- to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
- 看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard看 kàn: 看 kan4: to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
- to become
- more and more
- mediocre; indifferent; commonplace
- there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- 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
- prison
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- still; as before; yet
- to chase; to pursue vigorously
- (fig.) to dream of; dream
- and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
- every day
- 为 wéi: 为 wei2: as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)为 wèi: 为 wei4: because of; for; to
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]
- capability; ability; CL:個|个[ge4]
- life (one's time on earth)
- condition; state; state of affairs
- totally different
- different; distinct; not the same; not alike
- each; every
- strong or weak; intensity; amount of force or pressure
- difference; discrepancy
- 东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
- can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
- to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- to judge; to determine; judgment
- to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
- 强 jiàng: 强 jiang4: stubborn; unyielding强 qiáng: 强 qiang2: strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]强 qiǎng: 强 qiang3: to force; to compel; to strive; to make an effort强 Qiáng: 强 Qiang2: surname Qiang
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
- essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
- difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]
- technical ability; skill