- 吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
- important; urgent
- mama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- the slightest amount or degree; a bit
- to hesitate
- heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- to learn; to study
- 曲 qǔ: 曲 qu3: tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]曲 Qū: 曲 Qu1: surname Qu曲 qū: 曲 qu1: bent; crooked; wrong曲 qū: 曲 qu1: fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc); Taiwan pr. [qu2]
- grassland; prairie; CL:片[pian4]
- to sing
- Chairman Mao; Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 (1893-1976), Chinese Communist leader
- 乖乖 guāi guai: 乖乖 guai1 guai5: goodness gracious!; oh my lord!乖乖 guāi guāi: 乖乖 guai1 guai1: (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie
- to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
- machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]
- one time (all the way through); once through
- everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
- to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4]
- chorus; refrain
- one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
- tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
- 监 jiān: 监 jian1: to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison监 jiàn: 监 jian4: (bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China)
- at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary
- absent-minded; one's mind is wandering
- to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse
- palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield
- to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- interval between lessons
- to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied
- 无 wú: 无 wu2: not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less无 mó: 无 mo2: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- good aspects; strong points
- how?; what?; why?
- to divorce
- known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
- to question closely; to investigate in detail; to examine minutely; to get to the heart of the matter
- to separate (married couple); to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)
- to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience
- (bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
- to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
- to be absent-minded; to desert; to abscond from the army; absent without leave (AWOL)
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity
- 糗 qǐu: 糗 qiu3: dry rations (for a journey); (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking); (coll.) embarrassing; embarrassment糗 Qǐu: 糗 Qiu3: surname Qiu
- anxious; worried; apprehensive