- to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- to experience for oneself
- to design; to plan; design; plan
- 计 Jì: 计 Ji4: surname Ji计 jì: 计 ji4: to calculate; to compute; to count; to regard as important; to plan; ruse; meter; gauge
- to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
- 与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in
- system; organization
- 号 hào: 号 hao4: (literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet; (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3 chuang2 hao4]); (bound form) mark; sign; to mark; to label; to assign a number; (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2 hao4], 年號|年号[nian2 hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2 ning2 Hao4]); (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4 san1 qi1 hao4 fang2 jian1] "Room 237"); day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1 hao4] "the 7th"); (bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2]); (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4 mai4]); classifier for numbered people or items号 háo: 号 hao2: (bound form) to wail; to howl
- 长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- 约 yuē: 约 yue1: to make an appointment; to invite; approximately; pact; treaty; to economize; to restrict; to reduce (a fraction); concise约 yāo: 约 yao1: to weigh in a balance or on a scale
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- kilometer
- winter
- to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- those
- intricate; complicated; tangled; involved; to synthesize
- twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
- leaf (CL:片[pian4]); (slang) marijuana
- 都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du
- to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
- clean; neat
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)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 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]便 biàn: 便 bian4: plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
- 能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng
- to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
- bald; bare (no hair, no leaves, no vegetation etc)
- branch; twig
- to look into the distance
- distant place
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- 金 Jīn: 金 Jin1: surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)金 jīn: 金 jin1: gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- luxuriant; (chemistry) cyclopentadiene
- (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
- around the world; worldwide
- 和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards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: surname He和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]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 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
- center; heart; core
- to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing)
- iconic
- city; town; CL:座[zuo4]
- skyline; horizon
- high building; multistory building; skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
- bordering; adjacent to
- relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart
- all; without exception