- (idiom) inevitable; unavoidable
- 以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
- unable to; incapable of
- to comprehend; to understand
- way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); CL:種|种[zhong3]
- (lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into; (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population); (of hostile forces) to infiltrate; (chemistry) osmosis
- to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
- 了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly
- time; length of time; moment; period
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
- strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
- sense; meaning; significance; importance; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- angle; (fig.) point of view
- family; clan
- to follow
- homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift
- usually; in many cases; more often than not
- to think over; to consider; consideration
- how; what way; what
- talent; ability; capacity
- to survive (a serious accident); survival
- to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
- might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
- to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
- diary; CL:則|则[ze2],本[ben3],篇[pian1]
- to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge
- actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account
- incident; event
- to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts
- accurate; exact; precise
- to hope; a hope; a wish
- to be capable of; to be able to; can
- to understand; to make allowances for; understanding
- 都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- to dictate; to recount orally
- outer appearance; form; shape; formality; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to gather; to collect