- subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- forever; eternal
- why?; for what reason?
- country; nation; state
- seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
- not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)
- everything; every; all
- population; people
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 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-
- nationality; ethnic group
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- to be born
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- Nobel Prize
- recipient (of an award); winner (in a competition)
- to look as if; to seem
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
- to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
- to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
- way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); CL:種|种[zhong3]
- to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power)
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- to see
- power; force; strength
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- to exist; to survive
- to survive; to keep on living
- water shortage; dehydration
- deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
- lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
- agriculture; farming
- to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- 它 tā: 它 ta1: it它 tā: 它 ta1: it (pronoun for an animal)
- natural resource
- have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
- 结果 jiē gǔo: 结果 jie1 guo3: to bear fruit结果 jié gǔo: 结果 jie2 guo3: outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch
- to become; to turn into
- 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
- Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])
- an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port
- fruit
- vegetables