- best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- 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
- English (language)
- 吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
- but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
- 没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
- genuine; real; true; really; indeed
- should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
- what's to be done
- 呢 ní: 呢 ni2: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)呢 ne: 呢 ne5: (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
- to travel back and forth; to shuttle
- great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
- lengthy (report or speech)
- novel; fiction; CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
- 梅 méi: 梅 mei2: plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)梅 Méi: 梅 Mei2: surname Mei
- 菲 Fēi: 菲 Fei1: abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾[Fei1 lu:4 bin1]菲 fēi: 菲 fei1: luxuriant (plant growth); rich with fragrance; phenanthrene C14H10菲 fěi: 菲 fei3: poor; humble; unworthy; radish (old)
- to get promoted
- to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands
- German (language)
- 书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
- not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
- (coll.) older sister's husband
- 格 gé: 格 ge2: square; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit); (bound form) standard; norm; specification; (bound form) character; disposition; moral quality; style; aesthetic tone; (bound form) rhetorical form; stylistic pattern; (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case; (literary) to correct; to rectify; (literary) to arrive at; to reach; (literary) to obstruct; to hinder; (literary) to investigate exhaustively; classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit格 gē: 格 ge1: used in 格登[ge1 deng1]; used in 格格[ge1 ge1]
- human relationship; order; coherence
- (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- to settle accounts; to clear accounts; to liquidate; to expose and criticize
- actor; actress; performer
- Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), German Nazi leader and politician
- to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
- still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet
- lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career
- 将 qiāng: 将 qiang1: to desire; to invite; to request将 jiàng: 将 jiang4: (bound form) a general; (literary) to command; to lead; (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)将 jiāng: 将 jiang1: will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
- reputation; fame
- tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
- controversy; dispute; to dispute
- publishing house
- female; woman; daughter
- agent
- 告诉 gào su: 告诉 gao4 su5: to tell; to inform; to let know告诉 gào sù: 告诉 gao4 su4: to press charges; to file a complaint
- 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作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
- various kinds; all sorts