- today; the present time; now
- must; have to; be bound to
- inflamed; red and swollen
- 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 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- talent; ability; capacity
- nimble
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- one's every movement (idiom); comportment; gestures
- 间 jiān: 间 jian1: between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms间 jiàn: 间 jian4: gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- any; whatever; whichever
- pain; suffering; painful; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 色 sè: 色 se4: color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex色 shǎi: 色 shai3: (coll.) color; used in 色子[shai3 zi5]
- thus; consequently; as a result
- (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 leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- 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
- 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]
- one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- 那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how
- classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
- it is a pity; what a pity; unfortunately
- 这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this
- 番 Pān: 番 Pan1: surname Pan番 fān: 番 fan1: (bound form) foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; (classifier) a kind; a sort; (classifier) (used after the verb 翻[fan1] to indicate how many times a quantity doubles, as in 翻一番[fan1 yi1 fan1] "to double")
- painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains
- final; ultimate
- to save; to remedy; to rescue
- Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)
- life
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 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 conspire; to plot together
- to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death
- that day; the other day
- to reach; to achieve; to attain
- purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
- happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
- 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]
- 回 Húi: 回 Hui2: Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)回 húi: 回 hui2: to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or times回 húi: 回 hui2: to curve; to return; to revolve
- 宫 gōng: 宫 gong1: palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale宫 Gōng: 宫 Gong1: surname Gong
- 连 lián: 连 lian2: to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)连 Lián: 连 Lian2: surname Lian
- footstep; step
- light and quick; brisk; spry; lively; effortless; relaxed; agile; blithe