- (coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon
- to listen attentively
- a speech; to speak; to talk; to address; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to be concerned about; to care about
- extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
- not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules; meticulous; not one hair out of place
- orderly; methodical; rhythmical
- to evaluate; to assess
- character; temperament; disposition; bad temper; CL:股[gu3]
- cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
- life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
- to lose; to be beaten; (bound form) to transport; (literary) to donate; to contribute; (coll.) to enter (a password)
- 生意 shēng yì: 生意 sheng1 yi4: life force; vitality生意 shēng yi: 生意 sheng1 yi5: business; CL:筆|笔[bi3]
- money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
- 伊 Yī: 伊 Yi1: surname Yi伊 yī: 伊 yi1: (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she"); second person singular pronoun ("you"); (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she"); (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning; (preceding a noun) that; (bound form) Iraq (abbr. for 伊拉克[Yi1 la1 ke4]); (bound form) Iran (abbr. for 伊朗[Yi1 lang3])
- order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gong1], Marquis 侯[hou2], Count 伯[bo2], Viscount 子[zi3], Baron 男[nan2]
- a relative (i.e. family relation); CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- to rely on help from sb
- 吉 Jí: 吉 Ji2: short name for Jilin 吉林[Ji2 lin2]; surname Ji吉 jí: 吉 ji2: lucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
- to offer shelter; to have sb in one's care
- need not; not obliged to; not necessarily
- 直 zhí: 直 zhi2: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters直 Zhí: 直 Zhi2: surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- consistent; constant; from start to finish; all along; persistent
- Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
- to open (one's eyes)
- the Himalayas
- 圣 kū: 圣 ku1: (literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)圣 shèng: 圣 sheng4: (bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc); (bound form) peerless individual; paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc); (bound form) holy; sacred
- 般 bān: 般 ban1: sort; kind; class; way; manner般 bō: 般 bo1: used in 般若[bo1 re3]般 pán: 般 pan2: see 般樂|般乐[pan2 le4]
- clear; limpid
- to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate
- to sit upright and still (idiom)
- 池 Chí: 池 Chi2: surname Chi池 chí: 池 chi2: pond; reservoir; moat
- to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching
- to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- group of islands; archipelago
- island
- (bound form) saddle