- August; eighth month (of the lunar year)
- (bound form) at first; initially; (bound form) first; early; (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1 san1] "the third"
- provincial capital
- to participate; to take part; to join
- to depart; to leave
- family member; (old) servant
- to celebrate
- (bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful; at ease
- like; as
- no wonder!; so that's why!
- profane; secular; worldly
- goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
- easily obtained; readily available
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- 高中 gāo zhōng: 高中 gao1 zhong1: senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])高中 gāo zhòng: 高中 gao1 zhong4: to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
- to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie; in the bag
- to live; life; livelihood
- philosophic theory; philosophy
- never; will never
- to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
- usually; in many cases; more often than not
- to have a meal; to eat; to make a living
- cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
- neither servile nor overbearing (idiom); neither obsequious nor supercilious
- manner; bearing; attitude; approach; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to like; to be fond of
- young people; youngster
- 唯 wěi: 唯 wei3: yes唯 wéi: 唯 wei2: only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主義|主义[zhu3 yi4] or 論|论[lun4], e.g. 唯理論|唯理论[wei2 li3 lun4], rationalism)
- deep; profound; (of a person) reserved; undemonstrative; (of a voice, sound etc) deep; low-pitched
- a broad outline; the general idea; roughly
- material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)
- (idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous
- 浅 qiǎn: 浅 qian3: shallow; light (color)浅 jiān: 浅 jian1: sound of moving water
- saucer; small dish; CL:盤|盘[pan2]
- regret; to regret; to be sorry that
- many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]); (bound form) multi-; poly-
- 正 zhèng: 正 zheng4: straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive正 zhēng: 正 zheng1: first month of the lunar year
- highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
- more (than sth else); even more
- banquet; feast; dinner party; CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4]
- (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc); (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
- high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm
- 向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...向 Xiàng: 向 Xiang4: surname Xiang向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: to tend toward; to guide向 xiàng: 向 xiang4: direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly