在我們頭頂飛舞著的沙粒,在我們手中揮動著的刀劍……它們不是甚麼,只不過是在夜空中擦過的一朵朵流星。

The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 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)
2 我們 men we; us; ourselves; our
3 頭頂 tóudǐng top of the head
4 飛舞 fēi
  1. to flutter
  2. to dance in the breeze
=5 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=5 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=5 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=5 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=5 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding
=6 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
=6 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=6 really and truly
=6 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
7 沙粒 shā grain of sand
8 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)
9 我們 men we; us; ourselves; our
10 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: ,

=11 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
=11 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
=11 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
12 揮動 huīdòng
  1. to wave sth
  2. to brandish
=13 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=13 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=13 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=13 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
=13 zhù
  1. to make known
  2. to show
  3. to prove
  4. to write
  5. book
  6. outstanding
=14 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
=14 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=14 really and truly
=14 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
15 刀劍 dāojiàn sword
16 它們 men they; them
=17 不是 shì
  1. no
  2. is not
  3. not
=17 不是 shi fault; blame
=18 shén variant of shén
=18 shèn
  1. excessive; undue
  2. to exceed; to be more than
  3. very; extremely
  4. (dialect) what; whatever (Taiwan pr. shén)
=19 exclamatory final particle
=19 ma interrogative final particle
=19 me suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼 shénme, what?, indefinite 這麼 zhème thus, etc
=19
  1. tiny
  2. insignificant
20 只不過 zhǐbuguò
  1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. it's just that ...
=21 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)
=21 shì variant of shì
22 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)
23 夜空 kōng night sky
=24 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
=24 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
=24 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
25
  1. to rub; to scratch
  2. to wipe; to polish
  3. to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
  4. to brush (past)
  5. to shred (a vegetable etc)
=26 Guō surname Guo
=26 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=26 guo (experienced action marker)
=27 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
=27 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=27 really and truly
=27 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
28
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=29 duǒ
  1. flower
  2. earlobe
  3. fig. item on both sides
  4. classifier for flowers, clouds etc
=29 duǒ variant of duǒ
=30 duǒ
  1. flower
  2. earlobe
  3. fig. item on both sides
  4. classifier for flowers, clouds etc
=30 duǒ variant of duǒ
31 流星 liúxīng
  1. meteor; shooting star
  2. meteor hammer (abbr. for 流星錘 liúxīngchuí)