他妻子在灶旁做饭，而他在坐着读书。 - Zhictionary

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他妻子在灶旁做饭，而他在坐着读书。

He sat down and read while his wife was cooking by the fire.

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Sentence Composition

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

wife and children

to exist; to be alive
(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

kitchen stove
kitchen; mess; canteen

variant of 灶 zào

one side
other
different
lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂 dāo, 亻 rén etc)

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 傍 (“to be near to; to approach; to depend on; to rely on”)
alternative form of 傍 (“to be near to; to approach; to depend on; to rely on”)

only used in 旁勃

only used in 旁旁 (bēngbēng)

to prepare a meal
to cook

and
as well as
and so
but (not)
yet (not)
(indicates causal relation)
(indicates change of state)
(indicates contrast)

(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)

to exist; to be alive
(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
(used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座 zuò

a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
trick; tactic
(dialect) okay; all right
(dialect) to put in; to add

to touch
to come in contact with
to feel
to be affected by
to catch fire
to burn
(coll.) to fall asleep
(after a verb) hitting the mark
succeeding in

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

to wear (clothes)
to contact
to use
to apply

to read a book
to study
to attend school