- to follow
- father and mother; parents
- to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers
- handicraft; needlework; work
- mother
- in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
- always
- older brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- diligent; hardworking
- capable; competent
- to work; to be employed
- motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial)
- clever (child); smart; lovable; cute
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle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})
- ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shou2]
- 制 zhì: 制 zhi4: system; to control; to regulate制 zhì: 制 zhi4: to manufacture; to make
- 好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- fur; fur clothing; skin and hair; superficial; superficial knowledge
- to rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc); to brush (past); to shred (a vegetable etc)
- 得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]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 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- to comb; (bound form) a comb
- orderly; tidy; smooth
- glossy; sleek; smooth
- to pile up; (bound form) repeated; to fold; classifier: stack, pile (of thin objects); classifier for repeated sections in a musical composition
- neat and tidy
- family property
- young successor; seedling; sapling
- therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
- to like; to be fond of
- 见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
- to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount); of the firm opinion; to believe firmly; to set one's mind on; to identify with
- lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
- to read a book; to study; to attend school
- (raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
- to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- to count on; to hope for; prospect; hope
- in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to obtain; to receive; to get
- to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
- dazzling; brilliant
- lintel (of a door); fig. family's social status
- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items