- to envy; to admire
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)
- to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately
- only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
- 占 zhān: 占 zhan1: to observe; to divine占 zhàn: 占 zhan4: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
- 便宜 biàn yí: 便宜 bian4 yi2: convenient便宜 pián yi: 便宜 pian2 yi5: cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly; luckily; fortunately; thanks to; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
- to ride a horse
- to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
- beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- to feign; to pretend
- slave; fig. flunkey
- then; after that; afterwards
- Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine)
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency
- advantageous; favorable; to benefit at others' expense; to take unfair advantage
- initiative (as in "seize the initiative"); advantageous position that allows one to call the shots
- conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
- to kneel
- on the ground; on the floor
- adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
- 骑 jì: 骑 ji4: (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier骑 qí: 骑 qi2: to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
- to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform
- duty; responsibility; obligation
- wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
- in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- willow twig; osier; wicker
- whip; CL:根[gen1]
- one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face
- unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
- to whip; to flog; to thrash
- buttocks; bottom; butt; back part
- to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster
- 着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply
- (respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather