- 奔 bèn: 奔 ben4: to go to; to head for; towards; Taiwan pr. [ben1]奔 bēn: 奔 ben1: to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope
- by chance; by coincidence; by good luck
- on the road; on the way; en route
- to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit
- 范 fàn: 范 fan4: pattern; model; example范 Fàn: 范 Fan4: surname Fan
- 连 Lián: 连 Lian2: surname Lian连 lián: 连 lian2: to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)
- root; source; origin
- four; 4
- together
- to attend an opera; to see an opera
- to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
- (bound form) ladder; stairs
- to go upstairs
- to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration; to settle on
- to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof
- window; CL:扇[shan4]
- to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
- 台 Tái: 台 Tai2: Taiwan (abbr.); surname Tai台 tái: 台 tai2: (classical) you (in letters)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
- (restaurant etc) private room; booth; comfortable seating
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up
- 看 kān: 看 kan1: to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard看 kàn: 看 kan4: to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (a patient or illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after a verb) to give it a try; to watch out for
- 得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to
- 坐 zùo: 坐 zuo4: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit坐 Zùo: 坐 Zuo4: surname Zuo
- to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- one leg over the other (legs crossed)
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved
- to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
- very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- to relax; to slacken; to loosen
- 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])
- 老板 lǎo bǎn: 老板 lao3 ban3: boss; business proprietor; CL:個|个[ge4]老板 Lǎo bǎn: 老板 Lao3 ban3: Robam (brand)
- 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
- 包 Bāo: 包 Bao1: surname Bao包 bāo: 包 bao1: to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- place; seat
- as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton
- to quote a price; seller's first offer
- 黑 Hēi: 黑 Hei1: short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]黑 hēi: 黑 hei1: black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing)
- forever; always; perpetual
- promptly; at once
- to smile apologetically or obsequiously