- to invent; an invention; CL:個|个[ge4]
- lancet (surgeon's knife)
- therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
- the east; eastern part
- famous; well-known
- 刀 dāo: 刀 dao1: knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3]); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)刀 Dāo: 刀 Dao1: surname Dao
- great master; master
- knife; CL:把[ba3]
- to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
- (coll.) father; dad; CL:位[wei4]
- work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
- 坊 Fāng: 坊 Fang1: surname Fang坊 fāng: 坊 fang1: lane (usually as part of a street name); memorial archway坊 fáng: 坊 fang2: workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fang1]
- home
- to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- bellows; ventilator; air blower
- to gasp for breath; to take a breather
- to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
- circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
- nail hammer; claw hammer
- to beat sb; to beat (a drum)
- sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
- grinding wheel; emery wheel
- noise
- a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company
- slab; board; plank; CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper
- nose; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- whetstone (for honing knives)
- exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
- to work; to operate; to manipulate
- machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- to like; to be fond of
- to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly
- core; nucleus
- to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
- citizen