- 武 wǔ: 武 wu3: martial; military武 Wǔ: 武 Wu3: surname Wu
- to write a letter
- fast; rapid; quick; velocity
- to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
- (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
- to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism
- to meet; to see each other; CL:次[ci4]
- heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- (literary) boy
- people
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- pregnant; potbelly; big eater
- I; me; my
- belly; abdomen; stomach; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng
- 多少 dūo shao: 多少 duo1 shao5: how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?多少 dūo shǎo: 多少 duo1 shao3: number; amount; somewhat
- to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
- to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)
- heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
- to scold
- on the contrary; instead
- a few; several; how many
- capital of a country
- big restaurant
- to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
- to point out
- to order dishes (in a restaurant)
- to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result
- 本事 běn shì: 本事 ben3 shi4: source material; original story本事 běn shi: 本事 ben3 shi5: ability; skill
- to think to oneself; to think
- since; as; this being the case
- 考 kǎo: 考 kao3: to beat; to hit; to inspect; to test; to take an exam考 kǎo: 考 kao3: to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father
- 呢 ní: 呢 ni2: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)呢 ne: 呢 ne5: (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
- chest; heart; mind
- unsure; uncertain; unending