- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances; to play it by ear; to use one's discretion
- 立 lì: 立 li4: to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately立 Lì: 立 Li4: surname Li
- day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
- 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
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc)
- to filter
- to remain; to be left over
- 和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He
- couple; pair
- sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
- to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc); to congeal; to coagulate; (literary) definitely
- final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- choice of person; candidate
- time; length of time; moment; period
- 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])
- promptly; at once
- to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
- 驾 jià: 驾 jia4: to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2])驾 Jià: 驾 Jia4: surname Jia
- 并 bìng: 并 bing4: and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge并 bìng: 并 bing4: to combine; to amalgamate并 Bīng: 并 Bing1: short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]
- magnanimous; generous (in spirit)
- (of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation
- ought to; should; must
- (bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. [si4]
- handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades
- one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- future; tomorrow; CL:個|个[ge4]; approaching; coming; pending
- gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
- to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on
- who; also pr. [shui2]
- to give; to deliver; to hand over
- to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhong3],席[xi2],句[ju4],口[kou3],番[fan1]
- to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for
- to wait; to wait for
- fate; destiny
- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- 把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})把 bà: 把 ba4: handle
- 可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
- to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes; to look back (to one's rear); (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period