- must; to need to; to be sure to
- 要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce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
- to take it all upon oneself; to undertake the whole task; (fig.) to sweep (all prizes etc)
- to control; to dominate; to monopolize
- to speak frankly
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- centralized power (history), e.g. under an Emperor or party
- don't!; must not
- 怕 Pà: 怕 Pa4: surname Pa怕 pà: 怕 pa4: to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
- casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
- to work; to handle matters; to have a job
- modest
- (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
- (bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
- 勤 qín: 勤 qin2: diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant; (bound form) work; duty; attendance勤 qín: 勤 qin2: industrious; solicitous
- standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard; good; correct; conforming to a standard
- (idiom) to cherish one's reputation
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- take your time; take it easy
- to conduct oneself; to behave with integrity
- to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
- character; script; writing; written language; writing style; phraseology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
- to mark out; to tag; to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to; to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin)
- which ones?; who?; what?
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- cannot; should not; must not
- early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
- 后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- thus; consequently; as a result
- to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe
- to protect
- to cherish; to begrudge; to pity; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
- 胡 hú: 胡 hu2: non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])胡 Hú: 胡 Hu2: surname Hu胡 hú: 胡 hu2: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]胡 hú: 胡 hu2: beard; mustache; whiskers
- 令 líng: 令 ling2: used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]; used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])令 lǐng: 令 ling3: classifier for a ream of paper令 lìng: 令 ling4: to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem
- have to; cannot but
- to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just