- lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent
- time; era; period of time
- 好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello
- partner; companion; comrade
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- leisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied; (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- cannot; should not; must not
- to depart; to leave
- treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character
- so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- spiritual nature; spirituality; intelligence (esp. in animals)
- only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 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
- residence; dwelling
- to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 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
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- 听 yǐn: 听 yin3: smile (archaic)听 tīng: 听 ting1: to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
- to seem; to be like
- lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom); fig. a bolt from the blue
- hundred million; (fig.) enormous quantity; absolutely; certainly (usually followed by a negative expression)
- to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to
- 相 Xiāng: 相 Xiang1: surname Xiang相 xiàng: 相 xiang4: appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)相 xiāng: 相 xiang1: each other; one another; mutually; fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pi2 pa5] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pin3])
- oneself; (attributive) one's own
- beloved
- pup; puppy
- always (previously)
- see 拐彎抹角|拐弯抹角[guai3 wan1 mo4 jiao3]
- moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- precious darling (often refers to one's child); sweetheart
- immediately; at once; at that moment; at the moment
- central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
- (idiom) to blurt out; to let slip (an indiscreet remark)
- 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]
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- else; other
- 东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west
- what?; something; anything