夸父逐日 欢迎四 1.3

Kuafu (a fabled sun-chasing giant ) (kuā fù)

to chase (zhú)

ancient (gǔ dài de)

giant (jù rén)

hanging on (guàzhe)

(tiáo) measure word for pants and long, thin objects

snake (shé)

holding in one's hand (shǒu lǐ ná zhe)

one year

(v.o./n.) running race (sài pǎo)

following; to follow (gēn zhe)

always (zǒng shì)

run and run (pǎo a pǎo a)

thirsty (kě)

to stop （tíng xià lái)

the Yellow River (Huáng hé)

Wei River (wèi hé)

just when...

immediately; right away (mǎshàng)

(zhuī shàng )to catch up with someone

... was drunk, finished, and dried (干 dry)

extremely thirsty (kě de bù dé liǎo) (adj. + 得 + 不得了； 不得了bù dé liǎo = extremely)

pond; marsh, swamp (zé)

to die of thirst (kě sǐ le)

crutches; crutch; walking stick (guqǐ zhàng)

To throw; to throw away; to toss (rēng)

in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden (yí xià zi)

to change into / to turn into / to become （biàn chéng）

a slice; a stretch (of land, water); a scene of (rejoicing, sound) (yí piàn)

peach tree (táo shù)

in the tree (shù shàng)

The four seasons of the year; all year round (yì nián sì jì)

to grow all over (zhǎng mǎn)

peach (táo zi)

this way; like this; thus (zhèyàng)

people from the later times/later generations