Vocabulary: 最重要的合伙人，往后退一步的合伙人
- 打 dǎ: 打 da3: a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3 hou4] "since then")打 dá: 打 da2: (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3]
- on the body; at hand; among
- to praise; to acclaim
- slander; libel; to malign; to disparage
- to become; to turn into
- to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
- to criticize; criticism; CL:次[ci4],番[fan1]
- to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- creator; founder; initiator
- predestination; karma
- responsibility; duty; liability
- even; even if; even though; no matter how
- to substitute for; to replace; to supersede
- 不了 bù liǎo: 不了 bu4 liao3: (as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly不了 bù le: 不了 bu4 le5: no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
- because; owing to; on account of
- public
- public opinion
- to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
- voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- a speech; to speak; to talk; to address; CL:個|个[ge4]
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- image; form; figure; CL:個|个[ge4]; visualization; vivid
- to become
- vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up
- to find
- 并 bìng: 并 bing4: and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge并 bìng: 并 bing4: to combine; to amalgamate并 Bīng: 并 Bing1: short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full
- financial affairs; finance
- capability; ability; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- global; worldwide
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- fate; destiny
- bilateral; both sides; both parties involved
- to care for; to show concern for; to think longingly (of one's country)
- to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
- (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明|加以说明[jia1 yi3 shuo1 ming2]); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc); (literary) moreover; in addition
- to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
- almost; nearly; practically
- to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- to listen (respectfully)
- time; length of time; moment; period
- 向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly
- to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat