- to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
- 要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- a little bit
- (in) the past; ahead; forward; in the future
- to recall; to look back upon
- (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly
- moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
- 当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- guard (i.e. group of soldiers)
- only; sole
- commander
- because; owing to; on account of
- financial affairs; finance
- to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
- to resign; to quit
- post; position; job; duties
- to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- before this; before then; previously
- to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
- 会 kuài: 会 kuai4: (bound form) to reckon accounts会 hùi: 会 hui4: can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
- to pay (money)
- (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])
- to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate
- to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
- but; however
- 当 dāng: 当 dang1: (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)当 dàng: 当 dang4: at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)当 dāng: 当 dang1: to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
- bill
- to entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to; to reside temporarily; (bound form) foster (as in 寄女[ji4 nu : 3] foster daughter); to send by post; to mail
- there; that place
- time; length of time; moment; period
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- to refuse; to decline; to reject
- to pay
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4]
- distant; by far
- to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
- to expect; to anticipate
- a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time
- to spend money
- extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful
- 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