- (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
- 全 quán: 全 quan2: all; whole; entire; every; complete全 Quán: 全 Quan2: surname Quan
- arts of healing, divination, horoscope etc; supernatural arts (old)
- historical biography
- 三 Sān: 三 San1: surname San三 sān: 三 san1: three; 3
- letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
- each; every
- 面 miàn: 面 mian4: face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc面 miàn: 面 mian4: flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless
- city wall
- Western Wall, or Wailing Wall (Jerusalem)
- quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
- (bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
- one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
- mist
- people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person
- to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- to indicate; to foretell; to forebode; to betoken
- good and bad luck (in astrology)
- translated text
- popular tradition; folk legend
- county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)
- Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person
- 术 shù: 术 shu4: method; technique术 zhú: 术 zhu2: various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea
- frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
- to arrive; to come
- strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
- to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
- like that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case
- frequently; often
- but; yet; however; while; to go back; to decline; to retreat; nevertheless; even though
- not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
- (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]); (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
- order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
- to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse
- to observe; to watch; to survey
- every time
- rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
- 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
- time; length of time; moment; period