镜片与望远镜。一天，塞德兹给儿子带回了几块眼镜片，有近视镜片，也有老花镜片。小塞德兹对新奇的事物一向感兴趣，他把镜片架在自己的眼睛上玩，没过一会儿就大叫眼花，只好把镜片举到离眼睛较远的地方才能看清楚镜片后的东西。塞德兹任他淘气，不去管他。当他一只手拿着近视镜片，一只手拿着老花镜片，一前一后地向远处看时，他看到了什么呢？远处教学的尖塔突然来到了他眼前。他高兴地大叫：快来看啊，爸爸，礼拜堂的尖塔就在这里！从此，他懂得了望远镜的原理并亲手制作了他的第一架望远镜。教育哲理：孩子在游戏的过程中开阔了眼界，同时也增长了知识。那种把孩子关在家里的做法是不值得提倡的。
镜片与望远镜。
Lenses and telescopes.
镜片与望远镜。
jìng piān yǔ wàng yuǎn jìng
Lenses and telescopes.
镜片 (jìng piān) lens
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
望远镜 (wàng yuǎn jìng) binoculars/telescope/CL:付[fu4]副[fu4]部[bu4]
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
一天，塞德兹给儿子带回了几块眼镜片，有近视镜片，也有老花镜片。
One day, Seidez brought home several glasses lenses for his son, both near-sighted and presbyopic lenses.
一天，
yī tiān
One day.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
天 (tiān) day/sky/heaven
塞德兹给儿子带回了几块眼镜片，
sāi dé cí gěi ér zǐ dài huí le jī kuài yǎn jìng piān
Seidez brought home some glasses lenses for his son.
塞 (sāi) Serbia/Serbian/abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]/to
德 (dé) Germany/German/abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]/virtue/goodness
兹 (cí) now/here/this/time/year
给 (gěi) to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for
儿子 (ér zǐ) son
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
带回 (dài huí) to bring back
带 (dài) band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/CL:條|条[tiao2]
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
几 (jī) small table
块 (kuài) lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth
眼镜片 (yǎn jìng piān) lens (in eyeglasses etc)
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
有近视镜片，
yǒu jìn shì jìng piān
With myopic lenses.
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
近视 (jìn shì) shortsighted/nearsighted/myopia
近 (jìn) near/close to/approximately
视 (shì) to look at/to regard/to inspect
镜片 (jìng piān) lens
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
也有老花镜片。
yě yǒu lǎo huā jìng piān
Presbyopic lenses are also available.
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
老花镜 (lǎo huā jìng) presbyopic glasses
老 (lǎo) null
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
小塞德兹对新奇的事物一向感兴趣，他把镜片架在自己的眼睛上玩，没过一会儿就大叫眼花，只好把镜片举到离眼睛较远的地方才能看清楚镜片后的东西。
Little Seidez has always been interested in new things, he put the lens on his eyes to play, and after a while, he screamed that his eyes were blurry, so he had to lift the lens to a place far away from his eyes to see clearly what was behind the lens.
小塞德兹对新奇的事物一向感兴趣，
xiǎo sāi dé cí duì xīn jī de shì wù yī xiàng gǎn xīng qù
Little Seidez has always been interested in new and exciting things.
小 (xiǎo) small/tiny/few/young
塞 (sāi) Serbia/Serbian/abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]/to
德 (dé) Germany/German/abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]/virtue/goodness
兹 (cí) now/here/this/time/year
对 (duì) right/correct/couple/pair/towards/at/for/to face/opposite
新奇 (xīn jī) novelty/new and odd
新 (xīn) new/newly/meso- (chemistry)
奇 (jī) odd (number)/strange/odd/weird/wonderful/surprisingly
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
事物 (shì wù) thing/object/CL:個|个[ge4]
事 (shì) matter/thing/item/work/affair
物 (wù) thing/object/matter/abbr. for physics 物理
一向 (yī xiàng) always (previously)/a period of time in the recent past
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
感兴趣 (gǎn xīng qù) to be interested
感 (gǎn) to feel/to move/to touch/to affect/feeling/emotion/(suffix)
兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
趣 (qù) interesting/to interest
他把镜片架在自己的眼睛上玩，
tā bǎ jìng piān jià zài zì jǐ de yǎn jīng shǎng wán
He put the lenses on his eyes and played with them.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
镜片 (jìng piān) lens
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
架 (jià) to support/frame/rack/framework/classifier for planes large
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
自己 (zì jǐ) oneself/one's own
自 (zì) self/oneself/from/since/naturally/surely
己 (jǐ) self/oneself/sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
眼睛 (yǎn jīng) eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
睛 (jīng) eye/eyeball
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
玩 (wán) to play/to have fun/to trifle with/toy/sth used for
没过一会儿就大叫眼花，
méi guō yī huì ér jiù dà jiào yǎn huā
It didn't take long to scream that the eyes were blurry.
没 (méi) (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not/drowned/to end/to
过一会儿 (guō yī huì ér) later/after a while
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
眼花 (yǎn huā) dimmed eyesight/blurred/vague and unclear vision
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
只好把镜片举到离眼睛较远的地方才能看清楚镜片后的东西。
zhī hǎo bǎ jìng piān jǔ dào lí yǎn jīng jiào yuǎn de de fāng cái néng kān qīng chǔ jìng piān hòu de dōng xī
You have to hold the lens farther away from your eyes to see clearly what is behind the lens.
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
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
镜片 (jìng piān) lens
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
举 (jǔ) to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
离 (lí) mythical beast (archaic)
眼睛 (yǎn jīng) eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
睛 (jīng) eye/eyeball
较 (jiào) to compare/to dispute/compared to/(before adj.) relatively
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
地方 (de fāng) region/regional (away from the central administration)
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
方 (fāng) square/power or involution (math.)/upright/honest/fair and
才能 (cái néng) talent/ability/capacity
才 (cái) ability/talent/sb of a certain type/a capable individual
能 (néng) can/to be able to/might possibly/ability/(physics) energy
看清 (kān qīng) to see clearly
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
清 (qīng) clear/distinct/quiet/just and honest/pure/to settle or
楚 (chǔ) distinct/clear/orderly/pain/suffering/deciduous bush used
镜片 (jìng piān) lens
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
后 (hòu) empress/queen
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
东西 (dōng xī) east and west/thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4]件[jian4]
东 (dōng) east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord
西 (xī) the West/abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]/Spanish/west
塞德兹任他淘气，不去管他。
Seidez let him be naughty and left him alone.
塞德兹任他淘气，
sāi dé cí rén tā táo qì
Seidez let him be naughty.
塞 (sāi) Serbia/Serbian/abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]/to
德 (dé) Germany/German/abbr. for 德國|德国[De2 guo2]/virtue/goodness
兹 (cí) now/here/this/time/year
任 (rén) to assign/to appoint/to take up a post/office
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
淘气 (táo qì) naughty/mischievous
淘 (táo) to wash/to clean out/to cleanse/to eliminate/to dredge
气 (qì) gas/air/smell/weather/to make angry/to annoy/to get angry
不去管他。
bù qù guǎn tā
Leave him alone.
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
管 (guǎn) to take care (of)/to control/to manage/to be in charge of
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
当他一只手拿着近视镜片，一只手拿着老花镜片，一前一后地向远处看时，他看到了什么呢？远处教学的尖塔突然来到了他眼前。
What did he see when he looked into the distance with one hand holding a nearsighted lens and one hand holding a presbyopic lens, one after the other? The distant teaching minaret suddenly came to him.
当他一只手拿着近视镜片，
dāng tā yī zhī shǒu ná zhāo jìn shì jìng piān
While he held the nearsighted lens in one hand, the
当 (dāng) (onom.) dong/ding dong (bell)/to be/to act as/manage
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
近视 (jìn shì) shortsighted/nearsighted/myopia
近 (jìn) near/close to/approximately
视 (shì) to look at/to regard/to inspect
镜片 (jìng piān) lens
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
一只手拿着老花镜片，
yī zhī shǒu ná zhāo lǎo huā jìng piān
Holding a presbyopic lens in one hand.
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
拿 (ná) to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take/(used in the
着 (zhāo) (chess) move/trick/all right!/(dialect) to add/to touch/to
老花镜 (lǎo huā jìng) presbyopic glasses
老 (lǎo) null
花 (huā) flower/blossom/CL:朵[duo3]支[zhi1]束[shu4]把[ba3]盆[pen2]簇[cu4]
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
片 (piān) disk/sheet/thin piece/flake/a slice/film/TV play/to slice
一前一后地向远处看时，
yī qián yī hòu de xiàng yuǎn chǔ kān shí
When looking into the distance, one after the other
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
后 (hòu) empress/queen
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
向 (xiàng) towards/to face/to turn towards/direction/to support/to
远处 (yuǎn chǔ) distant place
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
他看到了什么呢？
tā kān dào le shén me ne
What did he see?
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
到了 (dào le) at last/finally/in the end
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
呢 (ne) particle indicating that a previously asked question is to
远处教学的尖塔突然来到了他眼前。
yuǎn chǔ jiāo xué de jiān tǎ tū rán lái dào le tā yǎn qián
The distant teaching minaret suddenly came before his eyes.
远处 (yuǎn chǔ) distant place
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
处 (chǔ) to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to be situated at/to
教学 (jiāo xué) to teach/teaching and learning/education
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
尖塔 (jiān tǎ) spire/minaret
尖 (jiān) point (of needle)/sharp/shrewd/pointed
塔 (tǎ) pagoda/tower/minaret/stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit
突然 (tū rán) sudden/abrupt/unexpected
突 (tū) to dash/to move forward quickly/to bulge/to protrude/to
然 (rán) correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly
来到 (lái dào) to come/to arrive
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
眼前 (yǎn qián) before one's eyes/now/at present
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
前 (qián) front/forward/ahead/first/top (followed by a number)/future
他高兴地大叫：快来看啊，爸爸，礼拜堂的尖塔就在这里！从此，他懂得了望远镜的原理并亲手制作了他的第一架望远镜。
He shouted with joy: Come and see, Dad, the chapel steeple is right here! From then on, he understood the principle of telescope and made his first telescope with his own hands.
他高兴地大叫：
tā gāo xīng de dà jiào
He exclaimed with joy.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
高兴 (gāo xīng) happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
高 (gāo) high/tall/above average/loud/your (honorific)
兴 (xīng) to rise/to flourish/to become popular/to start/to encourage
地 (de) -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective
大 (dà) big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/older (than)/oldest
叫 (jiào) to shout/to call/to order/to ask/to be called/by (indicates
快来看啊，
kuài lái kān ā
Check it out.
快 (kuài) rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/almost/to make haste/clever
来看 (lái kān) to come and see/to see a topic from a certain point of view
来 (lái) to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
看 (kān) to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard/to see/to
啊 (ā) interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!/interjection expressing
爸爸，
bà bà
Dad.
爸爸 (bà bà) (informal) father/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
爸 (bà) father/dad/pa/papa
爸 (bà) father/dad/pa/papa
礼拜堂的尖塔就在这里！
lǐ bái táng de jiān tǎ jiù zài zhè lǐ
The steeple of the chapel is here!
礼拜堂 (lǐ bái táng) chapel/church (Protestant)
礼 (lǐ) gift/rite/ceremony/CL:份[fen4]/propriety/etiquette/courtesy
拜 (bái) to pay respect/worship/visit/salute
堂 (táng) (main) hall/large room for a specific purpose/CL:間|间[jian1]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
尖塔 (jiān tǎ) spire/minaret
尖 (jiān) point (of needle)/sharp/shrewd/pointed
塔 (tǎ) pagoda/tower/minaret/stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
这里 (zhè lǐ) here
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
里 (lǐ) li ancient measure of length approx. 500 m/neighborhood
从此，
cóng cǐ
From then on, the
从此 (cóng cǐ) from now on/since then/henceforth
从 (cóng) from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an
此 (cǐ) this/these
他懂得了望远镜的原理并亲手制作了他的第一架望远镜。
tā dǒng dé le wàng yuǎn jìng de yuán lǐ bīng qīn shǒu zhì zuō le tā de dì yī jià wàng yuǎn jìng
He learned the principle of telescope and made his first telescope with his own hands.
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
懂得 (dǒng dé) to understand/to know/to comprehend
懂 (dǒng) to understand/to comprehend
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
望远镜 (wàng yuǎn jìng) binoculars/telescope/CL:付[fu4]副[fu4]部[bu4]
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
原理 (yuán lǐ) principle/theory
原 (yuán) former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
并 (bīng) and/furthermore/also/together with/(not) at all
亲手 (qīn shǒu) personally/with one's own hands
亲 (qīn) parent/one's own (flesh and blood)/relative/related
手 (shǒu) hand/(formal) to hold/person engaged in certain types of
制作 (zhì zuō) to make/to manufacture
制 (zhì) to manufacture/to make
作 (zuō) worker/workshop/(slang) troublesome/high-maintenance
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
第一 (dì yī) first/number one/primary
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
架 (jià) to support/frame/rack/framework/classifier for planes large
望远镜 (wàng yuǎn jìng) binoculars/telescope/CL:付[fu4]副[fu4]部[bu4]
望 (wàng) full moon/to hope/to expect/to visit/to gaze (into the
远 (yuǎn) far/distant/remote/(intensifier in a comparison) by far
镜 (jìng) mirror/lens
教育哲理：孩子在游戏的过程中开阔了眼界，同时也增长了知识。
Educational philosophy: Children broaden their horizons and grow their knowledge in the process of playing.
教育哲理：
jiāo yù zhé lǐ
Educational Philosophy.
教育 (jiāo yù) to educate/to teach/education
教 (jiāo) to teach/religion/teaching/to make/to cause/to tell
育 (yù) to have children/to raise or bring up/to educate
哲理 (zhé lǐ) philosophic theory/philosophy
哲 (zhé) wise/a sage
理 (lǐ) texture/grain (of wood)/inner essence/intrinsic order
孩子在游戏的过程中开阔了眼界，
hái zǐ zài yóu xì de guō chéng zhōng kāi kuò le yǎn jiè
The child's eyes are opened during the game.
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
在 (zài) (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth
游戏 (yóu xì) game/CL:場|场[chang3]/to play
游 (yóu) to walk/to tour/to roam/to travel
戏 (xì) trick/drama/play/show/CL:齣|出[chu1]場|场[chang3]臺|台[tai2]
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
过程 (guō chéng) course of events/process/CL:個|个[ge4]
过 (guō) to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)
程 (chéng) rule/order/regulations/formula/journey/procedure/sequence
中 (zhōng) within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during
开阔 (kāi kuò) wide/open (spaces)/to open up
开 (kāi) to open/to start/to turn on/to boil/to write out (a
阔 (kuò) rich/wide/broad
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
眼界 (yǎn jiè) ken/scope
眼 (yǎn) eye/small hole/crux (of a matter)/CL:隻|只[zhi1]雙|双[shuang1]
界 (jiè) boundary/scope/extent/circles/group/kingdom (taxonomy)
同时也增长了知识。
tóng shí yě zēng cháng le zhī shí
It also increases knowledge.
同时 (tóng shí) at the same time/simultaneously
同 (tóng) like/same/similar/together/alike/with
时 (shí) o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period
也 (yě) also/too/(in Classical Chinese) final particle implying
增长 (zēng cháng) to grow/to increase
增 (zēng) to increase/to expand/to add
长 (cháng) length/long/forever/always/constantly/chief/head/elder/to
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
知识 (zhī shí) knowledge/CL:門|门[men2]/intellectual
知 (zhī) to know/to be aware
识 (shí) to know/knowledge/Taiwan pr. [shi4]/to record/to write a
那种把孩子关在家里的做法是不值得提倡的。
The practice of keeping children at home is not worth promoting.
那种把孩子关在家里的做法是不值得提倡的。
nā chóng bǎ hái zǐ guān zài jiā lǐ de zuò fǎ shì bù zhí dé dī chàng de
The practice of keeping children at home is not worth promoting.
那种 (nā chóng) that/that kind of/that sort of/that type of
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
种 (chóng) seed/species/kind/type/classifier for types kinds sorts/to
把 (bǎ) to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/handle/particle
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
关 (guān) mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to
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
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
做法 (zuò fǎ) way of handling sth/method for making/work method/recipe
做 (zuò) to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to
法 (fǎ) France/French/abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]/Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
不值得 (bù zhí dé) unworthy
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
值 (zhí) value/(to be) worth/to happen to/to be on duty
得 (dé) to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper
提倡 (dī chàng) to promote/to advocate
提 (dī) to carry (hanging down from the hand)/to lift/to put
倡 (chàng) to initiate/to instigate/to introduce/to lead
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)