- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- ancient; old; age-old
- way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); CL:種|种[zhong3]
- to grieve over sb's death; to lament sb's death; mourning
- every time; on each occasion; whenever
- 为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- 长子 Zhǎng zǐ: 长子 Zhang3 zi3: see 長子縣|长子县[Zhang3 zi3 Xian4]长子 zhǎng zǐ: 长子 zhang3 zi3: eldest son
- to sing a song
- because; owing to; on account of
- the first light of dawn; (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
- to reappear
- full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
- happy; joyous; delighted
- different; distinct; not the same; not alike
- father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
- busy; bustling
- paralysis; palsy; numbness; to benumb; (fig.) to lull; negligent; apathetic
- oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- sea; ocean
- to wash off
- bright; smart; quick-witted; heart; thoughts; spirit
- to wash clean
- sin; crime; wrongdoing
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
- to pick up; to collect; to gather
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- these
- useless
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 子 zǐ: 子 zi3: son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-子 zi: 子 zi5: noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
- mama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to see; to catch sight of
- to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- to borrow; (used in combination with 給|给[gei3] or 出[chu1] etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著|着[zhe5]) by; with
- 帅 Shuài: 帅 Shuai4: surname Shuai帅 shuài: 帅 shuai4: (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- 提 tí: 提 ti2: to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid提 dī: 提 di1: used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]
- bud
- (literary) term of address between husbands of sisters; (used to transliterate foreign names); (used in Chinese women's names)