- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of; to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
- to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate; straightforward
- heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
- affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- opposite; contrary
- to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
- method; way; technique; procedure
- occasionally; now and then
- 给 gěi: 给 gei3: to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)给 jǐ: 给 ji3: to supply; to provide
- to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
- to reflect on; to ponder over
- people
- always
- a man; a male; men; CL:個|个[ge4]
- cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
- actually; in fact; really
- (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
- shameful
- to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
- tear; teardrop; CL:滴[di1]
- scene; scenario; situation; setting
- not in the least; to completely lack
- resistance; immunity
- two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
- sometimes; now and then
- suspicion; to suspect
- to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- to be jealous of; to envy
- thus; thereby
- to lead to; to trigger; to initiate; to cause; to evoke (emotions)
- to quarrel; dispute
- I; me; my
- several times
- to see; to catch sight of
- after the event
- mood; frame of mind
- like this; so; such
- too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad
- study (room); studio; CL:間|间[jian1]
- to sit quietly; to meditate; to stage a sit-in
- a few; several; how many
- hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to not say a word (idiom)
- unable to; incapable of
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]