- noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke
- to go wrong; to get into trouble
- to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (CL:點|点[dian3])
- down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
- imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
- 令 líng: 令 ling2: used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]; used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])令 lǐng: 令 ling3: classifier for a ream of paper令 lìng: 令 ling4: to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem
- the body; one's health
- Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)
- original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- 这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
- the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
- to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")
- 宫 gōng: 宫 gong1: palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment); first note in pentatonic scale宫 Gōng: 宫 Gong1: surname Gong
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- (a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
- small; tiny; few; young
- hard to (predict, imagine etc)
- to confirm; to verify; confirmation
- complete; whole; totally; entirely
- 大意 dà yi: 大意 da4 yi5: careless大意 dà yì: 大意 da4 yi4: general idea; main idea
- to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
- inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4]
- if; in case; in the event that
- indeed; really; reliable; real; true
- surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
- 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
- second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two)
- exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even; even if
- road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct
- convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
- personally; in person; oneself
- 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
- 南 nā: 南 na1: used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]南 nán: 南 nan2: south南 Nán: 南 Nan2: surname Nan
- accountant
- lane; alley; CL:條|条[tiao2]
- 毕 bì: 毕 bi4: the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished毕 Bì: 毕 Bi4: surname Bi
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to find
- five; 5
- a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
- to make life difficult for; to embarrass; unable to make it through