- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- to take care of (a matter); to get (a task) done; to handle (a project) expeditiously
- talent; ability; capacity
- to express; to exhibit
- 本事 běn shì: 本事 ben3 shi4: source material; original story本事 běn shi: 本事 ben3 shi5: ability; skill
- to approach; to get close to
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- to stand out among one's peers (idiom); to excel
- I; me; my
- strenuously; persistently; hard; painful
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- many years; for many years; longstanding
- to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
- opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
- extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon
- 吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]
- lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me
- there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- half of sth
- to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
- 吧 bā: 吧 ba1: bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tie1 ba1]吧 biā: 吧 bia1: (onom.) smack!吧 ba: 吧 ba5: (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
- almost; nearly; close to
- (coll.) if
- 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
- improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
- dialectal equivalent of 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]; also pr. [sha4]
- to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- (for) a lifetime
- fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe
- cannot be done; not feasible; impossible to accomplish
- to put out; to issue
- all one's life; throughout one's life
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- important; significant; major
- to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4])
- to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被動|被动[bei4 dong4]; drive (of gears and shafts etc)
- 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: surname Xiang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
- to volunteer for military service; to offer oneself for an assignment
- due to; to stem from
- complex (psychology)
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise
- to throw away one's life
- over and over again; again and again