- to write; to compose
- memoir
- desire; longing; appetite; craving
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
- to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
- 得 dè: 得 de4: used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得 de: 得 de5: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得 děi: 得 dei3: to have to; must; ought to; to need to得 dé: 得 de2: to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
- 比 bǐ: 比 bi3: to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- 更 gēng: 更 geng1: to change or replace; to experience; one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided; watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more
- (of a period of time) long
- only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- then; at that time; in those days
- to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
- barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
- a few years; several years; how many years?
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- tall; lofty; towering
- oak
- (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 ...
- 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")
- fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
- storm; violent commotion; fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
- to defeat; to beat
- (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead
- to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker); (LGBT) bottom
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
- to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
- to grow; to grow up; to be brought up
- on one's deathbed; at the point of death
- testament; will
- to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run
- people
- to transmit to lower levels; to issue (a command, decree etc)
- 了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- many; a lot of; much
- to point out; to indicate; to instruct; directives; instructions; CL:個|个[ge4]
- among; in; included among these
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty; designated
- to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of
- (included) in it; among them