四面八方都是巍峨的雪峰,將他們包圍起來,彼此交錯,一直延伸到遙遠的地平線。兩側的岩岸陡峭無比,落葉松和松樹彷彿懸在他們頭頂,只需一陣風就能轟然落下。

In every direction the great snow-capped peaks hemmed them in, peeping over each other's shoulders to the far horizon. So steep were the rocky banks on either side of them that the larch and the pine seemed to be suspended over their heads, and to need only a gust of wind to come hurtling down upon them.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 四面八方 miànfāng (idiom) all directions; all around
=2 surname Du
=2 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=2
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
=3 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)
=3 shì variant of shì
=4 巍峨 wēié
  1. lofty
  2. towering
  3. majestic
=4 巍峨 wēi'é towering; lofty
=5 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 跑堂儿的 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
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 雪峰 xuěfēng snowy peak
=7 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as )
=7 jiàng
  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
=7 qiāng
  1. to desire
  2. to invite
  3. to request
8 他們 men they; them
9 包圍 bāowéi
  1. to surround
  2. to encircle
  3. to hem in
=10 起來 lai
  1. to stand up; to get up
  2. also pr. lái
=10 起來 qilai
  1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after zhàn)
  3. indicating completion
  4. (after a perception verb, e.g. kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
  5. also pr. lai
=10 起來 lái
  1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
  2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
  3. to get up; to get out of bed
  4. to rise up; to get up
11 彼此 each other; one another
12 交錯 jiāocuò
  1. to crisscross
  2. to intertwine
13 一直 zhí
  1. straight (in a straight line)
  2. continuously; always; all the way through
14 延伸 yánshēn
  1. to extend
  2. to spread
15 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
16 遙遠 yáoyuǎn distant; remote
=17 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 跑堂儿的 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
=17 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=17 really and truly
=17 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
18 地平線 píngxiàn horizon
19 兩側 liǎng two sides; both sides
=20 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 跑堂儿的 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
=20 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=20 really and truly
=20 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=21 yán
  1. cliff
  2. rock
=21 yán variant of yán
=21 yán variant of yán
=21 yán variant of yán
=22 àn variant of àn
=22 àn bank; shore; beach; coast
23 陡峭 dǒuqiào precipitous
24 無比 incomparable; matchless
25 落葉松 luòsōng
  1. larch tree (Pinus larix)
  2. deciduous pine tree
=26 old variant of
=26 surname He
=26
  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
=26
  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
=26 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=26 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=26 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=26 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=26 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
27 松樹 sōngshù
  1. pine
  2. pine tree

classifier:

28 彷彿 fǎng
  1. to seem; as if; seemingly
  2. alike; similar
29 xuán
  1. to hang or suspend
  2. to worry
  3. public announcement
  4. unresolved
  5. baseless
  6. without foundation
30 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)
31 他們 men they; them
32 頭頂 tóudǐng top of the head
=33 zhī variant of zhī
=33 zhǐ only; merely; just
=33 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=33 zhī grain that has begun to ripen
=33 zhǐ variant of zhǐ
=33 zhī classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
34
  1. to require
  2. to need
  3. to want
  4. necessity
  5. need
35 一陣風 zhènfēng
  1. (figurative) like a whirlwind; quickly; rapidly
  2. (figurative) to be transient; to be nonpersistent
  3. like a whirlwind; quickly; rapidly
  4. to be transient; to be nonpersistent
36 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: jiù ... ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: ... jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
=37 Néng surname Neng
=37 néng
  1. can
  2. to be able to
  3. might possibly
  4. ability
  5. (physics) energy
=37 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”)
=37 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”)
=37 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”)
=37 nái
  1. (obsolete) mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
  2. mythical three-legged soft-shelled turtle
=37 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”)
=37 xióng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
  2. alternative form of (xióng, “bear”)
38 轟然 hōngrán
  1. loudly
  2. with a loud bang
  3. a loud rumble
39 落下 luòxià
  1. to fall
  2. to drop
  3. to land (of projectile)