- attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack
- 着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality
- only; sole
- close-fitting; closest (translation)
- however; but; yet
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in
- to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)
- population; people
- main; principal; major; primary
- core; nucleus
- European (person)
- 和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
- America (including North, Central and South America); the Americas; abbr. for 亞美利加洲|亚美利加洲[Ya4 mei3 li4 jia1 Zhou1]
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- (bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
- day; sky; heaven
- due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- to arrive; to come
- Christmas; birthday of reigning Emperor; Confucius' birthday
- 堡 bǔ: 堡 bu3: village (used in place names)堡 pù: 堡 pu4: used in place names堡 bǎo: 堡 bao3: (bound form) fortress; stronghold; (often used to transliterate -berg, -burg etc in place names); (bound form) burger (abbr. for 漢堡|汉堡[han4 bao3])
- already; to stop; then; afterwards
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- (of a period of time) long
- numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
- to raise; to increase
- here
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- geology
- mineral
- research; a study; CL:項|项[xiang4]; to research; to look into
- now; at present; currently
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- already
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- 只 zhǐ: 只 zhi3: only; merely; just只 zhī: 只 zhi1: grain that has begun to ripen只 zhī: 只 zhi1: classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- to wait; to wait for
- opportunity; opportune moment