小松鼠与小乌鸦。从前,有一只勤快的小松鼠,和一只好吃懒做的小乌鸦。它们俩是非常要好的朋友。眼看,秋天马上就要离开,冬天就要到来了。寒风刺骨,风欺雪压。小松鼠在四处寻找食物,小乌鸦却躺在床上悠闲的看着电视,吃着去年剩下的一点点食物小松鼠路过小乌鸦家,看见小乌鸦还在玩,于是对小乌鸦说:小乌鸦,你怎么还在玩呀?再不赶紧准备食物,不然等到冬天,就会饿死的!不要紧,不要紧,冬天还早着呢!小乌鸦慢条斯理的说。小松鼠摇摇头,走了。过了几天,小松鼠又对小乌鸦说:你真的不可以再玩了话还没说完,小乌鸦就打断了小松鼠:你不用说,不用说,我知道,我知道小乌鸦生气的说道。又过了几天,它俩又见面了。小松鼠还没开口,小乌鸦就不耐烦的说:我不想听你说话,真烦人!小松鼠只好悻悻然的离开了转眼,冬天就来了。冷风习习,小草都枯黄了,大树爷爷也没了头发。小松鼠在家里吃着可口的食物,小乌鸦却只能饥肠辘辘的呆在家中,瑟瑟发抖没多久,小乌鸦就因为饥寒交迫凄惨的饿死了春天又来了,小松鼠愉快的在森林里玩耍,小乌鸦却再也不能出来了
小松鼠与小乌鸦。
The little squirrel and the little crow.
小松鼠与小乌鸦。
xiǎo sōng shǔ yǔ xiǎo wū yā
The little squirrel and the little crow.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
从前,有一只勤快的小松鼠,和一只好吃懒做的小乌鸦。
Once upon a time, there was a hardworking little squirrel, and a lazy little crow.
从前,
cóng qián
Once upon a time, the
从前 (cóng qián) previously/formerly/once upon a time
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
有一只勤快的小松鼠,
yǒu yī zhī qín kuài de xiǎo sōng shǔ
There is a diligent little squirrel that
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
勤快 (qín kuài) diligent/hardworking
勤 (qín) diligent/industrious/hardworking/frequent/regular/constant
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
和一只好吃懒做的小乌鸦。
hé yī zhī hǎo chī lǎn zuò de xiǎo wū yā
and a lazy little crow.
和 (hé) and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/Taiwan pr.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
只好 (zhī hǎo) without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
懒 (lǎn) lazy
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
它们俩是非常要好的朋友。
The two of them are very good friends.
它们俩是非常要好的朋友。
tā mén liǎ shì fēi cháng yāo hǎo de péng yǒu
The two of them are very good friends.
它们 (tā mén) they (for inanimate objects)
它 (tā) it
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
俩 (liǎ) two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)/both/some
是非 (shì fēi) right and wrong/quarrel
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
非 (fēi) abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1] Africa/to not be/not/wrong
常 (cháng) always/ever/often/frequently/common/general/constant
要好 (yāo hǎo) to be on good terms/to be close friends/striving for
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
朋友 (péng yǒu) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
朋 (péng) friend
友 (yǒu) friend
眼看,秋天马上就要离开,冬天就要到来了。
As you can see, autumn will leave soon and winter will come.
眼看,
yǎn kān
Eyesight.
眼看 (yǎn kān) soon/in a moment/to look on as sth happens
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
秋天马上就要离开,
qiū tiān mǎ shǎng jiù yāo lí kāi
Autumn will be leaving soon.
秋天 (qiū tiān) autumn/CL:個|个[ge4]
秋 (qiū) autumn/fall/harvest time
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
马上 (mǎ shǎng) at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by
马 (mǎ) horse/CL:匹[pi3]/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
就要 (jiù yāo) will/shall/to be going to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
离开 (lí kāi) to depart/to leave
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
冬天就要到来了。
dōng tiān jiù yāo dào lái le
Winter is coming.
冬天 (dōng tiān) winter/CL:個|个[ge4]
冬 (dōng) winter
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
就要 (jiù yāo) will/shall/to be going to
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
到来 (dào lái) to arrive/arrival/advent
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
寒风刺骨,风欺雪压。
The cold wind is biting and the wind is bullying the snow.
寒风刺骨,
hán fēng cī gū
The cold wind is harsh and
寒风刺骨 (hán fēng cī gū) bone chilling wind (idiom)
寒 (hán) cold/poor/to tremble
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
刺 (cī) (onom.) whoosh/thorn/sting/thrust/to prick/to pierce/to
骨 (gū) bone
风欺雪压。
fēng qī xuě yā
Wind and snow pressure.
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
欺 (qī) to take unfair advantage of/to deceive/to cheat
雪 (xuě) snow/snowfall/CL:場|场[chang2]/to have the appearance of snow
压 (yā) to press/to push down/to keep under (control)/pressure/see
小松鼠在四处寻找食物,小乌鸦却躺在床上悠闲的看着电视,吃着去年剩下的一点点食物小松鼠路过小乌鸦家,看见小乌鸦还在玩,于是对小乌鸦说:小乌鸦,你怎么还在玩呀?再不赶紧准备食物,不然等到冬天,就会饿死的!不要紧,不要紧,冬天还早着呢!小乌鸦慢条斯理的说。
The little squirrel was looking around for food, but the little crow was lying in bed relaxing watching TV and eating a little bit of food left over from last year The squirrel passed by the little crow's house and saw that the little crow was still playing, so he said to the little crow: Little crow, how are you still playing ah? If you don't prepare food quickly, you will die of hunger in winter. It's okay, it's okay, winter is still early! The little crow said slowly and carefully.
小松鼠在四处寻找食物,
xiǎo sōng shǔ zài sì chǔ xún zhǎo shí wù
The little squirrel is looking around for food.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
四处 (sì chǔ) all over the place/everywhere and all directions
四 (sì) four/4
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
寻找 (xún zhǎo) to seek/to look for
寻 (xún) to search/to look for/to seek
找 (zhǎo) to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to
食物 (shí wù) food/CL:種|种[zhong3]
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
小乌鸦却躺在床上悠闲的看着电视,
xiǎo wū yā què tǎng zài chuáng shǎng yōu xián de kān zhāo diàn shì
The little crow, however, was lying in bed relaxing and watching TV.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
躺 (tǎng) to recline/to lie down
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
床 (chuáng) bed/couch/classifier for beds/CL:張|张[zhang1]
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
悠闲 (yōu xián) leisurely/carefree/relaxed
悠 (yōu) long or drawn out/remote in time or space/leisurely/to
闲 (xián) to stay idle/to be unoccupied/not busy/leisure/enclosure
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
电视 (diàn shì) television/TV/CL:臺|台[tai2]個|个[ge4]
电 (diàn) electric/electricity/electrical
视 (shì) to look at/to regard/to inspect
吃着去年剩下的一点点食物小松鼠路过小乌鸦家,
chī zhāo qù nián shèng xià de yī diǎn diǎn shí wù xiǎo sōng shǔ lù guō xiǎo wū yā jiā
Eating a little food left over from last year, the squirrel passed by the little crow's house.
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
去年 (qù nián) last year
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
年 (nián) year/CL:個|个[ge4]
剩下 (shèng xià) to remain/left over
剩 (shèng) to remain/to be left/to have as remainder
下 (xià) down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
一点点 (yī diǎn diǎn) a little bit
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
点 (diǎn) point/dot/drop/speck/o'clock/point (in space or time)/to
食物 (shí wù) food/CL:種|种[zhong3]
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
路过 (lù guō) to pass by or through
路 (lù) road/CL:條|条[tiao2]/journey/route/line (bus etc)/sort/kind
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
看见小乌鸦还在玩,
kān jiàn xiǎo wū yā hái zài wán
Seeing the little crow still playing.
看见 (kān jiàn) to see/to catch sight of
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
于是对小乌鸦说:
yú shì duì xiǎo wū yā shuì
So he said to the little crow.
于是 (yú shì) thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
于 (yú) in/at/to/from/by/than/out of
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
小乌鸦,
xiǎo wū yā
Little Crow.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
你怎么还在玩呀?
nǐ zěn me hái zài wán yā
Why are you still playing?
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
怎么 (zěn me) how?/what?/why?
怎 (zěn) how
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
呀 (yā) (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel expressing surprise
再不赶紧准备食物,
zài bù gǎn jǐn zhǔn bèi shí wù
If you don't prepare the food quickly.
再不 (zài bù) if not then/otherwise
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
赶紧 (gǎn jǐn) hurriedly/without delay
赶 (gǎn) to overtake/to catch up with/to hurry/to rush/to try to
紧 (jǐn) tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short
准备 (zhǔn bèi) preparation/to prepare/to intend/to be about to/reserve
准 (zhǔn) to allow/to grant/in accordance with/in the light of
备 (bèi) to prepare/get ready/to provide or equip
食物 (shí wù) food/CL:種|种[zhong3]
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
不然等到冬天,
bù rán děng dào dōng tiān
Otherwise, wait until winter.
不然 (bù rán) not so/no/or else/otherwise/if not/How about ...?
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
等到 (děng dào) to wait until/by the time when (sth is ready etc)
等 (děng) class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
冬天 (dōng tiān) winter/CL:個|个[ge4]
冬 (dōng) winter
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
就会饿死的!
jiù huì è sǐ de
You'll starve to death!
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
饿死 (è sǐ) to starve to death/to be very hungry
饿 (è) to be hungry/hungry/to starve (sb)
死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
不要紧,
bù yāo jǐn
Never mind.
不要紧 (bù yāo jǐn) unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
紧 (jǐn) tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short
不要紧,
bù yāo jǐn
Never mind.
不要紧 (bù yāo jǐn) unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
紧 (jǐn) tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short
冬天还早着呢!
dōng tiān hái zǎo zhāo ne
It's still early in the winter!
冬天 (dōng tiān) winter/CL:個|个[ge4]
冬 (dōng) winter
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
早 (zǎo) early/morning/Good morning!/long ago/prematurely
着呢 (zhāo ne) comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
小乌鸦慢条斯理的说。
xiǎo wū yā màn tiáo sī lǐ de shuì
The little crow said slowly and deliberately.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
慢条斯理 (màn tiáo sī lǐ) unhurried/calm/composed/leisurely
慢 (màn) slow
条 (tiáo) strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for
斯 (sī) Slovakia/Slovak/abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]/(phonetic)
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
小松鼠摇摇头,走了。
The little squirrel shook his head and walked away.
小松鼠摇摇头,
xiǎo sōng shǔ yáo yáo tóu
The little squirrel shook his head and
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
摇 (yáo) to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
摇头 (yáo tóu) to shake one's head
摇 (yáo) to shake/to rock/to row/to crank
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
走了。
zǒu le
Gone.
走 (zǒu) to walk/to go/to run/to move (of vehicle)/to visit/to leave
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
过了几天,小松鼠又对小乌鸦说:你真的不可以再玩了话还没说完,小乌鸦就打断了小松鼠:你不用说,不用说,我知道,我知道小乌鸦生气的说道。
After a few days, the little squirrel said to the little crow again: you really can no longer play the words have not finished, the little crow interrupted the little squirrel: you do not have to say, do not have to say, I know, I know the little crow said angrily.
过了几天,
guō le jī tiān
After a few days.
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
几天 (jī tiān) several days
几 (jī) small table
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
小松鼠又对小乌鸦说:
xiǎo sōng shǔ yòu duì xiǎo wū yā shuì
The squirrel said to the crow again.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
你真的不可以再玩了话还没说完,
nǐ zhēn de bù kě yǐ zài wán le huà hái méi shuì wán
You really can no longer play the words have not finished.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
不可以 (bù kě yǐ) may not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
完 (wán) to finish/to be over/whole/complete/entire
小乌鸦就打断了小松鼠:
xiǎo wū yā jiù dá duàn le xiǎo sōng shǔ
The little crow then interrupted the little squirrel.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
打断 (dá duàn) to interrupt/to break off/to break (a bone)
打 (dá) dozen (loanword)/to beat/to strike/to hit/to break/to type
断 (duàn) to break/to snap/to cut off/to give up or abstain from sth
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
你不用说,
nǐ bù yòng shuì
You don't have to say.
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
不用 (bù yòng) need not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
不用说,
bù yòng shuì
Needless to say.
不用 (bù yòng) need not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我知道,
wǒ zhī dào
I know.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
知道 (zhī dào) to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
我知道小乌鸦生气的说道。
wǒ zhī dào xiǎo wū yā shēng qì de shuì dào
I know the little crow said in anger.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
知道 (zhī dào) to know/to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
生气 (shēng qì) to get angry/to take offense/angry/vitality/liveliness
生 (shēng) to be born/to give birth/life/to grow/raw/uncooked/student
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
说道 (shuì dào) to state/to say (the quoted words)/to discuss/reason
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
道 (dào) road/path/CL:條|条[tiao2]股[gu3]/principle/truth/morality
又过了几天,它俩又见面了。
After a few more days, the two of them met again.
又过了几天,
yòu guō le jī tiān
After a few more days, the
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
几天 (jī tiān) several days
几 (jī) small table
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
它俩又见面了。
tā liǎ yòu jiàn miàn le
It both met again.
它 (tā) it
俩 (liǎ) two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)/both/some
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
见面 (jiàn miàn) to meet/to see each other/CL:次[ci4]
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
面 (miàn) face/side/surface/aspect/top/classifier for flat surfaces
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
小松鼠还没开口,小乌鸦就不耐烦的说:我不想听你说话,真烦人!小松鼠只好悻悻然的离开了转眼,冬天就来了。
Before the squirrel could say anything, the little crow said impatiently: I don't want to hear you talk, how annoying! The little squirrel had to resentfully leave the turn of the eye, the winter came.
小松鼠还没开口,
xiǎo sōng shǔ hái méi kāi kǒu
Before the little squirrel could say anything.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
还 (hái) still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
开口 (kāi kǒu) to open one's mouth/to start to talk
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
小乌鸦就不耐烦的说:
xiǎo wū yā jiù bù nài fán de shuì
The little crow then said impatiently.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
不耐烦 (bù nài fán) impatience/impatient
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
耐 (nài) capable of enduring/able to tolerate/patient/durable/hardy
烦 (fán) to feel vexed/to bother/to trouble/superfluous and
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
我不想听你说话,
wǒ bù xiǎng tīng nǐ shuì huà
I don't want to hear you talk.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
不想 (bù xiǎng) unexpectedly
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
听 (tīng) smile (archaic)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
说话 (shuì huà) to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
话 (huà) dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words
真烦人!
zhēn fán rén
So annoying!
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
烦人 (fán rén) to annoy/annoying/irritating/troublesome
烦 (fán) to feel vexed/to bother/to trouble/superfluous and
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
小松鼠只好悻悻然的离开了转眼,
xiǎo sōng shǔ zhī hǎo xìng xìng rán de lí kāi le zhuǎn yǎn
The little squirrel had to leave resentful turn of the eye.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
只好 (zhī hǎo) without any better option/to have to/to be forced to
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
悻悻 (xìng xìng) angry/resentful
悻 (xìng) angry
悻 (xìng) angry
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
离开 (lí kāi) to depart/to leave
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
转眼 (zhuǎn yǎn) in a flash/in the blink of an eye/to glance
转 (zhuǎn) see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2]/to turn/to change direction/to
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
冬天就来了。
dōng tiān jiù lái le
Winter is coming.
冬天 (dōng tiān) winter/CL:個|个[ge4]
冬 (dōng) winter
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
冷风习习,小草都枯黄了,大树爷爷也没了头发。
The cold wind is blowing, the grass is withering, and the grandfather tree has no hair.
冷风习习,
lěng fēng xí xí
Cold and windy.
冷 (lěng) cold
风 (fēng) wind/news/style/custom/manner/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]絲|丝[si1]
习习 (xí xí) (of the wind) blowing gently/abundant/flying
习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
习 (xí) to practice/to study/habit
小草都枯黄了,
xiǎo cǎo dōu kū huáng le
The grass is withered and
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
草 (cǎo) grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough
都 (dōu) all/both/entirely/(used for emphasis) even/already/(not) at
枯 (kū) dried up
黄 (huáng) yellow/pornographic/to fall through
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
大树爷爷也没了头发。
dà shù yé yé yě méi le tóu fā
Grandpa Big Tree also lost his hair.
大树 (dà shù) Tashu township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
树 (shù) tree/CL:棵[ke1]/to cultivate/to set up
爷爷 (yé yé) (coll.) father's father/paternal grandfather/CL:個|个[ge4]
爷 (yé) grandpa/old gentleman
爷 (yé) grandpa/old gentleman
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
没了 (méi le) to be dead/not to be or cease to exist
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
头发 (tóu fā) hair (on the head)
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
小松鼠在家里吃着可口的食物,小乌鸦却只能饥肠辘辘的呆在家中,瑟瑟发抖没多久,小乌鸦就因为饥寒交迫凄惨的饿死了春天又来了,小松鼠愉快的在森林里玩耍,小乌鸦却再也不能出来了。
The little squirrel was eating delicious food at home, but the little crow could only stay at home hungry and shivering Not long after, the little crow died of hunger and cold miserable starvation Spring came again, the little squirrel was happily playing in the forest, but the little crow could no longer come out.
小松鼠在家里吃着可口的食物,
xiǎo sōng shǔ zài jiā lǐ chī zhāo kě kǒu de shí wù
The little squirrel is eating delicious food at home.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
家里 (jiā lǐ) home
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
吃 (chī) to eat/to consume/to eat at (a cafeteria etc)/to eradicate
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
可口 (kě kǒu) tasty/to taste good
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
口 (kǒu) mouth/classifier for things with mouths (people domestic
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
食物 (shí wù) food/CL:種|种[zhong3]
食 (shí) to eat/food/animal feed/eclipse/to feed
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
小乌鸦却只能饥肠辘辘的呆在家中,
xiǎo wū yā què zhī néng jī cháng lù lù de dāi zài jiā zhōng
The little crow, however, had to stay at home hungry.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
只能 (zhī néng) can only/obliged to do sth/to have no other choice
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
饥肠辘辘 (jī cháng lù lù) stomach rumbling with hunger
饥 (jī) hungry
肠 (cháng) intestines
辘 (lù) windlass
辘 (lù) windlass
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
呆 (dāi) foolish/stupid/expressionless/blank/to stay
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
瑟瑟发抖没多久,
sè sè fā dǒu méi duō jiǔ
It didn't take long to shiver and
瑟瑟发抖 (sè sè fā dǒu) to shiver
瑟 (sè) a type of standing harp smaller than konghou 箜篌 with 5-25
瑟 (sè) a type of standing harp smaller than konghou 箜篌 with 5-25
发 (fā) to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop/to
抖 (dǒu) to tremble/to shake out/to reveal/to make it in the world
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
多久 (duō jiǔ) how long?
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
久 (jiǔ) (long) time/(long) duration of time
小乌鸦就因为饥寒交迫凄惨的饿死了春天又来了,
xiǎo wū yā jiù yīn wéi jī hán jiāo pǎi qī cǎn de è sǐ le chūn tiān yòu lái le
The little crow died of hunger and cold miserable starvation spring came again.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
因为 (yīn wéi) because/owing to/on account of
因 (yīn) cause/reason/because
为 (wéi) as (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve
饥寒交迫 (jī hán jiāo pǎi) beset by hunger and cold (idiom)/starving and freezing/in
饥 (jī) hungry
寒 (hán) cold/poor/to tremble
交 (jiāo) null
迫 (pǎi) to force/to compel/to approach or go towards/urgent
凄惨 (qī cǎn) plaintive/mournful/miserable
凄 (qī) intense cold/frigid/dismal/grim/bleak/sad/mournful/also
惨 (cǎn) miserable/wretched/cruel/inhuman/disastrous/tragic/dim
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
饿死 (è sǐ) to starve to death/to be very hungry
饿 (è) to be hungry/hungry/to starve (sb)
死 (sǐ) to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
春天 (chūn tiān) spring (season)/CL:個|个[ge4]
春 (chūn) spring (season)/gay/joyful/youthful/love/lust/life
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
又来了 (yòu lái le) Here we go again.
又 (yòu) (once) again/also/both... and.../and yet/(used for
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
小松鼠愉快的在森林里玩耍,
xiǎo sōng shǔ yú kuài de zài sēn lín lǐ wán shuǎ
The little squirrel is happily playing in the forest.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
松鼠 (sōng shǔ) squirrel
松 (sōng) pine/CL:棵[ke1]
鼠 (shǔ) rat/mouse/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
愉快 (yú kuài) cheerful/cheerily/delightful/pleasant/pleasantly/pleasing
愉 (yú) pleased
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
森林 (sēn lín) forest/CL:片[pian4]
森 (sēn) forest
林 (lín) woods/forest/CL:片[pian4]/circle(s) (i.e. specific group of
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
玩耍 (wán shuǎ) to play (as children do)/to amuse oneself
玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
耍 (shuǎ) to play with/to wield/to act (cool etc)/to display (a skill
小乌鸦却再也不能出来了。
xiǎo wū yā què zài yě bù néng chū lái le
But the little crow could never come out again.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
乌鸦 (wū yā) crow/raven
乌 (wū) crow/black
鸦 (yā) crow
却 (què) but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat
再也 (zài yě) (not) any more
再 (zài) again/once more/re-/second/another/then (after sth and not
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
不能 (bù néng) cannot/must not/should not
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
出来 (chū lái) to come out/to appear/to arise/(after a verb indicates
出 (chū) to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed