- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- 骑 jì: 骑 ji4: (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier骑 qí: 骑 qi2: to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
- to row a boat; rowing; boating; small boat
- boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
- 啊 ā: 啊 a1: interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!啊 a: 啊 a5: modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent啊 á: 啊 a2: interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer; Eh?; what?啊 ǎ: 啊 a3: interjection of surprise or doubt; Eh?; My!; what's up?啊 à: 啊 a4: interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition; Oh, it's you!
- to be just like; can be compared to
- monarch
- 水 shǔi: 水 shui3: water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment水 Shǔi: 水 Shui3: surname Shui; Shui ethnic group
- common people
- hydroelectric power
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- 覆 fù: 覆 fu4: to reply to a letter覆 fù: 覆 fu4: to cover; to overflow; to overturn; to capsize
- in the future; future; the future; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to keep in mind; to remember
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 呀 ya: 呀 ya5: (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)呀 yā: 呀 ya1: ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking
- to enjoy the cool; to relax in a cool place (esp. in hot weather)
- classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- to bend; to curve around; curved; crooked; to wind; to warp
- if; in case; in the event that
- conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
- to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten
- 它 tā: 它 ta1: it它 tā: 它 ta1: it (pronoun for an animal)
- 长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance长 cháng: 长 chang2: long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])
- 直 Zhí: 直 Zhi2: surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God直 zhí: 直 zhi2: straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- so long as; provided; if
- idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint; CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
- 起来 qǐ lai: 起来 qi3 lai5: to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]起来 qi lai: 起来 qi5 lai5: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- 只 zhǐ: 只 zhi3: only; merely; just只 zhī: 只 zhi1: grain that has begun to ripen只 zhī: 只 zhi1: classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- to teach by words and example (idiom)
- not enough; insufficient; inadequate
- thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- to bestow; to give
- one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
- self-study; to study on one's own
- textbook; CL:本[ben3]
- to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
- to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging