- 读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
- a few years; several years; how many years?
- scripture; scriptures; CL:本[ben3]
- hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
- day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life
- gradually
- rich; plentiful
- 起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact
- prudent; cautious; to be in charge of ritual ceremonies; to hold an important office
- mature; experienced; sophisticated
- never
- bureaucrat; official
- local despot
- to come and go; to have friendly relations with; in the past; previous
- ordinary; commonplace; mundane; temporal; of the material world (as opposed to supernatural or immortal levels); every; all; whatever; altogether; gist; outline; note of Chinese musical scale
- in the country; rural; pastoral
- neighbor; neighborhood
- to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- current politics; political situation of the time
- (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this
- all; each and every; in all cases
- 称 chēng: 称 cheng1: to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise称 chèn: 称 chen4: to fit; to match; to suit; (coll.) to have; to possess; Taiwan pr. [cheng4]
- recluse; hermit; used for homophone 癮君子|瘾君子, opium addict
- to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity
- to strengthen; to build up; to grow strong and large
- descendant
- plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct
- family property
- family; clan
- to progress (or increase, change etc) day by day; more (or better etc) with each passing day
- prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish
- straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- to spread; to circulate; to hand down
- magical; mystical; miraculous
- 故事 gù shì: 故事 gu4 shi4: old practice故事 gù shi: 故事 gu4 shi5: narrative; story; tale
- descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- diligent and painstaking
- moral character
- 种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
- 吧 biā: 吧 bia1: (onom.) smack!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 ba: 吧 ba5: (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
- his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)