- nature; natural; naturally
- the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- to separate; to part
- to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
- 于 yú: 于 yu2: to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle于 Yú: 于 Yu2: surname Yu于 yú: 于 yu2: (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by
- brain; mind; head; essence
- ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory)
- forward; onward
- to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc); CL:道[dao4]
- similar to; like
- to droop; to hang low
- what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
- along with; in the wake of; following
- first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
- to tell; to instruct; to command
- (of a play, movie etc) to begin
- The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖|汤显祖[Tang1 Xian3 zu3]
- to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
- 布 bù: 布 bu4: to announce; to spread布 bù: 布 bu4: cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
- to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward
- gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time)
- 台 tái: 台 tai2: (classical) you (in letters)台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai台 tāi: 台 tai1: used in place names台 tái: 台 tai2: desk; table; counter台 tái: 台 tai2: platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; station; broadcasting station; classifier for vehicles or machines台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.)台 tái: 台 tai2: typhoon
- to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn
- 直 zhí: 直 zhi2: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters直 Zhí: 直 Zhi2: surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- laughter
- unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- secretly; inwardly
- to be secretly delighted
- to accept; to take; next; following
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- ought to; should; must
- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase
- to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- to wear (a garment)
- five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored
- 衣 yì: 衣 yi4: to dress; to wear; to put on (clothes)衣 yī: 衣 yi1: clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145
- clown