- to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- at the same time; simultaneously
- guarantee; to guarantee; to ensure; to safeguard; to pledge; CL:個|个[ge4]
- dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable
- post; position; job; duties
- reward; prize; award
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- for; for the purpose of; in order to
- everyone; influential family; great expert
- to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
- agility
- how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent
- easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
- to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- other people; others; other person
- to attempt vainly; a vain attempt; delusion
- after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
- to recall; to recollect; to think back
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- what?; something; anything
- reason; grounds; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
- 种 zhòng: 种 zhong4: to plant; to grow; to cultivate种 zhǒng: 种 zhong3: seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
- 呢 ne: 呢 ne5: (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech呢 ní: 呢 ni2: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)
- to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat)
- to leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay; to remain; to keep; to preserve
- cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely
- honored (to have the privilege of ...)
- 过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)
- a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3]
- (name) Louis
- parlor
- to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation; CL:次[ci4]
- to change into; to turn into; to become
- common; ordinary; general; average
- polite greeting; civilities; to exchange pleasantries
- a little bit
- (of time) to pass; to elapse
- at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
- to lead to
- place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located
- room; CL:間|间[jian1]
- stair; staircase; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive