- etiquette; system of rites
- 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)比 Bǐ: 比 Bi3: Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]
- workmanship
- 高 Gāo: 高 Gao1: surname Gao高 gāo: 高 gao1: high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
- to face; to confront
- to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope
- and; as well as
- fate; destiny
- to judge; to determine; judgment
- even if; even though
- 山 Shān: 山 Shan1: surname Shan山 shān: 山 shan1: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
- to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
- can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
- to shudder; to shiver; to shake; to tremble
- beaming; all smiles
- state of mind; mood
- not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
- to calm down; to subside; to be cured; to be healed
- sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
- to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up
- one's mind
- some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- 折 zhé: 折 zhe2: to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book折 zhē: 折 zhe1: to turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container)折 shé: 折 she2: to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)折 zhé: 折 zhe2: to fold
- 煞 shā: 煞 sha1: to terminate; to cut short; to bring to a stop; to squeeze; to tighten; to damage煞 shà: 煞 sha4: fiend; demon; very; (Tw) SARS (loanword)
- how?; what?; why?
- to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
- 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 accomplish; to get (sth) done
- in no way; not in the least; absolutely not
- ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory
- to accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
- (literary) stunned; stupefied
- 省 shěng: 省 sheng3: to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)省 xǐng: 省 xing3: (bound form) to scrutinize; (bound form) to reflect (on one's conduct); (bound form) to come to realize; (bound form) to pay a visit (to one's parents or elders)
- unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
- plain cotton clothing; (literary) the common people
- strange thing; curious occurrence
- since (a time); ever since
- to come across (sb); to run into
- this year
- unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular
- barrier
- similar
- 出来 chū lái: 出来 chu1 lai2: to come out; to appear; to arise出来 chu lai: 出来 chu5 lai5: (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)