- according to; in accordance with; on the basis of
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
- to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned
- 后 hòu: 后 hou4: empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler后 Hòu: 后 Hou4: surname Hou后 hòu: 后 hou4: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
- what course to follow; what path to take
- 呢 ní: 呢 ni2: dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets)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
- to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to write; to compose; writing; written works
- sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- to toss; to throw out
- to die; death
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- 当时 dāng shí: 当时 dang1 shi2: then; at that time当时 dàng shí: 当时 dang4 shi2: immediately; right then
- how?; what?; why?
- might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to see
- to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly
- there; that place
- to preach; a sermon
- unable to; incapable of
- to resist; to defy; to oppose
- central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
- 那 Núo: 那 Nuo2: surname Nuo那 nà: 那 na4: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)那 núo: 那 nuo2: (archaic) many; beautiful; how那 Nā: 那 Na1: surname Na
- classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
- to write; to compose
- desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 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: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]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)
- 更 gèng: 更 geng4: more; even more; further; still; still more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)
- (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
- a few years; several years; how many years?
- tall; lofty; towering
- oak
- 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