令人满足的生活从简单的问题开始。在晚上关好灯,把头枕到枕头上,你能听到什么呢?是你灵魂的歌唱,还是恶灵的笑声?

Leading a fulfilling life really comes down to a simple question: When you turn off the lights at night and your head is on the pillow, what do you hear? Your soul singing or Satan laughing?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 令人 lìngrén
  1. to cause one (to do sth)
  2. to make one (angry, delighted etc)
2 满足 mǎn
  1. to satisfy
  2. to meet (the needs of)
  3. satisfied
  4. content
=3 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 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=3 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=3 really and truly
=3 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood
5 从简 cóngjiǎn to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple
=6 Shàn surname Shan
=6 chán used in 單于 chán
=6 dān
  1. bill
  2. list
  3. form
  4. single
  5. only
  6. sole
  7. odd number

classifier:

=7 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 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=7 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=7 really and truly
=7 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 问题 wèn
  1. question
  2. problem
  3. issue
  4. topic

classifier:

9 开始 kāishǐ
  1. to begin
  2. beginning
  3. to start
  4. initial

classifier:

10 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)
11 晚上 wǎnshang
  1. evening
  2. night
  3. in the evening

classifier:

=12 Guān surname Guan
=12 guān
  1. mountain pass
  2. to close; to shut; to turn off
  3. to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
  4. to concern; to involve
=13 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
=13 hào to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
14 dēng
  1. lamp
  2. light
  3. lantern

classifier:

15 把头 tóu
  1. labor contractor
  2. gangmaster
16 zhěn
  1. (bound form) pillow
  2. to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. zhèn)
17 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
18 枕头 zhěntou pillow
=19 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=19 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=20 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=20 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=21 Néng surname Neng
=21 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=21 nài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (“to bear; to withstand”)
=21 tái
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
  2. alternative form of (“name of a Chinese constellation”)
=21 tài
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
  2. alternative form of / (tài, “bearing; apparition; form; shape; status; position”)
=21 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=21 tāi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
  2. only used in 能始 (tāishǐ, “origin; root cause”)
=21 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
22 听到 tīngdào to hear
23 什么 shénme
  1. what?
  2. something; anything
=24 ne
  1. particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
  2. particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?")
  3. particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?")
  4. (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action
  5. particle indicating strong affirmation
=24 dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
=25 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)
=25 shì variant of shì
=26 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=26 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
27 灵魂 línghún
  1. soul
  2. spirit
=28 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 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=28 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=28 really and truly
=28 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
29 歌唱 chàng to sing
=30 还是 háishi
  1. still (as before)
  2. had better
  3. unexpectedly
  4. or
=30 还是 háishì
  1. had better; it would be best (to do something); one would be well-advised to
  2. nevertheless; yet
  3. or
  4. still
31 恶灵 èlíng evil spirit; malspecter
=32 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 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=32 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=32 really and truly
=32 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
33 笑声 xiàoshēng laughter