- to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
- regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- full of; brimming with; very full; permeated
- mysterious; mystery
- country; nation; state
- it seems; seemingly; as if
- unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
- distant; remote
- down to; up to; to such an extent as to ...; also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
- home
- rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)
- to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- 说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade
- what are you doing?; what's he up to?
- 呢 ne: 呢 ne5: (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech呢 ní: 呢 ni2: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
- to lead to
- tunnel; cave; burrow; dugout
- 吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?
- the second time; second; number two
- to touch; to contact; access; in touch with
- the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group
- to be located at; to be situated at; to lie
- hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]
- dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1]
- to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
- to remember
- to see
- to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
- ink and wash painting
- 中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
- pretty; beautiful
- fisherman
- to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support
- 着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- to go boating
- River Li, Guangxi
- peasant; farmer
- water buffalo
- to plow
- 望 wàng: 望 wang4: full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards望 wàng: 望 wang4: 15th day of month (lunar calendar)