1

小镇

xiǎozhèn

small town; village

=2

被

bèi

quilt to cover (with) (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) 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) (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")

=2

被

pī

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”) alternative form of 披 (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)

=2

被

bì

alternative form of 彼 (bǐ, “that”) alternative form of 髲 (bì, “wig”)

=2

被

pì

alternative form of 帔

3

暴风雨

bàofēngyǔ

rainstorm storm tempest

=4

后

Hòu

surname Hou

=4

后

hòu

empress queen (archaic) monarch ruler

=4

后

hòu

back behind rear afterwards after later post-

=5

的

de

of; ~'s (possessive particle) (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one") also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

=5

的

dī

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)

=5

的

dí

really and truly

=5

的

dì

(bound form) bull's-eye; target

6

洪水

hóngshuǐ

deluge; flood

7

摧毁

cuīhuǐ

to destroy; to wreck

=8

了

le

(completed action marker) (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

=8

了

liǎo

to finish (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget") (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)

=8

了

liǎo

(of eyes) bright clear-sighted to understand clearly

=8

了

liào

unofficial variant of 瞭 liào