- 作 zūo: 作 zuo1: (bound form) worker; (bound form) workshop; (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)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
- to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- they; them
- 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
- stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation; leeway
- cautious; careful; solemnly; sincerely (formal)
- to press; to push; to leave aside or shelve; to control; to restrain; to keep one's hand on; to check or refer to; according to; in the light of; (of an editor or author) to make a comment
- governor of a province
- two-character surname Sikong
- fifth
- human relationship; order; coherence
- 官 Guān: 官 Guan1: surname Guan官 guān: 官 guan1: government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to totally prohibit; to put an end to
- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- official
- minor government official or functionary (old)
- all; each and every; in all cases
- 谏 Jiàn: 谏 Jian4: surname Jian谏 jiàn: 谏 jian4: to remonstrate; to admonish
- to speak; to say
- 夫 fú: 夫 fu2: (classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)夫 fū: 夫 fu1: husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
- to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
- to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
- 当 dāng: 当 dang1: (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)当 dāng: 当 dang1: to be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; should; match equally; equal; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at当 dàng: 当 dang4: at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student)
- letter; mail; CL:封[feng1]; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
- 经 Jīng: 经 Jing1: surname Jing经 jīng: 经 jing1: classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
- 非 Fēi: 非 Fei1: abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa非 fēi: 非 fei1: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
- disembodied spirit; ghost; devil; (suffix) person with a certain vice or addiction etc; one of the 28 constellations of ancient Chinese astronomy
- and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- to flatter; to cajole
- 也 Yě: 也 Ye3: surname Ye也 yě: 也 ye3: also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
- 律 Lǜ: 律 Lu:4: surname Lü律 lǜ: 律 lu:4: law
- must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
- to massacre; to slaughter
- 少 shào: 少 shao4: young少 shǎo: 少 shao3: few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
- (bound form) tooth; (bound form) to regard as worthy of mention
- 令 lǐng: 令 ling3: classifier for a ream of paper令 líng: 令 ling2: used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]; used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])令 lìng: 令 ling4: to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem
- to know; to be aware
- no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- absurd; fantastic; presumptuous; rash
- eating and drinking; food and drink; diet
- among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments
- to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
- ignorant; ignorance
- (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
- 何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry
- 能 Néng: 能 Neng2: surname Neng能 néng: 能 neng2: can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy