- to raise; to hoist; to rise
- (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture
- order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- each; respective; apiece
- to build; to construct
- because; owing to; on account of
- then; at that time; in those days
- already
- how?; what?; why?
- on the contrary; instead
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- 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
- (coll.) even if
- ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qian2 mian5]
- to examine; to test; to check
- pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances
- to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation; hope
- merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
- (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]); (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven); land; territory; (literary) carriage; (literary) sedan chair; palanquin; (bound form) the multitudes; the people; the public
- to participate (in sth)
- why?; for what reason?
- to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- in fact; in reality; as a matter of fact; in practice
- for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
- (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly
- to play chess
- chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes)
- to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go
- vestige; mark; trace
- there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- things like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc
- by no means an isolated case; numerous
- to give; to impose; to apply
- 空 kòng: 空 kong4: to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time空 kōng: 空 kong1: empty; air; sky; in vain
- false; fake; forged; bogus; (prefix) pseudo-; Taiwan pr. [wei4]
- to accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
- Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
- to shame
- raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
- to employ; to appoint; (bound form) to betroth; (coll.) (of a woman) to get married; to be marrried off; (literary) to visit another state as an envoy on a diplomatic mission; Taiwan pr. [ping4]
- to implore; to pray; to request
- 咨 zī: 咨 zi1: used in 咨文[zi1 wen2]; used in 咨嗟[zi1 jie1]咨 zī: 咨 zi1: (bound form) to consult; to seek advice; to take counsel