- short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
- not essential; dispensable
- to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce
- everything; every; all
- so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw
- to die
- occupation; profession; vocation; professional
- the end of the year; year-end
- famous; noted; well-known; celebrated
- after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
- to enter; to join; to go into
- before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
- specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional
- to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer)
- name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
- difference; distinction; disparity
- nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...
- life (one's time on earth)
- contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views; contradictory
- father and mother; parents
- desire; wish
- afterwards; later; newly arrived
- 它 tā: 它 ta1: it它 tā: 它 ta1: it (pronoun for an animal)
- fifteen; 15
- to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight
- to go to school; to attend school
- many years; for many years; longstanding
- career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
- ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- delight; pleasure; joy
- recently; soon; nearest
- a few years; several years; how many years?
- to come to realize; to appreciate (feelings)
- profound; deep; deep-going
- to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]
- to give to; to provide to; to bring to; to take to
- alone
- on stage; to go on stage; to take the field
- to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]