- to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- to change; to alter; to transform
- (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])
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- now; this moment
- day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
- 正 zhèng: 正 zheng4: straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive正 zhēng: 正 zheng1: first month of the lunar year
- 过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)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-
- 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
- Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
- the whole family; members of the same family (lit. or fig.)
- to gather happily under one roof
- to soak; to permeate; to immerse
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- holiday; festival; CL:個|个[ge4]
- gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay
- ambience; atmosphere
- 中 zhōng: 中 zhong1: within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right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: (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong
- to just happen to coincide with
- (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
- to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
- Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
- to return; to come back
- to celebrate the Chinese New Year
- last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve
- this day
- sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])
- just recently; just a moment ago
- 提 dī: 提 di1: used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]提 tí: 提 ti2: to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid
- 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 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
- village; (dialect) to scold; rustic; boorish
- 西 Xī: 西 Xi1: the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish西 xī: 西 xi1: west
- tide
- to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
- to burn incense
- 摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum摆 bǎi: 摆 bai3: hem (at the bottom of a garment)
- 供 gòng: 供 gong4: to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1])供 gōng: 供 gong1: to provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
- to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
- to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
- residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home
- rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3 qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4 ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
- eldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss