- a little bit; slightly
- thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
- a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3 zhong1])
- symmetry; symmetrical
- finger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- 也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye
- more (than sth else); even more
- good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation
- sweet; happy
- 大 dà: 大 da4: big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)大 dài: 大 dai4: see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
- eye; CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
- fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
- beautiful
- skin color
- (in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
- face
- to attract people's affection; charming; delightful
- whole; entire; total
- person; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- grandeur; noble
- grace; graceful
- 与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow
- Russia
- to declare war
- before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- many; a lot of; much
- to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
- to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- armed forces; troops; CL:支[zhi1]
- inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4]
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister
- plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 占 zhān: 占 zhan1: to observe; to divine占 zhàn: 占 zhan4: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up
- 满 Mǎn: 满 Man3: Manchu ethnic group满 mǎn: 满 man3: to fill; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented
- 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")
- to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
- wife and child
- time; length of time; moment; period
- talent; ability; capacity
- 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)