- 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
- prescription
- to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从[cong2] + {noun} + 入手[ru4 shou3]: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point"); to receive; to obtain; to buy
- to see
- good or bad; good and bad; standard; quality; (coll.) very bad
- influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3]
- 着 zháo: 着 zhao2: to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in着 zhe: 着 zhe5: aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state着 zhúo: 着 zhuo2: to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply着 zhāo: 着 zhao1: a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add
- to consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable
- stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam
- whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
- country; nation; state
- prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall
- (pronoun) this; (adjective) this
- point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]
- it goes to show that; one can see
- visionary and sagacious (idiom)
- today; the present time; now
- (rhetorical question) when?; how?; it's not that...
- 不是 bù shi: 不是 bu4 shi5: fault; blame不是 bù shì: 不是 bu4 shi4: no; is not; not
- like this; so; such
- at the same time; simultaneously
- to emphasize (a statement); to stress
- knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual
- 要 yāo: 要 yao1: (bound form) to demand; to coerce要 yào: 要 yao4: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
- to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention
- to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)
- important; significant; major
- line of thought; way of thinking
- to differ to some extent (idiom)
- safety and danger; safety
- 转向 zhuàn xiàng: 转向 zhuan4 xiang4: to get lost; to lose one's way转向 zhuǎn xiàng: 转向 zhuan3 xiang4: to change direction; fig. to change one's stance
- to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
- to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
- to accomplish; to achieve
- daily expenses; of everyday use
- aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane
- thought; thinking; idea; ideology; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold
- to reach; to achieve; to attain
- result; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects
- people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person
- although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
- strict; serious; solemn; dignified; to tidy up; to clean up; to purge; to adjust