大地直到四月底才得以從冬季冰冷的握持中掙脫出來。天漸暖了,雪和冰也都融化成溪了。

It was not until the end of April that winter began to release the land from its icy grip. The days became warmer; snow and ice turned into streams of meltwater.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 大地
  1. earth
  2. mother earth
2 直到 zhídào until
=3 四月 yuè
  1. April
  2. fourth month (of the lunar year)
=3 四月 yuè
  1. April
  2. The modern name for the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.
=4 de (equivalent to as possessive particle)
=4
  1. bottom; base
  2. background; foundation
  3. copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record
  4. (suffix) end of a year or month
  5. (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數 shù)
=5 cái
  1. ability; talent
  2. sb of a certain type
  3. a capable individual
  4. then and only then
  5. just now
  6. (before an expression of quantity) only
=5 cái
  1. (variant of cái) just now
  2. (variant of cái) (before an expression of quantity) only
6 得以
  1. able to
  2. so that sb can
  3. enabling
  4. in order to
  5. finally in a position to
  6. with sth in view
=7 Cóng surname Cong
=7 cóng
  1. from; through; via
  2. (bound form) to follow
  3. (bound form) to obey
  4. (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
  5. (used before a negative) ever
  6. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant
  7. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
  8. (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
8 冬季 dōng winter
9 冰冷 bīnglěng ice-cold
=10 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
=10 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=10 really and truly
=10 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
11 握持 chí to hold in one's hand; to grip
=12 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
=12 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
=12 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
13 掙脫 zhèngtuō
  1. to throw off
  2. to struggle free of
  3. Taiwan pr. zhēngtuō
=14 出來 chūlái
  1. to come out
  2. to appear
  3. to arise
=14 出來 chulai (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
15 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven
=16 jiān to imbue
=16 jiàn
  1. gradual
  2. gradually
=17 nuǎn old variant of nuǎn
=17 nuǎn
  1. warm
  2. to warm
=17 nuǎn variant of nuǎn
=17 nuǎn variant of nuǎn, warm
=17 xuān
  1. used in 暖姝
  2. used in 暖暖 (xuānxuān)
=18 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=18 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=18 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=18 liào unofficial variant of liào
=19 Xuě surname Xue
=19 xuě
  1. snow
  2. (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)

classifier:

=20 old variant of
=20 surname He
=20
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=20
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=20 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=20 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=20 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=20 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=20 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
=21 bīng
  1. ice
  2. to chill sth
  3. (of an object or substance) to feel cold
  4. (of a person) cold
  5. unfriendly
  6. (slang) methamphetamine

classifier:

=21 bīng variant of bīng
=22 surname Ye
=22
  1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
  2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
  3. (literary) particle having functions similar to a
=23 surname Du
=23 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=23
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
24 融化 rónghuà
  1. to melt
  2. to thaw
  3. to dissolve
  4. to blend into
  5. to combine
  6. to fuse
=25 Chéng
  1. surname Cheng
  2. short name for Chengdu 成都 Chéng
=25 chéng
  1. to succeed
  2. to finish
  3. to complete
  4. to accomplish
  5. to become
  6. to turn into
  7. to be all right
  8. OK!
  9. one tenth
=26
  1. creek
  2. rivulet
=26 variant of
=27 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=27 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=27 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=27 liào unofficial variant of liào