- 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
- life (one's time on earth)
- important; significant; major
- pass; gateway; (fig.) juncture
- strict; stringent; tight; rigorous
- etiquette
- many and varied; of many different kinds
- to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
- station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- 立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately
- cannot; must not; should not
- the least bit
- careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
- as; as if; such as
- to call; to address as; form of address; appellation
- to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- to pay respects; to wish good health; in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])
- to say hello to; to send one's regards to
- to kneel; to go down on one's knees
- 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)
- meals
- to pass on a story; to communicate a message
- (old) to report to one's master
- to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- 都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all
- suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior
- tight; strict; closely controlled; rigorous and thorough
- procedures; sequence; order; computer program
- as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
- to act recklessly; to mess around
- 下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]下面 xià miàn: 下面 xia4 mian4: to boil noodles
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- to attend school as a day student
- essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
- talent; ability; capacity
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- 差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- many and complicated; mired in minor details
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- concrete; specific; detailed
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)