- object; body; substance
- characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait
- Jimmy Liao (1958-), pen name of 廖福彬[Liao4 Fu2 bin1], Taiwanese illustrator and picture book writer
- to depart; to leave
- direction; orientation
- to advance; forward motion
- almost; nearly; practically
- definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box)
- tens of thousands; numerous
- to lose; to put aside; to throw
- 向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- starry sky; the star-studded heavens
- trash; refuse; garbage; (coll.) of poor quality; Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
- one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
- in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to become; to turn into
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- only; sole
- evidence; proof; testimony
- to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
- near; close to; approximately
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- naked eye; layman's eyes
- to observe; to watch; to survey
- (idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
- scientist
- unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4]
- early period; early phase; early stage
- to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
- it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
- computer; (Tw) calculator; CL:臺|台[tai2]
- to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- evening; night; late
- to miss (train, opportunity etc)
- front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through; to appear; to show
- pride; arrogance; conceited; proud of sth
- (literary) how many; quite a few
- to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
- astronaut
- to get on the boat
- who; also pr. [shui2]