她觉得浑身不自在,尽管这个奇怪孩子的身体可能坐在桌子旁,但她的精神却在遥远的风尘云雾中遥不可及,高高地于想象力的翅膀上漂浮。

She had an uncomfortable feeling that while this odd child's body might be there at the table her spirit was far away in some remote airy cloudland, borne aloft on the wings of imagination.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 she
2 觉得 juéde
  1. to think that ...; to feel that ...
  2. to feel (uncomfortable etc)
3 浑身 húnshēn
  1. all over
  2. from head to foot
4 不自在 zai
  1. uneasy
  2. ill at ease
5 尽管 jǐnguǎn
  1. despite
  2. although
  3. even though
  4. in spite of
  5. unhesitatingly
  6. do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
  7. (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
6 这个 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
7 奇怪 guài
  1. strange
  2. odd
  3. to marvel
  4. to be baffled
8 孩子 háizi child
=9 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
=9 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=9 really and truly
=9 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
10 身体 shēn
  1. the body
  2. one's health
11 可能 néng
  1. might (happen)
  2. possible
  3. probable
  4. possibility
  5. probability
  6. maybe
  7. perhaps

classifier:

=12 Zuò surname Zuo
=12 zuò
  1. to sit
  2. to take a seat
  3. to take (a bus, airplane etc)
  4. to bear fruit
  5. variant of zuò
13 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)
14 桌子 zhuōzi
  1. table
  2. desk

classifiers: ,

=15 páng
  1. one side
  2. other
  3. different
  4. lateral component of a Chinese character (such as dāo, rén etc)
=15 bàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to be near to; to approach; to depend on; to rely on”)
  2. alternative form of (“to be near to; to approach; to depend on; to rely on”)
=15 péng only used in 旁勃
=15 bēng only used in 旁旁 (bēngbēng)
16 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
17 she
=18 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
=18 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=18 really and truly
=18 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=19 精神 jīngshén
  1. spirit
  2. mind
  3. consciousness
  4. thought
  5. mental
  6. psychological
  7. essence
  8. gist

classifier:

=19 精神 jīngshen
  1. vigor; vitality
  2. spirited
  3. good-looking
=20 què old variant of què
=20 què
  1. but
  2. yet
  3. however
  4. while
  5. to go back
  6. to decline
  7. to retreat
  8. nevertheless
  9. even though
=20
  1. to catch
  2. to dispel
  3. to hold up with both hands
21 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)
22 遥远 yáoyuǎn distant; remote
=23 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
=23 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=23 really and truly
=23 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
24 风尘 fēngchén
  1. windblown dust
  2. hardships of travel
  3. vicissitudes of life
  4. prostitution
25 云雾 yún clouds and mist
=26 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
=26 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
=26 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
27 遥不可及 yáo
  1. unattainable
  2. far-fetched
  3. out of reach
  4. exceedingly remote or distant
=28 Gāo surname Gao
=28 gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)
29 高地 gāo
  1. highland
  2. upland
=30 surname Yu
=30
  1. to go
  2. to take
  3. sentence-final interrogative particle
  4. variant of
=30
  1. (of time or place) in; at; on
  2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
  3. (indicating a source) from; out of
  4. (used in comparison) than
  5. (used in the passive voice) by
31 想象力 xiǎngxiàng imagination
=32 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
=32 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=32 really and truly
=32 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
33 翅膀 chìbǎng wing

classifiers: ,

=34 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=34 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
35 漂浮 piāo
  1. to float
  2. to hover
  3. to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
  4. to rove
  5. showy
  6. superficial