- misfortune does not come singly (idiom); it never rains but it pours
- (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 ...
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- (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])
- thorny (problem); intractable
- affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- 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 take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招辦|招办[zhao1 ban4], admissions office) (abbr. for 辦公室|办公室[ban4 gong1 shi4])
- to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
- to flee; to go into exile
- someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
- to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart; (used after a verb) extremely
- 吓 xià: 吓 xia4: to frighten; to scare吓 hè: 吓 he4: to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment)
- all over; from head to foot
- to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
- to sigh; to lament; to bewail
- to run away from trouble; to flee from calamity; to be a refugee
- inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
- to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- these
- to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- to agree; to consent; to be willing to
- to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away; to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)
- even if; even though; right away; immediately
- to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate
- to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
- several days
- continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
- to rush about; to be constantly on the move
- princes and dukes; aristocrat
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- 会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts
- 若 rùo: 若 ruo4: to seem; like; as; if若 rě: 若 re3: used in 般若[bo1 re3]; used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2 re3]
- to handle; to deal with; to tackle; to get by with; to make do; (dialect) (usu. used in the negative) to get along with (sb)
- assassin
- 那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo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
- even more (so)
- to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
- about to; on the point of; soon
- to despair; to give up all hope; desperate; desperation