好的故事 The Good Story

燈火漸漸地縮小了，在預吿石油的已經不多；The lamp flame was gradually shrinking, signaling that the kerosene was running low;石油又不是老牌，早熏得燈罩很昏暗。Besides, the kerosene was not a good brand, and had long since smoked the lampshade dim.鞭爆的繁響在四近，煙草的煙霧在身邊：是昏沈的夜。The dense crackle of firecrackers sounded all around, tobacco smoke hung close by: it was a heavy, drowsy night.

燈火

dēng huǒ — lights

漸漸

jiàn jiàn — gradually (HSK 4)

地

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

縮小

suō xiǎo — to reduce; to decrease; to shrink (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)

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)

預

yù — 1. to advance 2. in advance 3. beforehand 4. to prepare

吿

gào — variant of 告 (gào)

石油

shí yóu — 1. oil 2. petroleum (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)

已經

yǐ jīng — already (HSK 2)

不

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

多

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

石油

shí yóu — 1. oil 2. petroleum (HSK 3)

又

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

不是

bù shì — 1. no 2. is not 3. not

老牌

lǎo pái — 1. old, well-known brand 2. old style; old school 3. an old hand; experienced veteran

早

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

熏

xūn — 1. to smoke 2. to fumigate 3. to assail the nostrils 4. to perfume (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)

燈罩

dēng zhào — 1. cover of lamp 2. lampshade 3. glass cover of oil lamp

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)

昏暗

hūn àn — dusky

鞭

biān — 1. whip or lash 2. to flog 3. to whip 4. conductor's baton 5. segmented iron weapon (old) 6. penis (of animal, served as food)

爆

bào — 1. to explode; to burst 2. to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil (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)

繁

Pó — surname Po

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)

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)

四近

sì jìn — nearby

煙草

yān cǎo — tobacco

的

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

煙霧

yān wù — 1. smoke 2. mist 3. vapor 4. smog 5. fumes

在身

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

邊

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

昏

hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (HSK 6)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

的

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

灯火渐渐地缩小了，在预吿石油的已经不多；石油又不是老牌，早熏得灯罩很昏暗。鞭爆的繁响在四近，烟草的烟雾在身边：是昏沈的夜。

我閉了眼睛，向後一仰，靠在椅背上；I closed my eyes, leaned back, and rested against the back of the chair;��着『初學記』的手擱在膝髁上。the hand holding the Chuxue Ji lay upon my knee.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

閉

bì — 1. to close 2. to stop up 3. to shut 4. to obstruct (HSK 6)

了

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

眼睛

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

向後

xiàng hòu — backward

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)

仰

Yǎng — surname Yang (HSK 6)

靠

kào — 1. to lean against or on 2. to stand by the side of 3. to come near to 4. to depend on 5. to trust 6. to fuck (vulgar) 7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) (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)

椅背

yǐ bèi — the back of a chair

上

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

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (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)

學

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

記

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

的

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

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)

膝

xī — knee

髁

kē — condyles

上

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

我闭了眼睛，向后一仰，靠在椅背上；𪮆着『初学记』的手搁在膝髁上。

我在朦朧中，看見一個好的故事。In my drowsiness, I saw a good story.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

在

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

朦朧

méng lóng — 1. (literary) (of moonlight) dim 2. (literary) murky; indistinct (HSK 7-9)

中

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

看見

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

一個

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

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)

的

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

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

我在朦胧中，看见一个好的故事。

這故事很美麗，幽雅，有趣。This story was beautiful, elegant, and delightful.許多美的人和美的事，錯綜起來像一天雲錦，而且萬颗奔星似的飛動着，同時又展開去，以至於無窮。Many beautiful people and beautiful things, interwoven like a sky of cloud-brocade, flew and darted like ten thousand racing stars, and at the same time unfurled outward, on and on without end.

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)

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

很

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

美麗

měi lì — beautiful (HSK 3)

幽雅

yōu yǎ — 1. serene and elegant (of a place) 2. ethereal (of music)

有趣

yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)

許多

xǔ duō — 1. many 2. a lot of 3. much (HSK 2)

美的

Měi dí — Midea (brand)

人

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

和美

Hé měi — Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣 (Zhāng huà Xiàn), Taiwan

的

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

事

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

錯綜

cuò zōng — 1. intricate 2. complicated 3. tangled 4. involved 5. to synthesize

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)

一

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

天

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

雲

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

錦

jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright

而且

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

萬

Wàn — surname Wan (HSK 2)

颗

kē — classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc (HSK 5)

奔

bēn — 1. to hurry 2. to rush 3. to run quickly 4. to elope (HSK 7-9)

星

xīng — 1. star 2. heavenly body 3. satellite 4. small amount

似的

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

飛

fēi — to fly (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)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

同時

tóng shí — at the same time; simultaneously (HSK 2)

又

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

展開

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

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)

以至於

yǐ zhì yú — 1. down to 2. up to 3. to the extent that... (HSK 7-9)

無窮

wú qióng — 1. endless 2. boundless 3. inexhaustible (HSK 7-9)

这故事很美丽，幽雅，有趣。许多美的人和美的事，错综起来像一天云锦，而且万颗奔星似的飞动着，同时又展开去，以至于无穷。

我彷佛記得曾坐小船經過山陰道，兩岸邊的烏桕、新禾、野花、雞、狗，叢樹和枯樹，茅屋，塔，伽藍，農夫和村婦、村女，曬着的衣裳，和尙、簑笠、天、雲、竹、……I seemed to remember once taking a small boat along the Shanyin road, and on both banks the tallow trees, the new rice shoots, wild flowers, chickens, dogs, clusters of trees and withered trees, thatched huts, pagodas, temples, farmers and village wives, village girls, clothes hung out to dry, monks, straw rain-capes, the sky, clouds, bamboo, ……都倒影在澄碧的小河中，隨着每一打槳，各各夾帶了閃爍的日光，幷水裏的萍藻游魚，一同蕩漾。were all reflected in the clear green little river, and with every stroke of the oar, each of them, carrying glinting sunlight along with the duckweed, algae, and swimming fish in the water, rippled together.諸影諸物：無不解散，而且搖動，擴大，互相融和；All those reflections and things: every one dissolved, and moreover swayed, expanded, and merged into one another;剛一融和，卻又退縮，復近於原形。and just as they merged, they would draw back again, returning close to their original shapes.邊緣都參差如夏雲頭，鑲着日光，發出水銀色燄。Their edges were all jagged like the crests of summer clouds, rimmed with sunlight, giving off a mercury-colored flame.凡是我所經過的河，都是如此。Every river I had ever passed was like this.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

彷

páng — used in 彷徨 (páng huáng) and 彷徉 (páng yáng) (HSK 7-9)

佛

Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (HSK 6)

記得

jì de — to remember (HSK 1)

曾

Zēng — surname Zeng (HSK 4)

坐

Zuò — surname Zuo (HSK 1)

小船

xiǎo chuán — boat

經過

jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 2)

山陰

Shān yīn — see 山陰縣 (Shān yīn Xiàn)

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)

兩岸

liǎng àn — 1. bilateral 2. both shores 3. both sides 4. both coasts 5. Taiwan and mainland (HSK 5)

邊

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

烏桕

wū jiù — 1. Tallow tree 2. Sapium sebiferum

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)

禾

hé — (bound form) grain plant; cereal crop

野花

yě huā — 1. wildflower 2. woman of easy virtue

雞

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

狗

gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)

叢

cóng — 1. cluster 2. collection 3. collection of books 4. thicket

樹

shù — 1. tree 2. classifier: 棵 (kē) 3. to cultivate 4. to set up (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

枯樹

kū shù — withered tree

茅屋

máo wū — thatched cottage

塔

tǎ — 1. pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆 (tǎ pó), a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 2. (loanword) (pastry) tart (HSK 6)

伽藍

qié lán — Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")

農夫

nóng fū — 1. peasant 2. farmer

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

村婦

cūn fù — female villager; (derog.) female peasant

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

曬

shài — 1. (of the sun) to shine on 2. to bask in (the sunshine) 3. to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun 4. (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share") 5. (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to (HSK 4)

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)

衣裳

yī shang — (coll.) clothes

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

尙

shàng — 1. variant of 尚, still 2. yet 3. to value 4. to esteem

簑

suō — variant of 蓑 (suō)

笠

lì — bamboo rain hat

天

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

雲

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

竹

zhú — 1. (bound form) bamboo 2. Kangxi radical 118

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

倒影

dào yǐng — 1. inverted image 2. reversed image (e.g. upside down)

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)

澄

Chéng — surname Cheng

碧

bì — 1. green jade 2. bluish green 3. blue 4. jade

的

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

小河

xiǎo hé — creek; stream; brook

中

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

隨

Suí — surname Sui (HSK 3)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

每

měi — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

一打

yī dá — dozen

槳

jiǎng — 1. oar; paddle 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

各

gè — 1. each 2. every (HSK 3)

夾帶

jiā dài — 1. to carry within it 2. to be mixed in 3. to slip sth in 4. to intersperse 5. (hydrology etc) to entrain 6. to smuggle 7. notes smuggled into an exam

了

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

閃爍

shǎn shuò — 1. to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker 2. to be evasive; to equivocate (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)

日光

rì guāng — sunlight

幷

bìng — 1. variant of 並 (bìng) 2. variant of 併 (bìng)

水

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (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)

萍

píng — duckweed

藻

zǎo — 1. aquatic grasses 2. elegant

游魚

yóu yú — a fish moving about in water

一同

yī tóng — together (HSK 6)

蕩漾

dàng yàng — 1. to ripple 2. to undulate (HSK 7-9)

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

影

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

諸

Zhū — surname Zhu

物

wù — 1. (bound form) thing 2. (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself

無不

wú bù — 1. none lacking 2. none missing 3. everything is there 4. everyone without exception (HSK 7-9)

解散

jiě sàn — 1. to dissolve 2. to disband (HSK 7-9)

而且

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

搖動

yáo dòng — 1. to shake 2. to sway

擴大

kuò dà — 1. to expand 2. to enlarge 3. to broaden one's scope (HSK 4)

互相

hù xiāng — 1. each other 2. mutually 3. mutual (HSK 3)

融和

róng hé — 1. warm 2. agreeable

剛一

gāng yī — 1. to be just about to 2. to have just started to

融和

róng hé — 1. warm 2. agreeable

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)

又

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

退縮

tuì suō — to shrink back; to cower (HSK 7-9)

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

近

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

於

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

原形

yuán xíng — 1. original shape 2. true appearance (under the disguise) 3. true character

邊緣

biān yuán — 1. edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery 2. marginal; borderline (HSK 6)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

參差

cēn cī — uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated

如

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

夏

Xià — 1. the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC 2. Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432) 3. surname Xia

雲頭

yún tóu — cloud

鑲

xiāng — 1. to inlay 2. to embed 3. ridge 4. border (HSK 7-9)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

日光

rì guāng — sunlight

發出

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

水銀

shuǐ yín — mercury; quicksilver

色

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

燄

yàn — variant of 焰 (yàn)

凡是

fán shì — each and every; every; all; any (HSK 6)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所

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

經過

jīng guò — 1. to pass 2. to go through 3. process 4. course 5. classifier: 個 (gè) (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)

河

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

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)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

我彷佛记得曾坐小船经过山阴道，两岸边的乌桕、新禾、野花、鸡、狗，丛树和枯树，茅屋，塔，伽蓝，农夫和村妇、村女，晒着的衣裳，和尙、蓑笠、天、云、竹、……都倒影在澄碧的小河中，随着每一打桨，各各夹带了闪烁的日光，并水里的萍藻游鱼，一同荡漾。诸影诸物：无不解散，而且摇动，扩大，互相融和；刚一融和，却又退缩，复近于原形。边缘都参差如夏云头，镶着日光，发出水银色燄。凡是我所经过的河，都是如此。

現在我所見的故事也如此。And the story I now saw was the same.水中的靑天的底子，一切事物统在上面交錯，織成一篇，永是生動，永是展開，我看不見這一篇的結束。Against the ground of the blue sky in the water, all things interlaced upon it, weaving themselves into a single piece, forever vivid, forever unfurling — I could not see where this piece came to an end.

現在

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所見

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

的

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

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

如此

rú cǐ — like this; so; such (HSK 5)

水

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

中的

zhòng dì — 1. to hit the target 2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head

靑

qīng — variant of 青 (qīng)

天

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

的

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

底子

dǐ zi — 1. base 2. foundation 3. bottom (HSK 7-9)

一切

yī qiè — 1. everything 2. every 3. all (HSK 3)

事物

shì wù — thing; object (HSK 4)

统

tǒng — 1. to gather 2. to unite 3. to unify 4. whole

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)

上面

shàng miàn — 1. on top of 2. above-mentioned 3. also pr. (shàng mian) (HSK 3)

交錯

jiāo cuò — 1. to crisscross 2. to intertwine

織

zhī — 1. to weave 2. to knit (HSK 6)

成

Chéng — 1. surname Cheng 2. short name for Chengdu 成都 (Chéng dū) (HSK 2)

一

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

篇

piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)

永

yǒng — 1. forever 2. always 3. perpetual

是

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

生動

shēng dòng — (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively (HSK 3)

永

yǒng — 1. forever 2. always 3. perpetual

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)

展開

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

看不見

kàn bu jiàn — 1. cannot see 2. cannot be seen 3. invisible

這

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

一

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

篇

piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (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)

結束

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

现在我所见的故事也如此。水中的靑天的底子，一切事物统在上面交错，织成一篇，永是生动，永是展开，我看不见这一篇的结束。

河邊枯柳樹下的幾枝瘦削的一丈紅，該是村女種的罷。By the river, beneath a withered willow, a few slender stalks of hollyhock must have been planted by a village girl.大紅花和斑紅花，都在水裏面浮動，忽而碎散，拉長了，縷縷的胭脂水，然而没有暈。The great red blossoms and the mottled red blossoms both floated on the water, now suddenly breaking into fragments, now stretching long, threads of rouge-colored water, yet without any blurring halo.茅屋、狗、塔、村女、雲、……The thatched hut, the dog, the pagoda, the village girl, the clouds, ……也都浮動着。were all floating too.大紅花一朶朶全被拉長了，這時是潑剌奔迸的紅錦帶。The great red blossoms, one by one, were all stretched long, and now became a vigorous, bursting band of red brocade.帶織入狗中，狗織入白雲中，白雲織入村女中。……The band wove into the dog, the dog wove into the white clouds, the white clouds wove into the village girl. ……在一瞬间，他們又將退縮了。In an instant, they would draw back again.但斑紅花影也已碎散，伸長，就要織进塔、村女、狗、茅屋、雲裏去。But the reflection of the mottled red blossoms had already broken apart and stretched out, about to weave itself into the pagoda, the village girl, the dog, the thatched hut, the clouds.

河邊

hé biān — river bank

枯

kū — 1. (of plants) withered 2. (of wells, rivers etc) dried up 3. (bound form) dull; boring 4. (bound form) residue of pressed oilseeds

柳樹

liǔ shù — willow (HSK 7-9)

下

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

的

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

幾

jī — (literary) almost (HSK 1)

枝

zhī — 1. branch 2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc (HSK 6)

瘦削

shòu xuē — slim

的

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

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)

丈

zhàng — 1. measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) 2. to measure 3. husband 4. polite appellation for an older male

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

該

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

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)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

種

zhǒng — 1. seed 2. species 3. kind 4. type 5. classifier for types, kinds, sorts (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)

罷

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

大紅

dà hóng — crimson

花

Huā — surname Hua (HSK 1)

和

Hé — surname He (HSK 1)

斑

bān — 1. spot 2. colored patch 3. stripe 4. spotted 5. striped 6. variegated

紅花

hóng huā — safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

在

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

水

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

裏面

lǐ miàn — variant of 裡面 (lǐ miàn) (HSK 3)

浮動

fú dòng — 1. to drift about; to move unsteadily 2. (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable 3. (economics) (of a currency or rate etc) to float

忽而

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

碎

suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)

散

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

拉長

lā cháng — 1. to lengthen 2. to pull sth out longer

了

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

縷

lǚ — 1. strand 2. thread 3. detailed 4. in detail 5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) (HSK 7-9)

縷

lǚ — 1. strand 2. thread 3. detailed 4. in detail 5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair) (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)

胭脂

yān zhī — rouge

水

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

然而

rán ér — however; but; yet (HSK 4)

没有

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

暈

yūn — 1. confused 2. dizzy 3. giddy 4. to faint 5. to swoon 6. to lose consciousness 7. to pass out (HSK 6)

茅屋

máo wū — thatched cottage

狗

gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)

塔

tǎ — 1. pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆 (tǎ pó), a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 2. (loanword) (pastry) tart (HSK 6)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

雲

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

都

Dū — surname Du (HSK 1)

浮動

fú dòng — 1. to drift about; to move unsteadily 2. (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable 3. (economics) (of a currency or rate etc) to float

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

大紅

dà hóng — crimson

花

Huā — surname Hua (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)

朶

duǒ — variant of 朵 (duǒ) (HSK 5)

朶

duǒ — variant of 朵 (duǒ) (HSK 5)

全

Quán — surname Quan (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)

拉長

lā cháng — 1. to lengthen 2. to pull sth out longer

了

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

這時

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

潑

pō — 1. to splash 2. to spill 3. rough and coarse 4. brutish (HSK 5)

剌

lá — variant of 拉 (lá) (Note: 剌 was the character used prior to simplification and remains the standard in Taiwan, while in mainland China, 拉 has replaced 剌)

奔

bēn — 1. to hurry 2. to rush 3. to run quickly 4. to elope (HSK 7-9)

迸

bèng — 1. to burst forth 2. to spurt 3. to crack 4. split

的

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

紅

Hóng — surname Hong (HSK 2)

錦

jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright

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)

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)

織

zhī — 1. to weave 2. to knit (HSK 6)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

狗

gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)

中

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

狗

gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)

織

zhī — 1. to weave 2. to knit (HSK 6)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

白雲

Bái yún — see 白雲區 (Bái yún Qū)

中

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

白雲

Bái yún — see 白雲區 (Bái yún Qū)

織

zhī — 1. to weave 2. to knit (HSK 6)

入

rù — 1. to enter; to go into 2. to join; to become a member of 3. (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時 (rù shí)) 4. abbr. for 入聲 (rù shēng) 5. (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") (HSK 6)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

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)

一瞬间

yī shùn jiān — split second (HSK 7-9)

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

又

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

退縮

tuì suō — to shrink back; to cower (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)

但

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

斑

bān — 1. spot 2. colored patch 3. stripe 4. spotted 5. striped 6. variegated

紅花

hóng huā — safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

影

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

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

已

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

碎

suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)

散

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

伸長

shēn cháng — to stretch; to extend

就要

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

織

zhī — 1. to weave 2. to knit (HSK 6)

进

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)

塔

tǎ — 1. pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆 (tǎ pó), a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (classifier: 座 (zuò)) 2. (loanword) (pastry) tart (HSK 6)

村

cūn — 1. village 2. (dialect) to scold 3. rustic; boorish (HSK 3)

女

nǚ — 1. female 2. woman 3. daughter (HSK 1)

狗

gǒu — 1. dog 2. classifier: 隻 (zhī), 條 (tiáo) (HSK 2)

茅屋

máo wū — thatched cottage

雲

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

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

河边枯柳树下的几枝瘦削的一丈红，该是村女种的罢。大红花和斑红花，都在水里面浮动，忽而碎散，拉长了，缕缕的胭脂水，然而没有晕。茅屋、狗、塔、村女、云、……也都浮动着。大红花一朶朶全被拉长了，这时是泼剌奔迸的红锦带。带织入狗中，狗织入白云中，白云织入村女中。……在一瞬间，他们又将退缩了。但斑红花影也已碎散，伸长，就要织进塔、村女、狗、茅屋、云里去。

現在我所見的故事淸楚起來了，美麗，幽雅，有趣，而且光明。Now the story I saw grew clear — beautiful, elegant, delightful, and bright.靑天上面，有無數美的人和美的故事，我一一看見，一一知道。Above the blue sky were countless beautiful people and beautiful stories; I saw them one by one, knew them one by one.

現在

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

所見

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

的

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

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

淸

qīng — variant of 清 (qīng)

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)

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)

美麗

měi lì — beautiful (HSK 3)

幽雅

yōu yǎ — 1. serene and elegant (of a place) 2. ethereal (of music)

有趣

yǒu qù — interesting; fascinating; amusing (HSK 4)

而且

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

光明

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

靑

qīng — variant of 青 (qīng)

天上

tiān shàng — the sky; the heavens (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

有無

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

數

shǔ — 1. to count 2. to count as; to regard as 3. to enumerate; to list (HSK 2)

美的

Měi dí — Midea (brand)

人

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

和美

Hé měi — Hemei or Homei Town in Changhua County 彰化縣 (Zhāng huà Xiàn), Taiwan

的

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

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

看見

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

一一

yī yī — one by one; one after another (HSK 7-9)

知道

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

现在我所见的故事淸楚起来了，美丽，幽雅，有趣，而且光明。靑天上面，有无数美的人和美的故事，我一一看见，一一知道。

我就要凝視他們。……。I was just about to gaze at them fixedly. ……。

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

就要

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

凝視

níng shì — 1. to gaze at 2. to fix one's eyes on

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

我就要凝视他们。……。

我正要凝視他們時，驟然一驚，睜開眼，雲錦也已皺蹙，凌亂，彷佛有誰擲一塊大石下河水中，水波陡然起立，將整篇的影子撕成片片了。Just as I was about to gaze at them, I gave a sudden start, opened my eyes, and the cloud-brocade had already crumpled and gone into disarray, as if someone had flung a great stone into the river, and the water waves had abruptly reared up, tearing the whole piece of reflection into shreds.我無意識地趕忙��住幾乎墜地的『初學記，』眼前還賸着幾點虹霓色的碎影。Unconsciously I hurried to grasp the Chuxue Ji, which was on the verge of falling to the ground; before my eyes there still remained a few fragments of rainbow-colored reflection.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

正要

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

凝視

níng shì — 1. to gaze at 2. to fix one's eyes on

他們

tā men — they; them (HSK 1)

時

Shí — surname Shi (HSK 3)

驟然

zhòu rán — 1. suddenly 2. abruptly (HSK 7-9)

一

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

驚

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

睜開

zhēng kāi — to open (one's eyes)

眼

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

雲

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

錦

jǐn — 1. brocade 2. embroidered work 3. bright

也

Yě — surname Ye (HSK 1)

已

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

皺

zhòu — 1. to wrinkle 2. wrinkled 3. to crease (HSK 7-9)

蹙

cù — 1. to knit (one's brows) 2. wrinkled (of brows) 3. to hesitate 4. distressed

凌亂

líng luàn — messy; disarrayed; disheveled

彷

páng — used in 彷徨 (páng huáng) and 彷徉 (páng yáng) (HSK 7-9)

佛

Fó — Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀 (Fó tuó)) (HSK 6)

有

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

誰

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

擲

zhì — 1. to toss 2. to throw dice 3. Taiwan pr. (zhí)

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

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)

石

Shí — 1. surname Shi 2. abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊 (Shí jiā zhuāng), the capital of Hebei

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)

河水

hé shuǐ — river water

中

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

水波

shuǐ bō — 1. wave 2. (water) ripple

陡然

dǒu rán — 1. suddenly 2. unexpectedly 3. abruptly 4. precipitously 5. stumbling

起立

qǐ lì — 1. to stand 2. Stand up!

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)

整

zhěng — 1. (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly 2. (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 3. (bound form) to put in order; to straighten 4. (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate 5. (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb 6. (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to (HSK 3)

篇

piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (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)

影子

yǐng zi — 1. shadow 2. reflection 3. (fig.) hint 4. indication 5. influence 6. classifier: 個 (gè) (HSK 4)

撕

sī — to tear (HSK 7-9)

成片

chéng piàn — 1. (of a large number of things) to form an expanse 2. to cover an area

片

piān — 1. disk 2. sheet (HSK 2)

了

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

無意識

wú yì shí — 1. unconscious 2. involuntary

地

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

趕忙

gǎn máng — 1. to hurry 2. to hasten 3. to make haste (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)

幾乎

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

墜

zhuì — 1. to fall 2. to drop 3. to weigh down (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)

的

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

學

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

記

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

眼前

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

賸

shèng — variant of 剩 (shèng) (HSK 5)

着

zhāo — variant of 著 (zhāo) (HSK 1)

幾點

jǐ diǎn — 1. what time? 2. when?

虹

hóng — rainbow

霓

ní — secondary rainbow

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)

碎

suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)

影

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

我正要凝视他们时，骤然一惊，睁开眼，云锦也已皱蹙，凌乱，彷佛有谁掷一块大石下河水中，水波陡然起立，将整篇的影子撕成片片了。我无意识地赶忙𪮆住几乎坠地的『初学记，』眼前还賸着几点虹霓色的碎影。

我眞愛這一篇好的故事，趁碎影還在，我要追回他，完成他，留下他。I truly loved this good story, and while the fragmentary reflections still remained, I wanted to chase it back, complete it, keep it.我抛了書，欠身伸手去取筆，——何嘗有一絲碎影，只見昏暗的燈光，我不在小船裏了。I threw down the book, leaned forward and reached out my hand for a pen — but there was not the slightest fragment of reflection left; I saw only the dim lamplight — I was no longer in the little boat.

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

眞

zhēn — variant of 真 (zhēn)

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)

這

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

一

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

篇

piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)

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)

的

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

故事

gù shì — old practice (HSK 2)

趁

chèn — 1. to avail oneself of 2. to take advantage of (HSK 7-9)

碎

suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)

影

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

還

Huán — surname Huan (HSK 1)

在

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

要

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

追回

zhuī huí — 1. to recover (sth lost or stolen) 2. to get back

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)

完成

wán chéng — to complete; to accomplish (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)

留下

liú xià — 1. to leave behind 2. to stay behind 3. to remain 4. to keep 5. not to let (sb) go (HSK 2)

他

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

抛

pāo — 1. to throw 2. to toss 3. to fling 4. to cast 5. 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)

書

Shū — abbr. for 書經 (Shū jīng) (HSK 1)

欠身

qiàn shēn — to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)

伸手

shēn shǒu — 1. to reach out with one's hand 2. to hold out a hand 3. (fig.) to beg 4. to get involved 5. to meddle (HSK 7-9)

去取

qù qǔ — to accept or reject

筆

bǐ — 1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (classifier: 支 (zhī), 枝 (zhī)) 2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) 3. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork 4. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character 5. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business 6. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen) (HSK 2)

何嘗

hé cháng — 1. (rhetorical question) when? 2. how? 3. it's not that...

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)

絲

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

碎

suì — 1. (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble 2. broken; fragmentary; scattered 3. garrulous (HSK 5)

影

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

只見

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

昏暗

hūn àn — dusky

的

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

燈光

dēng guāng — 1. (stage) lighting 2. light (HSK 4)

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

不在

bù zài — 1. not to be present 2. to be out 3. (euphemism) to pass away 4. to be deceased

小船

xiǎo chuán — boat

裏

lǐ — variant of 裡 (lǐ) (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)

我真爱这一篇好的故事，趁碎影还在，我要追回他，完成他，留下他。我抛了书，欠身伸手去取笔，——何尝有一丝碎影，只见昏暗的灯光，我不在小船里了。

但我總記得見過這一篇好的故事，在昏沈的夜……。But I still remember having seen this good story, on that heavy, drowsy night……。

但

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

我

wǒ — I; me; my (HSK 1)

總

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

記得

jì de — to remember (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)

這

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

一

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

篇

piān — 1. sheet 2. piece of writing 3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) 4. classifier for written items: chapter, article (HSK 2)

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)

的

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

故事

gù shì — old practice (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)

昏

hūn — 1. muddle-headed 2. twilight 3. to faint 4. to lose consciousness (HSK 6)

沈

Shěn — surname Shen

的

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

但我总记得见过这一篇好的故事，在昏沈的夜……。

（一九二五年二月二十四日。）(February 24, 1925.)

一

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

九

jiǔ — 1. nine 2. 9 (HSK 1)

二

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

五

wǔ — 1. five 2. 5 (HSK 1)

年

Nián — surname Nian (HSK 1)

二月

Èr yuè — 1. February 2. second month (of the lunar year)

二十

èr shí — twenty; 20

四

sì — 1. four 2. 4 (HSK 1)

日

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