- reader
- before this; before then; previously
- haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
- all new; completely new
- details; particulars
- (but) then again; (but) on the other hand
- now; at present; currently
- ought to; should; must
- complete; whole; totally; entirely
- 读 dòu: 读 dou4: comma; phrase marked by pause读 dú: 读 du2: to read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce
- after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis
- already
- out of print
- many years; for many years; longstanding
- apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來|除了他,谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語,他也會法語|除了英语,他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了[chu2 le5] + A + 就是[jiu4 shi4] + B, "either A or B")
- 书 Shū: 书 Shu1: abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]书 shū: 书 shu1: book; letter; document; CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4]; to write
- length
- 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上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4]
- other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
- form; specification; format
- to amend; to alter; to modify
- outside; excluding
- to esteem; to respect; to honor; to value; eminent; serious; proper
- author; writer
- to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate
- point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]
- angle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference; (cinematography) camera angle; (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye); (photography) angle of view
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- some; certain (things)
- incident; event
- person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting
- different; distinct; not the same; not alike
- way of looking at a thing; view; opinion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 把 bà: 把 ba4: handle把 bǎ: 把 ba3: to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
- to throw (a projectile); to cast (light)
- to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- suitable; fitting; appropriate
- to hope; a hope; a wish
- 大众 dà zhòng: 大众 da4 zhong4: the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc)大众 Dà zhòng: 大众 Da4 zhong4: Volkswagen (automobile manufacturer)
- cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
- to admit (to membership)
- to read; reading
- 时 Shí: 时 Shi2: surname Shi时 shí: 时 shi2: o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period