- four; 4
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- to guess
- half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
- machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- brains; mind; skull; (fig.) gist (of a matter); leader; boss
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- clumsy; awkward; stupid
- extremely
- simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- that day; the other day
- 成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- captive
- recognition; to recognize
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- (literary) stunned; stupefied
- to count the number of seconds (between two events)
- there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late
- explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]
- lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom); fig. the whole sequence of events; causes and effects
- because; owing to; on account of
- distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from
- insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
- hectometer
- muzzle of a gun
- to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed
- sky
- 压 yā: 压 ya1: to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure压 yà: 压 ya4: used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5]; used in 壓馬路|压马路[ya4 ma3 lu4]; used in 壓板|压板[ya4 ban3]
- eager; impatient
- to urge
- rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- 跑 pǎo: 跑 pao3: to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off跑 páo: 跑 pao2: (of an animal) to paw (the ground)
- astonished; startled
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 余 yú: 余 yu2: (literary) I; me余 Yú: 余 Yu2: surname Yu余 yú: 余 yu2: extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me
- one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
- to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
- (coll.) even if
- pupil (of the eye)
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- to shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket); to launch; to emit (a particle); to discharge; emanation; emission
- X-ray