就是這個答案,讓那些長久以來被灌輸要嘲諷、害怕和懷疑自身能力的人們 把他們的手放在歷史的弧線上,將它彎向一個更美好的一天的希望。

It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long, by so many, to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve, to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 就是 jiùshì
  1. exactly; precisely
  2. only; simply; just
  3. (used correlatively with ) even; even if
2 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
=3 答案 àn
  1. answer
  2. solution

classifier:

=3 答案 dá'àn answer; solution
4 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)
5 那些 xiē those
6 長久以來 chángjiǔlái for a long time now; long since
=7 bèi
  1. quilt
  2. to cover (with)
  3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
  4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
  5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")
=7
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
  2. alternative form of (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
=7
  1. alternative form of (bǐ, “that”)
  2. alternative form of (bì, “wig”)
=7 alternative form of
8 灌輸 guànshū
  1. to imbue with
  2. to inculcate
  3. to instill into
  4. to teach
  5. to impart
  6. to channel water to another place
=9 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=9 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=9 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭要袅
10 嘲諷 cháofěng
  1. to sneer at
  2. to ridicule
  3. to taunt
11 害怕 hài to be afraid; to be scared
=12 old variant of
=12 surname He
=12
  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
=12
  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
=12 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=12 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=12 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=12 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=12 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
13 懷疑 huái
  1. to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of
  2. to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
14 自身 shēn
  1. itself
  2. oneself
  3. one's own
15 能力 néng
  1. capability
  2. ability

classifier:

=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
=16 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=16 really and truly
=16 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
17 人們 rénmen people
=18
  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
  3. handlebar
  4. classifier: handful, bundle, bunch
  5. classifier for things with handles
  6. (used to put the object before the verb: + {noun} + {verb})
=18 handle
=18
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (pá, “to scratch”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of (pá, “to scratch”)
19 他們 men they; them
=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 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: ,

=22 fàng
  1. to put
  2. to place
  3. to release
  4. to free
  5. to let go
  6. to let out
  7. to set off (fireworks)
=22 fǎng
  1. a surname, Fang
  2. alternative form of 仿 (“to imitate; to resemble”)
  3. to base on
  4. to reach
23 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)
24 歷史 shǐ history

classifiers: ,

=25 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
=25 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=25 really and truly
=25 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
26 弧線 xiàn arc
=27 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=27 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
=28 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 )
=28 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)
=28 qiāng
  1. to desire
  2. to invite
  3. to request
=29 it
=29 it (pronoun for an animal)
=29 tuō
  1. alternative form of / (tuó)
  2. used in 它它藉藉它它借借
=29 only used in 它它
30 wān
  1. to bend
  2. bent
  3. a bend; a turn (in a road etc)

classifier:

=31 Xiàng surname Xiang
=31 xiàng
  1. towards
  2. to face
  3. to turn towards
  4. direction
  5. to support
  6. to side with
  7. shortly before
  8. formerly
  9. always
  10. all along
  11. (suffix) suitable for ...
  12. oriented to ...
=31 xiàng
  1. to tend toward
  2. to guide
  3. variant of xiàng
=31 xiàng
  1. variant of xiàng
  2. direction
  3. orientation
  4. to face
  5. to turn toward
  6. to
  7. towards
  8. shortly before
  9. formerly
=32 一個 ge
  1. a; an; one
  2. the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
=32 一個
  1. Combination of the numeral (“one”) and the generic classifier : a; an; one
  2. same
=33 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=33 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
34 美好 měihǎo
  1. beautiful
  2. fine
=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
=35 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=35 really and truly
=35 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
36 一天 tiān
  1. (colloquial) the whole day
  2. one day (twenty-four hours)
  3. someday; one day
  4. the entire daytime of one day
  5. the whole day
=37 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
=37 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=37 really and truly
=37 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
38 希望 wàng to hope

classifier: