- upright and honest; integrity
- trustworthiness; (commerce) credit; (literary) to trust and appoint
- this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such
- 了 le: 了 le5: (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)了 liǎo: 了 liao3: to finish; (used with 得[de2] or 不[bu4] after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot forget"); (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无[wu2] or 不[bu4]) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least了 liǎo: 了 liao3: (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly
- humble; modest; unpretentious; modesty
- the self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego
- to acclaim; to sing the praises of
- thus; consequently; as a result
- to regard as
- singular and majestic; strange and grand
- gradually
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
- (of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become familiar with (nature, places, ideas, art etc)
- the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty
- (derog.) opera singer; actor
- same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- young; junior
- time; length of time; moment; period
- many times; repeatedly
- to inquire
- right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair
- affair; matter; thing; business; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
- to understand; to realize; to find out
- 还 hái: 还 hai2: still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else还 huán: 还 huan2: to pay back; to return还 Huán: 还 Huan2: surname Huan
- contemporary
- 都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- 言语 yán yǔ: 言语 yan2 yu3: words; speech; (spoken) language言语 yán yu: 言语 yan2 yu5: to speak; to tell
- humorous; jocular; zany
- point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to like; to be fond of
- 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)
- commonplace; ordinary; mediocre
- vulgar; tacky; tawdry
- to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
- to become; to turn into
- action; conduct; behavior; activity
- 不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame
- to circulate; to hand around
- to come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us); to be harvested (of crops); to be over (of a period of time); to go among the masses (said of leaders)
- general mood; atmosphere; common practice
- writing; to write; to compile
- worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)
- to commend; to praise
- only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- to not bother about trifles (idiom)