- to become
- single; only; sole
- monotonous
- 调 diào: 调 diao4: to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody调 tiáo: 调 tiao2: to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite
- fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
- to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~
- actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to gather; to collect
- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo
- 过去 gùo qu: 过去 guo4 qu5: (verb suffix)过去 gùo qù: 过去 guo4 qu4: (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
- a text (article, script, contract etc); version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc); (computing) text
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values
- sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 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
- during; at the time of
- to discuss; to have a chat
- straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- to reflect on; to ponder over
- (biology) alternation of generations; (fig.) generational succession; passing of the torch from one generation to the next
- Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers
- teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
- to be alive
- time; length of time; moment; period
- once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
- to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for
- 过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
- 故事 gù shi: 故事 gu4 shi5: narrative; story; tale故事 gù shì: 故事 gu4 shi4: old practice
- final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
- epilogue; afterword
- to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- (construction) frame; (fig.) framework
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3]