即使明天天寒地冻,路远马亡,我也要有对简单生活和梦想的追求。

It was for a dead person rather than a living one that we were searching.

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Sentence Composition

1 即使 shǐ even if; even though
2 明天 míngtiān tomorrow
3 天寒地冻 tiānhándòng (idiom) bitterly cold; frigid
=4 surname Lu
=4
  1. journey
  2. route
  3. line (bus etc)
  4. sort; kind

classifier:

=5 yuǎn
  1. far
  2. distant
  3. remote
  4. (intensifier in a comparison) by far
  5. much (lower etc)
=5 yuàn to distance oneself from (classical)
=5 yóu The meaning of this term is uncertain.
=6
  1. surname Ma
  2. abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞 lái
=6
  1. horse
  2. horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess
  3. knight in Western chess

classifier:

=7 wáng
  1. to die
  2. to lose
  3. to be gone
  4. to flee
  5. deceased
=7 wáng old variant of wáng
=7
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (wú, “don't”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of / (“not have”)
  3. alternative form of (wú, “don't”)
  4. alternative form of / (“not have”)
8
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=9 surname Ye
=9
  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
10 要有 yàoyǒu
  1. to need
  2. to require
  3. must have
11 duì
  1. right; correct
  2. towards; at; for
  3. concerning; regarding
  4. to treat (sb a certain way)
  5. to face
  6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
  7. to match together; to adjust
  8. to fit; to suit
  9. to answer; to reply
  10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
  11. to check; to compare
  12. classifier: couple; pair
12 简单 jiǎndān simple; not complicated
13 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood
=14 old variant of
=14 surname He
=14
  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
=14
  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
=14 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=14 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=14 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=14 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=14 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
15 梦想 mèngxiǎng
  1. (fig.) to dream of
  2. dream
=16 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
=16 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=16 really and truly
=16 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
17 追求 zhuīqiú
  1. to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly
  2. to seek after
  3. to woo