- time; length of time; moment; period
- to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to throw a tantrum
- incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless
- to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
- rational; reasonable; sensible; fair
- regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor
- steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify
- (military) troop morale; (fig.) team morale
- 大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
- overall trend
- 好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- not necessarily; maybe not
- hello; hi
- no good
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- honesty; trustworthiness; good faith
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- 种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate
- to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)
- profound
- cavity; empty; vacuous
- idea; concept; philosophy; theory
- bit by bit; dribs and drabs; the little details; every aspect
- details; particulars
- to bring; to fetch; to get
- 作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works
- concept; idea; CL:個|个[ge4]
- intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
- wisdom; intelligence
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- predator; natural enemy
- idiot; fool
- mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc); CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
- a speech; to speak; to talk; to address; CL:個|个[ge4]
- head; skull; brains; mental capability; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- forever; eternal
- to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
- don't!; must not
- 把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})把 bà: 把 ba4: handle
- oneself; (attributive) one's own
- to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
- (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
- other people; others; other person
- 比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)