{"id":7716,"date":"2019-09-30T07:06:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T07:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-reading\/best-micro-fiction-award-from-sina-flash-story-jie-zhi-the-ring-elementary\/"},"modified":"2019-09-30T07:06:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T07:06:45","slug":"best-micro-fiction-award-from-sina-flash-story-jie-zhi-the-ring-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/best-micro-fiction-award-from-sina-flash-story-jie-zhi-the-ring-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Micro Fiction Award from Sina: flash story \u6212\u6307 [The Ring] (Elementary)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u4e2d\u6587\u5fae\u5c0f\u8bf4 Zh\u014dngwén w\u0113i xi\u01ceoshu\u014d (Chinese Micro Fiction) has become more and more popular among Chinese Internet users. Due to its extreme brevity, it satisfies cyber users’ pleasure of reading within an extremely short co<\/em>ncentration span. Its strict word count also makes it possible to be spread around via short messages of all kinds of cyber media.<\/p>\n

I’d like to introduce one awarded flash story in the third Best Micro Fiction Award competition by Sina.com (\u65b0\u6d6a\u5fae\u5c0f\u8bf4\u5927\u8d5b X\u012bnlàng w\u0113i xi\u01ceoshu\u014d dà sài) last year. The limit of word count for the submitted work was 140 characters. This piece was written in simple sentence patterns and limited vocabulary. I believe it is good for Learn Chinese reading practice. Hope you enjoy …<\/p>\n

[simplified Chinese]<\/p>\n

\u6212\u6307<\/p>\n

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“\u8fd9\u4e2a\u94bb\u6212\u7684\u540d\u5b57\u53eb‘\u6c38\u6052’\uff0c\u90a3\u4e2a\u7fe1\u7fe0\u7684\u53eb‘\u73b2\u73d1’\uff0c\u8fd8\u6709\u90a3\u4e2a\u53eb\u3002\u3002\u3002\u90a3\u4e2a\u53eb\u3002\u3002\u3002”<\/p>\n

“\u8001\u677f\uff0c\u4f60\u5bf9\u8fd9\u4e9b\u6212\u6307\u8fd9\u4e48\u4e86\u89e3\uff0c\u90a3\u4f60\u624b\u4e0a\u7684\u6212\u6307\u4e5f\u4e0d\u4fbf\u5b9c\u5427\uff1f”<\/p>\n

“\u8fd9\u4e2a\u554a\uff0c\u94c1\u7684\uff0c\u8001\u5a46\u9001\u7684\uff0c\u6234\u4e86\u4e09\u5341\u5e74\uff0c\u540d\u5b57\u53eb\u505a‘\u53d6\u4e0d\u4e0b\u6765’\u3002”<\/p>\n

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[pinyin]<\/p>\n

jièzhi
“ zhège zuànjiè de míngzi jiào‘ y\u01d2nghéng’\uff0c nàge f\u011bicuì de jiào‘ línglóng’\uff0c háiy\u01d2u nàge jiào\u3002\u3002\u3002 nàge jiào\u3002\u3002\u3002”<\/p>\n

“ l\u01ceob\u01cen\uff0c n\u01d0 duì zhèxi\u0113 jièzhi zhème li\u01ceoji\u011b\uff0c nà n\u01d0 sh\u01d2u shàng de jièzhi y\u011b bù piányi ba\uff1f”<\/p>\n

“ zhège \u0101\uff0c ti\u011b de\uff0c l\u01ceopó sòng de\uff0c dài le s\u0101n shí nián\uff0c míngzi jiàozuò‘ q\u01d4 bù xiàlai’\u3002”<\/p>\n

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Simplified Chinese    Traditio<\/em>nal Chinese    Mandarin Pinyin    English Definition
\u6212\u6307    \u6212\u6307    jie4 zhi5    (finger) ring
\u94bb\u6212    \u947d\u6212    zuan4 jie4    diamond ring
\u6c38\u6052    \u6c38\u6046    yong3 heng2    eternal; eternity
\u7fe1\u7fe0    \u7fe1\u7fe0    fei3 cui4    jade; emerald
\u73b2\u73d1    \u73b2\u74cf    ling2 long2    exquisite; detailed and fine
\u8001\u677f    \u8001\u95c6    lao3 ban3    boss
\u4e86\u89e3    \u77ad\u89e3    liao3 jie3    to understand; to know
\u4fbf\u5b9c    \u4fbf\u5b9c    pián yi    cheap
\u94c1    \u9435    tie3    iron
\u8001\u5a46    \u8001\u5a46    lao3 po2    (informal) wife;
\u9001    \u9001    song4    to give (as a present)
\u6234    \u6234    dai4    to wear (jewelry)
\u53d6    \u53d6    qu3    to take; to get
[traditio<\/em>nal Chinese]<\/p>\n

\u6212\u6307<\/p>\n

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“\u9019\u500b\u947d\u6212\u7684\u540d\u5b57\u53eb‘\u6c38\u6052’\uff0c\u90a3\u500b\u7fe1\u7fe0\u7684\u53eb‘\u73b2\u74cf’\uff0c\u9084\u6709\u90a3\u500b\u53eb\u3002\u3002\u3002\u90a3\u500b\u53eb\u3002\u3002\u3002”<\/p>\n

“\u8001\u677f\uff0c\u4f60\u5c0d\u9019\u4e9b\u6212\u6307\u9019\u9ebc\u4e86\u89e3\uff0c\u90a3\u4f60\u624b\u4e0a\u7684\u6212\u6307\u4e5f\u4e0d\u4fbf\u5b9c\u5427\uff1f”<\/p>\n

“\u9019\u500b\u554a\uff0c\u9435\u7684\uff0c\u8001\u5a46\u9001\u7684\uff0c\u6234\u4e86\u4e09\u5341\u5e74\uff0c\u540d\u5b57\u53eb\u505a‘\u53d6\u4e0d\u4e0b\u4f86’\u3002”<\/p>\n

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[English translation]<\/p>\n

The Ring
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“The name of this diamond ring is ‘Forever’, that emerald ring is called ‘Elegance’. And the one over there is called … the other one is called … “<\/p>\n

“Boss, since you know so much a<\/em>bout rings, I bet the ring you’re wearing is no ordinary piece?”<\/p>\n

“Aw this one, it’s made of iron, from my wife. I’ve been wearing it for thirty years, its name is ‘Unremovable’.”
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