- river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
- here
- finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
- woodcut
- puppet; figure
- 通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
- to overflow; (literary) excessive
- to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial
- appearance; manner; pattern; model
- to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
- all the borders
- a natural stronghold
- 可 kě: 可 ke3: (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however可 kè: 可 ke4: used in 可汗[ke4 han2]
- 作 zùo: 作 zuo4: to do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign; to regard as; to consider to be; to be; to act the part of; to feel (itchy, nauseous etc); writings; works作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
- barrier
- country; nation; state
- idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; CL:個|个[ge4]; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
- every year; each year; yearly
- termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
- to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 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
- (formal) to go to; to head for
- the state of Qin, one of the seven states of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- to admonish
- (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])
- but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to); to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
- to prevent; to block
- I; me; my
- to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 个 gè: 个 ge4: (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual个 gě: 个 ge3: used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
- to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner)
- there; that place
- to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
- accidental; image; pair; mate
- 你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])你 nǐ: 你 ni3: you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
- to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)
- to reach adulthood; an adult
- look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4]
- to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough
- land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
- heavy rain; CL:場|场[chang2]
- 涨 zhǎng: 涨 zhang3: to rise (of prices, rivers)涨 zhàng: 涨 zhang4: to swell; to distend