- to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4])
- 废 fèi: 废 fei4: to abolish; to abandon; to abrogate; to discard; to depose; to oust; crippled; abandoned; waste废 fèi: 废 fei4: disabled
- 易 Yì: 易 Yi4: surname Yi; I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1])易 yì: 易 yi4: easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
- incident; event
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- to educate; to teach; education
- important political leader; government dignitary
- 同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 胡同[hu2 tong4]同 tóng: 同 tong2: like; same; similar; together; alike; with同 tòng: 同 tong4: used in 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4]
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
- 曾 céng: 曾 ceng2: once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)曾 zēng: 曾 zeng1: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)曾 Zēng: 曾 Zeng1: surname Zeng
- to ask; to inquire
- 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.)
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee
- history; antecedents; origin
- 吗 ma: 吗 ma5: (question particle for "yes-no" questions)吗 mǎ: 吗 ma3: used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1]吗 má: 吗 ma2: (coll.) what?
- 说 shùi: 说 shui4: to persuade说 shūo: 说 shuo1: to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine
- 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)
- peasant; farmer
- to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
- 出来 chū lái: 出来 chu1 lai2: to come out; to appear; to arise出来 chu lai: 出来 chu5 lai5: (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)
- 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")
- mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly
- to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth; to make sb (feel sad etc); by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4])
- ordinary people; the "person in the street"; CL:個|个[ge4]
- cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily
- 种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
- 好 hǎo: 好 hao3: good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello好 hào: 好 hao4: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
- 地 de: 地 de5: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct地 dì: 地 di4: earth; ground; field; place; land; CL:片[pian4]
- you (plural)
- ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually
- forever; eternal
- to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- to see; to catch sight of
- to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk
- to ride a horse
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- 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
- to understand; to realize; to find out
- to exert oneself
- animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc); beast of burden
- don't!; must not
- (Protestantism) Matthew
- 累 lèi: 累 lei4: tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard累 lěi: 累 lei3: to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]); continuous; repeated累 léi: 累 lei2: rope; to bind together; to twist around
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such