- 调 tiáo: 调 tiao2: to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite调 diào: 调 diao4: to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody
- wall
- ceiling (of a room); (fig.) upper limit; (slang) the very best (in a given field)
- to spread over an area
- expensive; costly
- a famous wine
- parlor
- to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 只 zhǐ: 只 zhi3: only; merely; just只 zhī: 只 zhi1: grain that has begun to ripen只 zhī: 只 zhi1: classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- to permit; to allow
- upper class; high society
- to enter; to join; to go into
- California
- since (a time); ever since
- to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
- 马克 Mǎ kè: 马克 Ma3 ke4: Mark (name)马克 mǎ kè: 马克 ma3 ke4: mark (monetary unit)
- to betray
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
- to contemplate; to ponder; contemplation; meditation
- plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
- future; tomorrow; CL:個|个[ge4]; approaching; coming; pending
- career; life (way in which sb lives); period of one's life
- about to; on the point of; soon
- to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)
- safe; secure; safety; security
- 哪里 nǎ lǐ: 哪里 na3 li3: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里哪里 nǎ lǐ: 哪里 na3 li3: where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment
- perhaps; maybe
- Boston, capital of Massachusetts
- New York
- no more; no longer
- on the one hand
- law; CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
- procedures; sequence; order; computer program
- 东西 dōng xi: 东西 dong1 xi5: thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]东西 dōng xī: 东西 dong1 xi1: east and west
- to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc)
- lawyer
- to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)
- letter (sent by mail)
- intent; intention; to intend
- clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
- to pass on; to convey; to relay; to transmit; transmission
- 给 jǐ: 给 ji3: to supply; to provide给 gěi: 给 gei3: to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier)
- team
- to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
- to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying
- court of law