- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- (literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 海 hǎi: 海 hai3: ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous海 Hǎi: 海 Hai3: surname Hai
- (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble; learned; well-read; (bound form) doctoral degree (abbr. for 博士[bo2 shi4]); (bound form) blog (abbr. for 博客[bo2 ke4])
- business; professional work; service; CL:項|项[xiang4]
- to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open
- 得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight
- 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-
- political and government circles
- business world; business community
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du
- to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
- 过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- then; at that time; in those days
- to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly; to claim (often exaggeratedly or falsely)
- might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- English (language)
- best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- 个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise
- 着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- to entrust; to trust; to commission
- to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as
- to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- 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 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- to translate; to interpret; translator; interpreter; translation; interpretation; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- 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 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]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: (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和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
- to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
- 那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)
- swindler; a cheat
- not only (... but also ...)
- inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth)
- to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
- even; so much so that
- to hope; a hope; a wish
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)