- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- beneficiary
- at least; (to say the) least
- 结果 jié gǔo: 结果 jie2 guo3: outcome; result; consequence; in the end; as a result; to kill; to dispatch结果 jiē gǔo: 结果 jie1 guo3: to bear fruit
- very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 差 chā: 差 cha1: difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly差 chà: 差 cha4: different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [cha1]差 chāi: 差 chai1: to send (on an errand); (archaic) person sent on such an errand; job; official post差 cī: 差 ci1: used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]
- plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that
- original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- to save; to put aside; savings
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- clansman; clan members; relatives; ethnic minority
- 背 bēi: 背 bei1: to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)背 bèi: 背 bei4: the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing
- 井 jǐng: 井 jing3: a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly井 Jǐng: 井 Jing3: Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing
- to run away from trouble; to flee from calamity; to be a refugee
- country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)
- during; at the time of
- great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
- low price
- to purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acquisition; takeover
- they; them
- 没 méi: 没 mei2: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not没 mò: 没 mo4: drowned; to end; to die; to inundate
- 过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)
- a few years; several years; how many years?
- to purchase
- classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare
- to tie up
- to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects
- 盖 Gě: 盖 Ge3: surname Ge盖 gài: 盖 gai4: lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build
- 间 jiān: 间 jian1: between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms间 jiàn: 间 jian4: gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
- house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
- even; so much so that
- to employ; to hire; to rent
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- temporary job; odd job; seasonal worker
- so that; so as to; in order to
- to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order
- Tianzhong Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan; Tanaka (Japanese surname)
- all; every
- work; manual labor