- attitude; posture; stance
- to be used for
- to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate
- master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
- respected; respectable; honorable
- (idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest
- to be on all-night duty; to be on night watch; to keep a vigil
- to sound the night watches (on clappers or gongs, in former times)
- staff; crew; personnel; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however
- to climb over; to ascend onto; to mount
- roof
- everywhere
- to watch from a height or distance; to keep a lookout
- courtyard
- outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
- 土 tǔ: 土 tu3: earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]土 Tǔ: 土 Tu3: surname Tu; Tu ethnic group
- to surround; to circle; to revolve around
- all around
- each; every
- 角 Jué: 角 Jue2: surname Jue角 jiǎo: 角 jiao3: angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]角 jué: 角 jue2: role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale
- each; every
- to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
- identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
- the old and the young; the youngest member of the family
- maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or
- busy; bustling
- idle; leisurely
- to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through
- daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to protect; to defend; to safeguard; protection; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- 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
- calmly; without qualms; free from worry; safe and sound
- to sleep; to lie down
- 里 lǐ: 里 li3: lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]里 lǐ: 里 li3: li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels里 Lǐ: 里 Li3: Li (surname)
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- capital of a country
- to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve
- inseparably close
- connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
- to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal)
- name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
- 马 Mǎ: 马 Ma3: surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]马 mǎ: 马 ma3: horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess