那是 2025 年 4 月 26 日。下午兩點前,陽光明媚,萬里無雲。我來到我家附近的死胡同,靜靜地漫步。我欣賞著花園,這讓我想起了道家思想:人如何影射天:櫻花的簇簇花海,如同遠處的星雲。人其實不必走太遠。我的白人鄰居芭芭拉正站在她家車道上。她和丈夫肯恩正要出門去買雞蛋。他們家很愛吃雞蛋。

It's the 26th of April of 2025. Before 14:00, a sunny blue-sky afternoon, I went to my neighbourhood's cul-de-sac to meditatively walk around and around there. I admired the gardens. They reminded me of Daoism: how the microcosm reflects the macrocosm: The puffs of sakura would be a nebula afar. One need not really travel too far. Barb my white neighbour was at her driveway. She and her husband Ken would be going out to buy eggs. They eat many eggs.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 那是 shi
  1. (coll.) of course
  2. naturally
  3. indeed
=1 那是 shì
  1. (colloquial) of course
  2. of course
=2 Nián surname Nian
=2 nián year

classifier:

=2 nián
  1. grain
  2. harvest (old)
  3. variant of nián
3 yuè
  1. moon
  2. month
  3. monthly

classifiers: ,

=4 abbr. for 日本 běn, Japan
=4
  1. sun
  2. day
  3. date, day of the month
5 下午 xià
  1. afternoon
  2. p.m.

classifier:

6 兩點 liǎngdiǎn
  1. (Nanjing Mandarin) The Chinese character component .
  2. (gambling) deuce; snake eyes
  3. The Chinese character component .
  4. deuce; snake eyes
  5. two o'clock
7 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 293)
  10. former
  11. formerly
8 陽光明媚 yángguāngmíngmèi the sun shines brightly (idiom)
9 萬里無雲 wànyún cloudless
10
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
11 來到 láidào to arrive; to come
12
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=13 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiā
=13 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier:

=13 jie only used in 大家 (dàgū)
14 附近 jìn
  1. nearby; neighboring
  2. (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
=15 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
=15 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=15 really and truly
=15 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=16 死胡同 tòng
  1. dead end
  2. blind alley
=16 死胡同 tòng
  1. (figurative) dead end; cul-de-sac
  2. (literally) blind alley
  3. blind alley
  4. dead end; cul-de-sac
17 靜靜 jìngjìng
  1. calm; tranquil; peaceful
  2. quiet
=18 de
  1. -ly
  2. structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
=18
  1. earth
  2. ground
  3. field
  4. place
  5. land

classifier:

19 漫步 màn
  1. to wander
  2. to ramble
  3. recreational hiking
  4. to perambulate
20
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
21 欣賞 xīnshǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
=22 著花 zháohuā
  1. to blossom
  2. to come to flower
  3. to be in bloom
=22 著花 zhuóhuā
  1. to blossom
  2. see 著花 zháohuā
=23 Yuán surname Yuan
=23 yuán
  1. land used for growing plants
  2. site used for public recreation
  3. abbr. for a place ending in , such as a botanical garden 植物園, kindergarten 幼兒園 etc
=24 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=24 zhèi (coll.) this
25 ràng
  1. to yield
  2. to permit
  3. to let sb do sth
  4. to have sb do sth
  5. to make sb (feel sad etc)
  6. by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like bèi)
26
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
27 想起 xiǎng
  1. to recall
  2. to think of
  3. to call to mind
=28 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=28 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)
=28 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=28 liào unofficial variant of liào
29 道家思想 dàojiāxiǎng Taoist thinking
30 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

31 如何
  1. how
  2. what way
  3. what
32 影射 yǐngshè
  1. to refer obliquely to
  2. to insinuate
  3. innuendo
33 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven
34 櫻花 yīnghuā
  1. oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom
  2. also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry
=35 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
=35 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=35 really and truly
=35 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
36
  1. (bound form) to cluster; to pile up
  2. cluster; pile
  3. classifier for bunches, clusters, piles etc
37
  1. (bound form) to cluster; to pile up
  2. cluster; pile
  3. classifier for bunches, clusters, piles etc
38 花海 huāhǎi sea of flowers; expanse of flowers
39 如同 tóng
  1. like
  2. as
40 遠處 yuǎnchù distant place
=41 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
=41 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=41 really and truly
=41 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
42 星雲 xīngyún nebula
43 rén person; people

classifiers: ,

44 其實 shí actually; in fact; really
45 不必
  1. need not
  2. does not have to
  3. not necessarily
46 zǒu
  1. to walk
  2. to go
  3. to run
  4. to move (of vehicle)
  5. to visit
  6. to leave
  7. to go away
  8. to die (euph.)
  9. from
  10. through
  11. away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走 chèzǒu)
  12. to change (shape, form, meaning)
=47 tài
  1. highest
  2. greatest
  3. too (much)
  4. very
  5. extremely
=47
  1. (Korean Classical Chinese) soybean
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 太末
  3. only used in 太末
  4. soybean
=48 yuǎn
  1. far
  2. distant
  3. remote
  4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  5. much (lower etc)
=48 yuàn to distance oneself from (classical)
49
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=50 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
=50 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=50 really and truly
=50 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
51 白人 báirén white man or woman; Caucasian
52 鄰居 lín neighbor

classifier:

53 芭芭拉 Barbara or Barbra (name)
=54 zhēng first month of the lunar year
=54 zhèng
  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
55 zhàn
  1. station
  2. to stand
  3. to halt
  4. to stop
  5. branch of a company or organization
  6. website
56 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)
57 she
=58 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiā
=58 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier:

=58 jie only used in 大家 (dàgū)
59 車道 chēdào
  1. traffic lane
  2. driveway
=60 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=60 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
61 she
=62 old variant of
=62 surname He
=62
  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
=62
  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
=62 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=62 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=62 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=62 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=62 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
=63 丈夫 zhàngfu husband
=63 丈夫 zhàng
  1. man of vigor; brave man
  2. man; (adult) male
=64 kěn old variant of kěn
=64 kěn
  1. to agree; to consent
  2. to be willing to
=65 ēn variant of ēn
=65 ēn
  1. favor; grace; kindness
  2. (coll.) used like èn in online chat, expressing agreement
66 正要 zhèngyào
  1. to be just about to
  2. to be on the point of
67 出門 chūmén
  1. to go out
  2. to leave home
  3. to go on a journey
  4. away from home
  5. (of a woman) to get married
68
  1. to go
  2. to go to (a place)
  3. (of a time etc) last
  4. just passed
  5. to send
  6. to remove
  7. to get rid of
  8. to reduce
  9. to be apart from in space or time
  10. to die (euphemism)
  11. to play (a part)
  12. (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
  13. (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
  14. (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
69 mǎi
  1. to buy
  2. to purchase
70 雞蛋 dàn
  1. (chicken) egg
  2. hen's egg

classifiers: ,

71 他們 men they; them
=72 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiā
=72 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier:

=72 jie only used in 大家 (dàgū)
73 hěn
  1. very; quite
  2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
74 ài
  1. to love; to be fond of; to like
  2. affection
  3. to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
75 吃雞 chī
  1. (video games) PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)
  2. battle royale game
  3. last-man-standing game
  4. to play PUBG (or similar game)
  5. to win at PUBG (or similar game)
=76 Dàn variant of Dàn
=76 dàn
  1. egg
  2. oval-shaped thing

classifiers: ,