- to give birth to; to bear; fertility
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
- 都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du
- very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
- they; them
- (idiom) natural; unforced; (idiom) naturally; as a matter of course; in the natural course of things
- 成 Chéng: 成 Cheng2: surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]成 chéng: 成 cheng2: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; one tenth
- lord; nobility; nobleman; noblewoman; aristocrat; aristocracy
- child; the younger generation
- to count on; to rely on
- Great Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- imperial palace
- 大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- to be in charge of (a major area of responsibility); person in charge; manager; (old) butler (of a rich family); chief steward
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- a cut above others; superior
- all day long
- ordinary; commonplace; busy; bustling about
- to have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom)
- (courteous) home; residence (not one's own)
- 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
- to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine)
- 坐 Zùo: 坐 Zuo4: surname Zuo坐 zùo: 坐 zuo4: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
- to live in ease and comfort
- however; but; yet
- 这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
- 种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
- parasite (biology); (fig.) freeloader
- to live; life; livelihood
- after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- to get; to obtain; to receive
- therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- frequently; often
- to feel; to sense; to perceive
- hollow; emptiness; meaningless
- 和 Hé: 和 He2: surname He和 hé: 和 he2: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese和 hè: 和 he4: to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others和 hú: 和 hu2: to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards和 húo: 和 huo2: to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4]和 hùo: 和 huo4: to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
- bored; boring; senseless
- some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]