- name of a book; reputation as calligrapher
- Chinese character(s)
- to print; printing
- exquisite; elegant; fine
- this kind of
- pirated; illegal; see also 正版[zheng4 ban3]
- incorrectly written or mispronounced characters
- defective sentence; error (of grammar or logic)
- see 老天爺|老天爷[lao3 tian1 ye2]
- grandpa; old gentleman
- favor; grace
- always (previously)
- bread; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
- chicken leg; drumstick; CL:根[gen1]
- 汉堡 Hàn bǎo: 汉堡 Han4 bao3: Hamburg (German city)汉堡 hàn bǎo: 汉堡 han4 bao3: (loanword) hamburger
- must; have to
- to equal; to be tantamount to
- handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades
- (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one); CL:把[ba3]
- stick or rod used to tend a fire
- all over the place; everywhere and all directions
- to amuse oneself; to have fun; to go sightseeing; to take a stroll
- (idiom) backwoods; wilderness
- Taoist robe; traditional men's gown
- strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
- Christianity; Christian
- churchman; clergy
- Chinese-style gown
- cloak; mantle
- character book (i.e. school primer)
- position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
- to ask for guidance; to consult
- to bring; to fetch; to get
- 写 xiè: 写 xie4: used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]写 xiě: 写 xie3: to write
- to recommend
- (bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface
- unable to make sense of what one is looking at
- to tear
- 背 bèi: 背 bei4: the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; (slang) unlucky; hard of hearing背 bēi: 背 bei1: to carry on one's back; (fig.) to bear; to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
- without missing a word
- personal strength; one's special ability or strong points
- time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!