- to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
- 以 yǐ: 以 yi3: to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)以 Yǐ: 以 Yi3: abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to bubble; to foam; to blister; to sprout boils (on one's body); sparkling (wine etc)
- 法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])法 Fǎ: 法 Fa3: France; French; abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]; Taiwan pr. [Fa4]法 fǎ: 法 fa3: law
- to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- 药 yào: 药 yao4: leaf of the iris药 yào: 药 yao4: medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]; to poison
- to urge; to exhort
- eating and drinking; food and drink; diet
- to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to take care of; to look after; to discipline; to educate; to train; to prepare food; (dialect) to make fun of; (medicine) to opsonize
- to acquire; to get; to obtain
- result; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects
- to crown; coronation
- emperor; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to summon; to beckon; to call
- chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- only; sole
- 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])
- fat; obese
- frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- to bathe; to immerse oneself in a warm bath
- to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
- fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary
- degree; level; extent
- to raise; to increase
- daily; (soup etc) of the day
- to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc)
- many years ago; in the past; in one's early years
- to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire
- frequently; often
- 泡 pāo: 泡 pao1: puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces泡 pào: 泡 pao4: bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
- hot bath or shower
- weak; in poor health
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- obese; bloated; swollen (style); (fig.) (of an organization) oversized or overstaffed
- to change; to alter; to transform
- (a person's) height
- considered to be; at last
- horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
- 尺 chě: 尺 che3: one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]尺 chǐ: 尺 chi3: a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
- a unit of length; inch; thumb
- body; life; oneself; personally; one's morality and conduct; the main part of a structure or body; pregnant; classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset; Kangxi radical 158
- mold; type; style; model
- 结实 jiē shí: 结实 jie1 shi2: to bear fruit结实 jiē shi: 结实 jie1 shi5: rugged; sturdy; strong; durable; buff (physique)
- the upper body
- a little bit; slightly
- a little
- 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])长 zhǎng: 长 zhang3: chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
- 头 tóu: 头 tou2: head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]头 tou: 头 tou5: suffix for nouns