- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 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强 jiàng: 强 jiang4: stubborn; unyielding
- voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- future; tomorrow; CL:個|个[ge4]; approaching; coming; pending
- economy; economic
- development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- aspect; phase; situation
- poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.)
- 中 zhòng: 中 zhong4: to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right中 Zhōng: 中 Zhong1: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
- one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate
- because; owing to; on account of
- I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- company; firm; corporation; CL:家[jia1]
- 也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye
- improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3]
- but; however
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart
- point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 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
- 与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in
- inseparably close
- 地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- 个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- regular; usual; normal; usually; normally
- to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- half a year
- that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
- (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- 从 Cóng: 从 Cong2: surname Cong从 cóng: 从 cong2: from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- first half of the year
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (short name 港[Gang3])
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- a few; several; how many
- ought to; should; must
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- to return; to come back
- (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 ...
- to put one's hand to it; to start out on a task; to set out