- 教 Jiào: 教 Jiao4: surname Jiao教 jiāo: 教 jiao1: to teach; to instruct教 jiào: 教 jiao4: (bound form) to teach; to instruct; a religion; to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)
- umber-black dye for painting the eyebrow
- to speak out; to declare (one's view)
- romance; love (romantic); CL:份[fen4]
- mad; wild; violent
- with a grunting sound it stops (idiom); to come to an end spontaneously (esp. of sound)
- a tune; a melody; accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language); tone (manner of expression); elegance; refinement
- rigid; inflexible
- source; origin; fountainhead
- (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])
- 士 Shì: 士 Shi4: surname Shi士 shì: 士 shi4: member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
- now; the present time; current; contemporary; this (day, year etc)
- 准 zhǔn: 准 zhun3: to allow; to grant; in accordance with; in the light of准 zhǔn: 准 zhun3: accurate; standard; definitely; certainly; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc); quasi-; para-
- (bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely
- small and exquisite; delicate; fine (features); compact; nifty
- delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
- to bear the weight; to sustain
- to meet the eye; eye-catching; conspicuous
- omen; sign (that sth is about to happen); warning sign
- passageway; archway
- sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery; (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup"); (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")
- to separate; to disperse
- fragment; shard
- a piece, scrap or fragment of paper
- fragments; bits and pieces
- trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
- crystal
- precious stone; gem; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
- 漂 piāo: 漂 piao1: to float; to drift漂 piǎo: 漂 piao3: to bleach漂 piào: 漂 piao4: used in 漂亮[piao4 liang5]
- observatory
- to open wide; unrestrictedly
- really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed
- cylindrical
- carelessly; hastily
- the shadow of a human figure; a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb)
- along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge