — very late at night (HSK 7-9)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
緊閉: jǐn bì — 1. to close securely 2. tightly closed 3. secure
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
小屋: xiǎo wū — 1. cabin 2. lodge 3. cottage 4. chalet 5. hut 6. shed
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
內部: nèi bù — 1. interior 2. inside (part, section) 3. internal (HSK 4)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (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)
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)
續: xù — 1. to continue 2. to replenish (HSK 7-9)
着: zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
殘: cán — 1. to destroy 2. to spoil 3. to ruin 4. to injure 5. cruel 6. oppressive 7. savage 8. brutal 9. incomplete 10. disabled 11. to remain 12. to survive 13. remnant 14. surplus (HSK 7-9)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (HSK 4)
可是: kě shì — 1. but; however 2. (used for emphasis) indeed (HSK 2)
夢: mèng — 1. dream (classifier: 場 (cháng)) 2. (bound form) to dream (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)
年代: nián dài — 1. a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) 2. age 3. era 4. period 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 3)
隔: gé — 1. to separate 2. to partition 3. to stand or lie between 4. at a distance from 5. after or at an interval of (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)
許多: xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
屋: wū — 1. (bound form) house 2. (bound form) room (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)
內外: nèi wài — 1. inside and outside 2. domestic and foreign 3. approximately 4. about (HSK 6)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (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)
這樣: zhè yàng — 1. this way; like this; so 2. (before a noun) this kind of; such (HSK 2)
整齊: zhěng qí — 1. orderly 2. neat 3. even 4. tidy (HSK 3)
裏面: lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (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)
靑: qīng — variant of 青 (qīng)
年: Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
夫妻: fū qī — husband and wife; married couple (HSK 4)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
羣: qún — variant of 群 (qún) (HSK 3)
小孩子: xiǎo hái zi — child
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
怨恨: yuàn hèn — 1. to resent 2. to harbor a grudge against 3. to loathe 4. resentment 5. rancor (HSK 7-9)
鄙夷: bǐ yí — to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
對: duì — 1. right; correct 2. towards; at; for 3. concerning; regarding 4. to treat (sb a certain way) 5. to face 6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching 7. to match together; to adjust 8. to fit; to suit 9. to answer; to reply 10. to add; to pour in (a fluid) 11. to check; to compare 12. classifier: couple; pair (HSK 1)
着: zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
垂老: chuí lǎo — approaching 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)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)

『，，』。『，，！』'We have no face to show anyone, and it's all because of you,' the man said angrily. 'You still think you raised her well, but in fact you did nothing but bring her suffering — it would have been better if she'd starved to death as a child!'

我們: wǒ men — we; us; ourselves; our (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)
臉: liǎn — 1. face 2. classifier: 張 (zhāng), 個 (gè) (HSK 2)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
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)
只: zhī — variant of 隻 (zhī) (HSK 2)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
爲: wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
男人: nán rén — 1. a man 2. a male 3. men 4. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 1)
氣: qì — 1. gas; air 2. smell 3. weather 4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry 5. vital energy; qi (HSK 2)
忿: fèn — 1. anger 2. indignation 3. hatred
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
說: shuì — to persuade (HSK 1)
你: nǐ — you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín)) (HSK 1)
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
以: Yǐ — abbr. for Israel 以色列 (Yǐ sè liè) (HSK 7-9)
爲: wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)
養大: yǎng dà — to raise (a child or animal)
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)
其實: qí shí — actually; in fact; really (HSK 3)
正是: zhèng shì — is precisely (HSK 2)
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
苦: kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (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)
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)
不如: bù rú — 1. not equal to; not as good as; inferior to 2. it would be better to (HSK 2)
小時候: xiǎo shí hou — in one's childhood (HSK 2)
餓死: è sǐ — 1. to starve to death 2. to be very hungry
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
好: hǎo — 1. good 2. appropriate; proper 3. all right! 4. (before a verb) easy to 5. (before a verb) good to 6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so 7. (verb complement indicating completion) 8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms 9. (after a personal pronoun) hello (HSK 1)

『！』。'It's you who have wronged me my whole life!' the woman said.

『！』。'And you've dragged me down with you as well!' the man said.

『！』，。'And dragged them down too!' the woman said, pointing at the children.

，，，：『！』The smallest one, who had been playing with a dry reed leaf, now waved it through the air as though it were a steel blade, and shouted loudly: 'Kill!'

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)
小的: xiǎo de — 1. (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family 2. (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
正: zhēng — first month of the lunar year (HSK 1)
玩: wán — 1. to play 2. to have fun 3. to trifle with 4. toy 5. sth used for amusement 6. curio or antique (Taiwan pr. (wàn)) 7. to keep sth for entertainment
着: zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)
片: piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)
乾: Qián — surname Qian (HSK 1)
蘆: lú — 1. rush 2. reed 3. Phragmites communis
葉: Yè — surname Ye
這時: zhè shí — 1. at this time 2. at this moment (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
空中: kōng zhōng — 1. in the sky 2. in the air (HSK 5)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
揮: huī — 1. to wave 2. to brandish 3. to command 4. to conduct 5. to scatter 6. to disperse (HSK 7-9)
仿佛: fǎng fú — 1. to seem; as if; seemingly 2. alike; similar (HSK 6)
一: yī — 1. one 2. single 3. a (article) 4. as soon as 5. entire; whole; all; throughout 6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) 7. also pr. (yāo) for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit (HSK 1)
柄: bǐng — 1. handle or shaft (of an axe etc) 2. (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem 3. sth that affords an advantage to an opponent 4. classifier for knives or blades
鋼刀: gāng dāo — 1. steel knife 2. sword
大聲: dà shēng — 1. loud voice 2. in a loud voice 3. loudly (HSK 2)
說道: shuō dào — 1. to state 2. to say (the quoted words) (HSK 7-9)
殺: shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)

，，，，，。The corners of the aged woman's mouth were twitching convulsively; she started for a moment, then all at once grew calm, and before long she rose to her feet, coldly, like a stone statue, gaunt to the bone.，，。She opened the wooden door and strode out into the depths of night, leaving behind her all the cold curses and venomous laughter.

那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
垂老: chuí lǎo — approaching 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)
女人: nǚ rén — woman (HSK 1)
口角: kǒu jiǎo — corner of the mouth
正在: zhèng zài — to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing (HSK 1)
痙攣: jìng luán — 1. to jerk 2. to contort 3. spasm 4. convulsion
登時: dēng shí — 1. immediately 2. at once
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)
怔: zhēng — (bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken
接着: jiē zhe — 1. to catch and hold on 2. to continue 3. to go on to do sth 4. to follow 5. to carry on 6. then 7. after that 8. subsequently 9. to proceed 10. to ensue 11. in turn 12. in one's turn (HSK 2)
便: biàn — 1. plain 2. informal 3. suitable 4. convenient 5. opportune 6. to urinate or defecate 7. equivalent to 就 (jiù): then 8. in that case 9. even if 10. soon afterwards (HSK 6)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
平靜: píng jìng — calm; tranquil; serene (HSK 4)
不: bù — 1. no; not so 2. (bound form) not; un- (HSK 1)
多時: duō shí — long time
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)
冷靜: lěng jìng — 1. calm; cool-headed; dispassionate 2. (of a place) deserted; quiet (HSK 4)
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
骨立: gǔ lì — (literary) emaciated; bony
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
石像: shí xiàng — stone statue
似的: shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
站起來: zhàn qǐ lai — to stand up
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)
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)
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)
板: bǎn — 1. board 2. plank 3. plate 4. shutter 5. table tennis bat 6. clappers (music) 7. classifier: 塊 (kuài) 8. accented beat in Chinese music 9. hard 10. stiff 11. to stop smiling or look serious (HSK 3)
門: Mén — surname Men (HSK 1)
邁步: mài bù — to take a step; to step forward
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)
深夜: shēn yè — very late at night (HSK 7-9)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
走出: zǒu chū — to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
遺棄: yí qì — 1. to leave 2. to abandon (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)
背後: bèi hòu — 1. behind 2. at the back 3. in the rear 4. behind sb's back (HSK 3)
一切: yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (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)
冷: Lěng — surname Leng (HSK 1)
罵: mà — 1. to scold 2. to abuse 3. to curse 4. classifier: 通 (tòng), 頓 (dùn) (HSK 5)
和: Hé — surname He (HSK 1)
毒: dú — 1. poison 2. to poison 3. poisonous 4. malicious 5. cruel 6. fierce 7. narcotics (HSK 5)
笑: xiào — 1. to laugh; to smile 2. to laugh at (HSK 1)

，；She walked on and on through the depths of night, walking all the way to the boundless wilderness;，，。on every side lay wasteland, overhead only the high sky, and not a single insect or bird flew past.，，：，，，，，，，，，；Naked, bare-bodied, she stood like a stone statue in the middle of the wilderness, and in a single instant she saw illuminated all that had passed: hunger, pain, astonishment, shame, joy — and so, trembling; suffering, wronging, being dragged down — and so, convulsion;，。……kill — and so, stillness.……：，，，……。And in another instant she fused it all together: attachment and renunciation, tenderness and vengeance, nurture and annihilation, blessing and cursing……，，，。Then she raised both hands as high as she could toward the sky, and from between her lips there escaped a language of both human and beast, one not possessed by this human world, and therefore wordless.

她: tā — she (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)
深夜: shēn yè — very late at night (HSK 7-9)
中: Zhōng — 1. (bound form) China; Chinese 2. surname Zhong (HSK 1)
儘: jǐn — 1. to the greatest extent 2. (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme 3. to be within the limits of 4. to give priority to (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)
一直: yī zhí — 1. straight (in a straight line) 2. continuously; always; all the way through (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)
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)
無邊: wú biān — 1. without boundary 2. not bordered (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)
荒野: huāng yě — wilderness
四面: sì miàn — all sides
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)
荒野: huāng yě — wilderness
頭上: tóu shàng — 1. overhead 2. above
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)
高: Gāo — surname Gao (HSK 1)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (HSK 1)
並: bìng — 1. and 2. furthermore 3. also 4. together with 5. (not) at all 6. simultaneously 7. to combine 8. to join 9. to merge (HSK 3)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
一個: yī ge — 1. a; an; one 2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
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
鳥: diǎo — 1. variant of 屌 (diǎo) 2. penis (HSK 2)
飛過: fēi guò — 1. to fly over 2. to fly past
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
赤身露體: chì shēn lù tǐ — completely naked
地: de — 1. -ly 2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct (HSK 1)
石像: shí xiàng — stone statue
似的: shì de — 1. seems as if 2. rather like 3. Taiwan pr. (sì de) (HSK 4)
站: zhàn — 1. station 2. to stand 3. to halt 4. to stop 5. branch of a company or organization 6. website (HSK 1)
在: 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)
荒野: huāng yě — wilderness
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
中央: zhōng yāng — 1. central 2. middle 3. center 4. central authorities (of a state) (HSK 5)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
一剎那: yī chà nà — 1. a moment 2. an instant 3. in a flash (HSK 7-9)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
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)
見: jiàn — 1. to see 2. to meet 3. to appear (to be sth) 4. to interview 5. opinion 6. view (HSK 1)
過往: guò wǎng — 1. to come and go 2. to have friendly relations with 3. in the past 4. previous (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)
一切: yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)
飢餓: jī è — 1. hunger 2. starvation 3. famine (HSK 7-9)
苦痛: kǔ tòng — 1. pain 2. suffering
驚異: jīng yì — amazed
羞辱: xiū rǔ — 1. to humiliate 2. to shame 3. humiliation 4. indignity
歡欣: huān xīn — elated
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
發抖: fā dǒu — 1. to tremble 2. to shake 3. to shiver (HSK 7-9)
害: hài — 1. to do harm to 2. to cause trouble to 3. harm 4. evil 5. calamity (HSK 5)
苦: kǔ — 1. bitter 2. hardship 3. pain 4. to suffer 5. to bring suffering to 6. painstakingly (HSK 4)
委屈: wěi qu — 1. to feel wronged 2. to cause sb to feel wronged 3. grievance (HSK 7-9)
帶累: dài lěi — 1. to get sb involved in one's trouble 2. Taiwan pr. (dài lèi)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
痙攣: jìng luán — 1. to jerk 2. to contort 3. spasm 4. convulsion
殺: shā — 1. to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack 2. to weaken; to reduce 3. (dialect) to smart 4. (used after a verb) extremely (HSK 5)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
平靜: píng jìng — calm; tranquil; serene (HSK 4)
又: yòu — 1. (once) again 2. also 3. both... and... 4. and yet 5. (used for emphasis) anyway (HSK 2)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
一剎那: yī chà nà — 1. a moment 2. an instant 3. in a flash (HSK 7-9)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
一切: yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)
倂: bìng — variant of 併 (bìng)
合: gě — 1. 100 ml 2. one-tenth of a peck 3. measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 (HSK 3)
眷念: juàn niàn — to think fondly of
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
決絕: jué jué — 1. to sever all relations with sb 2. determined 3. decisive
愛撫: ài fǔ — 1. to caress 2. to fondle 3. to look after (tenderly) 4. affectionate care
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
復: fù — 1. to go and return 2. to return 3. to resume 4. to return to a normal or original state 5. to repeat 6. again 7. to recover 8. to restore 9. to turn over 10. to reply 11. to answer 12. to reply to a letter 13. to retaliate 14. to carry out
讎: chóu — variant of 仇 (chóu) (HSK 7-9)
養育: yǎng yù — 1. to rear 2. to bring up 3. to nurture
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
殲: jiān — 1. to annihilate 2. abbr. for 殲擊機 (jiān jī jī), fighter plane
除: chú — 1. to get rid of 2. to remove 3. to exclude 4. to eliminate 5. to wipe out 6. to divide 7. except 8. not including (HSK 6)
祝福: zhù fú — 1. blessings 2. to wish sb well (HSK 4)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
咒詛: zhòu zǔ — 1. to curse 2. to revile
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
舉: jǔ — 1. to lift 2. to hold up 3. to cite 4. to enumerate 5. to act 6. to raise 7. to choose 8. to elect 9. act 10. move 11. deed (HSK 2)
兩手: liǎng shǒu — 1. one's two hands 2. two prongs (of a strategy) 3. both aspects, eventualities etc 4. skills 5. expertise (HSK 6)
儘量: jǐn liàng — 1. as much as possible 2. to the greatest extent (HSK 3)
向: Xiàng — surname Xiang (HSK 2)
天: tiān — 1. day 2. sky 3. heaven (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)
脣: chún — variant of 唇 (chún)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
漏: lòu — 1. to leak 2. to divulge 3. to leave out by mistake 4. waterclock or hourglass (old) (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)
人: rén — 1. person; people 2. classifier: 個 (gè), 位 (wèi), 名 (míng) (HSK 1)
與: yú — variant of 歟 (yú) (HSK 6)
獸: shòu — 1. beast 2. animal 3. beastly 4. bestial
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
非人: fēi rén — 1. inhuman 2. (literary) an unworthy person (to appoint, to marry etc)
間: jiān — 1. between 2. among 3. within a definite time or space 4. room 5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars 6. classifier for rooms (HSK 1)
所有: suǒ yǒu — 1. all 2. to have; to possess; to own (HSK 2)
所以: suǒ yǐ — 1. therefore 2. as a result 3. so 4. the reason why (HSK 2)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
詞: cí — 1. word 2. statement; speech; lyrics 3. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòng cháo) (classifier: 首 (shǒu)) (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)
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)

，，，。As she uttered this wordless language, her whole body — great as a stone statue, yet already ruined, degenerate — trembled all over.，；This trembling was speckled like fish scales, each scale rising and falling like water boiling over a fierce fire;，。and at once the air quivered together with her, like the waves of a desolate sea in a storm.

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)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
說出: shuō chū — 1. to speak out 2. to declare (one's view)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
詞: cí — 1. word 2. statement; speech; lyrics 3. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòng cháo) (classifier: 首 (shǒu)) (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)
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
時: Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)
她: tā — she (HSK 1)
那: Nā — surname Na (HSK 1)
偉大: wěi dà — huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) (HSK 3)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
石像: shí xiàng — stone statue
然而: rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)
已經: yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)
荒廢: huāng fèi — 1. to abandon (cultivated fields) 2. no longer cultivated 3. to lie waste 4. wasted 5. to neglect (one's work or study)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
頹敗: tuí bài — 1. to decay 2. to decline 3. to become corrupt
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
身軀: shēn qū — body (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)
全面: quán miàn — 1. all-around 2. comprehensive 3. total 4. overall (HSK 3)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
顫動: chàn dòng — 1. to vibrate 2. to quiver
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
這: zhè — 1. (pronoun) this; these 2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) 3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. (zhèi), esp. in Beijing) (HSK 1)
顫動: chàn dòng — 1. to vibrate 2. to quiver
點點: Diǎn diǎn — Diandian (Chinese microblogging and social networking website)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
魚鱗: yú lín — fish scales
每: měi — 1. each 2. every (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)
鱗: lín — scales (of fish, snakes etc)
都: Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)
起伏: qǐ fú — 1. to move up and down 2. to undulate 3. ups and downs (HSK 7-9)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
沸水: fèi shuǐ — boiling water
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)
烈火: liè huǒ — 1. raging inferno 2. blaze
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (HSK 1)
空中: kōng zhōng — 1. in the sky 2. in the air (HSK 5)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
卽: jí — 1. variant of 即 (jí) 2. promptly
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)
一同: yī tóng — together (HSK 6)
振: zhèn — 1. to shake 2. to flap 3. to vibrate 4. to resonate 5. to rise up with spirit 6. to rouse oneself
顫: chàn — 1. to tremble 2. to shiver 3. to shake 4. to vibrate 5. Taiwan pr. (zhàn)
仿佛: fǎng fú — 1. to seem; as if; seemingly 2. alike; similar (HSK 6)
暴風雨: bào fēng yǔ — 1. rainstorm 2. storm 3. tempest (HSK 6)
中的: zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
荒: huāng — 1. desolate 2. shortage 3. scarce 4. out of practice 5. absurd 6. uncultivated 7. to neglect (HSK 7-9)
海: Hǎi — surname Hai (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)
波濤: bō tāo — billows; great waves; surging waves (HSK 7-9)

，，，，，，。Then she raised her eyes toward the sky, and even the wordless language fell utterly silent; there remained only the trembling, radiating like sunlight, which made the waves in the air whirl at once, as though struck by a hurricane, surging and racing across the boundless wilderness.

她: tā — she (HSK 1)
于是: yú shì — thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence (HSK 4)
擡: tái — variant of 抬 (tái) (HSK 5)
起眼: qǐ yǎn — to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)
睛: jīng — eye; eyeball
向着: xiàng zhe — 1. towards 2. facing (sb or sth) 3. (coll.) to side with 4. to favor (HSK 7-9)
天空: tiān kōng — sky (HSK 3)
幷: bìng — 1. variant of 並 (bìng) 2. variant of 併 (bìng)
無: mó — used in 南無 (nā mó) (HSK 4)
詞: cí — 1. word 2. statement; speech; lyrics 3. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (Sòng cháo) (classifier: 首 (shǒu)) (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)
言語: yán yǔ — 1. words 2. speech 3. (spoken) language (HSK 5)
也: Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)
沈: Shěn — surname Shen
默: mò — 1. silent 2. to write from memory
盡: jìn — 1. to use up 2. to exhaust 3. to end 4. to finish 5. to the utmost 6. exhausted 7. finished 8. to the limit (of sth) 9. all 10. entirely (HSK 6)
絕: jué — 1. to cut short 2. extinct 3. to disappear 4. to vanish 5. absolutely 6. by no means (HSK 6)
惟有: wéi yǒu — variant of 唯有 (wéi yǒu)
顫動: chàn dòng — 1. to vibrate 2. to quiver
輻射: fú shè — 1. to radiate 2. radiation (HSK 7-9)
若: rě — 1. used in 般若 (bō rě) 2. used in 蘭若 (lán rě) (HSK 6)
太陽光: tài yáng guāng — sunlight
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)
空中: kōng zhōng — 1. in the sky 2. in the air (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)
波濤: bō tāo — billows; great waves; surging waves (HSK 7-9)
立刻: lì kè — immediately; at once; right away (HSK 3)
回旋: huí xuán — variant of 迴旋 (huí xuán)
如: rú — 1. as 2. as if 3. such as (HSK 6)
遭: zāo — 1. to suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) 2. classifier for events: time, turn, incident
颶風: jù fēng — hurricane
洶湧: xiōng yǒng — 1. to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc) 2. turbulent (HSK 7-9)
奔騰: Bēn téng — Pentium (microprocessor by Intel)
于: Yú — surname Yu (HSK 6)
無邊: wú biān — 1. without boundary 2. not bordered (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)
荒野: huāng yě — wilderness

，；I was in the grip of a nightmare, yet I myself knew it was because I had laid my hand upon my chest;，。and in my dream I still used all the strength I had in my whole life, trying to move that exceedingly heavy hand away.

我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
夢魘: mèng yǎn — nightmare
了: le — 1. (completed action marker) 2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) 3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) (HSK 1)
自己: zì jǐ — oneself; (attributive) one's own (HSK 2)
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)
知道: zhī dào — 1. to know; to become aware of 2. also pr. (zhī dao) (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)
因: yīn — 1. cause 2. reason 3. because (HSK 6)
爲: wéi — variant of 為 (wéi) (HSK 2)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
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)
擱: gē — 1. to place 2. to put aside 3. to shelve (HSK 7-9)
在: zài — 1. to exist; to be alive 2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) (HSK 1)
胸脯: xiōng pú — chest
上: shǎng — used in 上聲 (shǎng shēng) (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)
的: de — 1. of; ~'s (possessive particle) 2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) 3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) 4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 (pí gé de) "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 (pǎo táng r de) "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 (xīn de) "new one") 5. also pr. (dì) or (di) in poetry and songs (HSK 1)
緣故: yuán gù — 1. reason 2. cause (HSK 6)
我: wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)
夢中: mèng zhōng — in a dream
還: Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)
用盡: yòng jìn — to exhaust; to use up completely
平生: píng shēng — all one's life
之: zhī — 1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 (de)) 2. him 3. her 4. it (HSK 7-9)
力: Lì — surname Li (HSK 3)
要: yāo — (bound form) to demand; to coerce (HSK 1)
將: jiāng — 1. will 2. shall 3. to use 4. to take 5. to checkmate 6. just a short while ago 7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 (bǎ)) (HSK 5)
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)
十分: shí fēn — 1. very 2. completely 3. utterly 4. extremely 5. absolutely 6. hundred percent 7. to divide into ten equal parts (HSK 2)
沈: Shěn — surname Shen
重: chóng — 1. to repeat 2. repetition 3. again 4. re- 5. classifier: layer (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)
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)
移開: yí kāi — to move away

（。）(June 29, 1925.)

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What it’s about

A dream inside a dream, in two scenes many years apart. In the first, a small hut is shut against the night; a new-style lampshade lights the room brightly, and on a broken bed, under an unfamiliar hairy body, a thin small woman shakes with hunger, pain, surprise, shame and joy. The lamp shrinks back as though frightened; the east is going white. A girl of about two, woken by the door opening and shutting, calls from the corner of the floor that she is hungry and her stomach hurts and what will they have to eat today — and her mother, gripping the small piece of silver in her hand, says in a low trembling voice that today there will be food, that she will buy her a sesame cake when the seller comes by, lifts her onto the bed, tells her it is early yet and to sleep a little longer, and looks up with nobody to tell at the sky above the broken roof.

The second scene is the same room long afterwards, tidy now: a young husband and wife and a crowd of children, all facing an old woman with contempt. It is because of you that we cannot show our faces, the man says; you think you brought her up, but you ruined her, better she had starved as a child. You are what has wronged me all my life, says the wife. And she drags us down. And them too — pointing at the children. The smallest, playing with a dried reed leaf, swings it in the air like a sword and shouts: kill! The old woman's mouth twitches, then everything in her goes still; she stands up cold and bone-thin as a stone statue, opens the plank door and walks out into the deep night, leaving all the abuse behind her. She walks until the waste has no edge, sky overhead and not an insect or a bird crossing it, and stands naked at the centre of it, and in one instant sees everything that has been — hunger, pain, surprise, shame, joy; then trembling, ruin, injustice, the dragging-down; then the convulsion, the word kill, and the calm. She lifts both hands to the sky, and out from between her lips comes a wordless language, of human and of beast, that does not exist in this world; and her body, huge as a statue and long since ruined, shakes all over, scale by scale, each scale rising and falling like water boiling on a fierce fire, until the air shakes with it like the waves of a wild sea in a storm. The dreamer wakes out of the nightmare knowing perfectly well what caused it — his own hand lying on his chest, which he had been using all his strength in the dream to shift.

When it was written 背景

Dated 29 June 1925. The title names what the piece ends on: the shuddering of a body whose lines have gone slack and ruined, which is the only answer the old woman is given. Her trade is never named in a single word — the first scene says it entirely through the small coin, the strange body and the child's hunger — and the second scene is the family that was bought with it turning on her. It is the hardest page in the collection to read for feeling, and among the hardest for grammar: the two scenes are joined only by the repeated list 飢餓、苦痛、驚異、羞辱、歡欣, the narrator dreams that he is dreaming and says so, and the last paragraphs run on in single sentences that keep expanding. Read 死後 next for the same waking trick used as comedy.

Words in this chapter 生词

石像shí xiàng石像shí xiàng — stone statue
內部nèi bùHSK 4內部nèi bù — interior · inside (part, section) · internal (HSK 4)
垂老chuí lǎo垂老chuí lǎo — approaching old age
着zhāoHSK 1着zhāo — a move in chess (Taiwan pr. (zhuó)) · trick; tactic · (dialect) okay; all right · (dialect) to put in; to add (HSK 1)
波濤bō tāoHSK 7-9波濤bō tāo — billows; great waves; surging waves (HSK 7-9)
一剎那yī chà nàHSK 7-9一剎那yī chà nà — a moment · an instant · in a flash (HSK 7-9)
幷bìng幷bìng — variant of 並 (bìng) · variant of 併 (bìng)
移開yí kāi移開yí kāi — to move away
草席cǎo xí草席cǎo xí — straw mat
荒野huāng yě荒野huāng yě — wilderness
帶累dài lěi帶累dài lěi — to get sb involved in one's trouble · Taiwan pr. (dài lèi)
歡欣huān xīn歡欣huān xīn — elated